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As WSOP Asia-Pacific Nears, Cast Your Vote for Who Will Win Player of the Year
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The 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific is right around the corner, kicking off Oct. 2 and running through Oct. 18. With 10 gold bracelets events lined up with buy-ins ranging from AU$1,100 to AU$25,000, the poker action will be exciting and it …

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Ladbrokes Poker Out of Canada by October
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Ladbrokes Poker has enjoyed a good run in Canada. But with the United Kingdom's new gambling regulations going into effect next month, it appears that Ladbrokes may simply not be comfortable staying in a nation where they aren't licensed, even if it …

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Nevada Poker Site Teams With 7-Eleven, Family Dollar
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Real Gaming announced On Monday that it is giving its customers the option of depositing funds at any 7-Eleven store in Nevada. Real Gaming is the online poker site of South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa. The move adds more strength to the site's slate of …

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Championship Poker Bot: 'A Nuclear Weapon For Poker'
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The idea of a 'poker bot' has captivated the collective consciousness of the poker world since the inception of online poker. For the dubious, the idea that they could be playing poker against a machine was disconcerting. For futurists the possibility …

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Would-Be Thief Walks Into Mohegan Sun Poker Room Demanding $100 Million …
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Authorities allege that a New York man walked in the Mohegan Sun poker room over the weekend and told the poker room manager that he wanted $100 million transferred to his bank account. He reportedly specified that he wanted it in his savings account.

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Top-Up Rule has UK Poker Players asking for Change
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The amount of funds taken into a product should not be topped up without the customer choosing to do so on each occasion e.g. when a customer buys-in at a poker table they should have to choose to purchase more chips to play at the table – automatic …

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Hustler Casino Gears Up For Liz Flynt Fall Poker Classic
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Hustler Casino Beginning Oct. 12, the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles will be kicking off the Liz Flynt Fall Poker Classic, a three-week tournament series featuring more than $1 million in guarantees. There will be 14 events run throughout the series …

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This Week In Tournament Poker — Sept. 22 – 28
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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 September …

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Hollywood Poker Open Season 3 Features More Regional Stops
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More stops, more players and more winnings can be expected from Penn National Gaming's 2014-15 Hollywood Poker Open tournament series, which kicks off this Fall with the first HPO Regional tournament series at the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg, …

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A Poker Life: George Danzer
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Given the massive fields that make up today's tournaments at the World Series of Poker, it may seem unreasonable to expect one player to win multiple bracelets in a given summer. But it happens often. In fact, at least one player has won two bracelets …

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Poker tournament raises $4515 for hospital
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NEKOOSA – Fifty-five players came out to play in the fourth annual Pulse Pounding Poker Tournament at Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa on Sept. 13 in Nekoosa. Among the players were four celebrities: Chad Holloway (Poker News), Derrick Mayes (former …

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US online poker room closes in New Jersey
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Just as the regulated online poker industry was getting started, Ultimate Poker closed the doors to its virtual poker room in New Jersey over the weekend. The closing was first announced on Friday afternoon, and before midnight struck on Sunday, New …

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Heads-Up Poker Match Between Ronaldo and Rafa Set for Nov. 6
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Brazilian football star Ronaldo and worldwide tennis champ Rafa Nadal are set to compete in a heads-up poker contest on Nov. 6 in London. The two sports stars are both PokerStars ambassadors and the upcoming match, dubbed "The Duel" by PokerStars …

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Thinking Poker Podcast Episode #96: WCOOP Talk
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Andrew is still grinding the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker in Montreal, so he and Nate break down a few hands he played in a PLO eight-or-better event and a 2-7 triple draw event.

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Crushing Live Poker With Twitter: Bart Hanson
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July 25 — Be aware of players buying the button, posting dead and kill pots in live games. There is a lot of money out there to steal. Whenever someone comes to me for a general “game plan” of preflop strategy I often tell them that it is OK to limp …

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Season 3 of Hollywood Poker Open Begins Nov. 13; More Regional Stops Added
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In November, the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) will return for its third season, which will feature more regional stops, qualify more players for the Championship Event, and see 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker return as tour …

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SIGA Poker Championship Boasting $230000 Prize Pool
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Poker Players have a chance to win their share of the $230,000 prize pool including a seat at the 2015 World Series of Poker during the annual Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) Poker Championship event on Oct. 4-5. With a $500+$50 buy in, …

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Web Poker Next Year In California: Morgan Stanley
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Illinois, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Colorado have all flirted with the idea of legalizing online poker before. Massachusetts and New York are in the midst of gambling expansion in the form of brick-and-mortar casinos, and thus will likely need to wait a …

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