Poker Pro Vanessa Selbst Wins $1M In Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout
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Poker pro Vanessa Selbst just added to her already incredible list of poker accomplishments. The New Jersey native won the $1 million winner-take-all top prize in Poker Central's 2015 Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout, which was an invite-only freeroll.

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9 People That Deserve to Be in the Poker Hall of Fame
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Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2015 class of the Poker Hall of Fame. Players can submit the name of the player they feel best fits the Hall of Fame criteria. Controversy recently arose over whether PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg …

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Poker Hall of Fame Public Voting Ends Saturday
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The public voting period for the 2015 Poker Hall of Fame class will be ending this Saturday, at which time the World Series of Poker (which administers the Hall of Fame) will cut off outside input and begin whittling down the field to a set of …

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Jason Somerville Launches Run it UP Reno Poker Festival, Signs New Deal with …
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Jason Somerville is set to spin-off his ever-popular Twitch TV series, Run it UP, into a six-day live poker festival that will include tournaments, seminars and player parties. Run it UP Reno (RUI Reno) will take place at the Peppermill Casino Reno …

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Should PokerStars Founder Isai Scheinberg Be In The Poker Hall Of Fame?
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PokerStars expanded into, and created, brand new markets where there were very few poker players. Prior to 2003 there was very little poker played in much of continental Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia. We have all benefitted from the …

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The New Jersey Online Poker Briefing: "Gustavo" Wins a Cool $10000
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New Jersey's "Gustavo" was this week's biggest winner in the Garden State, banking an even $10,000 after outlasting a field of 237 players in the partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com $50,000 Guarantee. The runner-up in this tournament was "ratboy33", cashing …

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Hit and Run: Good or Bad for Poker WPN Edition; Poker Marketing 101; Wynn to …
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Poker's biggest marketing failures in all their glory. Winning Poker Network's $1 million guaranteed tournaments go under the microscope. Steve Wynn is having as much luck in Boston as he did in Atlantic City. And more.

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Phil Laak Creates New Poker Term: Upstuck
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The colorful and beloved poker personality coined a new term this week – “upstuck” – to describe a poker player who is down from their peak net-win in a cash game session, but still overall in the black. Laak is mostly known for his high-octane …

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Poker Pro Meyerson Says Playing Poker Full Time Is Not Easy
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Huffington Post recently republished the opinions of Jeff Meyerson, former poker player and software engineer, regarding the advisability of learning how to play poker with the intention of making a career out of it. Meyerson had expressed his opinions …

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'Let California Play' Regulated iPoker Movement Hits Turlock Poker Room
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The last stop took place atTurlock Poker Room & Casino in Turlock, California, and another large turnout of support took place. Fans, poker players, and media members from around the Central Valley region flocked to the room, hoping to get the chance …

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All Of NJ's Current Online Poker Sites Could Soon Combine Into One – Here's …
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Supporting this theory is that according to Poker Industry Pro via PokerScout.com, liquidity on the combined network is slightly lower now (10%) than the summation of individual site traffic was this time last year. Traffic on Party/Borgata has dipped …

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New Jersey Online Poker Advocate Could Replace Chris Christie As Governor
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It has been predicted that the world's most-played online poker site, Amaya Gaming's PokerStars, will get a license in New Jersey this fall. In addition to bringing more states into partnership with New Jersey's online gaming industry, there have been …

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First Round Of 2015 Poker Hall Of Fame Selection Process Ends Saturday
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Living Poker Hall of Fame members and a blue ribbon media panel will then cast votes on the final list of nominees to determine the class of 2015. The enshrinement ceremony will take place in November as part of the main event final table festivities.

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Isai Scheinberg as Poker Hall of Fame Nominee?
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Nominations are being accepted online until August 15, at which time the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council will review the submissions and determine 10 nominees that will be up for possible enshrinement in 2015. Existing HOF members and a select …

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A Poker Player's Guide To Fantasy Football
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I funded my first year of college playing Texas hold 'em. Not bigtime, Late Night Poker hold 'em: Online low-stakes tables – up to eight at a time, up six hours a night. Starting off, I thought I was going to be the next Phil Ivey or Daniel Negreanu …

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Ben Jee wins 2015 Sydney Poker Champs Main Event
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The 2015 Sydney Champs have drawn to a close at The Star with Ben Jee winning the Main Event after a big week of poker that also saw Daniel Neilson win the $5K Challenge. Hundreds of players have filtered through The Star over the last week as the …

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5 Ways to Boost Your Win Rate in Online Poker
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While some players claim they play online poker for the “challenge,” most of us play online poker to win money. In the timeless tradition of road gamblers, poker players are constantly looking for a way to make the most money while playing poker.

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Hit and Run: UK Curbing Unregulated Poker, PokerStars Introduces Weekender
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The success hasn't been duplicated in other larger regulated markets such as France and Italy. US Poker says the difference may come down to weight of regulation, which notes that the UK has a more modest 15% tax rate and has less stringent regulatory …

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