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Poker Hand of the Week: 4/10/14
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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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Marc "The Poker Joker" Powers and His Jokesters Look to Conquer the MSPT
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The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been at every stop of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Season 5, and one thing we've seen at every stop are players sporting a catchy little patch with “Poker Joker” written on the logo. We weren't sure what it was …

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One Step Charity Poker Championship Raises $100K to Send Kids with Cancer …
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On Thursday, March 6th, One Step Programs hosted the 9th Annual Charity Poker Championship benefitting Children's Oncology Services. The event attracted more than 250 poker players and spectators to the National Hellenic Museum for an evening of …

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Yilmaz wins Card Player poker event at Atlantis
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Yilmaz wins Card Player poker event at Atlantis. Erkut Yilmaz won the Card Player Poker Tour $1,100 no-limit hold'em main event at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa on March 30. Loading… Post to Facebook. Yilmaz wins Card Player poker event at Atlantis …

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Ivey Poker Pros Up $9 Million in 2014
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When Phil Ivey set out to surround himself with the best pros the poker world has to offer for his coaching and training site, he did so with an eye toward finding a team of professionals that could teach poker as well as have the results to back it up …

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German Poker Pro: "France's Poker Tables are Easy and Full of Fish"
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France's regulated online poker market offers a good opportunity to score some good results and win easy money, according to online player Christoph, who plays under the moniker "SeryAce." The Germany-based player tells PokerNews that France's …

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NJ iGaming Weekly: Are New Jersey Poker Players Better Off Playing on an …
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When regulated online poker first went live in the Garden State, the general consensus among my inner circle of poker aficionados was that there would no longer be a pressing need to play on unregulated sites. Fast-forward nearly five months, and a …

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Online poker players, here's how to protect yourself
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"With cybercrime on the rise, it is only a matter of time before hackers attempt to use malicious software to target poker players," says Brian Corlisse of PokerSites.com, a leading guide to online poker sites. "Some poker pros have considerable …

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'About a Boy' recap: 'About a Poker Night'
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On this week's episode of About a Boy, Will had poker night, Marcus had his first sleepover and Fiona spent her first night alone at Will's poker night. At the beginning of the episode, Will and Marcus are playing poker. Marcus tells him about the …

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Poker Legend Danny Robinson Passes Away
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Danny Robinson, one of poker's old school legends, has passed away, according to reports. Robinson was the late Chip Reese's friend when the two moved to Las Vegas in the 1970s. Both Robinson and Reese, the legend goes, turned their measly bankroll …

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New Jersey Regulated Poker Bonus Guide
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The New Jersey regulated online poker market is in its fifth month. Players have started to settle on their favorite rooms and traffic is becoming more consistent, although there has been some attrition in the maturing market. Some poker players in New …

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8 keys to the perfect in-home online poker setup
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So you want to get serious about online poker. Good choice. But how will you ensure you get the most out of the experience? Much of that depends on personal preference; no two ideal gaming environments are exactly alike. But if you're stumped on where …

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Poker Host Leaves Merge for Equity Poker Network
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Poker Host has officially transitioned from the Merge Gaming Network to the Equity Poker Network (EPN). That move was merely a rumor last month but its validity gained favor last week when Poker Host sent emails to its loyal players advising of the …

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Poker Player PROfile: Mike Leah
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A month later, he took down a $1,000 event at the Fallsview Poker Classic for another $107,084 and most recently, he won two WSOP Circuit rings in the same day at the Winnin' O' The Green in Los Angeles. The Team Ivey Pro now has over $2 million in …

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Sam Holden Announces Semi-Retirement from Poker to Pursue Philosophy …
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Last month, PokerNews reported that 2010 November Niner Filippo Candio, who became the first Italian player to ever make the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, was quitting poker. Now another former November Niner, Sam Holden, has followed …

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After scandal, poker tourney gets high-tech chips
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A cheating scandal at a casino poker tournament has led to new security measures, including chips that are more intricate, have more colors and include an authentication element that can be checked under ultraviolet light.

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'About a Boy' Season 1, episode 7: 'About a Poker Night' photos
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Will hosts a poker night for his friends Andy, Crosby (guest star Dax Shepard of "Parenthood"), T.J. and Richard, but Fiona hijacks the evening; Marcus has a difficult time when he goes to his first sleepover, airing Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at… Show …

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Meet Chess Master Nikolai Vlassov, World's First 25-Game Poker Champion
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One day later, PokerNews Russia's Ilja Kuteinikov reached out to Vlassov to discuss his remarkable result and his life as a chess master and an "advanced recreational poker player." Kuteinikov: Let's start with a short introduction about yourself. How …

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