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Viktor ?Isildur1? Blom discusses SCOOP Wins and First WSOP One of the biggest stories in the 2012 SCOOP has been the early domination of Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom, who won Event #2 ($215 NLHE) and Event #3 ($530 6-max NLHE). In addition to this, he’s also finished in the top 100 of three other 2012 SCOOP tournaments. What’s truly noteworthy about all of this is [...] |
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Poker Babe Tatjana Pasalic re-signed by Bodog The past year has really seen Bodog Poker push their “Recreational Player Model,” which involves doing everything possible to recruit and protect recreational grinders from the pros. And signing Tatjana Pasalic has gone a long way towards solidifying the recruiting efforts since her beauty and camera-friendly personality interest new players. Bodog Poker must share the [...] |
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The Real Cost of Freerolls One thing that’s quite common throughout the online poker world is freeroll hunters. These are the players who rarely spend any of their own money on tournament buy-ins and get especially excited about exclusive freerolls. The logic behind freeroll hunting is that you can win cash and eventually play real money poker games later. Get [...] |
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Barry Greenstein thinks Obama secretly supports US Online Poker For quite some time, people were waiting on US President Barrack Obama to make a statement on same sex marriage. And this past week, Obama came out and said that he’s in support of gay marriage, which has caused quite a controversy throughout America. High stakes poker pro Barry Greenstein took this opportunity to imply [...] |
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Fold Equity in Turbos Obviously nobody wants to be shortstacked in a poker tournament. After all, it’s the bigger stacks who aren’t constantly fearing for their tourney life, and they can bully other players around more easily. But if you play enough poker tournaments, you’re going to be in a lot of short stack situations – especially in turbos. [...] |
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Merge Gaming to lose Lock Poker Since Black Friday, Merge Gaming has gained a significant amount of player traffic. In fact, they’re now the eighth largest online poker entity in the world according to PokerScout. However, this traffic looks to drop quite a bit when you consider that one of their largest skins – Lock Poker – has now announced that [...] |
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TwoPlusTwo back Online on May 12th? One situation that we’ve been closely following over the past few days involves a devastating cyber attack that the TwoPlusTwo forums suffered on April 26th, 2012. We already wrote extensively about the TwoPlusTwo hacked story, but the basic jest of it is that some creep got into the poker site’s database, then was able to [...] |
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Jennifer Tilly talks Poker, Push-up Bras with NY Magazine Since winning the 2005 WSOP Ladies Hold’em event along with $158,335, Jennifer Tilly has remained one of the most popular figures in the poker industry. She’s appeared on several poker TV shows, and has earned $699,793 in live poker tournaments. Lately though, the poker babe has vowed to get back into acting more while cutting [...] |
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TwoPlusTwo Devastated after Hacking, Site Down 4-6 Days The other night, the world’s most popular poker forum, TwoPlusTwo.com, was the victim of a devastating cyber attack after an anonymous hacker broke into the site’s database. The hacker was able to access email addresses and encrypted passwords, which prompted TwoPlusTwo to shut their site down before any more information was compromised. Part of a [...] |
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Wall Street Journal reports on PokerStars buying Full Tilt Poker What were mere rumors yesterday have become fact today in regards to PokerStars plans to purchase Full Tilt Poker. This is even truer when you consider the fact that the Wall Street Journal has jumped into the fray by reporting on this monumental prospective deal. Just hours after Groupe Bernard Tapie’s attempts to buy Full [...] |
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Scales Titled Heavily In Favor Of Online Poker Professionals
The lack of regulation within the online poker industry in many jurisdictions around the world has tilted the playing field heavily in favor of online poker professionals over the amateur players. |
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World Series Of Poker Unveils Million Dollar Tournament
The World Series of Poker is upping the stakes this year by adding a tournament with a $1 million buy-in. The event will help break a poker tournament record with over $12 million to first place. |
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New Nickname Needed For Nine WSOP Final Table Participants
Over the past few years, the players lucky enough to reach the final table at the World Series of Poker main event were affectionately known as the November Nine. With the tourney ending in October in 2012, a new nickname is needed. |
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World Series Of Poker Bringing Million Dollar Event To Las Vegas
