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World Series of Poker tournaments began in May and continued for 51 days with 68 events, culminating with the annual main event. It's a grueling multi-day poker marathon that whittled down the competition from 6,420 entries at $10,000 each to nine …
Whether it's your 100th poker tournament or your first, people are bound to get nervous ahead of the “Shuffle up and deal!” This can be especially true if they're shot-taking in a larger buy-in event, or if they have satellited into a tournament on a …
Online poker continues to be the black sheep in the French gambling industry, as the revenues generated by the operators went down to €54 million, which indicates a 5-percent contraction of the market compared to 2014. As shown by the image below, …
The Reserve Bank (RBA) has placed faith in strong employment and consumer spending to prop up the economy over the coming year. Despite slowing income growth, the RBA expects a robust jobs market to drive a consumer led rebound. But in placing an …
Over the past seven days on PokerStars, Russian poker pro Alex Kostritsyn won roughly $420,000, the most in the online world during the period, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Kostritsyn, who plays under the screen name “joiso”, is likely …
Day 2 of the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK Main Event played out on Thursday, Nov. 5. It was Bonfire Night in the United Kingdom, and the date was quite fitting because there were plenty of fireworks during the five 90-minute levels played; from …
Poker Pro Aaron Massey is best known for his 2012 Winstar River Poker Series Main Event where he won $651,559 and Dwyte Pilgrim made headlines when he won the 2010 WPT Borgata Poker Open and took home $733,802. These two poker players …
Season 4 of Penn National Gaming's Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) kicks off November 12-22 with a Regional stop at Indiana's Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg. The stop features 11 featured events on a 32-event schedule, which is highlighted by a $1,115 …
She burst onto the scene in 2013 and has already made a World Poker Tour final table and was the last woman standing at the 2015 World Series of Poker main event. In total, the 28 year old has more than $750,000 in live tournament earnings, which isn't …
With the main event final table just days away, the World Series of Poker released betting lines for the November Nine. The odds are still subject to change as the start of the final table draws near. The wagering on the final table closes at 4:30 p.m …
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website …
Nevada began a regulated online poker industry in 2013, which was a first in the country. Micon's felony charge will be reduced to a gross misdemeanor once he completes probation, according to the Las Vegas Sun. The poker pro reportedly indicated that …
There is a veritable feast of European destinations on offer for jetsetting poker players this month, including Paris and London, as well as Antwerp and of course Rozvdavov for the 2015 PokerNews Cup. Whether it's your first poker festival experience …
Live poker play can be quite the experience for an player who is mostly accustomed to playing online. I still remember my first foray into the Las Vegas scene in 2006. For someone who had already seen over 1 million hands online, I was in for quite a …
He already has two WPT titles — having won the 2005 L.A. Poker Classic and 2006 Borgata Winter Open — and is now in good shape to add the 2015 WPT UK Main Event to complete his hat trick. Mizrachi didn't enter the fray until during the late …
While the £250,000 guaranteed World Poker Tour UK High Roller and WPT500 UK were busy working their way towards crowning their respective champions, the £2,000+£200 buy-in WPT UK Main Event, featuring a £1 million guaranteed prize pool, kicked …
The World Poker Tour has announced the second-half schedule for Season XIV, which includes a major change. The WPT Championship is out, and the WPT Tournament of Champions – a $15,400 buy-in invitational reserved for Season XIV champions and …
“Nelson is famous for smoking new friends to oblivion and then challenging them to a few hands of high-stakes poker,” Wil S. Hylton writes in this week's piece which delves into Willie's battle with 'Big Pot' as he pursues a new venture as legal pot …
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