2012 WSOP, Preliminary Action: Ladies Head To Tables And Six Handed Ten Game In Play; Satellite Day For “The Big One”

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The play on Friday has set up for what should be an exciting weekend of poker for those in attendance at the 2012 World Series of Poker this weekend. The Ladies Championship will be determined, along with the Six Handed Ten Game champion, while a satellite event kicks off today for tomorrow’s biggest ever tournament… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Final Day Action: Steven Loube Victorious In Omaha Hi/Lo, Kenny Hsiung The Champion Of Limit

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Although the excitement of Michael Mizrachi’s historic win in the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship was the dominant story of Thursday’s action at the 2012 World Series of Poker, two other very difficult disciplines of poker were also able to determine champions also, although one tournament wasn’t done until early Friday morning. Event #47 – $1500… Read more »

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Microgaming Cancels 5050Poker Contract

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On Monday, the Microgaming Poker Network announced that it has ended its contract with 5050Poker.com. Citing breach of contract by 5050Poker as the reason, Microgaming will no longer allow the site to be a member of its group of over 20 poker rooms. Microgaming’s problems with 5050Poker were made public on June 15th, when the… Read more »

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Hollywood Poker Shuts Down

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Hollywood Poker, one of the long-time members of the Ongame Network, closed its doors and boarded up the windows Monday, surprising visitors to its site. The shutdown came without any warning whatsoever. Fortunately, Hollywood Poker customers will not be left in the lurch, as their accounts will be transferred to RedKings.com. The following message now… Read more »

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WSOP 2012: Oleksii Kovalchuk Wins Event #42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better

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Perhaps Oleksii Kovalchuk should adopt the nickname Roy Hobbs. Like the fictional baseball player, it appears that Kovlachuk is “The Natural,” winning his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet in as many years after besting 392 competitors in the 2012 WSOP Event #42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better. His newest… Read more »

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Bally Technology, IGT Granted First Nevada Online Gaming Licenses

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Regulated online poker in Nevada is closer to becoming a reality. This past Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission granted licenses to two gaming companies to provide systems for online poker partners. The rival firms, Bally Technologies and International Game Technology (IGT), were both unanimously approved for online gaming licenses. They will not be the companies… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Day Two Action: Joseph Chaplin Leads $3000 NLHE, Jeff Lisandro, Perry Friedman, Norm Chad Atop $2500 Omaha/Seven Card Hi/Lo

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Day Two play for the two tournaments yesterday at the 2012 World Series of Poker brought something for everyone. In one event, history will be made when its champion is determined this evening, while the other tournament features a leaderboard that should whet the appetite for the railbirds inside the Rio. Event #41 – $3000… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Final Day Action: Jan-Peter Jachtmann Crowned PLO World Champion, Ronnie Bardah Overcomes Short Stack For $2500 Six Handed Limit Victory

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It was another exciting day of play at the 2012 World Series of Poker, culminating with a World Champion in arguably one of the most nerve-wracking disciplines of the game crowned and a stunning comeback to hand out another WSOP bracelet. Event #39 – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship The 13 men who stepped… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Day Two Action: Sam Farha In Contention In PLO World Championship, Vincent Gironda Maintains Lead In $2500 Six Handed Limit

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The tournament rooms of the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino were abuzz on Friday, with two tournaments in Day Two play working close to their final tables that will be played today. Event #39 – $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship 88 players returned from the original 293 contestants, looking to work the field… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Preliminary Action: 21 Survivors Left In $1500 NLHE; PLO World Championship, $2500 Limit Complete Day One

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Three tournaments are in their preliminary stages of play at the 2012 World Series of Poker, with one of the tournaments awarding a bracelet today and the other two tournaments set to hand out the WSOP gold on Saturday. Event #38 – $1500 No Limit Hold’em – Day Two Of the 277 players who returned… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Final Day: Craig McCorkell Wins Bizarre Shootout, Greg Mueller And David Baker Back Friday To Determine Eight Game Champion

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As another weekend of play at the 2012 World Series of Poker looms, two tournaments went about their final table action on Thursday. While one of the events was able to determine a champion, the other lasted well into Friday morning and was unable to crown a victor. Event #36 – $3000 No Limit Hold’em… Read more »

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World Poker Tour Adds Two International Stops To Season XI Schedule

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In recent years, the World Poker Tour has put the “world” back in their moniker with several high profile stops around the globe. Their Season XI schedule already featured several official Season XI and regional tournaments outside of the U. S., but that hasn’t stopped the WPT from adding on two more international events, including… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Preliminary Action: Antonio Esfandiari At NLHE Shootout Final Table, Stacked Eight Game Field Remains, Layne Flack Leads $1500 NLHE

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As two tournaments determined their champions on Wednesday at the 2012 World Series of Poker, three other events were in various stages of their play. Event #36 – $3000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout – Day Two Of the 587 players who started the tournament on Tuesday, sixty would return yesterday with everyone in the money… Read more »

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2012 WSOP, Final Day Action: Naoya Kihara Wins First Japanese Bracelet, Chris Tryba Stuns Erik Cajelais In Mixed Hold’em

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The action at the 2012 World Series of Poker has been intense of late and Wednesday’s slate of tournaments didn’t fail to live up to previous events. Two tournaments awarded bracelets yesterday, with Japan pulling down its first ever bracelet victory and a stunning final hand in the other tournament leading to the crowning of… Read more »

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2012 WSOP: Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman Wins Event #29: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship

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Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman captured her first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet Monday, defeating a very tough final table at the end of the largest Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship in history. For her win, Jaffrey-Shulman takes home $603,713. It was an interesting tournament for a couple different reasons. As already mentioned, his Seniors Event, open… Read more »

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