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Norman Chad: “Poker Takes a Lot of Hits, People Still Want to Play”
Norman Chad has navigated an almost inconceivable career in the poker world.For the past 15 years Chad and co-host Lon McEachern have anchored the transformation of the WSOP Main Event from an...
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Daily 3-Bet: Bluffs of Gus, Shades of Luske, Joy of Defeat
The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a trim-cut suit, a mandarin-orange tie and the aura of a true afternoon poker news swashbuckler striding back into the tournament room.Got a tip for a future edition...
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Usain Bolt Signs with PokerStars, Has Message for Kevin Hart
It wasn't too long ago football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. carried the PokerStars torch around the world.Tennis aces Rafael Nadal and Boris Becker also did their share of heavy lifting...
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See Us, Hear Us: How to Win Back the Recreational Poker Player
We kill 1.2 billion animals a week to fill our bellies. But we never see these animals outside of a baby’s bedtime story book. The sterile process that deals with the cull is deliberately invisible...
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Annette Obrestad: “It’s Going to be Hard to Top Winning WSOPE”
By the time Annette Obrestad was 19 years old she’d already won a WSOPE Main Event, finished runner-up in EPT Dublin and amassed over $2.4m in live tournament earnings.How do you follow that up? It’s...
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ElkY on Rise of eSports: “I Always Knew it Was Coming”
There is arguably no one more qualified to talk about eSports and poker than Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier.Grospellier actually rose to fame in the extraordinarily competitive Starcraft scene in Korea...
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Daily 3-Bet: John Smith FTW, Gus+One Drop, Hello Montenegro!
The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a fresh-pressed Americano, some flippy-floppys and a bobbing, spectacular view of the afternoon poker news coastline.Have a tip for a future edition of the 3-Bet? Tell...
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Qualify for the 2017 WSOP Main Event Now on 888poker!
The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event starts on July 8 with the first of three Day 1 flights that will see thousands of players stream through the doors of the Rio.It’s the one poker event that...
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First-Ever WSOP Victory “Hugely Important” for Poker in India
Is the Indian poker boom on the verge of going nuclear?It seems a distinct possibility after Indian-born pros Nipun Java and Aditya Sushant won the first-ever gold bracelets for the country in the...
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Mateos Tops Vietnam Vet John Smith to Win 3rd WSOP Bracelet
Veteran John Smith and Spanish poker prodigy Adrian Mateos faced off in the final match of the elite $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up Championship Friday night with a 48-year age gap between them.In the end...
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Hand of the Week: Nitsche Bewildered By Misljimi Madness
Poker hands can take very strange runouts and rivers can cause turmoil.This week we’ll look at a wild hand involving 888poker ambassador and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche. At the end...
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Andy Black: “The Quality of Play in European Events is Much Higher”
There’s never been a poker player quite like Andy Black.The Irishman has been cashing at the WSOP since the 90s but after busting the 1998 Main Event he promptly discarded all his possessions,...
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Neymar Plays Private Tournament at 2017 World Series of Poker
Neymar’s contract with online giant PokerStars may be finished but his passion for poker remains.The Brazilian football superstar stopped by the 2017 World Series of Poker on Saturday with an enormous...
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Gordon Vayo: “It’s Probably Good the November Nine is Gone”
Gordon Vayo won $4.6 million last November on the biggest poker stage in the world.It was not the result he was looking for. Vayo finished runner-up to amateur poker player Qui Nguyen, who took down...
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888poker & WSOPC Take Poker to One of the Seven Wonders
For the first time ever, the World Series of Poker will host an event in Argentina. Further expanding the cooperation between the WSOP and 888poker, the Casino Iguazu has been picked as the next new...
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Daily 3-Bet: Year of Champs, Happy Loser, Tournament Plan B
The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a devastating river, a slow walk home but nothing but hope left for the dog days of afternoon poker news summer. Want something specific mentioned in a future 3-Bet?...
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Lövgren Runners-Up Whale, Heads to WSOP with Momentum
After Swedish poker queen Sofia Lövgren final tabled 888poker's flagship tournament for the second time this past weekend, she's ready to take on Sin City.The “Whale” is the biggest buy-in Sunday...
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Daily 3-Bet: Galfond Deep, Doyle Out, He's Allen Cunningham!
The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a banner on the wall, a familiar-looking face on your right and the sudden realization you're living your afternoon poker news dream.Got a tip for a notable piece of...
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Elena Stover: The Polymath Who Fell in Love with Poker
Elena Stover is a poker-playing polymath living out of a suitcase.It's not easy to track her down. Sometimes, you'll find her doing a Toeless Lutz down the ice rink. Other times you will find her...
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Eric Froehlich: “Magic: The Gathering is Best Game Ever Made”
In the early 2000s there were a large number of high-profile Magic: The Gathering players that transitioned into poker to take a shot at the soft fields and exploding prize pools.Eric Froehlich was...
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