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Youthful final table
Successful Internet players, most under the age of 30 years, were among a youthful final table in Event 15 - the $5 000 buy-in No Limit Hold 'Em - at the World series of Poker. But the 'oldest' man at the table at age 32 was th...
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It's not the ones you first thought of.....
Fascinating new research carried out in April this year suggests that the most visible online poker sites in the U.S. are not necessarily high profile sites taking US business like PokerStars.co...
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Low turnout a disappointment
The $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Championship this week perhaps showed the impact of tougher and more competitive times with only 338 players registering, down by 207 from last year's entrants.
Despite the low turnout the ambience was good as the eight day tournament kicked off with quality land and Internet players like Nenad Medic, Freddy Deeb, J...
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Jeff's second bracelet, Negreanu pipped at the post and a first for the Stammdog
Australian-born Jeff Lissandro won $124 959 and, perhaps more importantly, his second WSOP bracelet this week in Event 16 - the $1 500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud competition against a final table that included experie...
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Star studded celebrity bounties available
With the World Series of Poker now in full swing in las Vegas, Playtech's iPoker network has announced that it is to host a celebrity tournament where each star at the table will have a $13 000 bounty on his or her head.
Taking place during the WSOP main...
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Finland's first bracelet, a solid win for Anthony Harb and a good turnout by the ladies.
A 28-year-old poker pro from Michigan, Anthony Harb, won his first World Series of Poker bracelet over the weekend as Event 11 - the $2 000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em - came to an exciting conclusion with a heads up between Harb and Calif...
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Events 9 and 10 completed
Two more bracelet winners collected big checks at the 40th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas over the weekend.
In Event 9 - the $1 500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em competition - a final table of six players came together after 2 days of action that saw an original field of 1 459 whittled down to only 105 by the end of Day 1. Among t...
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iMEGA and state officials confirm no settlement yet
It appears that the Poker Players Alliance claim to victory in short-circuiting a Minnesota enforcement department attempt to blac...
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No official confirmation, but it could be one explanation for delays
Pokerheads on major online poker message boards like 2+2 are currently speculating on what is perceived to be slower US payouts from major online poker websites PokerStars...
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Phil gets his sixth bracelet
Ultra-coolheaded global poker star Phil Ivey (32) showed them how it was done at the World Series of Poker this week, winning Event 8 - the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball Championship - and taking home...
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Fears that financial blocks may have been instituted
Unconfirmed reports currently swirling around online poker message boards and some information websites suggest that major Internet poker sites servicing the US market such as PokerStars.co...
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A senior citizen heads-up!
At the World Series of Poker, two seniors fought it out in the heads up of the $10 000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship when Freddie Ellis (74) and Eric Drache (66) tangled after surviving a tourney that lasted a total of 13 hours, a star-studded entry field of 142 players and a final table that included three former WSOP gold bracelet winner...
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Stimulus Special and PLO events end
The action continues at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, with two more events concluding.
In the record-busting $ 1 000 buy-in Stimulus Special, the initial 6 012 player entry field required an extra fifth day to be completed, but ended with 24-year-old Californian pro Steve Sung declare...
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Ionoco backs Poker Channel 3D playout service
Technology provider Ionoco has developed a live 3D playout system for The Poker Channel’s new Casinojoy Blackjack service.
Built on the Ionologic platform, Ionoco’s proprietary software engine, the a...
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1983 WSOP main event winner does it again
Tom McEvoy will have seen huge changes in the game of poker and how it is perceived and presented since his World Series of Poker main event victory back in 1983, but he still has 'it' and proved that this...
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