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Jason Brin Wins Inaugural World Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event
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Brin topped a star studded final table, defeating 2013 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open main event champion Andy Hwang heads-up for the title. Hwang earned $468,105 as the runner up, bringing his career live tournament earnings to just shy of $1.5 million.

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Hit and Run: Poker and Hollywood; DFS Called Out; Borgata Posts iGaming Profits
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On Wednesday two random stories (listicles) connected the poker world with Hollywood, as Poker Update decided to list their seven favorite poker playing actors/celebrities, and across the Internet Poker Strategy listed their top five poker movie scenes …

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Twin Cities Rotary River & Road Poker Run Aug. 8
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Rotary Club of the Twin Cities presents the Fifth Annual River & Road Poker Run Saturday. The event is two runs in one – one on water and one on land. Boats will run to eight stops on the Ouachita River and automobiles bikes will run to stops inside …

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Where Can US Players Play Poker Online Legally?
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Following the government crackdown on online poker in 2011, certain states started to explore legalizing online poker. Following a December 2011 DOJ memo clarifying the scope of the Wire Act, Nevada became the first state to adopt online poker …

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Winning Poker Network Announces Five $1M Tourneys in September and October
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winning-poker-network-logo The Winning Poker Network (WPN) and its flagship site, America's Cardroom (ACR), have confirmed rumors that the network's million-dollar-guarantee Sunday tourneys will return this fall. In a curious follow-up to forum posters …

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Playing poker professionally isn't easy at all
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I taught poker at the local community college for more than five years. My motto was “A lifetime hobby of fun and profit, but don't quit your day job.” The course description for the expert class indicated the prospective student should email me …

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A Look At The 2015 World Series of Poker ESPN Television Schedule
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The 2015 World Series of Poker has closed up shop at the Rio in Las Vegas, but soon you will be able to relive all of the excitement of the summer as ESPN is set to begin its coverage of the WSOP in a few weeks, starting with the WSOP National …

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CBS Radio exec gambles on poker career
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Ben Ponzio resigned Tuesday as general sales manager of CBS Radio Top 40 WBBM FM 96.3 to pursue a full-time career as a professional poker player. “It's been a lifelong dream that I never thought I'd be able to do,” said Ponzio, 40, who's been playing …

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Card Player Cruises 2015 Schedule Offers Exotic Ports and Amazing Poker …
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A typical seven-night poker cruise is less expensive than traveling to a destination resort. For about $100 a day, cruisers get a comfortable cabin, all the food they can eat (including complimentary room service), nightly Las Vegas-style entertainment …

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Watch out for Baby Boomers at the poker table
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A new poker psychology is developing and it's geared toward the next generation. Only this generation is older. Pierre Neuville, 72, a former Hasbro executive, and Neil Blumenfield, 62, who quit his high tech job the day before 2015 World Series of …

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Dover Downs to give away Ante Up Poker Cruise packages
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The Crown Royal Poker Room at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino hosts the Delaware Poker Championship on Labor Day weekend and it has been designated an Ante Up Set Sail Series. The DPC runs Sept. 3-7, consisting of five events with buy-ins ranging …

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Poker Tweets From The Pros: Negreanu At Gay Bar, Poker On The Road
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“Headed Home?!? Haven't been there since May 24th! BUT I did win @WSOP bracelet, hit NYC and the Hamptons, and Pinehurst #2 #TravelingMan”. Jason Mercier. “3 more days in Vegas to cap off a 101 day roadtrip… Celebrating #Sorelfest bachelor party …

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Brands Ante Up for Time on Startup Net Poker Central
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Two months before its official launch date, a clutch of newly minted national TV advertisers are beginning to ante up for time on the standalone cable network Poker Central. The channel, which aims to reach some 50 million worldwide subscribers when it …

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Poker Pro Looking To Capture Third WPT Title, $682975 First-Place Prize
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The 2014 WPT Borgata Poker Open and 2014 WPT Caribbean main event champ is looking to join the likes of Gus Hansen and Carlos Mortensen as a three-time champion on the tour. He will enter the final day in second chip position with 8,130,000 or 103 …

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St. Luau Poker Run, Classic Car Show Aug. 8th in Creve Coeur
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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)- The St. Luau Poker Run & Classic Car Show is August 8th in Creve Coeur. There will be a Luau and Pig Roast, Hawaiian Themed Food a Dunking Booth and more! Marc Knapp and Greg Mann with the American Legacy Foundation …

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Top 10 qualities every poker room should have
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I still remember my first time playing poker at a casino, when my college roommate and I drove two hours from his Detroit-area home to visit Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, a tribal casino with an 18+ age limit. It was a …

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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open To Host Single Entry $5 Million Guarantee …
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The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino kicked off the third annual Seminole Hard Poker Open on Thursday, July 30. The signature series features a single-entry $5 million guarantee championship and The Big 4, a first ever four final table finale …

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Another Gambling Company Grabs California Online Poker Partnership
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The most recent firm to form a partnership for online poker in the Golden State was Louisville-based Churchill Downs, according to a Thursday report from The Courier-Journal. The deal is with Crystal Casino & Hotel in Los Angeles and Ocean's 11 in …

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