Poker News
Rohin Malhotra starts work on September 1
Online poker company Chilipoker, which is among those sites granted French online poker licenses recently, has announced the appointment of experienced industry exec Rohin Malhotra to its management team, effective September 1.
A company statement says that Malhotra brings diverse experience...
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And veteran ace Johnny Chan ends a good run
The tenth action packed day of the 2010 World Series of Poker main event saw the last woman still in contention, Breeze Zuckerman eliminated in 121st place by Eric Baldwin, covering her $10,000 buy-in with a $57,102 prize.
Israeli-born but US-resident Zuckerman was a complete novice only a year ago, and although she holds l...
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Previous champ Johnny Chan still among the big stacks
It’s been eight tough days since the 2010 World Series of Poker main event started with 7,319 hopefuls ponying up $10,000 apiece to be part of the action, but as Day 5 chips were bagged Wednesday night only 205 players could look forward to another day of play when the competition reconvenes Thursday afternoon.
It...
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More big names take the walk to the rail – many before the bubble
Only 576 players remain in the 2010 World Series of Poker main event with the conclusion of Day 4 action 11pm Vegas time on Tuesday night.
For these survivors of an original field of 7,319 and Day 4 starter list of 1,240, it was the day where the money bubble burst at the 748th elimination, ensuring th...
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Interactive chief hints at French, Italian WSOP activity in future
Harrah's Interactive division chief Mitch Garber has indicated in an interview that his company is seriously considering expanding the World Series of Poker franchise beyond the current Las Vegas and London offerings to France and Italy, where liberalise...
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Microgaming network member provides players with better more firepower
Online poker operator Poker Time.com has enhanced its members’ chances of winning by makin...
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Ivey, Ferguson, Brunson and many others are out of the Main Event
Day 2B of the Main Event at the 41st World Series of Poker started Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas, bringing together the survivors of Days 1b and 1d as the...
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Surprise ruling could have interesting implications
Despite an existing Dutch High Court ruling that poker is a game of chance, a Dutch court this week delivered a contrary judgement, finding that the game is one predominantly of skill and not chance, thus taking it outside the definition of gambling.
The ruling could have implications for the tightly controlled Dutch gambling mar...
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But only 1,101 survive the day
12 hours and just over 4 levels of play concluded Day 1B of the $10 000 buy–in Main Event at the 41st World Series of Poker Tuesday night.
At 1,489, the second of four Day 1 heats, Day 1B attracted a larger number of entrants than Day 1A’s 1,125, but there was still plenty of star-power in the field as the action commenced Tuesday after...
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34 events planned, and a total guaranteed prize pool of $19 million to be made available.
The seventeenth edition of the popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series will start August 4 and run through August 15, the o...
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819 players survive Day 1a field of 1,125
Monday afternoon saw the start of the first heat of the 41st World Series of Poker Main Event kick off as 1,125 entrants for Day 1a action assembled at the Rio in Las Vegas.
There will be three other Day 1’s as the field is reduced through to two Day 2’s and then the survivors are consolidated into one highly competitive fiel...
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20 percent increase in entries for event so far….and the main event is yet to come.
Official statistics from the 41st World Series of Poker currently running at the Rio in Las Vegas indicate that through the first 56 events, there have been 65,647 entries, surpassing last year’s total entries including the main event of 60,875. And this year’s main event registration nu...
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Huck Seed takes down the Tournament of Champions, and Daniel Alaei claims his third bracelet
Weekend action in the 41st World Series of Poker spilled over into the early hours of Monday morning, with two events reaching a final table, popular pro Daniel Alaei winning his third WSOP bracelet and Huck Seed receiving the accolades as the best of 27 top names in the Tourname...
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South Carolina's Supreme Court will hopefully produce a sensible ruling on a long-running issue
Four years ago the police in the South Carolina town of Mount Pleasant busted a group of residents playing poker in a private home. Whilst many of those arrested took the easy way out and pleaded guilty, five took exception to the raid and hired lawyers to defend them in court, claiming tha...
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With the main event due to start Monday, the last three preliminary events are still active
Most Americans were celebrating Independence Day on Sunday with feasting and relaxation, but in Las Vegas players in the last three preliminary events were still fighting on the felt for big money prizes and the last...
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