Matt Roth: A Black Friday Tragedy

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The poker community was shocked to find out last Tuesday that poker player Matt Roth had died by apparent suicide. Matt, who played online under the screen names “notnmyhouse” (Full Tilt Poker) and “mattroth” (PokerStars), was extremely well liked by people who knew him and had made a comfortable living playing poker online prior to… Read more »

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Final Table Set at 2013 WPT bestbet Open Main Event

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Day 3 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Open Main Event started with just 25 players remaining. So, needing just 19 eliminations to reach the six-handed final table, it seemed like Monday would be a fairly short day. It wasn’t. It took about twelve hours to get the field whittled down to final table… Read more »

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WPT bestbet Open Day 2: David Diaz Crushing

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In tournament poker, there are chip leaders and then there are chip leaders. At the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Open Main Event, David Diaz was the italicized latter on Sunday. Upon the close of Day 2, he held a monstrous lead on his 24 opponents, holding 1.705 million chips at night’s end. Let’s use… Read more »

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Hectic Tournament Schedule In U. S., Europe

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While the battle in Berlin, Germany for the latest European Poker Tour championship rages on through the weekend, two tournament circuits will hit the felt on Friday in the United States that will have the attention of the poker world as well. On the East Coast, the World Poker Tour will once again settle its… Read more »

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Online Gambling Bill Introduced in Pennsylvania

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On Monday, Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Davis (D – Levittown) introduced House Bill 1235 which would amend Title 4 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to legalize and regulate internet gaming. HB 1235 has several co-sponsors already, including Representatives Thomas Caltagirone, Rosita Youngblood, Dom Costa, William Kortz, Vanessa Brown, RoseMarie Swanger, Mark Cohen, Ed Neilson, George… Read more »

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PartyPoker Cancels First Five Pokerfest III Events

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PartyPoker is not winning many fans these days. The latest in a series of missteps: the cancellation of several tournaments in its Pokerfest III tournament series. Players were excited to get the festivities underway yesterday as six tournament were set to launch in the span of an hour and a half. But just when the… Read more »

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EPT Berlin Day 1A: Ronny Voth Rolls to Lead

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The European Poker Tour (EPT) is underway again as the EPT Berlin Main Event kicked off Sunday at the Grand Hyatt Berlin. 347 players paid the €5,000 + €300 to participate in the first of two starting flights and after eight levels, about half – 171 – remained. Leading those players waiting for Tuesday’s Day… Read more »

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New Massachusetts Budget Plans For Online Poker

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Like many state governments across the United States, the state of Massachusetts is currently preparing its budget for the upcoming year. As a part of those budget negotiations, the state is looking to potentially open its borders to online poker, but those proposals would prohibit some companies from applying for a license. Back in February,… Read more »

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Dominik Nitsche – Poker Player Profile

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One of the fast rising young poker players in the game today is Germany’s Dominik Nitsche, who achieved his greatest tournament success before earning his high school diploma. Calling Minden, Germany home, Dominik weaned himself on poker through the 21st century equivalent of “fading the white stripe” – online poker. Using the names “JustLuck1337,” “TJCookier”… Read more »

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IFP President Anthony Holden Steps Down After Successful European Nations Cup Tournament

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Following the completion of their first tournament of 2013, the International Federation of Poker has announced that the organization’s only president, noted poker author and general Renaissance man Anthony Holden, has stepped down from his leadership role with the group. A meeting of the board of directors accepted Holden’s resignation and immediately set about electing… Read more »

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