WPT and bwin Team Up for Venice Poker Tournament

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Last week, the WPT partnered with Chili Poker to introduce a land-based tournament in Marrakech, Morocco. Now, the action moves north. In a press release distributed on Monday by the roving poker tour, it was revealed that the WPT has teamed up with bwin to launch WPT Venice. Read more »

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High Stakes Poker Features $300,000 Pot

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The second episode of "High Stakes Poker" Season 5 hit the airwaves on Sunday night. Among the highlights of the popular cash game show was a $318,000 pot between WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate and Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies. Read more »

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Joan Rivers Lashes out at Annie Duke on Celebrity Apprentice

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Sunday night marked the second episode of Season 2 of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." Last week in the season premiere, Annie Duke rubbed some of her teammates the wrong way with her direct nature. Tonight's episode featured a showdown between the WSOP bracelet winner and talk show host Joan Rivers. Read more »

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Assigning Poker Hand Ranges by Eric Lynch

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In last month's column, I talked extensively about the state of poker and my guarded optimism about the game going forward. I received a surprising amount of feedback on the column, both positive and negative. Others shared stories of similar guarded optimism, while a few thought I was crazy to mention the United States economy and poker economy turning around. Read more »

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Bluefire Poker Issues Challenge to Barack Obama

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In an effort to prove that poker is a game of skill, not chance, one poker training site has issued a unique challenge to President Barack Obama and any member of the U.S. Congress. Bluefire Poker is putting up one million to one odds that an amateur from Capitol Hill cannot defeat any of its pros. Read more »

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Vanessa Rousso Signs with Go Daddy

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In breaking news from the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas, Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso was named the newest Go Daddy girl. The news comes on the eve of Day 1 of the popular NBC poker tournament, which begins on Friday at Caesars Palace. Read more »

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Sportingbet Close to Deal with U.S. Government

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In a recent article from the Reuters news service, it was revealed that an agreement between Sportingbet and the United States Department of Justice is expected sometime in 2009. The agreement may absolve Sportingbet of any wrongdoing that occurred prior to the passage of the UIGEA in 2006. Read more »

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Here’s a Tip

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"Fantastic! Another tipping thread is just what this board needs." On a popular internet poker message board that I frequent, this is a common response when someone poses a question in the non-poker forums about tipping in every day situations. Read more »

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London Sunday Times Examines Online Poker Bots

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One thing that consistently beleaguers online poker players is the possibility that they could be taking on opponents that aren't human. These poker "bots" have reported varying degrees of success, but they are still blamed by players when they have a bad session. Read more »

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Imper1um and Elky Announce Iron Man Challenge

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In a recent blog posted on the online poker site Betfair, Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi, a sponsored player of the online poker room, outlined an Iron Man Challenge against Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier. A total of 17 events will make up the competition, with at least $10,000 per event on the line. Read more »

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