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Support veterans at poker run
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Let's reference Twisted Sister: “You've got to ride to live, live to ride.” Get ready to ride! The 5th Annual Natchez Poker Run will be held Oct. 3, at Fat Mama's Tamales. “Let the life fever go, the world is yours you know”; get your motorcycle, car …

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Italian Online Poker Market Relying on Tournament Revenues
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Of the segregated online poker markets in Europe, Italy's might appear to be doing the best, at least at a first glance: after all, PokerStars.it is the largest ring-fenced poker site in the world, with an average of about 1,300 Italians playing cash …

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Is DFS Getting Its 'Poker Moment' With ESPN Airing A DraftKings Live Final?
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A poker craze ensued in 2003 when amateur poker player Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker main event and its top prize of $2.5 million — a victory that was broadcast on ESPN. The poker boom is attributed directly to his win, so much so …

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Microgaming Poker Network to Allow Screen Name Changes to Outsmart Tracking …
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The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has struck a blow against “bum-hunters” and tracking software with the introduction of a new and unique option that will allow players to change their screen names every 30 days, or after every 1,000 real-money hands.

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Microgaming Poker Network to Allow Screen Name Changes
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The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) announced that it will begin allowing players to change their screen names on September 22. An account will be allowed to change its name once every 30 days, or anytime after playing one-thousand real money …

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2015 Genting Poker Series Stoke Day 1c: Sunil Mistri Bags the Biggest Stack
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Sunil Mistri has a reputation for being able to accumulate chips like no other and that reputation was enhanced on Day 1c of the 2015 Genting Poker Series (GPS) Stoke Main Event where he ran up his starting stack to an impressive 188,800. While Mistri …

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Fintan Gavin Wins the 2015 Mega Poker Series Dublin Main Event
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Fintan Gavin is one of the most-decorated players in Irish poker history. Sixth in the all-time money listings having finished second in the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event in 2008, won a UKIPT title in 2011 and dozens of more events in …

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Poker Strategy With Rep Porter: Semi Bluffing Part II
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In my last article, I wrote about the idea of semibluffing. I defined semibluffing as betting or raising when you think your hand is weaker than the average holding your opponent may have in a situation. Semibluffing relies on the combination of …

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California Online Poker Efforts In 2015 Hit The Muck
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The 2015 California legislative session ended on Sept. 11 with no consensus being reached by tribal groups, card clubs, racetracks and outside firms looking to get in on the most lucrative online poker market in the country. Amaya Gaming Group, owner …

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Poker Hall of Fame Voting Process Needs More Transparency
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As you may know by now, the ten finalists for the Poker Hall of Fame class of 2015 were announced this week. It is a distinguished set of poker luminaries, all deserving of accolades. Half the fun of the Hall of Fame nominations is the arguing that ensues.

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Norway Set to Host the Country's First Legal Poker Event with Norwegian …
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In 2014, Norway's Ministry of Culture issued a recommendation asking to allow poker home games, small poker tournaments, and a national poker event inside the country. At the time, many speculated that the Norwegian Poker Championships, which had …

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Online Poker: Phil Ivey Having $400K Month
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Poker legend Phil Ivey hasn't seen much success this year on the Internet, but he's had a great September so far and has positioned himself to have a chance to climb out of the hole by the end of the year. September has been his best upswing of 2015.

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Five Common Mistakes New Poker Players Make
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Beginning any new endeavor necessarily involves a learning curve. Since we're all human, we're all going to find ourselves making mistakes when trying something new. Poker is no different in this regard, and indeed even players who have been playing …

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One-armed poker dealer works to raise money for new arm
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, SEPT. 12-13 – In this photo taken Sept. 1, 2015, Heather "Lefty" Shneck, 36, manages a poker game at HeadPinz, a sports bar and bowling alley, in Cape Coral, Fla. Schneck, as far as she and her bosses know, is the …

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California Legislative Year Comes to an End without Online Poker Movement
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Online poker proponents know that getting regulation passed in California was always a longshot this year, with efforts more likely to build towards 2016 or beyond rather than result in legislation during 2015. But if anyone was holding on to hope that …

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Lawmakers looking at on-line poker
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A measure that would permit online poker companies to set up shop in the Empire State is scheduled to be discussed Wednesday at a hearing put on by the bill's sponsor, Sen. John Bonacic, R-Middletown, who chairs the Senate Racing Wagering and …

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Norway To Have First Legal Poker Tournaments
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Norwegian poker pro Johnny Lodden said in a statement: “It's been a long time coming, and I'm incredibly excited to finally play a major poker tournament on home soil. No matter what sport you play, there's always something extra special about …

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You Decide What's The Best Play
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Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

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