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Kevin Eyster Wins World Series of Poker $5000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em …
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Kevin Eyster had a breakout year on the live tournament circuit in 2013, making four final tables and winning his first World Poker Tour main event title. The 24-year-old looks to be continuing his good form into 2014. Eyster topped a field of 541 …

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Poker Pros Rally Behind Mike Matusow after WSOP Penalty
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MikeMatusowWinsWSOPBraceletNumber4 The 2014 World Series of Poker is in full swing, with excitement in every event. One pro recently may have shown a little too much excitement and ended up with a penalty during game play. Event #25, the $2,500 …

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Viktor Blom Has A Rough Week Playing Online Poker
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Most of the game's best players are in Las Vegas this month for the World Series of Poker. However, a notable absence is online high-stakes star Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. Blom, who works for Full Tilt Poker as a sponsored player, has been doing his usual …

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Amaya CEO on Acquisition of PokerStars: "It Will Transform the Entire Gaming …
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… poker players." Baazov mentioned also the beta version of PokerStars Play, the Zynga Poker-like social free game Rational has recently launched on Facebook, and added that the product will be developed with a strong focus on the mobile market in mind.

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Luxury Suite Poker Tournament
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Thursday evening, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers invited their Luxury Suite Members to the annual Luxury Suite Poker Tournament. The night began with a welcome reception from Head Coach Lovie Smith and General Manager Jason Licht. The top ten …

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Poker Author and Coach Tommy Angelo's Advice to WSOP Players
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Poker author and coach Tommy Angelo has some advice to poker players heading to the 2014 World Series of Poker. Really, he does. You might know Tommy from his two highly-regarded books, Elements of Poker and A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker …

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Molly Bloom: During Poker Game, Tobey Maguire Told Me To 'Bark Like A Seal …
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According to Molly Bloom, who was dubbed the “Poker Princess” for hosting high-stakes underground games that catered to celebrities, actor Tobey Maguire is terrible to have at your home poker game. The New York Post reported that in an excerpt from her …

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Amaya Gaming to buy Full Tilt Poker for $4.9bn
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Canada's Amaya Gaming will buy the company that owns PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker for $4.9bn, in a deal that will create the world's largest publicly-traded online gaming company, according to a statement. The unlisted Oldford Group is the parent …

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Global Poker Index: Volpe Vaults Upward, Negreanu Now Third in Top 300
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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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Amaya Gaming Acquires PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker in $4.9 Billion Deal
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According to a press release issued by PokerStars on Thursday, "Amaya believes the transaction will expedite the entry of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker into regulated markets in which Amaya already holds a footprint, particularly the U.S. Additionally …

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Amaya Acquires Rational Group, Owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker in $4.9 …
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The all-cash transaction entitles Amaya to all issued and outstanding shares of Oldford Group for an aggregate purchase price of $4.9 billion, meaning PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have been sold to Amaya in an unprecedented acquisition within the …

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Regulated Online Poker in France Continues Steady Decline
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According to the first quarter report released by France's online gaming regulator ARJEL about the country's online poker regulated market, the number of regulated cash game players is shrinking significantly. Cash game traffic dropped by 19 percent …

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World Cup Fever Hits the World Series of Poker
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As every poker player knows, there's nothing quite like a tournament. Every participant in the field — from the underdogs to the overwhelming favorite — begins play with the same sense of hope and optimism, knowing that few fortuitous plays and a …

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Spanish Poker Pro Tomeu Gomila: "Playing at the WSOP is Like Being in …
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PokerNews' Antonio Martìn met with Spanish poker veteran and partypoker pro Tomeu Gomila to relive the emotions of Gomila's World Series of Poker debut and discuss how the game of poker has evolved during the past few years. Among Gomila's most …

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Global Poker Index Eyes at Low- and Mid-Stakes Players with the GPI …
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"We want the whole poker community, players and industry stakeholders, to work together to bring poker to another level. We need to build new avenues for competition, and create more recognition for players at every level, not only just the very top …

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Search warrants served at two Valley poker locations
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Agents seized eight poker tables, several televisions, surveillance equipment, computers, records, cell phones, a revolver, ammunition and more than $2,000 in cash, according to the release. The evidence suggested multiple violations of various …

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Americans Dominating the 2014 World Series of Poker
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More than a third of the tournaments at the 2014 World Series of Poker are in the books, and so far poker players from the United States have been dominating the action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Twenty-three WSOP bracelets have been …

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Poker Author and Coach Tommy Angelo's Advice to WSOP Players
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You might know Tommy from his two highly-regarded books, Elements of Poker and A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales, as well as for the numerous poker articles he's written for many different outlets over the years. Those who he's coached — and …

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