Full Tilt Poker Announces First Black Card Team Pros

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Late last week, Full Tilt Poker announced the crowning of its first batch of sponsored Black Card Team Professionals, determined by a competition that spanned the second half of 2013. The dozen poker players will now have their names lit up in red for the next four months. The Black Card sponsorship program was launched… Read more »

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2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Starts Today

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While pretty much the entirety of the United States is blanketed by “Winter Storm Hercules” (really, who thought naming winter storms was a good idea?), poker’s elite and droves of online qualifiers have escaped to the sunny climes of Paradise Island, the Bahamas, for the start of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Atlantis… Read more »

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The Year in Review: 2013 Poker Gossip

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As the confetti is swept up from the New Year’s Eve celebrations, there are still some things to look back at from the past year. Something that always provides a bit of excitement around the poker world is the gossip that sometimes pops up; it can either run for a couple of days or throughout… Read more »

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PokerStars Perturbed Over Failed Atlantic Club Deal

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PokerStars is not pleased that it was shut out of New Jersey’s regulated online gambling industry and it wants to tell you about it. In a post on the PokerStars corporate blog, Eric Hollreiser, Head of Corporate Communications for the world’s largest online poker room, criticized the Atlantic Club casino’s ownership for the death of… Read more »

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2014 WSOP Dates Announced

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We are less than two months removed from the finale of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), so now seems like a rather odd time to start looking ahead to next year. But considering the entirety of the WSOP, including the gap before the final table, is five months, it may not be that odd… Read more »

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The Year In Review: 2013 Tournament Poker World

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It’s hard for most to imagine what the tournament poker world looked like only ten years ago. Back before the advent of the World Poker Tour, major high buy-in tournaments (re: $5,000 or more) were quite rare. Outside of the World Series of Poker, there was only a handful that made the grade. Fast forward… Read more »

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The Year in Review: 2013 Poker and Politics

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As we prepare to turn the calendar from 2013 to 2014, it’s time to look back at the past year. Poker and politics were a combination that made headlines throughout the entirety of the year, for both good and bad, as the United States – and individual state governments – struggled with the issue of… Read more »

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SealsWithClubs.com Passwords Compromised

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Last Thursday, Bitcoin-only online poker site SealsWithClubs.com announced that the database used to store user information had been accessed by an unauthorized user and that sensitive information was very likely acquired. As such, the site is requiring that all customers change their passwords upon their next login. Below is the entire message from SealsWithClubs management,… Read more »

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Atlantic Club Casino to Close in January

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The Atlantic Club is going out with a sigh. After almost three and a half decades of existence, the casino at Boston Avenue and the Boardwalk in Atlantic City will turn off its lights. On Monday, Judge Gloria M. Burns of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, New Jersey approved a deal in which both Caesars… Read more »

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LiveAce Goes Busto

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Online poker is a tough business in which to get started, especially if your goal is to offer rake-free gaming. LiveAce, an innovative poker room that debuted in mid-August, has announced that it is already shutting its doors. On its homepage, LiveAce posted its obituary, writing, “We have worked tirelessly over the past two years… Read more »

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Two WPT Events Crown Champions to End 2013 Calendar Year

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The World Poker Tour’s 2013 calendar year has come to a conclusion after events in both Prague and Korea determined their champions. The WPT Prague concluded this afternoon at the Card Casino in the capital city of the Czech Republic. The six survivors from the 284 player starting field featured something for everyone in the… Read more »

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