Jamie Gold Launches Legal U.S. Online Poker Room

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In an attempt to at least partially fill the online poker void in the United States now that internet poker rooms are slim pickings in the country, 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jamie Gold has launched a free online poker room dubbed FreeGoldPoker.com. Unlike subscription-based online poker rooms, which charge a monthly… Read more »

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2011 WPT Legends of Poker Final Table Set

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Today is the day that every player on the World Poker Tour (WPT) wants to reach: the televised final table.  Just six players were able to hit that goal when play stopped early Tuesday morning at the WPT Legends of Poker at the legendary Bicycle Casino, having outlasted 751 other players since Thursday.  Going into… Read more »

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Full Tilt Poker Attorney Answers Questions

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Over the weekend, Jeff Ifrah, the attorney retained by Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar after the U.S. Department of Justice online poker indictments on Black Friday, fielded questions on the Two Plus Two poker forum about the state of Full Tilt, its efforts to find investors, and the status of player funds.  While what… Read more »

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World Poker Tour Announces Additions to Season X

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With the first North American stop of the new season as a backdrop, World Poker Tour (WPT) officials announced new tour stops and new features for Season X of the ever-popular poker tournament series. The season started in May with the WPT Spanish Championship, held at the Casino Barcelona, followed by WPT Spanish Slovenia in… Read more »

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Nevada Draws Up Online Gaming Regulations

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This has certainly been an interesting week for intrastate poker.  Phil Hellmuth has commented on Washington D.C.’s plans for district-only online gaming, California shelved its intrastate bill until early next year, and now the Nevada Gaming Control Board has released its first draft of regulations for intrastate “interactive gaming.” New Regulation 5A lays out the… Read more »

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Phil Hellmuth Voices Skepticism over D.C. Poker

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In an interview with the Washington Post, Phil Hellmuth expressed the cynicism that many other poker players share about intrastate online poker.  Specifically discussing the District of Columbia’s plans for legal online poker, Hellmuth said he just does not see it working. In late 2010, the Washington, D.C. city council approved a budget which would… Read more »

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Full Tilt Comments on Investor Talks

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It appears that the wait for refunds from Full Tilt Poker will continue.  According to a press release issued by the former second largest online poker room in the world to news outlet Pokernews.com, talks with the mystery European investors have come to a close. In the press release, Full Tilt stated that it is… Read more »

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Party Poker to Change Rake Structure

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According to a report on PokerListings.com, Party Poker will be changing its rake structure starting tomorrow, August 24th.  Both the way raked hands are calculated and the rake schedule will be adjusted. Currently, Party Poker uses the “dealt” method for determining whether or not a player is credited with a  raked hand.  In this method,… Read more »

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Epic Poker League Places Chino Rheem on Probation

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This wasn’t quite the start the Epic Poker League (EPL) wanted.  Just a week after the conclusion of the new professional poker league’s first $20,000 buy-in Main Event, it disciplined its first champion in a move that is quite unusual in the sport of poker. Chino Rheem, who won the $1,000,000 first prize as the… Read more »

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Cash Game Crazy Promotion Starts at Victor Chandler

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Starting today, Victor Chandler Poker is launching a five day promotion for real money cash game players dubbed, appropriately, Cash Game Crazy.  The promotion will feature a different way to earn extra money each day. On both Monday and Tuesday, players can qualify for a special freeroll in the Wheel of Fortune promo.  To do… Read more »

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Rep. Barton’s Poker Bill Gains Five New Co-Sponsors

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Last week, Congressman Joe Barton’s (R – Texas) online poker bill, H.R. 2366, gained five more co-sponsors.  The haul upped the number of co-sponsors 25 percent to, coincidentally, a total of 25, and included Representatives from both sides of the aisle. Representative Howard Berman (D – Calif.), sometimes referred to as “the representative from Hollywood”… Read more »

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2011 November Nine Profile: Anton Makiievskyi

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PROFILE Name: Anton Makiievskyi Age: 21 Hometown: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Online Handle: Unknown Anton Makiievskyi represents the Ukraine at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table as the youngest member of the November Nine. In fact, the 21-year-old student has a chance to replace Joe Cada as the youngest Main Event winner ever… Read more »

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2011 November Nine Profile: Badih Bounahra

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PROFILE Name: Badih “Bob” Bounahra Age: 49 Hometown: Belize City, Belize Online Handle: LEB_BEL At 49 years old, Badih Bounahra is the elder statesman of the 2011 November Nine. He’s also the first player from Belize to ever reach the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Bounahra was born in Lebanon… Read more »

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PocketFives Launches Poker Refugees Relocation Service

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Before Black Friday, options for American online poker players were limited, but most people were perfectly happy with the two giants, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.  But since those two poker rooms closed to U.S. players (the latter shutting down completely, at least temporarily), it has become very hard for players stateside to find a… Read more »

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2011 November Nine Profile: Pius Heinz

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PROFILE Name: Pius Heinz Age: 22 Hometown: Cologne, Germany Online Handle: MastaP89 Pius Heinz used his fearless style to become the first German ever to reach the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. The 22-year-old has an extensive online background, having won numerous tournaments on the virtual felts before playing in his very… Read more »

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Caesars CEO Gary Loveman Foresees Online Poker Legalization in U.S.

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In a video interview with the Financial Times’ Matt Garrahan over the weekend, Caesars Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Gary Loveman reaffirmed his company’s desire to see online poker completely legalized and regulated in the United States.  Not only does he want to see it happen, he believes it will happen. After answering some questions about… Read more »

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Leo Margets Joins Lock Poker

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Lock Poker announced late last week that it has signed Spaniard Leo Margets to its LockPRO ELITE team.  With the signing, Margets becomes the first female member of the Lock Poker team. Margets, who hails from Barcelona, Spain, first rose to prominence in 2009, when she was the “last woman standing” at the World Series… Read more »

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Chino Rheem Wins Epic Poker League Main Event

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David “Chino” Rheem bested one of the toughest tournament fields of the year by winning the inaugural Epic Poker League Main Event at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas Friday. Rheem collected $1,000,000 after defeating arguably the two hottest players on the planet, Erik Seidel and Jason Mercier, at the final table. The score is… Read more »

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Mercier, Seidel Reach Epic Poker League Final Table

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Surprise, surprise. The final table of the inaugural Epic Poker League Main Event is stacked with poker superstars. The invite-only event featuring the many of game’s most accomplished tournament players is down to the final six, five of which boast a million-dollar-plus score in their career. Another million is up for grabs Friday at the… Read more »

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