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American Poker Awards Shine; PokerNews' Donnie Peters Wins Media Person of the …
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On Thursday night, the 2nd Annual American Poker Awards took center stage in a celebration of the industry at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. A total of 15 awards were given out in a variety of categories, with PokerNews Editor-in-Chief Donnie Peters …

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UK & Ireland PokerNews Round-Up: Sky Poker UK Poker Championships Kicks Off
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One of the most eagerly anticipated live poker festivals of the year is taking place at Dusk Till Dawn casino in the heart of Nottingham this week, the 2016 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships. The opening event, the £2,200 High Roller, smashed its £100 …

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Preview Of The 2016 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event
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The Commerce Casino is home to the largest poker room in the world, with 160 tables ready for top flight poker action all day every day. From beginner-friendly low-stakes games to some of the biggest cash games in the world, there is something for …

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Harley Swain Subaru to host poker run Saturday
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The Brian Piper Memorial Poker Run will be Saturday, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. at the dealership and the first card dealt at 10:30 a.m. Registration is $25 and all funds raised will go to the American Heart Association. Participants can use …

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PokerStars New Jersey Online Poker Room Launch Date Set: March 21 At …
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“PokerStars is the global leader in online poker and trusted by its customers for its robust and innovative technology, world-class security and game-integrity. We are honored and excited to now bring these experiences to New Jersey,” said David Baazov …

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Miami Boat Show Poker Run
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The Florida Powerboat Club's Miami Boat Show Poker Run took place February 18-21 and provided a unique opportunity for enthusiasts to see the newest offerings in performance boating. Some manufacturers and customers take their boats directly from the …

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Poker in the Paracels
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There comes a time in every poker game when you have to decide whether the other guy is bluffing, or whether he really does hold a stronger hand than you do. If he does, it's time to stop raising the stakes because from that moment on, you are only …

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Andy Rubinberg Wins 2016 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship for $120808
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This past weekend, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) hosted its first $1,100 Main Event of Season 7, and it was a big one as the 2nd Annual Wisconsin State Poker Championship attracted 489 entrants to Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells, up from 463 the …

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On Poker: Casino 'tells' not like in movies
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In nearly every movie that includes a poker scene, the hero outsmarts the villain by recognizing a distinctive tell. In "Rounders" it was Teddy KGB twisting an Oreo. In "Casino Royale" it was Le Chiffre bleeding from his eye. I've seen blatant tells in …

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Nevada Poker Rooms Rake $9.5M In January
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Nevada's 71 poker rooms in January collectively raked $9.5 million, according to figures released Friday by Silver State gaming regulators. The revenue was a 2.85-percent decline compared to January of last year. Nevada's 71 poker rooms had a combined …

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David Ormsby Wins 2016 World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic
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The 26-year-old poker pro based out of Ottawa, Ontario outlasted a total field of 423 entrants to capture his first WPT title, the $278,537 CAD ($278,537 USD) first-place prize and 1,440 Card Player Player of the Year points. This was Ormsby's first …

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Danish online casino and sports betting revenue rises, poker falls
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By contrast, the lifeless online poker vertical mirrored the global market by reporting DKK 40m, flat year-on-year and having shown no movement in any direction for the final nine months of the year. Poker's total revenue for 2015 was down 25% from its …

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How Your Poker Skills Can Help You Win at Daily Fantasy Football
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Daily fantasy football might seem like a world away from poker – but actually, the skills needed in order to be winners at both are broadly similar. By being a smart, savvy poker player, you can also play a winning hand when it comes to daily fantasy …

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Global Poker League Holds First Draft; Mustapha Kanit Picked First Overall
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Mustapha Kanit was the first ever draft pick of the Global Poker League. Who else got picked? The historic day finally arrived as the Global Poker League held its first ever draft in Los Angeles, live streamed on the league's Twitch channel. The draft …

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Swedish Court Overturns Poker Bot Convictions
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An appeals court in Sweden last week overturned a fraud conviction for five people who designed a poker-playing bot and used it on the state-owned poker site Svenska Spel. The equivalent of about $450,000 was returned to more than 25,000 players who …

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Global Poker Index: Top 10 Debut for EPT Dublin Winner Dzmitry Urbanovich
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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website …

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Poker faces in the social housing game
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Once upon a time, somewhere in the 1950s and '60s, the right to social housing was one of the pillars of the socioeconomic ethos of this country. Within that framework, a national social housing company was established called Amidar (Hebrew for “my …

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Kara Scott Inks New Poker Sponsorship Deal
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Canadian poker pro Kara Scott said this week that she is the newest sponsored player for online poker site 888, which has a presence in all three U.S. states with regulated real-money online poker. Scott, who has more than $550,000 in lifetime …

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