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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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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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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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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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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José “Girah” Macedo Admits to Cheating

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I know what you have been thinking. “Online poker needs another juicy cheating scandal.  The World Series of Poker is on hiatus until November and the excitement surrounding Black Friday has died down.  We need something to talk about.”  Well, if you have been thinking that, you’re in luck!  And this one involves one of… Read more »

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Ronnie Kaiser Wins EPT Tallinn

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The eighth season of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) has its first champion. Switzerland’s Ronnie Kaiser became the country’s first EPT winner by running over the field at Tallinn this week to earn a first-place prize of €275,000. Kaiser claimed the chip lead on Day 3 and maintained the pole position nearly the rest… Read more »

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Full Tilt Poker Pays Overdue Fees to AGCC

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On Friday, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) released a statement regarding Full Tilt Poker’s overdue licensing fees that were disclosed during the hearing in London last month. The AGCC said that Full Tilt has paid the fees, which were reported to be around $410,000. The statement reads: “As a result of the AGCC’s investigations… Read more »

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Huck Seed Hits Video Poker Jackpot for $670,000

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Huck Seed hasn’t cashed in a poker tournament since last September, but the former World Series of Poker Main Event champ is finding other ways to hit six-figure scores at the casino. Seed won $670,665 playing video poker when he hit a Royal Flush at Aria in Las Vegas this week. The 42-year-old was putting… Read more »

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MLB Investigates Alex Rodriguez for High-Stakes Poker Play

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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is being investigated by Major League Baseball for his participation in a high-stakes poker game that included A-list celebrities such as Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Rodriguez, currently on the disabled list following knee surgery, could face a suspension if his participation in the… Read more »

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Epic Poker League Defines Logo Policy

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On Tuesday, just three days before its inaugural event, Federated Sports and Gaming’s (FS&G) Epic Poker League has released its policies regarding logo use by players.  While the rules are strict, they are laid out clearly and not left open to interpretation. Of particular note are rules for online poker logos.  As one would expect,… Read more »

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KGC Renews Full Tilt’s Secondary License

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On Friday, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) announced that it has granted Full Tilt Poker a renewal of its Secondary Client Provider Authorization (Secondary CPA).  Full Tilt, once the second largest poker room on the internet, had its primary license suspended by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) on June 29th and has not spread… Read more »

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