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World Series of Poker: Brandon Shack-Harris Leads Final Table Of $50000 …
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After four days of play, the World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship has reached the (unofficial) final table. Only eight players remain to battle it out for a bracelet, the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy and the $1,517,767 first-place prize.

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Tyler Patterson Wins 2014 World Series of Poker $1500 Pot-limit Omaha Eight …
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“It means so much. I'm really a glory hog,” he told WSOP.com after play ended. “I honestly can't say it means more than the cash, because that's what we play for. But it really means a lo. I like the attention and recognition. I've been around for a …

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Poker run takes new twist
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Poker run takes new twist. You've heard of a poker run. Local resident Darren Turner is taking that popular event and adding a new twist. Turner has organized a poker float for this Sunday on the Barren Fork River. The poker float will start at Pepper …

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Adidas, Poker Site Back Away From Suárez After World Cup Bite
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An online poker site is dropping Uruguayan soccer star Luis Suárez as an endorser and Adidas is dialing back his presence in ads after he bit an opposing player during a match this week, the companies said. Adidas has taken Mr. Suárez out of the …

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Chad Brown: Playing The Hand He's Dealt
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Amid the fun that is the World Series of Poker, there has been an air of heaviness over recent days after it was learned that one of the game's favorite players, Chad Brown, has seen his fight with cancer take a turn for the worse. Players at the WSOP …

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Phil Ivey Wins 10th Bracelet In 2014 World Series of Poker $1500 Eight-Game …
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The 38-year-old poker pro is widely regarded by his peers as the greatest player in the game, with unrivaled success in cash games both online and live as well as one of the most impressive tournament resumes ever assembled. Ivey added to his legend …

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29-Year-Old Poker Pro Johannes Strassmann Found Dead in Ljubljana
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Since then, the local police had tried their best to find him, carrying out numerous operations across the whole country involving a large number of agents, helicopters, and search dogs. On Friday morning, police found a body on the banks of the …

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NC man convicted of shooting man over $5 hand of poker
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COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina has been convicted of shooting a man over a $5 hand of poker. The Port City Daily reported that Prentice Reaves was sentenced to 40 to 60 months in prison after being convicted Tuesday in Columbus County …

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House always wins in this poker game
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Helping the Hospice poker run will be 10:30 a.m. June 28 at American Legion Post 274, 11820 H.G. Trueman Road, Lusby. Participants will draw the first card at the Tavern, 4975 St. Leonard Road, St. Leonard; the second card at Heavy Hitters, 30125 Three …

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Microgaming Poker Network Revokes English Only Rule
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It's been a central tenet of poker rules at live games in English-speaking countries for years, but is it still relevant in the global, polyglot online market? The Microgaming Poker Network thinks not, and has become the first online poker network to …

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John Hennigan Wins The 2014 World Series of Poker $50000 Poker Players …
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John Hennigan has won the 2014 World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship, arguably the most prestigious tournament in poker. For topping the elite field of 102 players in the eight-game mix event he earned his third gold bracelet, the …

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Phil Ivey Eyeing 10th World Series Of Poker Bracelet
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The 38-year-old poker pro was the chip leader with eight remaining in the eight-game mix at around 5 p.m. local time on Friday in Las Vegas. It was a great chance for Ivey to capture his 10th career WSOP bracelet, as many regard him as the best all …

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Hollywood Poker Open Director Bill Bruce Previews $2500 Championship Event …
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In two days, the Hollywood Poker Open Championship Event will begin at the M Resort in Las Vegas. The $2,500 buy-in tournament with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool will run from June 27 through June 29, and many of poker's top talents are expected to …

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Johnny's World: Hennigan returns to win Poker Players Championship, $1.5 …
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WSOP player John Hennigan has a moment of frustration on his way to winning the Poker Players Championship final table of professional poker players at the Rio on Thursday, June 26, 2014. By Case Keefer (contact). Friday, June 27, 2014 | 3 a.m. …

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On poker: Numbers don't always tell the whole story
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I have seen this phenomenon with dozens of struggling poker players since the explosive growth of online casinos in the early 2000s, as droves of mathematically inclined enthusiasts joined the tables and began looking at poker through the lenses of …

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World Series of Poker returning to Horseshoe Casino
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Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati is hosting another stop in the World Series of Poker Circuit Tour next year. Here's the official announcement: Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati will again play host to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Tour next March.

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How to Win $20 Million at Poker
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More than 40 people have paid $1 million apiece to play in an unusual poker tournament this weekend. Its buy-in is 100 times that of the World Series of Poker's Main Event. Its first prize could approach $20 million. And all but a handful of players …

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Global Poker Index: Daniel Negreanu Rejoins Player of the Year Race
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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

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