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Doyles Room Pros Surpass $1 Mil at World Series of Poker
Brunson 10, longtime pros and potential members of the DoylesRoom prove to be extreme force in Las Vegas leading up to the Main Event
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 22:52
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Doyle Brunson: Racism Bad, Segregated Bathrooms Good
Poker icon Doyle Brunson recently found himself refuting suggestions that he might be racist based on comments made. Gambling911.com’s own Jagajeet Chiba emphatically states that Brunson is in no way a racist
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 21:40
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PokerRoad’s Gavin Smith Wins 1st WSOP Bracelet
Chalk one up for the common man. About 15 years ago, Canadian poker pro Gavin Smith was working as a cab driver in his hometown. Since then, figuratively speaking, Smith has been on a long and winding road enjoying some major peaks and valleys.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 18:50
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Vanessa Rousso Signs with EQ Labs
Over the weekend, poker pro Vanessa Rousso made headlines away from the felt as she was introduced as the latest celebrity face of EQ Labs, the makers of EQ Energy Drinks.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 18:42
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PokerStars Granted France License
PokerStars has announced the launch of PokerStars.fr, a French-only version of the world's largest online poker site, after being granted the licence number 0006-PO-2010-06-25 from the Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL) to operate in France.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 12:13
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Hackers Fleece Online Poker Players
Police arrested 33 hackers who used a "distribution of denial of service" program to cheat online poker players out of 55 million won ($45,265) from last November through May.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 11:28
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4th of July Celebrations Kick Off At Online Poker Room
Stop the parades, hold the picnics and postpone the political speeches for just a bit longer on the Fourth of July, because UB is set to celebrate this U.S. national holiday with a special Independence Day Freeroll at 12:00 ET
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 23:15
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Van der Sloot Courtroom Will Be In Castro Prison
No luck Joran van der Sloot will get away from the notorious Castro Castro prison, not even to appear before judges
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 22:56
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No-Limit Poker Legal In Florida July 1: Bongs Now Illegal
Legalized No-Limit high stakes poker in the state of Florida could attract more pros while other new laws could scare off pot smokers
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 21:48
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WSOP: Tournament of Champions Actives Include Ex Convict
Following Day 2 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions, 17 players were still standing including a few “bigger than life” poker stars
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 21:19
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There is Still Hope For England….At The 2010 WSOP
In our Cake Poker Break installment, Gambling911.com looks at England, a country in mourning following its unraveling at the 2010 World Cup and how success may ultimately be found at another major international tournament, The 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP)
Submitted by Ace King on Sun, 06/27/2010 - 21:16
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Joran van der Sloot Confession Valid Says Judge
A Peruvian judge has ruled that the initial confession of murder suspect Joran van der Sloot will stand up in a court of law
Submitted by Ace King on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 22:50
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Cake Poker Break: Annette Obrestad Success At 2010 WSOP
To date, Norwegian poke superstar Annette Obrestad has not had much luck at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). That is all about to change.
Submitted by Ace King on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 10:17
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DoylesRoom Pros Win $200k in WSOP Event #38
Stern, Makhija and Kessler cash in $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Submitted by Adm1n on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 09:41
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Argentina Football Star Juan Sebastian Veron Joins PokerStars
The world’s largest online poker room, PokerStars, has signed on Argentina football star Juan Sebastian Veron. Veron is featured in a PokerStars.net ad (see below) that is running in the Latin American countries.
Submitted by Ace King on Thu, 06/24/2010 - 08:24
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Joran van der Sloot: Rats Crawling Up Toilet Oh My!
Accused murderer Joran van der Sloot claims that rats are crawling up through his prison cell toilet (nothing more than a hole we might add). Poor Joran!
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 21:10
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Poker Video Game Encourages Cheating
A report by Gambling911.com earlier this week revealed that a New York City magic store is selling DVDs that teach you how to cheat at poker.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 20:54
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Bad Beat for Poker Killers
A Manhattan judge yesterday threw the book at the two men he said were the masterminds behind a deadly 2007 heist at a Flatiron District poker parlor.
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 10:27
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Cake Poker Break: Phil Ivey Has 8th WSOP Bracelet
One of poker’s biggest superstars continues to make headway, winning his eighth career World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Ivey accomplished this feat in the $3,000 HORSE event, beating out Bill Chen.
Submitted by Ace King on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 22:13
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WSOP Event #38 Flush with DoylesRoom Pros
DoylesRoom Pros as Stern, Makhija and Kessler Sail Through to Day 3 at WSOP.
Submitted by Payton on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 18:31
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Online Poker Table Skin Design Competition
The pair of leading online poker sites has awarded $1,000 cash and a VIP Las Vegas package to the design guru judged the best entrant in the Table Skin Design Contest.
Submitted by Adm1n on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 16:21
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Shannon Elizabeth Accused of Overcharging Home Poker Players
Twoplustwo.com's poker forums was the site of a thread brimming with controversy surrounding a home poker game allegedly run by actress turned aspiring poker player Shannon Elizabeth.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 10:02
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California Poker Hearing Set for June 29
The California Senate Governmental Organization Committee has a hearing set for June 29 at 3:30 local time on proposed intrastate online poke legislation. The proposed legislation looks to make California the first state that legalizes Internet card rooms.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 09:57
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Now Joran van der Sloot is too “Emotionally Immature”
A psychological investigation of murder suspect Joran van der Sloot reveals he has a low tolerance for frustration and "doesn't value the female role". He also "does not tolerate when someone tries to contradict him. It generates in him a challenging attitude."
Submitted by C Costigan on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 09:11
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More Chances to Play in the 2010 World Series of Poker
UB and Absolute Poker cast the net last month to catch The Craziest Last Longer Bet, with the caveat that only the sickest last longer bets would be in contention to walk away with one of two VIP prize packages for the World Series of Poker* (“WSOP*”) this July. Now the votes are in, with UB’s MANIMACK/JUSTIN74 at and Absolute Poker’s PROOF1459/SHORTSTCK all on their way to Las Vegas to play out their outrageous prop bets in Event # 54 of the WSOP*.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 22:16
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