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Poker Hand Of The Week: 11/14/13
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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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Unibet Drops Fast Poker in Favor of Blaze Poker
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Unibet has announced that it will no longer be offering Relax Gaming's fast-fold offering of Fast Poker and is instead encouraging players who enjoy quick-paced action to join the player pool at MPN's Blaze Poker. The discontinuation of Fast Poker …

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Dan Shak To Host Charity Poker Event Thursday
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Hedge fund manager and professional poker player Dan Shak will host the annual charity poker event he co-founded on Thursday night in New York City. Phil Hellmuth was scheduled to emcee the event. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with registration, …

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Long-Time Poker Pro Mike Sica Passes Away
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Poker pro Mike Sica, who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2004, passed away on Wednesday due to lung cancer, according to reports. Sica, nicknamed “Little Man”, was 69. The New Jersey native recorded around $1.2 million in career tournament …

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The secret to building a business network? Poker
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In Tuesday's story about a new breed of fit tech entrepreneurs, I introduced you to Andrew Bachman, who cofounded an online marketing company as a Babson undergrad, sold it two years ago for $60 million, and is now on his third start-up. You might be …

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PokerNews to Cover Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic
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The Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic kicks off on Nov. 18 at Seneca Gaming and Entertainment Niagara Falls and will conclude on Monday Nov. 25 with the final table of a $1,500 buy-in main event. The festival features 14 different events, and PokerNews …

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Delaware Successfully Launches Intrastate Online Poker
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Delaware is the US's second state to launch intrastate online poker as well as online casino services, enabling its residents to play poker, slots, blackjack, roulette, and other casino games online for real money. The first US state to launch real …

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Mike Donovan Gets First Place at Gold Strike Fall Poker Classic
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The 16 event 2013 Gold Strike Fall Poker Classic series wrapped up November 11th with the $800 no-limit hold'em Main Event. The tournament, hosted by the Gold Strike Casino Resort in Robinsonville MS, drew 277 entrants, generating a prize pool of …

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Leeds Marrow to Host a Charity Poker Tournament on November 23
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Leeds Marrow, formed in 2004, is the student run branch of Anthony Nolan, a charity that aims to save the lives of people with blood cancer who need blood stem cell treatment or bone marrow transplants. Anthony Nolan has 171 staff and over 400,000 …

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New Jersey DGE Releases Rules Regarding Poker and Casino Bonuses
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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) released rules regarding online poker and casino bonuses. An Advisory Bulletin from David Rebuck, Director of the DGE, was released today. The Advisory Bulletin states that “several casino licensees …

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Poker to Help 7-Year-Old Weston Keeton Receive Heart and Double Lung …
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On Tuesday, December 10, the “All In for Weston” charity poker event will take place at 7 p.m. at Chickie's and Pete's Crab House and Sports Bar at 1526 Packer Avenue on South Philadelphia. The $175 tax-deductible buy-in includes food, soft drinks and …

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Deadline Approaching: Full Tilt Poker Victims Have Until Saturday To File A Claim
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The whole mess stems from Full Tilt falling into hot water with the federal government in April 2011, a day known to the poker world as Black Friday. The site's owners were eventually accused of defrauding players, as the company went insolvent with …

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Lock Poker 2013 Player of the Year Update — Ari Engel and Lincoln Milne Win Big
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The "Heartland Poker Tour $1,650 no-limit hold'em main event in St. Louis, Missouri ":http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/4501-2013-heartland-poker-tour-st-louis/1102100/resultsattracted a total of 420 entries, building a prize pool of $604,800.

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Get $50 Free For Making First Deposit On Ultimate Poker
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Right now, players making a first-time deposit into Ultimate Poker are eligible for a $50 free cash bonus. To qualify, simply make a minimum deposit of $50 and earn 1,500 XP Points within 90 days. Once you do, be sure to take advantage of Happy Hour, …

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Bike poker run to help fire station
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Riders are cruising in the annual five station poker run to buy vital equipment and training for fire brigades in the nor-west. The convoy roars off at 10am with proceeds going to this year's host station, Shelly Beach in James McLeod Rd. Funds raised …

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Former Utah Attorney General Denies Online-Poker Payment Meeting
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The state, which sits east of Nevada, the first state to legalise and regulate online poker, is widely seen as being an old-school conservative state with anti-gaming views. However, the Salt Lake Tribune has reported that a meeting took place in April …

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Bustout Poker Apparel founder unveils MMA Bet Club
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November 13, 2013, Columbia, South Carolina (Press Release) – Founder of Bustout Poker Apparel Jeff Griffith has announced plans to roll out his newest invention to online poker and gaming operators worldwide. The unique game, which is named MMA …

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Mick Donovan Wins 2013 Gold Strike Fall Poker Classic
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11, the 2013 Gold Strike Fall Poker Classic, a 16-event series, played out at the Gold Strike Casino Resort in Robinsonville, Miss. The keystone tournament of the series – the $800 Main Event – attracted 277 entrants and created a prize pool of $198,831.

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