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March, 2011

Update: Isildur1 Sees another Hefty Night

Second good night in 48 hours For the second time in only 48 hours, Viktor ‘Isildur1' Blom managed to get to an extremely hefty win at the high stakes tables at Pokerstars, and this time fellow high stakes pro Scott ‘urnotindangr' Palmer again foot the expensive...

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North American Poker Tour Loses A Sponsor

Pokerstars leaves the stage The latest report from the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) came this week, informing that online poker company Pokerstars decided to end its sponsorship for NAPT, out of undisclosed reasons. However, it is speculated that this decision emerged due...

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WPT and Microgame Get ARJEL's Approval

French market enriched by two licensees The French online gaming regulatory body ARJEL this week approved ElectraWorks, a PartyGaming subsidiary's application for World Poker Tour website WPT.fr. Prio...

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UB.com Sees Record Bad Beat

Numbers exceed million dollars Online poker site UB.com on the Cereus Network claimed a record Bad Beat bonus, with numbers going over a million US$ and counting. As one of the network pros, Joe Sebok stated this week: “It's an insane amount of money with our Bad...

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Isildur1 Sees Successful Night at Pokerstars

$620 000 in one night – quite a lucky strike This week proved to be an excellent bankroll booster for Pokerstars pro Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom, who showed some great performance in a single night session on the Pokerstars online nosebleed tables and hammered Sc...

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Extreme Poker Session Enters Guinness Book of Records

Unabomber Laak breaks all records This week the Guinness Book of Records officially ratified the longest poker playing session, achieved on June 7 last year by Phil “The Unabomber” Laak, who played poker for 115 hours in a single sitting. Therefore, Unabomber now holds a record as the 'Longest marathon playing poker by an individua...

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Update: New Info in AP-UB Scandal

More allegations in sight Another wave of allegations emerged this week in the Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker hole card cheating scandal, this time containing some accusations of extortion and intimidation. Last week was marked by claims made by one Travis Makar, t...

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Florida to Legalize Poker by July?

March 8 D-day for Abruzzo Bill The Florida state Assembly will likely include in its schedule a debate on a bill proposing intrastate legalization of online poker, presented by Representative Joseph Abruzzo, it was announced this week. The session, which will be held on March 8, will be crucial for the bill, as it may see Florida having legaliz...

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Iowa to Legalize Intrastate Online Poker Soon?

Draft online poker bill under consideration More and more US states seem to open up to the thought of online gambling legalization, especially when it comes to poker. It all started with the states of California, New Jersey and Florida, and now one more state may join them: namely, Iowa is also currently considering legislation that proposes th...

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Chesapeake Police Bust Organizers of Illegal Poker Games

A sting operation carried out after a tip-off by a former player According to Virginia-Pilot newspaper, Paul Klingbeil, Robert Lee Richardson and Galloway P. Martinez were arrested by the Chesapeake Police on the charges of organizing illegal poker games at two houses. The police operation was based on a former player's tip-off from Novembe...

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Update: CNIGA Supports Correia's Proposal for Online Poker Legalization in California

Two thirds of Californians support introduction of online poker The California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA), a major tribal organization whose members include over two dozen casino and non-casino tribes, announced it will support the proposal for legalization of online poker presented by the California state senator Lou Correia, th...

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