Ozark Poker Championship is back Feb. 19 with $70000 guaranteed
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The 11th annual Ozark Poker Championship runs Feb. 19-28 and is a 12-event series tournament, with buy-ins ranging from $50 to $330. The No-Limit Hold'em events on Feb. 19 and 20 each guarantee a $10,000 prize pool. The main event will be held Feb.

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More charges in church charity poker scandal
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Bill Lawsin signed off on the St. John and Blessed Sacrament charity gaming program which was run out of what was Gloria's Poker Place in Burton. It's gone now and replaced by an antiques store. It was closed down by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.

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Hit and Run: Daniel Negreanu on Poker Sponsorships; Critiquing Holdem X; Rubio …
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Marco Rubio is widely known as anti-online gaming, how could he not be when he's a cosponsor of the Restoration of America's Wire Act bill in the Senate, but even with that reputation it's still disheartening to the poker community to hear a viable …

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Microgaming Poker Network's Alex Scott Announces SNG Revamping
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Its time for tidying up the guest suites over at the Microgaming Poker Network, where the forward-looking network and its Head of Poker, Alex Scott, have announced a comprehensive updating of the network's sit-'n-go (SNG) offerings that's scheduled to …

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Poker Strategy With Ed Miller: Balance In Live Cash Games
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Balance is a critical concept in high-level poker. Played at the top level, poker is, in large part, a game of information. You want to tease out as much information about your opponents' hands as possible while hiding as much information about yours …

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PKR selects Microgaming as casino and poker partner
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PKR has agreed a deal for Microgaming to become its exclusive casino and poker games provider. Under the agreement, PKR will join forces with the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) and use Microgaming games to relaunch its own casino brand and …

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California poker bill offers racing a $60m carrot
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Late last month, California Assemblyman Adam Gray filed amendments to his AB 431 online poker legislation that would offer state racetracks up to $60m in annual payments in exchange for giving up the opportunity to be an active participant in the state …

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John Terry is 'playing poker' with Chelsea in bid to earn new contract, claims …
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“It's a strange one,” former Chelsea assistant Clarke told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast. “I think John is playing a little game of poker with the club. “He's trying to force another deal for himself. “I was at the game against Manchester United …

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California Online Poker Bill Details – Inside The Draft Legislation
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Purses would receive 95.4 percent of the taxes generated by online poker each fiscal year. The retirement fund for California jockeys would receive 2.3 percent. Pensions for general racing employees would also receive 2.3 percent of the funds supplied …

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Joe Reddick Wins $1 Million Deep Stack at Borgata Winter Poker Open for $217792
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Reddick won $217,792 for topping a huge field of 3,268 entries in the $1 Million Deep Stack event at the Borgata Winter Poker Open. It was about three times his previous biggest cash. The event carried a $450 buy-in, so the total prize pool of $1,307 …

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Gang of poker cheats conned huge London casino out of thousands by swapping …
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Five poker players conned one of the largest casinos in the UK out of £33,600 by swapping cards under the table to build winning hands. The Turkish gang distracted the croupier during a series of games of three-card poker at the Grosvenor Victoria …

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Max Silver Releases SnapShove App to Help Players Calculate Shove Ranges
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"While playing live, Max noticed there was no easy-to-use poker app with precise information on correct shoving ranges," the app states. "Even top pros can't remember every shoving range and a small mistake can cost your tournament life. Drawing on his …

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Poker revenue decline doesn't stop New Jersey iGaming from setting new revenue …
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The poker industry of New Jersey continues to be lacking by way of earning revenues but the online casino side tends to pick up the slack. For January, the online casino gaming revenues were up 34.6%, earning just below $12.5m. Online poker earned …

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Duel by PokerStars: Can Asynchronous Poker Really Work?
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Despite the objections of some players that explanations about the poker “ecosystem” are nothing but vague hand-waving, nearly everyone can agree on two basic facts: that poker has been on the decline for many years, and that, to be sustainable, it …

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Poker: Unconventional bet leads to big pot
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Unlike chess, poker will never be solved. What I mean is that in chess, there is always a right move or a wrong move as all possible information is laid before you. Poker, on the other hand, is a game of incomplete information because you don't know …

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FanDuel CFO: Poker Is Not A Game Of Skill In FRONTLINE Interview
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In one of the more stunning moments during the FRONTLINE episode, FanDuel CFO Matt King (who appeared regularly throughout the hour-long program) asserted that poker is not a game of skill. Because it's so shocking, I've included the full answer King …

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$57M Stipend Floated To Horse Racing Industry for Online Poker; Tracks Seem …
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There may yet be hope for ending the long stalemate between California tribes and racetracks on Internet poker. PokerNews.com has received a copy of language Assemblyman Adam Gray has floated to industry stakeholders to fill out his shell bill AB 431 …

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FanDuel Exec Disses Poker Skill Factor
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A FanDuel executive believes poker is more a game of chance than skill, but adds that the same doesn't apply to daily fantasy sports (DFS). Matt King, chief financial officer at DFS site FanDuel, told Walt Bogdanich of PBS's Frontline program that …

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