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McCain Caught Playing Poker on IPhone During Syria Hearing
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Senator John McCain, a longtime advocate for forceful military intervention in Syria, was caught playing poker on his smartphone Tuesday as top administration officials testified at one of the most pivotal congressional hearings of the year. McCain is …

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John McCain Playing Poker During the Senate's Syria Hearing | The Atlantic
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Senator John McCain plays poker on his IPhone during a U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing where Secretary of State JohnKerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey testify …

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McCain Gets Bored With Syria Talk, Plays iPhone Poker During Hearing
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Anyone who's watched more than 30 seconds of C-SPAN knows that Congress can be unbelievably boring, but you'd think a hearing on whether we should bomb another country would hold lawmakers' interest – particularly when that country is Syria and the …

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Sen. McCain caught playing iPhone poker game during Senate hearing on Syria
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The Republican senator, who met with the White House Monday to discuss the conflict, admitted he was playing the poker game during the hearing after the Washington Post posted a photo of him doing so. “Scandal!” McCain tweeted from his personal …

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PokerNews and the Players Poker Championship Announce Partnership for …
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PokerNews is proud to announce that it will be partnering with the Players Poker Championship for official live reporting coverage of the PPC Aruba World Championship. Taking place Oct. 2-9, 2013, the series will play host to eight events. The marquee …

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Borgata pay run in Atlantic City
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ATLANTIC CITY, America's East Coast rival to Las Vegas, plays host to the latest stop of the “World Poker Tour” from today. By Marbella Slim/ Published 3rd September 2013. WPT Borgata, Poker, Atlantic City The WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship in …

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Poker 'Baller' of the Week – Sam Trickett
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In an interview a year or so ago, he spoke of winning $3m pots there, along with the fact he couldn't buy a house in cash, pretty much because he's a professional poker player and they wouldn't let him, which is mad! He's not new to spending some …

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Online Poker Fortunes Fall in Denmark
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If you have a gaming company with operations in Denmark, chances are you are probably doing quite well on the financial side of things. That is, unless your operations deal solely or mainly in the game of poker. Figures released by the Danish Gambling …

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Norway tops in poker despite illegality at home
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No other nation can boast as big a pot of poker winnings as Norway on the European Poker Tour (EPT). Newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) followed the tour to Barcelona, where tour officials at an opening party announced that Norwegian players have won …

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PartyPoker to Rollout New Online Poker Product in Two Weeks
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Bwin.party has announced that the long-awaited relaunch of its new online poker offering is set to commence around mid-September. Company CEO Norbert Teufelberger confirmed that the rollout will include modifications that cater to recreational players …

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New Poker Room Opens in Maryland
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The Maryland Live! Casino opened its doors to a brand new poker room this week, seeing hundreds of patrons lining up hours before the official opening time. While the poker room was set to deal the first hand at noon, at least one thousand people were …

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GPI boost for Steven Silverman
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The Global Poker Index releases a weekly update on the top 300 tournament poker players in the world and is widely accepted by the poker community to be a fair indication of who's currently the cream of the crop when it comes to world poker. Paul Volpe …

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PopPace Brought Texas HoldEm Poker II on September 1st
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After the successful release of Tamer Saga and Dragon's Call II, PopPace recently revealed plans to launch one of the most popular poker games in the world – Texas HoldEm Poker II. The server will be opened at 10:00pm September 1st GMT-4. PopPace …

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Poker Player Promised 'Lone Survivor' Bit Part Sues Producers When His Role Is …
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How much is it worth to you to get at least eight minutes of screen time in a major motion picture? For pro poker player Dan Blizerian, the price was $1 million, in the form of a loan to producers to make Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor." Now Bilzerian is …

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Poker column: Late entry is best bet to winning
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Question: I always seem to do well when I register late for a tournament. It's become a habit, but I'm beginning to question whether I'm making a mistake by skipping early levels. Do you think it's better to start on time or register late? Answer: This …

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Challenge The Boy at BetVictor
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The English pro, who lives in Ireland, has set his sights on winning BetVictor Poker's Monthly Freeplay League at his first attempt – and has promised to add an extra 10%, out of his own money, on the winnings of all those who place ahead of him! Can …

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Poker Run to benefit shelter Saturday
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The seventh annual Poker Run to benefit Austin's House begins with registration at 9 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot at Century 21 Clark Properties, at 1674 U.S. Highway 395 in Minden. All types of vehicles can be involved. The entry fee is $25, plus …

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September's tumescent poker schedule
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POKER players don't need to take Viagra or Lybrido to get turned on this month – just one look at the tournament schedule for September is all it will take to get harder and wetter than an As-Ks-Ah-Qh-Js board! By Marbella Slim/ Published 1st September …

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