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California Online Poker Momentum Builds As Hall, Gray Introduce New Bill
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California's push for online poker expanded today with introduction of a new bill by two powerful politicians. State Sen. Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray have announced the introduction of parallel bills in the Senate (SB 278) and Assembly (AB …

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EPT Deauville Exit A Further Blow To French Poker
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EPT Deauville Exit A Further Blow To French Poker Since regulation in 2010, France's poker industry has been blighted by plummeting quarterly poker revenues, which have been compounded further in recent times by the President of the country's online …

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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown April 6-22 with $5M Guarantee …
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The $3,500 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Championship will take place starting Thursday, April 16, 2015. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., announced that the Seminole Hard Rock Poker …

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Hall, Gray Introduce New Online Poker Legislation in California
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New online poker bills were introduced in the California legislature Thursday by State Sen. Isadore Hall and Assemblyman Adam Gray. Senate Bill 278 is the first online poker bill to be introduced in the state senate this session, making the identical …

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2015 World Poker Tour National Brussels
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The Grand Casino Brussels Viage is hosting a bwin.be World Poker Tour National event for the sixth time and more than 200 players are already registered for the €1,100+€100 Main Event in the Belgian capital. Yesterday evening there was a €170 Satellite …

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Zinno wins televised WPT Fallsview Poker Classic, capturing second World …
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Anthony Zinno captured his second World Poker Tour title in as many seasons Monday, topping a field of 419 players to win the $5,000 (Canadian) buy-in, televised WPT Fallsview Poker Classic. Zinno earned $380,021 (Canadian), which included a $15,400 …

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Global Poker Index: Ole Schemion Overall Leader for 9th Week; Seiver Tops …
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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

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Mid-States Poker Tour's Wisconsin State Poker Championship Takes Place This …
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This weekend's Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Wisconsin State Poker Championship, a $1,100 buy-in $200,000 guaranteed Main Event that will take place at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, is shaping up to be a massive affair. Satellite numbers have hit …

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Don't Panic: Poker is Far From Being Truly Solved
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A few months ago, a team of computer programmers claimed to have a program that had “solved” Limit Hold'em. The simplest version of poker that we currently play, only two players, only two cards, and fixed betting limits, took an incredible amount of …

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Poker run and spaghetti dinner planned Feb. 21 in Clare
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CLARE — The Boondockers Snowmobile Club and Clare Fish and Game Club will host a poker run and spaghetti dinner on Feb. 21. Sign-in starts at 10 a.m. at the fish and game club on Dean Road. There will be parking along the road and at the club to …

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PokerStars, Caesars to Work Together for US Online Poker Legalization
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Though rivals, PokerStars and Caesars Entertainment Corp are going to work together for federal-level legalization of poker in the US. Jan Jones Blackhurst, the executive vice president (governmental relations) for Caesars Entertainment, told Gambling …

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Poker Legend Doyle Brunson — Bruce Jenner's No Longer My Hero … I'm Not …
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"The Godfather of Poker" Doyle Brunson says he no longer views Bruce Jenner as a hero … all because of Jenner's decision to become a woman. Brunson tweeted, "I can't believe Bruce Jenner is trying to become a woman? He was a hero of mine since I was …

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Season 3 of Hollywood Poker Open Continues in Tunica, MS from Feb. 26 …
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Next, the HPO will head south to Tunica, Mississippi for the Hollywood Poker Open Tunica from Feb. 26 through March 8. The stop will have a dozen “featured events” culminating in the $1,115 HPO Regional Main Event on Saturday, March 7 at 12:00 p.m. …

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International poker player Sam Trickett went from fitting gas to making millions
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The poker-playing gas fitter from Nottinghamshire had gambled away a quarter of a million pounds in just six months and broken up with his fiancee after being forced to pull out of buying the house of their dreams. Fast forward to the present day and …

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The Last Hours of the Taj Mahal Poker Room
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Once the epicenter of poker in Atlantic City, the Taj Mahal poker room is no more. Over the weekend the room closed “indefinitely” and this is a chronicle of the final hands and the people that played them. Will O'Connor. February 18, 2015. The Taj …

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After Another Close Call, World Poker Tour Still Seeks First Female Champion
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With the conclusion of the World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic this week, another event has passed without a female winner of an open event on the main tour. For those counting, that's now 218 events without a female champion. But, it hasn't come …

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The New Jersey Online Poker Briefing: "JokerShows" and "NuttyBanana" Win Big
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The tournament not only produced the weekend's biggest winner, but also provided a good value for players that finished in the money with it failing to hit its guarantee by over $3,500 with 251 players participating. "JokerShows" finished on top of …

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Trump Taj Mahal Poker Room Closed Until July
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One of the most famous poker rooms in the world, made famous in the movie Rounders as the East Coast poker Mecca for the game, will be offline for the next six months, as the Trump Taj Mahal has announced they will temporarily close their 48-table …

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