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Canucks’ Roberto Luongo Antes Up in 2012 WSOP Main Event
A poker enthusiast, Luongo took a seat on Day 1a of the 2012 $10,000 buy-in WSOP Main Event amidst rampant speculation he will be traded from the Vancouver Canucks. “To be honest with you this was a...
View ArticleBreaking: WSOPC Headed to Vancouver
The tournament series, which will take place at the River Rock Casino in the Greater Vancouver area, will be held in partnership with government regulated online poker site PlayNow.com. Jason March,...
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Kornuth, Luongo Get 2012 Main Event Started on Day 1a
William John took the overnight chip lead with 266,700 while Chance Kornuth, Michael Tureniec, Eric Baldwin, Faraz Jaka and Sofia Lovgren all finished near the top of the chip counts. Day 1a is...
View ArticleSchulman Proves 2-7 Skills, Wins Second Bracelet
Schulman outlasted 101 players to win the $10k 2-7 (No-Limit) Championship for $294,321. One of the best 2-7 players in the world, Schulman won the same tournament in 2009 and made the final table of...
View ArticleDarvin Moon Slams Jeffrey Pollack Over HPT Acquisition
Moon, who famously avoided sponsors altogether during his Main Event run, made an exception for the HPT and signed with the tour as an ambassador last year. The Maryland-based logger and amateur poker...
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St-Pierre, Negreanu Check in on WSOP Main Event Day 1b
A total of 2,114 players bought into Day 1b, which is up from the 985 in 2011, but it’s worth noting there are only three starting days this year so that might be part of the reason for the increase....
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Hansen Stakes 18+ Danes in Main Event for 80%
If a few of them go deep, Hansen's looking at a pretty big payday as they've all agreed to give him 80% of the profits. According to our sister site PokerListings.dk, Gus put the word out he was...
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888poker Qualifiers Invade 2012 WSOP Main Event
With Full Tilt Poker gone and PokerStars playing a limited role in this year’s Series, 888poker stepped in to become one of the best ways to qualify for the massive live tournament. David Mudachi, a...
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Mahalo’s Jason Calacanis Q&A: ‘I Want to Play the Big One Next Year’
Calacanis is one of the biggest players in the online business world and has an impressive resume that includes founding Weblogs, Inc. and human-search engine Mahalo.com. The 41-year-old is a huge...
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Brunson, Blom, Big Numbers Highlight Main Event Day 1c
Brunson had been on the fence about playing the event earlier in the week and even Tweeted he was skipping it altogether at one point. At last minute the living poker legend decided he would play and...
View ArticleTwo $2,500 BOM Packages Up in $5 Party Poker Tourneys
Buy-ins for the tournaments are just $5 with the winners taking home exclusive $2,500 packages for the first-ever PokerListings.com Battle of Malta set for November 22-25 at the Portomaso Casino in...
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Nitsche Makes Strong Case for German Poker Players
Nitsche outlasted 4,620 players – the biggest field of the 2012 WSOP prelims – to win Event 59 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $654k. Germany is the only European country to win multiple bracelets at the...
View ArticleFull Tilt Poker’s Ray Bitar Released on Bail
According to a story with Forbes.com, Bitar will return to his home in Glendora for the first time in over a year where he will be monitored electronically. Bitar’s bail terms had him post a $2.5...
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Deeb, Selbst Rise to Top on 2012 Main Event Day 2a/b
Deeb picked up 460,900 chips while Selbst snagged 350,400 but they’re both looking up to Winamax pro Gaelle Baumann who accumulated 505,800. Today’s festivities were structured in a way that we’ve...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: The Saddest Day of the Year
Whatever the explanation or the nickname, there's one long-standing poker trope that tends to hold true: The day a poker player busts from the World Series of Poker Main Event is his or her saddest day...
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Swan Song for Poker Pro Josh Arieh?
Arieh, during a break on the early stages of Day 2c, said it’s time to move on. When asked if he was thinking of retiring, Arieh was brutally honest. “I’m not thinking about it, I am [retiring from...
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Ryan Eriquezzo Wins WSOP National Championship
“I was really excited for this one,” he said. “The field was all elite players. It’s just incredible, there are no words for what I’m feeling. For the rest of my life I’ll be able to say I’m a bracelet...
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Lamb Stacks, Brunson Busts on WSOP Main Event Day 2c
Hack built a stack of 457,000, which was enough to top Day 2c but even he will be looking up to Gaelle Baumann who finished with 505,800 on Day 2a/b. Day 2c saw 2,300 players from Day 1c return to the...
View ArticleFormer WSOPC Winner Jejelowo Charging Hard on Main Event Day 3
The former World Series of Poker Circuit winner was the first player to crack 700,000 chips in this year’s event and had a massive 725,000 stack on the dinner break. “This is exactly the position I...
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