Poker Player Gets Prison For Biting Off Opponent's Ear During Poker Tournament
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According to the Ipswich Star, Nicholas Salisbury, 27, challenged his opponent, Robert Reed, to a physical fight during a poker tournament in January 2014. Reed declined to step outside for the fight, but a short time later while he was outside having …

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'Poker Night in America' heading to Thunder Valley Casino Resort
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"We are thrilled to bring 'Poker Night in America' to Northern California," said Ben Erwin, director of poker operations at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. "This gives our players the exclusive opportunity to compete under the lights, in the Main Event …

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What I Want for Poker Christmas : Part 2
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I'd claim that I've been a very good boy this year but my editor that's posting this letter would fall out of her chair laughing. (Editor's Note: I would.) But why does it matter if I was a good boy this year. You used fake ID's to play poker, so why …

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Portugal to Ring Fence Online Poker Industry
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Portugal has taken steps to legalize and regulate its online poker industry and does not approve of sharing liquidity with other countries around the world. The country wants to ring-fence its poker playing population just as France has done. Online …

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Poker Run bikers ride on Florida Keys Overseas Highway
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KEY WEST, Fla. – Motorcyclists are traveling the Florida Keys Overseas Highway from mainland Florida to Key West this weekend to raise money for charity during the annual Key West Poker Run. The Florida Keys News Bureau reports the trek features a …

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Poker Pros To Fight In Charity Fundraiser
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Other successful fights between poker pros include Gus Hansen and Theo Jorgensen boxing in 2009, with the latter taking a five-figure sum from Hansen, and Lex Veldhuis and Bertrand Grospellier kickboxing several years ago. Veldhuis won that fight …

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Pennsylvania House To Vote On Online Poker
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The Poker Players Alliance, a grassroots lobbying group on Capitol Hill, said on Twitter that HB 649 will get the much-anticipated House vote. The measure passed a House subcommittee last month. The bill also includes plans for expanding brick-and …

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Firehouse Poker Game Robbed At Gunpoint
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A masked man robbed a poker gaming being held at a firehouse in Union Beach, New Jersey this past weekend, according to a report from NJ.com. The thief was wearing a ski mask and entered the side door of the establishment at around 8:45 p.m. on …

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7 Poker Players We Miss at the Poker Table
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For poker players and enthusiasts, well-known poker players become an integral part of the game. We remember certain hands they played, specific television show episodes in which they were featured, and qualities that made them stand out from the …

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Mobile Poker Club Announces "Mobile Poker Series" with $10000 Guaranteed
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In addition, Mobile Poker Club will offer special deposits with free tickets to MPS tournaments everyday. Mobile Poker Club supports Texas hold'em and Omaha on mobile devices with iOS, Android, Java, and Windows. Besides traditional real-money and …

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Masked gunman robs $3K from poker game at firehouse, police say
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UNION BEACH — A gunman clad in dark-colored clothing and a ski mask robbed a poker game being held at the Union Beach firehouse on Saturday night, police said. Police Chief Charles Ervin said at around 8:45 p.m. a man entered the side door of the …

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Three Ways Poker Can Help You With Life Decisions
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You probably know the poker term “rabbit hunt.” It's when a player asks after the hand is over to see what cards would have come. I've recently been playing in a weekly home game where this request is made with a frequency I've never encountered before …

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NJ To Finalize Rule For Celebrity Poker Players
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Though the rule has been around since late last year and some well-known poker players are already sponsored in New Jersey, the Division of Gaming Enforcement will put final approval on it after a public comment period concludes in early February, …

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Former Poker Pro Not Allowed To Run For Lithuanian Parliament
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One-time poker pro Antanas “Tony G” Guoga, who was elected last year to represent Lithuania in the European Parliament, isn't having things go his way in his recent bid for a seat in Lithuania's government. According to a report from the Lithuania …

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Home Game Heroes: Upending Conventional Poker Wisdom About Home Games
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I'm not sure if it can be said that a kind of generally accepted poker wisdom infected these books about home game poker — with the authors doing little but transmitting in writing what was common knowledge of the time — or if some of these writers …

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BlogNews Weekly: PokerStars Introduces Bounty Builders, Poker Tips, and Gladiator
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Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at the major poker sites. Featuring the most popular blog posts, BlogNews Weekly is your one-stop shop for all your poker blog highlights. This week, BlogNews Weekly brings you highlights from …

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The Precedent For PokerStars Pushing Away Its Best Customers
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Many in the high-stakes poker community see the changes as an attack on the company's most loyal players, and for some, it's being framed in a way that makes it seem PokerStars has broken some mythical nonaggression pact it had signed with its top …

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Attack victim had ear bitten off after row erupted during poker game at …
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Mr Gladwell told the court the defendant and Mr Reed had been at a poker tournament at the Conservative Club and during the event Salisbury, who had been drinking, had started swearing at a friend of Mr Reed's. When Mr Reed challenged Salisbury about …

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