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Battling through a twelve hour final table – as well as the uber-aggressive opponents surrounding him – Russia’s Rinat Bogdanov emerged as the champion of the World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix early Saturday morning (Venice time). When the final six men came to the table on Friday afternoon, [...]
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Russia’s Rinat Bogdanov Wins WPT Venice Grand Prix
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2012 WPT Venice Grand Prix Day 3: Simon Ravnsbaek Leads Tight Final Nine
It is going to be a short day at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Venice Grand Prix on Thursday. If this wasn’t the World Poker Tour, the nine players remaining might be going to bed mentally preparing for Day 4’s final table action. But this is, in fact, the WPT, and final tables here are [...] [...]
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Vadzim Kursevich Wins 2012 EPT Deauville
Paul Guichard and Vadzim Kursevich began final table play in the European Poker Tour (EPT) Deauville Main Event very close in chips – Guichard had a 5.955 million to 5.670 million chip lead – and fittingly, it was these same two players who ended up battling it out at the end. After a short but [...]
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EPT Deauville Day 5: Paul Guichard Enters Final Table with Chip Lead
Just three tables were filled with players as the European Poker Tour (EPT) Deauville Main Event headed into its fifth day Sunday. While all 24 players seated were guaranteed at least €23,000, much more was just a few hours away, if they could survive that long. Those three tables had been trimmed [...]
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EPT Deauville Day Four: Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano Leads With 24 Players Remaining
After four days of play at the Casino Barriere, Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano surged to the lead of the European Poker Tour stop in Deauville, France, with 24 players remaining. 54 players came to the felt on Saturday, looking to whittle the field down to the final three tables. Leading the pack w [...]
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EPT Deauville Day Two: Martins Adeniya Leads The Pack, Ludovic Lacay & Chris Karagulleyan In Top Ten
Day Two at the European Poker Tour stop in Deauville, France, has come to a close with one of the brighter emerging stars in the poker world, Martins Adeniya, seizing the lead at the end of play on Thursday. After two Day Ones, the field numbered 889 players, of which 546 came back on Thursday [...] [...]
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2012 WSOP Schedule Released
Caesars Entertainment Corporation released the official schedule for the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) today, proudly listing a lineup of 61 bracelet events across 50 days. The festival kicks off Sunday, May 27th with the traditional opening tournament, the $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’ [...]
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EPT Deauville Day 1A: Andrulis, Ma in Dead Heat
From one beach to another. The Bahamas to the “Parisian Riviera.” It has been over two weeks since the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure adjourned, but now it is time for the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Deauville stop. The Casino Barriere at The Deauville International Centre is the destination t [...]
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Oliver Speidel Wins 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event; Phil Ivey Wins Super High Roller
After a dominant performance over seven hours of final table play, hometown favorite Oliver Speidel crushed the opposition to take down the championship of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event. When the seven man final table reported for work on Sunday afternoon in the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Aust [...]
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2012 Aussie Millions Day Five: Final Table Determined As Bjorn Li Leads Oliver Speidel
After battling through a difficult field of 659 players at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, the final table has been determined in the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event, with Bjorn Li holding a slightly more than 1.3 million chip lead over Oliver Speidel. Saturday’s play brought back the fi [...]
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2012 Aussie Millions Day Three: Matt Turk Leads Tim O’Shea After Short Day Of Play
After what turned out to be the shortest day of play yet at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event, Matt Turk holds the lead over Day Two leader Tim O’Shea and a host of top professionals, including Phil Ivey, with Day Three in the books. 75 players were alive and kicking when the play began [...] [...]
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2012 Aussie Millions Day 2: Tim O’Shea Soars Into Lead, Phil Ivey Second
The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Day 2 of the 2012 Aussie Millions, Robert Lam may have been knocked from the top spot, but right there, still stalking the chip leader is the one guy who can make any chip leader very uncomfortable, Phil Ivey. Lam is still in contention [...] [...]
