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Markin Wins SHR; Lodden, Shorr Start Fast on EPT Prague Day 1a
Markin, who had a very limited amount of live scores before a 4th-place run at the EPT London 10k in October, defeated British businessman Paul Newey heads up for the title. Collecting €771,360 for...
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Hand of the Week: Isildur1 Gets Stung on Historic $5m Day
Last week we looked back at how young Viktor Blom exploded on the high-stakes scene and successfully challenged well-established stars like Tom Dwan. Today we'll remember the flip side of the coin....
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Canadian Police Raid Amaya as Part of Investigation
Amaya, which owns PokerStars and Full Tilt, released a statement that said the investigation does not involve any allegations of wrongdoing against the company to their knowledge. The securities...
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Daily 3-Bet: Poker Night Renewed, Ivey Freefall, Ultra Shark Cage
You can always make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at CBS green-lighting Poker Night in America for two more seasons, Phil...
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Olivier Busquet on Unique Friendship with Dan Colman, One Drop Trip
A revered commentator on various WPT and WSOP live streams, he's also proven himself to be one of the sharpest poker analysts going. After a long wait to claim his first major live title if his own...
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Zaichenko, Selbst Stacked as EPT Prague Main Event Hits Day 2
A total of 750 players entered Day 1b today to push the combined field up to 1,092 entries - a record for EPT Prague. By day's end Zaichenko had lapped them all, thanks primarily in the end to a...
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Dennis Phillips: Seminole Hard Rock & PokerStars Would Be "Beautiful Marriage"
He came third in the tournament for $4.5m - an amazing accomplishment in its own right - but even better he catapulted himself right into a new side career in the poker industry. He's now a major...
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Altman Tops, Kitai Builds as EPT Prague Main Event Heads to Day 3
Altman, an online grinder now living in Canada, stacked up 704,100 chips to end the night well ahead of second-place Gustav Nordh. Day 1b chip leader Andrey Zaichenko fell back in the pack, as did...
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Jonas Mackoff: "There are Always the Cards, and Everybody Makes Mistakes"
He's been pretty particular about how he spends his time on the live circuit, though, and up until recently had spent most it playing in Canada or at the World Series. In August Mackoff crossed the...
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Mickey Petersen: "It’s Nice to Not Know Who the Best MTT Player Is"
Discovered poker while playing Magic: The Gathering. Took a year off before going to university play poker a bit more seriously. Won enough to make him decide not to go back to school at all but...
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Kitai, Selbst Rise w/ 61 Left in EPT Prague Main; Mattsson Leads
One of them is three-time WSOP bracelet winner Davidi Kitai. Coming into the day near the top of the pack Kitai didn't give an inch all day and finished even higher up the counts. Kitai bagged...
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Vanessa Selbst: "What We Are Seeing Now is That People Do Care"
She continued on to a degree at Yale Law, where her passion for social justice began to take shape, but a few huge tournament wins steered her even further into the poker world. A few years on - and...
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High-Stakes Report: Antonius Toe-to-Toe with Namesake; Ivey Down
Surprisingly it was Phil Ivey who suffered the most from the German-American’s rebound. Ivey lost more than $800k last week which made him the top online loser of the week. Another German player in...
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Daily 3-Bet: Buddiga Bags Aria $25k, Sorkin’s Game, Poker Swag
Feel free to leave a suggestion for a future 3-Bet piece in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Pratyush Buddiga crushing the Aria $25k, more information about...
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$1m Gift Showers Ring in Holidays on 888poker; Super XL Tops $1m
Every new player is guaranteed a prize with 10,000 awarded each day from Dec. 3-Feb. 15. Prizes include everything from free tourney tickets to sought-after high-end gadgets like the iPhone6Plus,...
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Exclusive: Leaked Video Shows Working Hack for Popular OFC App
The source insisted on remaining anonymous but said he purchased the hack in order to bring it to the attention of the poker community. The source answered questions and provided evidence to...
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Grafton, Kitai, Selbst Chase Sperling w/ 22 Left in EPT Prague Main
An action-packed Day 4 in the Czech Republic today saw Sperling make a steady climb up the ranks before seizing the chip lead from second-place Stephen Graner late in the day. Sperling, who won an...
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Sam Grafton: "I Can Make Good Decisions and Also Have a Good Time"
Affable, entertaining and funny, the real joy watching Grafton play poker isn't even how much fun he's bringing to the table - it's how much fun he's having himself. Don't mistake his joviality as a...
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Daily 3-Bet: Kalas Home Run, Esfandiari Bash, Full Tilt Gold
Make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Kane Kalas crushing the Parx Big Stax, Antonio Esfandiari’s birthday party and Full Tilt’s...
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Ignat '0human0' Liviu: "Variance Turned Against Me"
The former civil engineering student from Bucharest rang up $2m in profits over 2011/2012, all on his own dime, to become one of the biggest winners in the game at the time. Then, as poker players...
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