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First Time a Poker Fan Goes to WSOP is Always Magical Moment
Nothing compares to the anticipation the Series creates. I used to spend at least a month in Vegas for the Series and play every single tournament I could fit in my schedule. This year I’ve decided to...
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Rep. Barton Introduces New Federal Online Poker Bill
The Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2015 (HR 2888) was officially unveiled by Barton yesterday. It’s the third time Barton has introduced pro-online poker legislation. He introduced similar bills in...
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Jean-Robert Bellande Hunts First Bracelet in $50K Championship
Bellande is at the final table of the $50K Poker Players Championship and is hunting his first World Series of Poker bracelet. Can the Charlie Brown of poker finally catch a break and take one down?...
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No Girls with Michael Phelps and No Sushi with James Woods
I had just moved to Vegas again for a six-month poker session and perhaps more. Once again I started off small to get rid of the rust and build the bankroll. Once again I was at the Bellagio for some...
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Hand of the Week: Pineau Experiences a “Nutcracker”
Pineau’s opponent in this hand was later winner of the event Sebastian Pauli. From the Flop to the River We are very deep into the main event of the EPT London in 2014. There are just 15 players left,...
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Mike Gorodinsky Unseats Paul Volpe, Heads Player of the Year Race
Gorodinsky now has 1771.21 points while Paul Volpe has been pushed into 2nd with 1,631.59. Volpe grabbed the lead early on in the summer after finishing 2nd in the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship and...
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Wolfsburg Footballer Max Kruse Shows Poker Face in $10k PLO
Instead he prefers one of the hardest variants in poker: four-card Pot-Limit Omaha. Not only that, Kruse is playing arguably the toughest PLO event in the world — the $10,000 World Series of Poker...
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James McManus Q&A: New Book, Unwatchable Poker Movies, Idiotic Laws
His 2003 Positively Fifth Street is widely regarded as one of the best poker books ever written and to this day remains a best-seller in the category. It was pretty much the perfect storm as McManus...
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Jason Les Interested in Rematch Against Poker A.I. Claudico
Les, while on break from the $111k WSOP One Drop High Roller in Las Vegas, told PokerListings there have already been talks of a rematch against Claudico. “Obviously they want some time to work on it...
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Billionaire David Einhorn Puts $111K On the Line for Charity at WSOP
Every year, Einhorn picks one charity to donate all his poker winnings to. This year, the billionaire hedge fund manager and president of Greenlight Capital picked Facing History and Ourselves....
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Ivey Arrives but Colman Rises to Top of $111k One Drop High Roller
But it was last year's man of the hour, Dan Colman, who rose to the top of the counts in the $111k High Roller for One Drop. After a 57-event wait Phil Ivey finally made his debut at the 2015 WSOP,...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Ladies Roar, Mercier Surge, Return of durrrr?
Got a tip from inside or outside the Rio? Drop us a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find not one but two ladies taking center stage, Jason Mercier continues to rebound from his disastrous...
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Behind the Scenes of Aria’s Massive Super High Roller Cash Game
Each player was required to buy-in for a minimum of $250,000 with blinds of $400/$800 and a $200 ante. In other words it’s a huge game, one of the biggest ever televised. The game started with Doyle...
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Life is Not About What You Take, But What You Give
But before I did I browsed the net and found out that Brian Hastings is under the shady spotlight again. I almost always root for a person who goes all-in against the world. Hastings had, according to...
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Former World Champ Duhamel Back On Top With $4m One Drop Win
It was Duhamel's second-biggest score after the 2008 Main Event win that earned him nearly $9 million and it brings his total live tournament earnings to $16.8 million. “I feel incredible right now,”...
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Poker Spectator Collapses in Midst of WSOP Hand, Rushed to Hospital
His condition is unknown. The incident occurred during a critical moment of the tournament with poker pro Dan Colman all-in with K♠ J♠ against businessman/poker player Bill Klein’s A♠ A♦ on a J♦ 5♣ 2♣...
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888poker Sending 128 Players to 2015 WSOP Main Event
After Black Friday, that pretty much stopped. There are still a few possibilities to qualify for the $10k main event out there but nowhere have players been more successful than on 888poker. This year...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Hellmuth at War, Barron on Grind, Aussie Matt Burns
Got a tip for a future edition of the 3-Bet? Let us know in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Hellmuth declaring war on, well, everybody, Phoenix Sun Earl Barron gets on his grind and...
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Aussie Matt Kirk Bought into $250k Cash Game Because He Was Bored
The unheralded poker pro from Perth was the biggest loser on Day 1 of the cash game dropping hundreds of thousands to players like Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Ivey. The 28 year old, who’s known simply...
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Carol Fuchs: Poker’s Too Dark for the Big Screen, Just Right for TV
Fuchs --who won the 19-game Dealer's Choice-- says she isn’t necessarily a jack of all trades, she just gets bored easily. “I have adult-onset ADD,” said Fuchs. “I don't actually have ADD, but I just...
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