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2012 Aussie Millions Day 1C: Robert Lam Leads, Phil Ivey in the Hunt
As expected, Day 1C of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event was the largest of the three starting flights. With 317 entrants, it almost beat Days 1A (153 players) and Day 1B (187) combined. Two of the top three overall chip stacks emerged from Day 1C, with Robert Lam leading the way with 198,400. R [...]
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2012 Aussie Millions Day 1B: James Dempsey Starts Slow, Finishes Strong
Day 1B of the 2012 Aussie Millions likely did not go exactly as James Dempsey planned, but the end result had to be to his liking. The Brit was on the ropes for much of the day, but in poker, just about anything is possible and at the end of Monday’s play, Dempsey was the [...] [...]
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2012 Aussie Millions: Michael Pedley Wins $1K Rebuy, Melanie Weisner Leads $1500 NLHE Bounty Tournament
The eve of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event is upon the entities gathered at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, but several players have already taken some cash in the land Down Under from the preliminary action. In the $1000 No Limit Hold’em Rebuy event, ten men came back to the felt ea [...]
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Aussie Millions In Full Swing As Tom Middleton Wins $1000 NLHE Event
The 2012 Aussie Millions is in full swing at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, with the latest champion, Tom “hitthehole” Middleton, crowned in the $1000 (Australian) Six Handed No Limit Hold’em event early this morning (Eastern time). 385 players came out for the two day tournament on [...]
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Eight Poker Players Sue Former UB
Eight professional poker players filed a lawsuit against Excapsa Software, Inc., the former controlling company of online poker room UltimateBet, seeking damages for Excapsa’s role in the cheating scandal that was uncovered in 2008. The plaintiffs in the case are, in alphabetical order, Daniel “ [...]
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Ira Rubin Pleads Guilty to Black Friday Charges
Ira Rubin, one of the 11 men indicted by the United States Department of Justice on Black Friday, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Sentencing has been set for May 17th. Rubin admitted to working with online poker rooms PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker [...]
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Gabi Campos to Step Down as PokerStars CEO
According several reports, the first of which was published Monday by Poker Player Newspaper, Gabriel “Gabi” Campos Woslovsky is leaving his post as Chief Executive Officer of PokerStars. No replacement has been named. Wendeen Eolis first wrote in Poker Player Newspaper that the initial word [...]
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Alex Bilokur Wins PCA $25,000 High Roller, Jonathan Duhamel Second
The European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) wrapped up over the weekend, but before the chips were packed away and players jetted off to their next poker destination, there was still the matter of the $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max High Roller event to settle. It was a str [...]
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Editorial: Regulated Online Poker For The U. S. In 2012 A Difficult Bet
The opinions in this editorial do not reflect the positions of the ownership or management of Poker News Daily. Since the announcement came down in December from the U. S. Department of Justice, changing their stance on the usage of the Wire Act of 1961, the online gaming world – and particularly [...]
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John Dibella Defeats Kyle Julius To Win 2012 PCA Main Event
After fighting back from the short stack on Thursday and hitting a two outer to make his way to the final table, John Dibella emerged as the champion of the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event late Friday night, defeating Kyle Julius in heads up play. The eight players who came to the fel [...]
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Faraz Jaka Leads Kyle Julius, Xuan Liu At PCA Main Event Final Table
Early Friday morning, the final table for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event was determined, with Faraz Jaka holding a slim lead over Kyle Julius and Xuan Liu after the longest day of play yet in the tournament. It all started Thursday afternoon with the final 24 survivors from the 1072 p [...]
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EPT PCA Day 4: Faraz Jaka Returns to his Throne
The European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) saw the money bubble burst Tuesday. With that plateau out of the way, players used Wednesday to not only climb up the pay ladder, but also to position themselves for a run at the final table. The field was narrowed from 64 to 24 [...]
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EPT PCA Day 3: Phil D’Auteuil, Sam Greenwood Neck-and-Neck
The plan at the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) on Tuesday was to start with the 184 remaining competitors, play six levels, and call it a night. That’s seven and a half hours of poker not counting breaks. It would be made up for on Wednesday, as it was anticipat [...]
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