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2015 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Preview
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The 2015 World Poker Tour will continue the California Swing in the heart of Silicon Valley when it returns to San Jose, CA. The short series of events, highlighted by the unique $7,500 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event begins on March 9th and …

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Legal Poker Home Games Coming to Maryland?
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As it stands today, poker home games in Maryland are illegal and anyone caught running tournaments or cash games can be fined up to $1,000 and/or thrown in jail. Although the law isn't strictly enforced and the number of people charged with this …

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Card Player Poker Tour: Tour to Return to Choctaw in April
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A new name will soon be added to the list of Card Player Poker Tour champions hailing from Choctaw Resort Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. The tour will return to the famous Oklahoma casino Apr. 2-12 for the fourth time since the inaugural stop which saw …

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Jose Montes Wins Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Main Event
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Just a month ago Jose Montes won World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw main event for $352,669. The poker pro based out of Bronx, New York has already found his way back to champion's podium, coming out on top of a 761-entry field to win the 2015 …

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Pennsylvania Introduces Poker-Only Online Gambling Bill
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Despite widespread belief that this was a bill to regulate both online casinos and poker, due to Payne's constant use of the phrase “Internet gaming,” the publication of the full text on Thursday revealed it, in fact, to be a poker-only bill. While …

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Portugal's Council of Ministers Approves Online Poker Regulation
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On Thursday, Feb. 26, Portugal's Council of Ministers approved a bill that will regulate online poker in the country. The government believes that the new gambling legislation will generate additional fiscal revenues of €25 million. Four years after …

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Business Journal: Beer Week, Food Allergy Cafe, Online Poker
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Our weekly rundown of economic stories with Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson includes: the future of Sleep Train Arena, Roseville's push to build a convention center and hotel near the Galleria, new legislation to legalize online poker …

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RunGood Poker Series Visits Horseshoe Council Bluffs March 4-8 with $100K …
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The RunGood Poker Series continues next week at Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which is just across the river from Omaha, Nebraska. The series, which will run from March 4-8, will feature five days of poker, five side events, and a $100K …

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Web Poker: Phil Ivey Loses Another $600K
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The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner lost $614,528 after 5,600 hands between last Friday and today. Ivey has so far dumped nearly $1.3 million on 2015. He needed 3,200 hands to lose almost the exact same sum the previous week. Last year …

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Poker Hand of the Week: 2/27/15
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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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Living the Dream: The Coolest Jobs in Poker
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Let's face it. If you're reading this you may have once dreamed about becoming a professional poker player. Travelling the world, seeing great locales and playing in the biggest tournaments in the world. Maybe you're still grinding your way up or maybe …

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Sin Melin Tops 2015 Sky Poker UKPC Main Event Day 1c Chip Counts
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The penultimate starting flight of the £1 million guaranteed 2015 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships Main Event took place on Thursday 26 February at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham and saw the largest crowd of players descend on the club so far. A total of …

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Italy's Carlo Savinelli Wins High Roller Event at the Winamax Poker Tour
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After finishing runner-up at the World Poker Tour National (WPTN) Main Event at the Cercle Clicy-Montmartre (CCM) in Paris in December, Italy's Carlo Savinelli kept his momentum going on Thursday when he left the very same poker room as the winner of …

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From Poker Amateur To World Series Competitor In 'The Noble Hustle'
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From Poker Amateur To World Series Competitor In 'The Noble Hustle'. Colson Whitehead's book, now out in paperback, was born of an assignment to write about the World Series of Poker. It's a sharp observational tale of poker: those who play it and how …

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World Series Of Poker Circuit To Go International
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The WSOP announced Thursday that it has begun entering into agreements with poker rooms in Italy, Morocco and Mexico to license the WSOP brand. Marrakesh, a major city in Morocco, will host the first WSOP-C event outside of the United States on Mar. 7.

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Preview Of The 2015 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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Lock Poker Traffic Down 5 Months in a Row
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Lock Poker cashouts have been MIA for quite some time, with only the most casual of online poker players likely unaware that money deposited at the site would be better spent just about anywhere else. The Lock website continues to promote the …

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New Online Poker Bill Introduced in Pennsylvania
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Interestingly, Payne's bill, HB 649, would only legalize online poker in Pennsylvania, not online gambling, although the legislation seems to leave the door for a more comprehensive approach. The bill makes many mentions of “Interactive Gaming” (dozens …

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