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Nevada Online Poker Market Holds Steady Following Ultimate's Exit
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One of the open questions following the closure of Ultimate Poker Nevada was how much of Ultimate's traffic would migrate over to WSOP.com, and how much would simply exit the market altogether. The early answer to that question: WSOP appears to be …

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Australian Poker Player Wins Defamation Case Against Former Friends Who …
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A professional poker player from Australia was the victor of a massive six-figure sum after a court decided that he should be awarded damages because his friends said on Facebook that he stole $2,000 from them during a Las Vegas trip and also tried to …

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This Week In Tournament Poker — Dec. 1 – 7
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In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from December …

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From Circuit Grinder to Main Event Champ: Scott Davies' Journey to Poker …
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You can't really blame anyone who might mistake Scott Davies for 2012 World Series of Poker champ Greg Merson. Underneath his University of Miami hat and dark sunglasses, Davies bears a physical resemblance to Merson, and both players cut their teeth …

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Italian Serie A Team Udinese Sacks Football Player Over Poker Tournament
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Albert Ortega Riera's inglorious adventure at Italy's Udinese Calcio football team ended before the 32-year-old winger got the chance to play a single minute, as the team decided to terminate his contract over a poker tournament. The news broke on Nov.

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Nevada Online Poker Revenue Falls To $665K
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According to figures just released by state gaming regulators, Nevada's online poker industry yielded $665,000 in revenue in October, the lowest figure since the state began releasing revenue for its web poker sites in February. Thanks to the World …

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The Dart: Vidalia man trades poker table for teacher's desk
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VIDALIA — When The Dart landed on Charles Street in Vidalia, Rivera was helping his mother Charolette with the garden in front of the house. Six months ago, Daniel, 25, was playing professional poker all around the country. After the Vidalia native …

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REVEALED: Udinese sacked Riera over POKER play!
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But the Serie A club's bosses deemed him a busted flush after he skipped their recent clash with Chievo to play in a poker tournament in Slovenia – where he won £3,000 for a second-place finish. And the Spaniard's career truly hit the deck after he …

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Angry Albert Riera denies Udinese sacking over poker play
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… tournament. The 32-year-old signed for Udinese from Galatasaray in March but has been allowed to leave after being accused of skipping their game against Chievo on November 23 to play poker in Slovenia, where he won £3,000 for finishing second.

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Devonshire: Poker Cruise teaches lesson on bluffing
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I recently returned from my first poker cruise, one that was hosted by Ante Up Magazine. I taught three hourlong seminars, each one starting at 9 a.m., a time of day when normal people on cruise ships do things like eat breakfast and go on shore …

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Albert Riera leaves Udinese after skipping a game to play poker
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He has since denied (kind of) that the termination had anything to do with poker or any other off the field issues. “Man fired from soccer team for no longer being good at playing the game” is a much less interesting story, so it's best to stick with …

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Thanh Do too strong in Poker SA November $1100 Platinum Event
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Poker SA at The Maylands Hotel in Adelaide continue to host some of the best regular weekly and monthly tournaments in the country. This weekend, Thanh Do overcame 36 entrants to be deemed the victor in the November $1,100 Platinum Event.

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Top Poker Tweets Of The Week: Negreanu's Small Ball Crap, Rettenmaier's Tache
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Top Poker Tweets Of The Week: Negreanu's Small Ball Crap, Rettenmaier's Tache. November 28th, 2014 Author: M. Rhodes. Top Poker Tweets Of The Week: Negreanu's Small Ball Crap, Rettenmaier's Tache Here are a selection of some of the top poker …

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A Hand Matchup from the 2014 WSOP $10000 No-Limit Hold'em
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Preflop, final table, six handed, with the blinds at 400,000 and 800,000 and a 100,000 ante, van Hoof raised to 1,800,000 from the button, Larrabe went all in from the small blind, and van Hoof called.

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Police Bust Underground Poker Game In Minneapolis
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A snitch helped lead authorities in Minneapolis to bust an illegal gambling house that was offering poker, according to reporting from myfoxtwincities.com. A search of the house also uncovered a stash of weapons and drugs, the report added. The alleged …

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Poker player thankful for friends and the game
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I may be getting in on the thanks caravan a bit late. There you were, basking in the haze of a Thanksgiving dinner, peeking at some football once in awhile, thankful that you weren't going shopping after the meal. At least, by now, you aren't still …

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Liverpool old boy Albert Riera sacked after skipping a match to play in POKER …
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Ex-Liverpool winger Albert Riera has been sacked by Italian club Udinese … after going AWOL to play poker. The Spain international, an £8million Kop buy from Espanyol in 2008, spent two seasons at the Reds. He has also had loan spells with Manchester …

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Poker tournament to benefit Virginia Hall
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The Liberal Elks Lodge will be sponsoring a benefit poker tournament on Saturday, Dec. 6, to help past Elks officer and member Virginia Hall, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Registration begins at 1 p.m. with play starting at 2, The fee to play …

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