World Series of Poker officials are always looking for the next best thing in poker, and this week they may have found it with a $1 million buy-in tournament, in which the winner will also be awarded a WSOP bracelet. |
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Six Hour Heads-Up Battle Ends With German Heinz Winning WSOP Title
The November Nine had waited several months for their opportunity to become the latest poker phenomenon, and this week, it was Pius Heinz from Germany that realized his dream of becoming a World Series of Poker main event champion. |
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German Heinz Has Chip Lead Heading To Final Day Of WSOP Main Event
Germany has never had a World Series of Poker main event champion, but that may change on Tuesday. Pius Heinz has the chip lead heading into the final day of competition at the 2011 WSOP. |
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Players Start To Arrive For WSOP Main Event Final Table
This Sunday, the November Nine will return to the table at the Rio in Las Vegas to close out the 2011 World Series of Poker main event. This week, the players have started to arrive back in Sin City. |
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November Nine Begin Final Preparations For WSOP Main Event Finale
It has been several months since the World Series of Poker was front and center in Las Vegas, but that will change when the November Nine reconvene to finish the main event tournament. |
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New US Online Poker Laws Could Bring Changing Of The Guard
Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, and Phil Hellmuth have been considered to be among the best poker players in the world in recent years, but new US online poker laws could bring a changing of the guard. |
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Nguyen, Harman, And Duke Lead Poker Hall Of Fame Nominees
Scotty Nguyen, Annie Duke, and Jennifer Harman have been considered among the best poker players in the world for over a decade. The three poker legends lead the nominees for this year's Poker Hall of Fame candidates. |
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Caesars Cup Becoming An International Poker Phenomenon
The Caesars Cup has become for poker what the Davis Cup has done for tennis and the Ryder Cup has done for golf. The best players in the US square off against the best International players, and this year the US poker team is looking for revenge. |
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Soulier Leads Epic Poker League Main Event Final Table
Fabrice Soulier has taken the chip lead to the dinner break at the final table of the Epic Poker League main event. Soulier is battling David Paul Steicke, Mike McDonald, and Erik Seidel for the title. |
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Fifteen Players Remain In Epic Poker League Main Event
The Epic Poker League had a smaller than expected turn out for their second event this season, but the players that did show up have played well, and only fifteen remain in the running for nearly $800,000. |
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Epic Poker Struggles With Attendance In Second Main Event
The Epic Poker League was supposed to be just that, epic. Instead, the low attendance at the second event of the league season showed that players are still looking to go where the largest payouts are available. |
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World Poker Tour Legends Of Poker Tourney Down To Three Players
The World Poker Tour's Legends of Poker tournament has reached the final stages, with only three players remaining. Ken Aldridge is the current chip leader as the players will battle for top billing through the night. |
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Full Tilt Poker Lawyers Claims Company Wants To Pay Players Back
Full Tiult Poker has been going through a rough financial stretch since Black Friday, but over the weekend attorney Jeff Ifrah claimed that the company is working dilligently to pay back former customers. |
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Aldridge Leads At WPT Legends Of Poker Championship Tournament
While the East Coast is being pelted by Hurricane Irene, poker players have congregated in California for the World Poker Tour's Legends of Poker championship event. Ken Aldridge is the current chip leader. |
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US Poker Players Being Teased Each Week By ESPN WSOP Coverage
ESPN is the Worldwide Leader in Sports, and that means covering all sports on their network. The main event at the World Series of Poker is one event that the network is offering, or rather, teasing US poker players with. |
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Golden Nugget Casino Hosting Women's Hall Of Fame Inductions
The Golden Nugget will be hosting the upcoming Women in Poker Hall of Fame induction ceremony on September 2nd, and Las Vegas casinos are hoping that the event can bring customers into Sin City for the weekend. |
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November Nine Settling In With Local Poker Fame Following Them
They have made it through the most treacherous poker tournament of the year, and now that the nine players who made the final table at the World Series of Poker main event, they are enjoying the benefits of being a local celebrity. |