Daily Poker News & Updates – Page №148
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Gavin Griffin: A Matter of Pride and Necessity March 21, 2012Earlier this month Gavin Griffin wrote in his blog that he was dropping down in stakes, having gone through a year that, “shattered many of his dreams, and most of…
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All In: Smart, Compelling Poker Movie March 20, 2012All In: The Poker Movie is an engaging, thoughtful documentary that tells the story of our favorite card game while arguing for its importance to American history and culture. Directed…
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Karamalakis, Wakeman Lead New Wave of Aussie Poker March 6, 2012All of Australian poker can essentially be broken down into two distinct periods of time. There was the time that came before Joe Hachem’s historic 2005 World Series of Poker…
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Daily 3-Bet: Negreanu Power, Real-Money Zynga, Cyprus Nuts March 1, 2012The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a late-afternoon raid on the back alley cardrooms of the poker news world. Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note…
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Daily 3-Bet: Hellmuth “Disgrace,” durrrr Magic, Griffin Fall February 29, 2012The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a high-speed hydrofoil ride across the oil-soaked harbor of the poker news world. Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note…
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$1 Million Main Event to Cap PokerStars Micro Millions February 29, 2012PokerStars announced its new Micro Millions tournament series today with 100 micro-stakes events and a $1 million guarantee to cap the series off. Running March 15-25, the Micro Millions has…
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Daily 3-Bet: Hellmuth Snaps, Phangle Shoots, PAD Back February 27, 2012The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a heartfelt three-legged sack race around the poker news company picnic. Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the…
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Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin Hungry for Second WSOP Title February 23, 2012Pierre Neuville is the living proof that successful poker players don’t always have to be young, multi-tabling, internet whiz kids. The 69-year-old Belgian PokerStars Team Pro holds a record for…
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Why Poker Isn’t More Mainstream February 22, 2012Poker is all around us. It’s on our televisions, in our movies and even in the way we turn a phrase. But for all that, it’s still not truly mainstream.…
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2012 WSOP Schedule Released, October Nine Debuts February 1, 2012The World Series of Poker just released its schedule for 2012 including details on new events, the $1 million Big One and the introduction of the October Nine. With 61…
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Heartland Poker Tour: Hidden Gem of US Poker Circuit January 26, 2012The Heartland Poker Tour has been around for seven years, but with growing prize pools and fields dominated by recreational players, the HPT has become one of the best tournament…
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Waking Life: Spotlight on Aussie Matt Wakeman January 22, 2012Underrated players like Matt “mjw006” Wakeman are infusing new life into the Australian poker scene. The 26-year-old from Newcastle, New South Wales, has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars online…
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Poker’s In and Out List: Ivey Down Under, Gold’s Coaching Plunder January 22, 2012With the PCA over and the Aussie Millions well underway the live tournament circuit is in full swing for 2012, meaning there’s never been a better time for a new…
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Blackrain79: How to Build a Poker Fortune a Few Cents at a Time January 18, 2012Nathan “Blackrain79” Williams has played six million hands of small-stakes No-Limit Hold’em online with some of the highest win-rates in history. In his new book Crushing the Microstakes Williams shows…
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WSOP to UFC: The Rise of Poker and MMA January 17, 2012What strategic competition featuring marketable personalities, a large TV presence and big money busted onto the mainstream spotlight in the mid-2000s? Hint: we’re not talking about poker. We’re talking about…
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New UB Complaint Claims $20M Stolen from Online Poker Players January 17, 2012Eight high-stakes online poker players including Brad Booth, Dan Smith and Dustin “Neverwin” Woolf have filed a Rico complaint against the former owners and management of Ultimate Bet. The complaint…
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Poker’s In and Out List: Galfond Shopped, Shak Must be Stopped January 8, 2012It’s a brave new poker world as the first week of 2012 comes to an end, and as always www.pokerlistings.com is ready with a brand new set of snap judgments.…
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7 Questions with World Poker Tour CEO Steve Heller January 4, 2012While the poker world’s attention has been focused on Black Friday, World Poker Tour CEO Steve Heller has been busy making plans to not only improve the WPT but take…
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Top 5 Poker Players to Watch in 2012 January 2, 2012Digging through the thousands of players that play professional tournament poker and picking out five names that will have successful years in 2012 is a fool’s errand. With massive tournament…
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Top 5 Underreported Poker Stories of 2011 December 28, 2011Black Friday made 2011 a year to remember, but the US government’s all-out assault on online poker also overshadowed a handful of important poker stories that may not have got…