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Sandrine Mangia-Park joins the board of directors Sandrine Mangia-Park, a marketing executive with online poker operator Everest Poker, has been appointed a direct...

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Perth pro boosts career earnings to over $4 million Perth, Ontario pro Scott Montgomery (28) emerged victorious Wednesday night in World Series of Poker event 36, a $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em competition contested by an initial field of 3,102. It was the culmination of four tough days of highly compet...

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New Zealand court rules that .net advertising and poker tournaments are not illegal Online gambling companies using the .net advertising strategy will be heartened by a New Zealand court’s ruling that such advertising is not an inducement to gamble, and that...

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The action continues as big names and unknowns alike mingle and compete for the cash Variety, action and the imminent reward of more World Series of Poker bracelets are keeping interest high in poker’s biggest spectacle unfolding at the Rio in Las Vegas. By late Sunday night event 34 - the $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-li...

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Four more bracelets awarded Four more World Series of Poker events have been decided in Las Vegas over the weekend. Event 30 - the $1,500 buy-in No-limit Hold’em contest has sent another WSOP bracelet to the United Kingdom – the fourth so far in this 2010 series which has just passed the halfway mark. A three hour heads up between Brit player Mike Ellis and Chris...

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Despite entering for several events, gold continues to elude internet phenom As the 41st World Series of Poker thunders into its third week, the more recognisable top pro names remain largely absent from the winner lists, although not for want of trying, with a slew of top players in the business...

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Top tournament director appointed by WPT The World Poker Tour, which was acquired last year by Party Gaming for $12.3 million has appointed top tournament director, Matt Savage, as executive tour director. “Matt is one of the world’s foremost exper...

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Online poker giant collaborating with Betsafe, Betsson and RedKings Bwin’s major o...

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Three more bracelets awarded Events 24, 26 and 27 are in the record books as three more bracelets were won at the 41st World Series of Poker in Las Vegas over the past 24 hours. The long-running event 24 - the $1,000 buy-in No-limit Hold'Em at last produ...

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Jugermola.com will target Spanish players. A new Spanish online poker site, Jugermola.com, has chosen Swedish-based online poker network Entraction to launch its product in August 2010. The poker launch, which will coincide with the company’s introducti...

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And still no gold for Dwan Day 19 saw another action-packed session at the 41st World Series of Poker as new bracelets were won and fresh events kicked off, with UK player James Dempsey narrowly missing his second bracelet and serial side better Tom Dwan still hunting for his first. By the completi...

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Former French monopoly FdesJ and casino group Lucien Barriere team up Two major French gambling companies have teamed up to take advantage of the newly liberalised French online poker sector. The former state gambling monopoly Francaise des Jeux and land casino giant Lucien Barriere (which also run...

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But what happened to the cash? Four youths from Berlin’s Turkish and Arab neighbourhoods pleaded guilty to robbery and assault charges in a German juvenile court on Monday. The charges arise from a widely publicised violent robbery at a major Berlin hotel during a live poker tournament However, the quartet’s pleas did not give...

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Hellmuth and Dwan still chasing elusive bracelets In the latest events completed in the 41st World Series of Poker in Las Vegas a slew of aces fell in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better World Championship, whilst Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan are still chasing elusive bracelets; Hellmuth to ente...

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Surprise win for Hellebuyck After holding the chip lead for much of the Ladies Championship event at the World Series of Poker, many thought that La Sengphet would emerge as the winner, but as so often happens in the peaks and valleys of the game she was able only to muster a seventh placing as V...

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