Durrrr Challenge Against JungleMan12 Could Begin This Week

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Even though Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius seem to be stuck at a standstill in the first Durrrr Challenge, the wait for the next challenge might only be a few days away. CardRunners instructor Daniel “jungleman12” Cates agreed to step up to the plate and face the 24-year-old Dwan, and the two could begin… Read more »

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Nevada Casino Gambling Revenues Dip 6.65% in June

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In figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board this week, state casinos pulled in revenue, or “win,” of $763.8 million in June, a drop of 6.65% year over year. It marks the largest drop in revenue compared to the same month the year before since October 2009, when win fell 11.56%. Revenues statewide in… Read more »

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Michael Mizrachi Joins Deepstacks Live

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One of the first members of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine to make a splash following the final table being determined in July is Full Tilt Poker pro Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi. Mizrachi signed on with Deepstacks Live to teach three courses over the next three months, largely in… Read more »

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CardRunners Re-Launches Affiliate Program

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Fans of the popular poker training site CardRunners can rejoice. Now, CardRunners, one of the training industry’s leaders, has introduced a full-fledged affiliate program designed to grow its user base even further. No affiliate program had existed on the site for the past six months. CardRunners’ Lana Maier told Poker News Daily why she’s looking… Read more »

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Magnificent Seven Discusses Poker Endurance Record Attempt

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Last month, word that a group in Austria dubbed the Magnificent Seven broke Phil Laak’s poker endurance record spread like wildfire through the industry. Purportedly, pent up in a hotel in Kufstein, the group played poker for a record 137 straight hours. Poker News Daily sat down with Magnificent Seven member Rudi Teichmann to discuss… Read more »

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Time Magazine Profiles Online Poker Math Brats

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In the June 28th issue of Time Magazine, author Dan Kadlec chronicles the “Attack of the Math Brats.” Using a defining image of five young guns – including Jason Lee – reclining on a couch playing online poker on their laptops, Kadlec reviews how the age-old game has been uprooted in recent years. The four-page… Read more »

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Michael Mizrachi Enters ESPN Poker Player Rankings

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Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi’s march through the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has turned plenty of heads in the industry. Weeks after a run-in with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Mizrachi took down the $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship and banked $1.5 million, the largest prize awarded at the WSOP so far. Then, “The Grinder”… Read more »

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Beach Volleyball Champions Jennifer Kessy and April Ross Sign with Bodog.net

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In last weekend’s running of the Huntington Beach Open beach volleyball extravaganza, Jennifer Kessy and April Ross defeated Misty May-Treanor and Nicole Branagh for the title. May-Treanor is an Olympic gold medalist, while Kessy and Ross are the newest sponsored sports icons of Bodog.net. The pair was actually signed to Bodog.net before the Huntington Beach… Read more »

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ESPN.com Holds Fifth Annual WSOP Fantasy Draft

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Since 2006, ESPN.com has held a fantasy poker draft leading up to the World Series of Poker, and the poker writers and players involved pick the team of players that will perform the best at this year’s WSOP.  On Monday, ESPN.com Poker Editor Andrew Feldman published the results of the fifth annual draft, which was… Read more »

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Nevada Casino Gambling Revenues Slip 0.66% in March

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Nevada casino gaming “win,” or revenue, was relatively flat in March 2010 compared to March 2009, according to figures released by the Gaming Control Board last week. Nevada casinos hauled in $912.2 million during the month. Gaming revenue on the famed Las Vegas Strip actually rose in March year over year. The Strip, which features… Read more »

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May Named Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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On April 29, 2010, President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Proclamation declaring May 2010 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The proclamation began as follows: For centuries, America’s story has been tied to the Pacific. Generations of brave men and women have crossed this vast ocean, seeking better lives and opportunities, and weaving their… Read more »

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Poker Recognized as a Skill Game by IMSA

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Exactly one year to the day after it was founded, the International Federation of Poker (IFP) accomplished a major goal Thursday when poker was officially accepted as a “mind sport” by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA). Poker will now join chess and bridge as part of IMSA’s World Mind Sports Games, expected to be… Read more »

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Harrah’s Denies Breach of Contract Allegations

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Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. is denying claims that it breached a $22.5 million sponsorship contract with Ultra Internet Media (UIM), the owners of online poker site Everest Poker. Harrah’s, which purchased the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand in 2004, filed a response to the suit on Friday that detailed its side of the heated dispute.… Read more »

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DeepStacks Live Partners with PokerRoad

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In a recent press release, poker training innovators DeepStacks Live announced a newly minted partnership with popular media provider PokerRoad. Under the terms of the deal, PokerRoad will serve as the official media partner of DeepStacks Live and DeepStacks University. Read more »

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