Daily Poker News & Updates – Page №149
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Daily 3-Bet: Gus Gets Sad, FTP Gets Awkward, Chan Gets Ivey December 16, 2011The www.pokerlistings.com Daily 3-Bet is a rapid-fire rundown of three of the more underreported poker news stories of recent days that deserve a second look. Any tips or suggestions for…
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Editor’s Pick: How I Made My First Million from Poker by Tri Nguyen December 14, 2011Prolific poker strategy writer Tri “SlowHabit” Nguyen is back with another book, building on the concepts Barry Greenstein put forward in Ace on the River and making them relevant for…
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Poker’s In and Out List: Devilfish Hitched, JP Kelly Ditched November 20, 2011Sam Trickett, Tom Dwan, David “Devilfish” Ulliott and Andy Frankenberger all figure into this week’s In and Out List. Yet another week is over and that means its time for…
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Palms and Pokerati Pioneer Future of Low-Stakes Live Cash November 17, 2011At a $1/$2 table at the Palms in Las Vegas, Pokerati founder Dan Michalski is leading the charge to bring high-stakes action to low-stakes poker games. In 2009 Michalski set…
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Pius Heinz Becomes First German WSOP Main Event Champ November 9, 2011The 2011 WSOP Main Event is over and 22-year-old Pius Heinz has become the first German world champion in poker history. Defeating Martin Staszko to win $8.7 million and the…
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Elio Fox Wins 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event October 20, 2011New York-native Elio Fox has won the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, defeating Chris Moorman heads-up to take the title and €1.4 million first-place prize. The 25-year-old…
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Negreanu Rips Annie Duke Hall of Fame Nomination October 10, 2011Annie Duke is on this year’s list of nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame, an inclusion with which Daniel Negreanu takes serious exception. “For what? Robbing people at UB?…
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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…