The amazing adventures of T.J. Cloutier's World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet added a new chapter this week. As reported by Poker News Daily on Sunday, Cloutier pawned off his 2005 $5,000 No Limit Hold 'em WSOP bracelet and, in turn, the Plano Pawn Shop sold it on eBay for $4,006. Now, online site [...]
January 2010 Archive
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Cake Poker Buys T.J. Cloutier’s WSOP Bracelet

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PartyGaming Co-Founder Anurag Dikshit Severs Ties With Stock Sale

Ending a relationship that dates back to the beginning of the online poker industry, PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit has divested himself of any ownership in the company with the sale of his remaining stock on Tuesday. [...]
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Tiffany Michelle Talks Politics on Fox Business Network

If someone would have asked you who you thought would be a good person to appear on a national news program to discuss politics, we're guessing that UB.com's Tiffany Michelle would have been way down your list, if your list was that long. [...]
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ESPN Inside Deal Airs First Show of 2010

The ESPN poker franchise "Inside Deal" returned on Tuesday with the first episode of 2010. Joining the series, which emanated from a new set, were Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas and 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Joe Cada. [...]
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Hoyt Corkins Leads WPT Southern Poker Championship Final Table

DoylesRoom pro Hoyt Corkins will take a commanding chip lead into the final table of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Southern Poker Championship. The tournament marks Corkins' sixth WPT final table. [...]
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Online Poker Community Donates $1.5 Million to Haiti Earthquake Survivors

The online poker community has raised $1.5 million for victims of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti earlier this month, according to a press release distributed by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). [...]
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Poker in Twitter: Deauville, Football, Kat von D and Victoria Coren’s duck.

This weekend saw many players tweeting about the tournaments they were in, which included the UBOC, the LAPC and the EPT Deauville. Other popular topics this week were football as well as new houses, tattoos by Kat von D, and a river card made to measure for Eric Mizrachi. [...]
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Phil Laak, Cake Poker Network Launch Unabomber Poker

In the online poker world, having a room named after you is perhaps the most notable sign that you have made your mark in the industry. Today the Cake Poker Network announced the latest addition to that roster of poker player online rooms. [...]
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Daniel Negreanu Comments on Phil Ivey Taking All-Time Money Lead

Over the weekend, Phil Ivey placed second to Dan Shak in the $100,000 Challenge at the 2010 Aussie Millions Poker Championship at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. For his efforts, Ivey won $553,776 ($600,000 AUD), vaulting him into the top position on the all-time live tournament money lis [...]
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Well, How Did I Get Here by Lee Jones

I made a pretty big laydown recently and was probably as proud of it as I was of any big pot I've won recently. Long ago, David Sklansky reminded us that a bet you don't lose spends just as well as a bet you win. [...]
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UBOC Event #8 Features Largest Prize Pool in UB.com History

The $2,600 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Six-Max tournament (Event #8) held as part of the ongoing Ultimate Bet Online Championship (UBOC) featured a $1.57 million prize pool, the largest in the 10-year history of UB.com. [...]
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Jared Jaffee Leads WPT Southern Poker Championship with 27 Left

Twenty-seven players remain in the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Southern Poker Championship. Jared Jaffee leads the way entering the play down day on Tuesday, with Tyler Smith hot on his heels. [...]
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Brandon McSmith Claims Rights to Face the Ace

Recently, Poker News Daily reader Brandon McSmith wrote in claiming that Poker PROducions, which brought the NBC poker game show "Face the Ace" to life, took his idea for the series without permission. We sat down with Smith to get his side of the story in the lawsuit, which is currently pending in [...]
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Tiffany Michelle Comments on New Amazing Race Cast

The pairings for the 16th cycle of the Emmy Award winning reality series "Amazing Race" were released last week and, this time around, no poker players will make the journey. Competing last season was UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle, who hit the "Amazing Race" circuit with Maria Ho. [...]
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L.A. Poker Classic Unique Opening Event Draws Sizeable Field

Poker tournament participation has recently been holding steady or, in some cases, even showing a decline in many American casinos. The opening event of this year's L. A. Poker Classic has bucked this trend. [...]
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Dwyte Pilgrim Leads WPT Southern Poker Championship After Day 1

Two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event ring holder Dwyte Pilgrim leads the field of the World Poker Tour's (WPT) Southern Poker Championship after Day 1. A total of 106 players remain of the 208 who bought in on Sunday afternoon. [...]
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PokerStars Reacts to Rush Poker and Full Tilt Buy-In Changes

It feels like online poker news has been dominated by the changes at Full Tilt Poker. With the addition of the new game Rush Poker and implementation of a new buy-in structure at standard tables, most players are cheering the changes at Full Tilt. [...]
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WPT Season 8 Debuts on Fox Sports Net

On Sunday night at 11:00pm ET on Fox Sports Net, the eighth season of the World Poker Tour (WPT) kicked off. Part one of the WPT Bellagio Cup V aired, featuring a talented final table headlined by Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel. [...]
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Holdem Manager Now Supports Full Tilt Rush Poker

It took the poker software industry all of one week to support Full Tilt Poker's latest update that featured the introduction of Rush Poker. Now, the popular tracking program Holdem Manager has created a workaround for the new addition. [...]
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T.J. Cloutier WSOP Bracelet Sells for $4,006 on eBay

T.J. Cloutier's World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet sold for $4,006 on the popular online auction site eBay. The Plano Pawn Shop put up the bracelet, which Cloutier won in a $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event in 2005. [...]
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Poker Fantasy Moves to Merge Gaming Network

The online poker room Poker Fantasy will be moving to the Merge Gaming Network on January 31st, according to an e-mail received by Poker News Daily last week. As a result, the site will likely be unavailable for two weeks while it updates its software. [...]
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Poker Pro Canada Magazine Announced

It is only five years old, but Poker Pro Magazine has already established itself in the poker world with a circulation in excess of 150,000 copies per month. The publication is already available in the U.S. and Canada, but the company is now offering a something special for its Canadian readership. [...]
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Amazing Race 16 Cast Does Not Feature Poker Players

The cast for the 16th cycle of the Emmy Award winning CBS reality series "Amazing Race" does not include any poker players. In its last season, the show featured Maria Ho and UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle. [...]
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Table Ninja Added to Holdem Manager

Recently, the popular poker tracking and analysis program Holdem Manager announced that it had added a free 30-day trial of Table Ninja to its suite of products. The change took effect on January 20th. [...]
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Pawn Shop Reacts to T.J. Cloutier WSOP Bracelets on eBay

With 24 hours left in the bidding, the two championship bracelets that were won by T.J. Cloutier have begun to draw bidding attention on eBay. [...]

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