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Las Vegas Casino Re-Opens Poker Room
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Poker rooms in Nevada had $15,840,000 in revenue in June, which was a 4.46-percent increase compared to the same month in 2014. There were 70 poker rooms across the state with a combined 761 cash game tables. Nevada poker rooms took in $119.9 …

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Poker Business: Paddy Power, Betfair Agree To Merge
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On Wednesday, Paddy Power and Betfair, two leading online gaming companies, agreed to an agreement in principle to join forces, according to a press release. The new company would be called Paddy Power Betfair. Paddy Power shareholders would own …

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The New Jersey Online Poker Briefing: "Jonuzi" and "Smaulerg" Win Big
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New Jersey's "Jonuzi" was this week's biggest winner in the Garden State, banking a cool $10,000 after outlasting a field of 263 players in the partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com $50,000 Guarantee. Second place in this tournament belonged to "Shelnewm8", …

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Don't miss the massive 'Super Saturday' at The Poker Palace
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Depositing into your Ladbrokes account has never been easier as punters at The Poker Palace will be able to deposit in person using the cash-in feature. All you will have to do is loggin to your account on your smart phone or tablet, get a deposit code …

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Kroon: Ruling Puts Poker 'In The Backroom Again'
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Wisconsin-based poker pro Mark Kroon was recently part of a collective effort by poker players in the state to get poker classified as a game of skill like darts and pool and considered legal in the eyes of the law. Unfortunately, a judge ruled earlier …

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Mario Lopez Wins Record Estrellas Barcelona Main Event at EPT, €408000
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After winning a Latin American Poker Tour title in Chile a year-and-a-half ago then finishing second of 4,555 in the 2015 World Series of Poker $1,111 Little One for One Drop, the Argentinian Mario Lopez on Monday added another title and big score by …

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4 Leadership Lessons From Playing Poker Professionally
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In a former life, I played poker competitively. I considered it an art form —combining strategy with an in-depth understanding of human behavior. I was good, too; at one point I was ranked in the top 1000 in the world online. Pursuing the perfect hand …

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NJ Online Poker Bonuses and Promos
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Currently, there are four regulated poker rooms at which to play in New Jersey. That is, until PokerStars eventually joins the mix. But until that time – whenever it may be – take a look at what's available and grab some bonus cash if you happen to be …

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Seminole Casino Coconut Creek to host Coco Poker Open
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Players may buy into the championship, qualify through satellite events, or enter for a chance to win a $2,500 entry in the Coco Poker Open main event by registering online at the casino's website beginning on September 1. One winner will be selected …

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Sylvain Loosli Wins EPT Barcelona Super High Roller
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This time around, the win went to French poker pro former WSOP November Niner Sylvain Loosli, who earned €1,224,000 ($1,419,840), the second largest score of his career. Loosli had previously banked $2,792,533 for his fourth-place finish in the 2013 …

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EPT Barcelona Breaks Records and Bumps Poker Tourney Popularity in Spain
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The popular EPT Barcelona, aka the European Poker Tour, got underway late last week and, in what's becoming something of a tradition for the event, records have already fallen. However, while PokerStars and the EPT are used to pushing the boundaries …

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RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Council Bluffs Kicks Off Tomorrow; $100K GTD …
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The new season of the RunGood Poker Series – which is using the tagline "The Road to the RunGood Cup" – kicks off tomorrow at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa (which is just across the river from Omaha, Nebraska). The stop, which runs from …

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9 Common Poker Misconceptions
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Poker is perhaps one of the most misunderstood games in the world. Even those that play the game on a regular basis can develop a series of beliefs about the game that are based on either misinformation or mere superstition. Today we will take a look …

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The mixed emotions of winning $4.5k at the NZ Poker Champs
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Only 13 places paid at the 2015 New Zealand Poker Championships and I was one card away from getting knocked out in 15th place. I had been navigating a short stack and was all-in with AQ against my opponents pocket tens, and when the board ran out …

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Miles and Fish Headline Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Main Event …
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Two Florida natives headline the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $1,500 no-limit hold'em $300,000 guarantee final table. TK Miles and Darryll Fish are easily the most experienced players of the final nine and are ready to take home a title …

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Online Poker Player Traffic Update – August 2015
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The remaining top ten poker sites ran the gamut of player traffic variance, as #2 ranked 888poker dropped 100 players from 2,100 to 2,000, 7th-ranked Winamax.fr lost half that many from 1,000 to 950, and the 4th place iPoker Network picked up 50 …

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Footballer's Royal Flush Playing Online Poker Generates Internet Buzz
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That's pretty good exposure for the company and the game of poker. Granted, he later posted a seemingly random selfie that got more than 700,000 likes. With 30.3 million followers on Instagram, Neymar Jr is the second-most followed man on there …

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Vance Fitzgerald Wins Arizona State Poker Championship At Talking Stick Resort
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“The 11th Annual Arizona State Poker Championship was a huge success,” said Tom Young, the director of poker at the ARENA Poker Room. “We were pleased to see an increase in interest in the tournament this year surpassing last year's competitor count.

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