News Archive – Page №63
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Rafe Furst Responds with Open Letter Regarding Full Tilt September 21, 2011An unexpected name to surface in the DOJ’s amended claim against Full Tilt Poker yesterday, FTP shareholder Rafe Furst has released an open letter addressing the situation via his personal…
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DOJ Calls Full Tilt “Ponzi Scheme,” Claims Owners Defrauded Players September 20, 2011U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara filed a motion this morning to amend its civil complaint against Full Tilt Poker, claiming the owners defrauded players out of more than $300 million and…
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Poker’s In and Out List: In Like FINN September 11, 2011A foiled casino chip heist, the biggest pot in PokerStars history and a slip up from Annie Duke on Craig Ferguson headlines this week’s In and Out List. Get ready…
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Poker Dispatches: Croatia, Ireland, India, Degrassi St. August 25, 2011It’s a big poker world out there and we’re trying to cover as much of it as we can – particularly the places where we might not expect to find…
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Poker Dispatches: India, Belize, New Zealand, Anhedonia August 11, 2011As the World Series of Poker proves more and more every year, it’s a big poker world out there. And while the major players always get their column inches, there’s…
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O’Dea, Lamb Headline 2011 WSOP November Nine July 20, 2011It took 12 long days of poker, but the nine-player final table of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is finally set. Although the final table lacks a…
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Six Women Still Alive in 2011 WSOP Main Event July 15, 2011The chance of a female winner at the 2011 WSOP Main Event is looking slim with only six women making it through Day 4. There hasn’t been a female player…
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NY Times’ Nate Silver Goes By the Numbers at 2011 Main Event July 10, 2011Statistician and writer Nate Silver felt right at home in a sea of numbers on Day 1d of the 2011 WSOP Main Event. Silver first gained public recognition when he…
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Sopranos Actor Robert Iler No Stranger to WSOP July 9, 2011Robert Iler, known for his portrayal of A.J. Soprano on The Sopranos, took a seat in the 2011 Main Event on Saturday. Unlike many celebrities, however, it wasn’t his first…
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Lamb Roars on 2011 Main Event Day 1b July 9, 2011Ben Lamb continued his extraordinary run at the 2011 World Series of Poker by finishing atop the chip counts on Day 1b of the Main Event. Although overall attendance numbers…
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Off the Rail: Poker as a Spectator Sport July 2, 2011Fans. Every great sport has them and every marketable sport needs them. Poker is starting to join those ranks. This year there’s been an explosion of fandom taking place at…
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Why Are Chess Players Winning at the WSOP? June 25, 2011Competitive chess player Arkadiy Tsinis’s victory at the WSOP today only reiterated a trend we’ve seen develop over the last few years: Chess players make good poker players. With the…
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Tom “durrrr” Dwan Sheds New Light on WSOP Bracelet Bets June 25, 2011One year ago the biggest news at the WSOP was Tom “durrrr” Dwan and the millions of dollars he had riding on winning a gold bracelet. Dwan came excruciatingly close…
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Lars Bonding Pursues First WSOP Bracelet June 22, 2011Lars Bonding is due. The 31-year-old Danish poker pro has been playing since the early days of online poker and, despite over $1.4 million in live tournament winnings, has yet…
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Celtics’ Paul Pierce Takes First Shot at World Series of Poker June 11, 2011Boston Celtics star Paul “The Truth” Pierce played his first World Series of Poker event today in Las Vegas and held his own against some of the best poker players…
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Former Scripps National Spelling Champ Emerges at WSOP June 10, 2011In 2002 Pratyush Buddiga found himself embroiled in a fierce competition with 249 rivals and intense media scrutiny. Nearly 10 years later, very little has changed. Buddiga went on to…
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Cody Triple Crown Win Dominates WSOP Day 4 June 4, 2011Boisterous Brits, Jake Cody and Francesco Barbaro highlighted an extraordinarily busy Day 4 of the 2011 WSOP. With six events on the go there was more than enough action to…
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Negreanu Backs Ivey, Says Tiltware Release ‘Low Class’ June 3, 2011It’s been two days since Phil Ivey released his controversial statement about Tiltware and fellow poker pros are starting to weigh in and pick sides. In his statement Ivey took…
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Major Online Poker Sites Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering April 15, 2011The Manhattan U.S. Attorney has charged the principals of three of online poker’s biggest sites with bank fraud, illegal gambling and laundering billions of dollars. According to a press release…
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Eugene Katchalov: Day Trader Dreams March 31, 2011Despite coming from a family of card players and booking a seven-figure win in one of his first big events, newly inked Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov didn’t always dream…