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The challenge of deepstack poker
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IN deepstack poker tournaments, like the Deepstack Open, you begin with a huge amount of chips compared to the starting blinds. By Marbella Slim/ Published 29th October 2013. poker With so many chips, you can expect players to be playing some strange …

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2013 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker Day 1a: Keith …
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On Monday, the 2013 APPT Macau Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$100,000 (approximately $12,900) Main Event kicked off at the PokerStars Live at the City of Dreams. Day 1a attracted 93 players, each looking to claim a portion of the guaranteed …

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Jian Yang Crowned 2013 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Warm-Up …
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The final day of the 2013 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$25,000 Warm-Up has concluded with China's Jian Yang (pictured) leading from start to finish as he captured the title. The final table started with a mixture of players from all over the …

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FROM LAST NIGHT: Jim Chanos Blew A Hand Of Poker And David Einhorn Got …
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Last night at 9:00 p.m., Bloomberg TV aired a secret charity poker game between six of the biggest hedge fund managers in the game, and one takeaway is — everyone's a loser sometimes, even billionaires. Take the clip below, for instance. Legendary …

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Poker Player Tweets of the Week: It's time to debate
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So it's no surprise that a couple of tweets really stirred up the poker community this week. Online and live players debated about the difficulties of their respective games, while high-stakes cash players pined for stricter adherence to criteria by …

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High-stakes World Poker Tour tournament hits London's Palm Beach Casino
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This is only the second event in this new World Poker Tour series of high-stakes, televised poker tournaments where the minimum buy-in is $100,000 with unlimited re-entries allowed. The first event, held 2 months ago in Florida, attracted just 18 …

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Cincinnati Reds charity poker tournament Dec. 7
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The eighth annual Reds Community Fund Celebrity Poker Tournament will be Dec. 7 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Doors open at 3:00 p.m. for registration and side games and the tournament will begin at 4:00 p.m.. Each table …

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Heartbeats and Hoofbeats: Poker, horses and the Heart & Stroke Foundation
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Submit. By Adam Brazeau CORNWALL, Ontario – An equestrian poker run raised $6959 for the local Heart & Stroke Foundation. The fourth annual Hoofbeats for Heart event featured a parade of horses with clever costumes inspired by Heart & Stroke colours.

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Phil Hellmuth Finishes "In The Money" for the 100th Time in World Series of Poker
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Pro poker player Phil Hellmuth finished 29th in the latest World Series of Poker Europe event, a 2,200 euros (that's about $3,038 USD) buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament. While finishing 29th is a terrible thing in most major sports (the Charlotte …

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Movers and Shakers in Poker This Week
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Betfair Poker has really been on the poker radar in the last few weeks. It is currently the largest Internet betting exchange in the world and the Betfair Poker Room is now located on the top tier of the iPoker network. It shares the same player pool …

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World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris Day 1b: Hilmi Takes Overall Lead
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Season XII of the World Poker Tour continued on Saturday as the second starting flight of the bwin WPT Grand Prix de Paris took place. Players took their last opportunity to put up €7,500 for a chance to become the latest WPT champion crowned at the …

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Online Poker: Pennsylvania Prefers to “Watch and Wait”
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The Keystone State has clearly taken a 'watch and wait' attitude to the idea of joining neighboring states as they gallop into the world of online poker and gambling, as stressed by authorities at the recent World Regulatory Briefing, held in Philadelphia.

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Australian Poker Player Billy Jordanou Linked to $70 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Allegedly, fraudulent documents were used to access loans from the Commonwealth Bank from up to 20 wealthy clients of Scoresby-based accountant Robert Zaia. Jordanou's involvement is linked to him being a business partner of Zaia, and he is also the …

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MTOPS passes baton to UKOPS VIII
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FULL TILT'S “Micro Turbo Online Poker Series” of multi-entry turbo tourneys reaches its final day today, with the biggest of the five remaining events being the $14+$1 “NLH Turbo Pro Bounty” offering up to 8 entries and $500,000 GTD. By Marbella Slim/ …

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JC Tran discusses World Series of Poker final table
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Sacramento's JC Tran has come a long way since arriving in California as a 2-year-old immigrant in 1979. Tran is chip leader going into the final table of the World Series of Poker's Main Event, the man with the best shot of taking home the $8.3 …

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2013 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$25000 Warm-Up: Jian Yang …
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The City of Dreams in Macau would be the setting once again for the third day of the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$25,000 Warm-Up as 40 players returned to fight it out on their way to making the final table. Tom Alner would be the overnight …

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Poker Run benefits breast cancer research
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Keys Team Pink, an Upper Keys volunteer team for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, will host a fundraising Poker Run, “Hot Rods for Ta Tas,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Poker Run will start at mile …

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Latest Promotions from Ultimate Poker
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Ultimate Poker has announced several new promotions available in the coming weeks. It all starts with the 20 Million Hand Milestone promotion. Starting with hand number 19 million, which is about 20,000 hands away at the time of this post, the …

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