2015 WPT Maryland Live! Main Event Final Table Set

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It was a fairly short day at the inaugural World Poker Tour (WPT) Maryland Live! Main Event as only fourteen eliminations were needed to determine the composition of the final table. Leading the charge into Tuesday’s action is the chip leader entering Monday, 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Greg Merson. With… Read more »

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WPT Borgata Poker Open Begins Today

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After a huge event following their “restart” after the World Series of Poker – the massive Legends of Poker tournament in California earlier this month – the World Poker Tour kicks back into action this afternoon with the Borgata Poker Open in New Jersey. Usually one of the bigger events on the WPT circuit, the… Read more »

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WSOP Main Event on ESPN Begins Tonight

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Tonight’s the night, sports fans. One of the landmark days of the fall. This evening, we get to watch the season’s first broadcast of Monday Night Foot…wait. Let’s flip the channel up one notch. Ok, there it is. Tonight, September 14th, marks the first episode of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event on… Read more »

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GPI’s Alexandre Dreyfus Pens Op/Ed for Huffington Post UK

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The poker community is well aware of the potential future of poker under the dreams of Mediarex Sports and Entertainment’s (formerly Zokay Entertainment) Chief Executive Officer and founder Alexandre Dreyfus. The dream of Dreyfus – to “sportify” the game of poker rather than leave it in its current state – is one of the major… Read more »

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Florida Gaming Officials Open Inquiry Into Hialeah Park Poker Tournament Controversy

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After a great deal of outrage from many in the poker community regarding the conduct of the event, the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering has announced they are investigating the Hialeah Park Casino over a poker tournament it conducted in late August. According to Nick Sortal of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, gaming officials in Florida were… Read more »

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New York Online Poker Hearing Sparsely Attended, Even By Committee Members

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What was trumpeted as the latest and best attempt to persuade a state legislature towards passing online gaming and/or poker regulations took place in Albany, NY, yesterday. The hearing by the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee in the state capitol wasn’t widely attended, however, by neither the constituents nor the legislators that the hearing… Read more »

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2015 PokerStars WCOOP Begins with First Three-Day Event

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If you live in these United States of America at the present moment, you probably don’t care, but if you live in, say, Canada, Mexico, numerous European nations, or any of a multitude of other locales, you may be interested to know that the 14th annual PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is underway.… Read more »

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888 Sweetens Deal for bwin.party, Terms Yet Unknown

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The battle for bwin.party, parent company of partypoker, continues. On Tuesday, bwin.party confirmed that it has received another acquisition proposal from 888 Holdings, though it has not revealed any of the proposal’s details. The brief announcement is as follows: Further to its announcement on 27 August regarding a proposal from GVC Holdings PLC (‘GVC’), the… Read more »

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