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PokerStars Opens a Betting Market For the WCOOP Super High Roller
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The 2015 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars is about half-way over with 32 of the 70 events completed and three others scheduled to complete today. The online poker festival began on Sept. 6 and runs through Sept. 27, featuring …

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New Jersey Online Poker Revenues Tick Upward For Second Consecutive Month
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New Jersey online poker income took an unobtrusive turn for the better a month ago, beating July's figure by 5.2%. At $1.98 mm, the state's two poker systems created more income than in any month since May. Proceeding with the great vibes, August was …

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Poker by Jonathan Little: Let the opponent goof up
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The following hand is from a 2015 World Series of Poker event. I had been card-dead, playing only two pots that went to the flop in the first three hours of play. If you're getting no playable hands, it's probably a good idea to attempt an intelligent …

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43rd annual Key West Poker Run Sept. 18, 2015
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Thousands of riders scream down U.S. 1 Friday during the 43rd annual Phil Peterson's Key West Poker Run, which started in Miami and goes through Sunday. A section of Key West's lower Duval and Greene streets is to be closed to car traffic and open only …

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2015 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
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Now, the RunGood Poker Series returns to its roots in Oklahoma for an event at Hard Rock Tulsa. Last fall, an event here drew 317 runners to blow past the $100,000 guarantee. RunGood Pro Ross Bybee took that one down as part of a four-way chop, …

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September 18, 2015 in Local News: BACA to Host Fundraiser Poker Run in …
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The Poker Run will begin at Down Home Diner in Harrisonville on September 26th with registration at 8:00 a.m. And kick stands up at 9:30 a.m. The cost of registration is $25.00 per bike and $15.00 for riders. There are five stops during the poker run …

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Online Poker: Jason Mercier Drops $200000
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Poker pro Jason Mercier is having one of his best years on the tournament circuit, but his online cash game results haven't been stellar in 2015. According to HighstakesDB, Mercier lost $200,000 in the ring games on PokerStars over the past seven days.

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Hackers Use Malware to Cheat at Online Poker
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Hackers have found an easy way of becoming online poker stars: peeking at their opponents cards using malware. The malware, known as Odlanor, is programmed to take screenshots of a victim's hand while playing poker through the hugely-popular sites …

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Poker Hand of the Week: 9/18/15
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Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

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Hit and Run: DFS Under Fire; Online Poker Malware Discovered; Selbst and …
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According to the article, Odlaner is hidden within other files (usually poker-related downloads from unverified distributors) and once installed allows the host to take screenshots of the infected person's computer, among other things. The implications …

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Online poker players targeted by new form of malware
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Members of online gambling sites, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, have been targeted by a new malicious spyware program called Odlanor. The spyware, which takes screenshots of the infected player's virtual poker hand, is designed to allow the malware …

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China's Social Media Poker Queen Guo Meimei Gets Five Years
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“Internet personality” Guo Meimei, 24, was sentenced to five years by the Beijing Dongcheng People's Court, having been found guilty of running gambling operations, including high stakes poker games, from private flats she rented around Beijing. She …

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On poker: Not getting any playable hands? Fool your opponents with a well …
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The following hand is from a 2015 World Series of Poker event. I had been card-dead, playing only two pots that went to the flop in the first three hours of play. If you're getting no playable hands, it's probably a good idea to attempt an intelligent …

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Tobey Maguire Compares Poker to Chess in New Bobby Fischer Biopic "Pawn Sacrifice"
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Poker-loving Hollywood A-lister Tobey Maguire is currently on the promotion trail for his for upcoming chess biopic Pawn Sacrifice. During a recent interview, the star well-known for his love of Hollywood nosebleed home games spoke about the connection …

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Poker Pro Vanessa Rousso Makes 'Big Brother' Final Three
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The hit reality TV show Big Brother is now down to a final three and still alive in the competition is poker pro Vanessa Rousso. The 17th season of Big Brother began with 17 competitors. There's a $500,000 prize for the last person standing, with $50 …

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Unexpected Wins USVI Stars & Stripes Poker Run
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Preparation and the luck of the draw proved the keys to success for Dwight Bryan and Terrance Phillips aboard their 38-foot cigarette boat, Unexpected. The duo and their six friends won the second annual USVI Stars & Stripes Poker Run, which took place …

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Kelly Minkin Says It's "Human Nature" To Highlight Women In Poker
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But despite the demanding schedule her profession requires, Minkin has never strayed away from her other passion of poker. She burst onto the scene in August of 2013, finishing runner-up in the $1,000 buy-in Arizona State Poker Championship for …

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Poker Software Tools: Good or Bad for Poker?
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As soon as you buy in, everyone, before skill and variance get involved should be on an equal footing to maintain the games integrity. Ideally both online and live poker should have all of its players start out on an equal footing, but that is not the …

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