Aliaksei Boika Wins EPT Malta Main Event

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Aliaksei Boika of Belarus achieved a rare feat over the weekend: he won a European Poker Tour title when starting as the final table’s short stack. At the start of final table play of the EPT Malta Main Event, he had 960,000, about a quarter of the chips that the leader, Mats Karlsson, had. By… Read more »

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Qui Nguyen Takes Gigandor Lead into Second Day of WSOP “November Nine” Main Event Final Table

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After three and a half months of waiting, the final table of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event – the November Nine, if you will – got underway Sunday night. Of course, Sunday night was October 30th, not November, which could be confusing, but that is because the U.S. Presidential Election is… Read more »

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Previewing the 2016 WSOP Championship Event “November Nine,” Part Two: How They’ll Line Up

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Tomorrow afternoon the men who constitute the “November Nine” will reconvene at the Penn & Teller Theater inside the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to begin the work of determining poker’s next “World Champion.” The World Series of Poker Championship Event is the “holy grail” of anyone who has ever picked up… Read more »

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Global Poker League Playoffs Set, But Why the Delay?

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After nearly seven months of action (counting delays), the Global Poker League has reached its playoffs. While one conference had nearly set its four-team roster for the postseason, the other conference had plenty of jostling for position with none of the six teams eliminated as of the start of the final week of the regular… Read more »

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Todd Brunson, Carlos Mortensen Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame

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In a lavish ceremony at the birthplace of the World Series of Poker, poker professionals Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen were enshrined as the 2016 inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame. The ceremony brought out many of the living Hall of Famers to welcome their new mates to poker’s Valhalla. In an especially memorable… Read more »

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2016 EPT Malta Main Event Day 2: Diaz Roars to Front

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Guillaume Diaz leads the 2016 European Poker Tour (EPT) Malta Main Event after Day 2. Holding 583,500 chips, Diaz is just one of two players – joined by Gianfranco Visalli with 518,000 – who has eclipsed the half-million chip plateau. Of the 233 players who began Day 2 (plus eight late entrants), just 90 players… Read more »

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Split Decision on Phil Ivey/Borgata Lawsuits

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After hearing evidence from both parties in the complicated case, a judge in U. S. District Court has issued a split decision on the case involving poker professional Phil Ivey and the Borgata in Atlantic City. That split decision has left any final financial decisions completely up in the air as to which party will… Read more »

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Poker Professional Dave Colclough Passes Away

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Wednesday morning many in the poker world woke up to the news that British poker professional Dave ‘El Blondie’ Colclough had passed away from cancer. The longtime poker player was only 52 years old. Colclough wasn’t a household name in the United States, but in the remainder of the world he had a sizeable effect.… Read more »

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William Hill, Amaya End Merger Discussions

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Less than two weeks ago, William Hill and Amaya Gaming confirmed rumors that they were discussing a potential merger. A so-called “merger of equals” would have actually been classified as a reverse takeover, as the smaller company, William Hill, would technically acquire the larger, Amaya. On Tuesday, both companies announced that the talks have ended… Read more »

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