Chad Brown: 1961 – 2014

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Chad Brown, actor, model, baseball player, poker pro, and one of the greatest ambassadors the game of poker has ever had, passed away early Wednesday morning after a long bout with cancer. He was 52-years old. We all like to think we are going to leave our mark on this world, that peoples’ lives will… Read more »

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Dutch Boyd Issues Apology to Mason Malmuth, Two Plus Two

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It appears that the four and a half year drama between Two Plus Two Publishing and Russell “Dutch” Boyd may finally be at an end. Last week, Boyd sent a letter of apology for the whole saga to Mason Malmuth, owner of Two Plus Two; Malmuth published the letter on Two Plus Two’s ever-popular poker… Read more »

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Dewey Tomko Did Not Write Anti-Online Poker Editorial

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And so the opposition’s crusade against online poker gets dirtier. It has been revealed that an op-ed piece published by the Press of Atlantic City in March has been wrongly attributed to Poker Hall of Famer Dewey Tomko. And this attribution was not an accident. The piece, published on March 19, and allegedly written by… Read more »

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Nominees Announced for 2014 Women in Poker Hall of Fame

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After taking a break from inducting members in 2013, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame has released a list of nominees for 2014 that arguably is an impressive array of women who have contributed to the game. Each of this year’s nominations has an extensive background in the game of poker, whether as a… Read more »

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Are Poker Games Vulnerable to Edge Sorting?

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Recently, both on this site and in the poker community in general, there has been discussion about Phil Ivey and his “edge sorting” exploits at the Borgata in Atlantic City and Crockfords in London. Ivey took advantage of concessions granted to him by the casinos to rack up millions of dollars in winnings in baccarat,… Read more »

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New NBA Owner Has Ties to Online Poker

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Last week, one of the biggest news items in the world of sports was the sale of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA franchise. After 29 years at the helm, former United States Senator Herb Kohl relinquished control of the team, selling it to Wall Street financial mavens Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry for $550 million. For… Read more »

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Is Phil Ivey a Cheater?

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We all know that Phil Ivey is an elite poker player. He would almost certainly win a poll of who is currently the best poker player in the world and would be in the running for greats player of all time. We also know he loves to gamble away from the poker tables. In light… Read more »

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Borgata Fell for Phil Ivey’s Ruse

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My mom once told me, “You can’t get something if you don’t ask.” Phil Ivey has apparently taken advice from my mom. Details have come out of how the man many consider the best poker player in the world allegedly took advantage of a defect in the playing cards to win nearly $10 million playing… Read more »

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Sam Holden “Semi-Retiring” from Poker

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Brit Sam Holden, a November Niner at the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 Main Event, announced this weekend that he is “semi-retiring” from poker. He explained what made him come to the decision on his blog at 888poker.com, for which he was a poker ambassador. Holden began by saying that he will be… Read more »

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New Maryland Live! Casino Looks to Prevent Counterfeit Chip Usage

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As witnessed by two recent events in the tournament poker world (January’s incident at the opening event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open and the “chip pocketing” case last month at the World Series of Poker Circuit event in Palm Beach, FL), there is a great concern over fake chips being introduced into a tournament.… Read more »

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