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Melbourne man wins the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event

In the run-up to the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event final table most of the talk centered around Phil Ivey (who eventually finished in 12th place) with any remaining scraps of coverage going to 2006...

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Russian wins World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix

It seems that even after years of effort the World Poker Tour is still having trouble making inroads in Europe (where the European Poker Tour basically reigns supreme). While the WPT has had some very...

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Juttlestad ends Gagne’s run at WPT Lucky Hearts

Entering the final table of the inaugural World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the talk of the tournament was Gigi Gagne. Gagne, and...

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Poker pro Jason Somerville makes startling admission

On Valentine’s Day, one of the top young poker players in the game, Jason Somerville, detailed one of his most difficult decisions in a blog post, and it had nothing to do with an all-in bet or picking...

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Real-Money ZOOM Poker now available at PokerStars

PokerStars’ version of former rival Full Tilt Poker’s Rush Poker has been in beta-testing at the site’s play-money tables for close to a month now, and late last week PokerStars announced that ZOOM...

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Op-Ed: Where is the Full Tilt deal I’ve been hearing about

Last week saw a number of online gaming outlets posting stories about an imminent sale of Full Tilt Poker, possibly as soon as this past Friday. Well, Friday has come and gone, and there hasn’t been a...

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Bodog leaves Spain and restricts certain US states

After having their now-defunct Bodog.com domain name seized and seeing their founder indicted in the state of Maryland, Bovada.lv (the brand Bodog switched a few months back) made the not-so-surprising...

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Jon Aguiar lashes out at WSOP after disparaging tweet

The World Series of Poker takes place in the middle of the dessert during the summer months, so it comes as no surprise that cooler heads don’t often prevail when arguments arise, and the most recent...

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Gus Hansen and Phil Hellmuth win One Drop seats

On Saturday both the Rio and the Aria were hosting mega-satellites into the Big One for One Drop $1,000,000 buy-in tournament taking place on Sunday. The Aria satellite awarded one seat to the event;...

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3 controversies overshadow One Drop satellites

As thrilling as the 96-player, $25,300 buy-in, Mega-Satellite to the Big One for One Drop tournament that was held at the Rio was, the real story coming out of the event was the obvious chip-dump...

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As more details emerge ISPT becoming a reality

If you were to ask the poker world earlier in 2012 which was more likely to happen, Groupe Bernard Tapie purchasing and bailing out Full Tilt Poker, or the Laurent Tapie led International Stadiums...

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Sahamies comes up just short at EPT Barcelona

The final table of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event was a star-studded affair with representatives from the old school of poker and the new online poker generation in the form of John...

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Melbourne man wins the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event

In the run-up to the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event final table most of the talk centered around Phil Ivey (who eventually finished in 12th place) with any remaining scraps of coverage going to 2006...

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Russian wins World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix

It seems that even after years of effort the World Poker Tour is still having trouble making inroads in Europe (where the European Poker Tour basically reigns supreme). While the WPT has had some very...

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Juttlestad ends Gagne’s run at WPT Lucky Hearts

Entering the final table of the inaugural World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the talk of the tournament was Gigi Gagne. Gagne, and...

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Poker pro Jason Somerville makes startling admission

On Valentine’s Day, one of the top young poker players in the game, Jason Somerville, detailed one of his most difficult decisions in a blog post, and it had nothing to do with an all-in bet or picking...

View Article

Real-Money ZOOM Poker now available at PokerStars

PokerStars’ version of former rival Full Tilt Poker’s Rush Poker has been in beta-testing at the site’s play-money tables for close to a month now, and late last week PokerStars announced that ZOOM...

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Op-Ed: Where is the Full Tilt deal I’ve been hearing about

Last week saw a number of online gaming outlets posting stories about an imminent sale of Full Tilt Poker, possibly as soon as this past Friday. Well, Friday has come and gone, and there hasn’t been a...

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Bodog leaves Spain and restricts certain US states

After having their now-defunct Bodog.com domain name seized and seeing their founder indicted in the state of Maryland, Bovada.lv (the brand Bodog switched a few months back) made the not-so-surprising...

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Jon Aguiar lashes out at WSOP after disparaging tweet

The World Series of Poker takes place in the middle of the dessert during the summer months, so it comes as no surprise that cooler heads don’t often prevail when arguments arise, and the most recent...

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