Daily Poker News & Updates – Page №116
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The 20 Best Moments in Poker in 2015: #20-16 December 24, 2015As is now tradition PokerListings is wrapping the year with a look back at some of the best and worst moments. Depending on your viewpoint in the poker hierarchy, of…
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History of Late Night Poker Pt. 4: Family, Free Hotel & a Groupie December 22, 2015Luke Schwartz takes his seat. He isn’t happy. “I was winning out there,” he murmurs under his breath to nobody in particular. He was taking James Akenhead‘s money in a…
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The History of Late Night Poker Pt. 3 – Devilfish in Complete Control December 17, 2015The Internet qualifier is George Stewart. You can always spot the Internet qualifier. It’s not the hoodie, sunglasses and cans. It’s the fear. The warehouse manager for Tesco wears a…
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Negreanu Trumps Ivey in $1m Shark Cage Season 2 Finale December 16, 2015Daniel Negreanu finally got the best of long-time buddy Phil Ivey when all the cameras were rolling in the final episode of Shark Cage’s second season. Negreanu was the ultimate…
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Staples: “At the End of the Day a Poker Player Has to Adapt or Die” December 16, 2015Over the last few months amiable poker pro Jaime Staples has become the #2 poker content provider on Twitch.tv behind RunItUp godfather Jason Somerville. In poker’s past – even just…
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Jonathan Little: “Too Much Rake is Going to Badly Hurt the Game” December 16, 2015Poker pro Jonathan Little has quietly become one of the most prolific poker authors of all time. This year Little published the 10th poker book of his career and, to…
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Dan Cates: “You Can Still Make a Profit But Margins Getting Thinner” December 15, 2015“It took me two years to move up to high stakes,” Dan “Jungleman12” Cates told us just a couple of days ago in Prague. “But it would definitely take me…
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How Dan ‘Jungleman12’ Cates Became a Pop Star in Georgia December 11, 2015The heyday of the poker-boom years is over, they say. Everyone’s solid; gaudy displays of high-rolling decadence are done. There’s nothing more to see here. Not in Georgia, apparently. Even…
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O’Dwyer Tops Greenwood in €50k EPT Prague Super High Roller December 10, 2015Steve O’Dwyer broke the $12m mark in live tournament earnings and moved into the top 20 all-time with a win in the €50k EPT Prague Super High Roller today. The…
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PokerStars Responds to Strike, Adds Four $1m Freerolls in 2016 December 9, 2015PokerStars has responded to last week’s high-stakes sit-out and simultaneously announced four separate $1 million free tournaments open to all players in 2016. Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu was the…
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The History of Late Night Poker Pt. 2: A Tree Grows in Cardiff December 8, 2015Joe McKeehen stares at his new, diamond-encrusted bracelet. It’s huge. He will never wear it. Only Mr. T would wear something like that. Those he cares about the most surround…
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Lush: We Need to Bring the Bad Boys Back to the Poker Table December 8, 2015Poker marketing guru Warren Lush and TonyBet CEO Ugnius Simelionis have been around the poker block. TonyBet has been around for five years and is in the process establishing itself…
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Dunst: “It Makes Me Cringe When Someone Needlessly Tanks All the Time” December 7, 2015When Tony “Bond18” Dunst went deep in the 2010 WSOP Main Event – eventually finishing in 50th place – a new poker star was born. Already known in the online…
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Daily 3-Bet: Ivey v. Samwise, Phil v. Running, EPT Live Uncensored December 4, 2015The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a quick set of sit-ups, a brisk walk to the bodega and an alarmingly fast heartbeat reading on the afternoon poker news FitBit. Got a…
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The History of Late Night Poker Pt. 1 – A Cast and a Revelation December 3, 2015Victoria Coren and James Akenhead are flicking cigarette ash on the floor. Luke Schwartz, Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates and Andrew Feldman are playing Chinese Poker on a bench. Cates stands up,…
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iPoker Offers €100k in Merry Missions Freerolls November 30, 2015iPoker is giving players a chance to give themselves an early Christmas present with its new €100k Merry Missions. All players have to do to take part is complete one…
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Stern, Galfond Lead High-Stakes Pros in 3-Day PokerStars Sit-Out November 27, 2015Several of poker’s most high-profile, high-stakes players have joined forces for a planned sit-out Dec 1-3 to protest changes to PokerStars’ rewards program. The changes, announced by PokerStars on November…
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Pierre Neuville: “I Didn’t Expect All My Best Hands to Lose” November 24, 2015It has now been two weeks since Pierre Neuville played the poker tournament of his life. That’s exactly how he approached it: a whole new tournament he had four months…
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Prague Takeover: 128-Event Poker Festival Rolls Into Czech Capital November 23, 2015Every year in December Prague turns into the poker capital of Europe. This year there are more reasons than ever to go to the Czech Republic and play. This year’s…
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Snapshot of a Successful Poker Pro: Craig McCorkell, Chelsea Fan November 19, 2015In Craig McCorkell, I see a man at the top of his game. When I talk to him I hear a man that bears a maturity well beyond his years.…