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Europeans expected to continue thriving at WSOP
The 2014 WSOP Main Event featured some interesting history on the European side. First off, Martin Jacobson became the first Swedish player to win the tournament, collecting a $10 million payout in the process. And with Jacobson, Norway’s Felix Stephensen (2nd) and Netherlands’ Jorryt van Hoof (3rd) taking the top three spots, this is the…
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Daniel Negreanu fully agrees with PokerStars’ Changes
PokerStars has started to look like a completely different site over the past few months. They’ve dropped famous pros, increased rake for certain games, introduced Spin & Gos, added currency exchange rates and have reduced upper VIP rewards. Obviously you don’t make all of these changes without ruffling a few feathers, which is exactly what’s…
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Post-Blom/Hansen Full Tilt debuts New Advertising Campaign
It’s only been a few days since Full Tilt dumped Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom. And already the online poker site has debuted their new marketing approach, which seeks to appeal to the average person, rather than skilled players who actually care about pros. Anybody who previously read about Full Tilt’s move away from “Pro-centric…
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Viktor Blom, Gus Hansen dropped by Full Tilt Poker
Sponsored pros were once a staple of the online poker industry. But Viktor ‘Isildur1′ Blom and Gus Hansen recently found out the hard way that this is no longer the case these days. Both were let go by Full Tilt Poker in a move that’s officially disbanded “The Professionals.” Blom, Hansen and Tom Dwan were…
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Popular Jason Somerville gone from Ultimate Poker
Over the past year, Ultimate Poker has been busy slashing their roster of pro players. Once boasting over a dozen signed pros, Team U now has only a handful of players representing them. And you can count one less because Jason Somerville is rumored to be out at Ultimate Poker (UP). This is quite strange,…
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Joe Cada’s Split with PokerStars foreshadows Grim Future
The death of the sponsored poker pro is something that’s been discussed frequently over the past few years. But Joe Cada’s recent split with PokerStars has hammered the point home that sites are increasingly moving away from sponsored pros. In Cada’s case, all he wanted was 100% rakeback from PokerStars to continue representing them. And…
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Randy “Nanonoko” Lew uncovers Secrets of Multi-Tabling
Randy “Nanonoko” Lew is perhaps the most legendary multi-tabler of all time. The online poker pro has made millions from his ability to handle numerous tables at once and still make profits. And recently, Lew was in the sharing mood as he offered up some great tips on how players can become better at multi-tabling.…
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Poker Scammer steals $280k – Confesses after speaking with God
What do you do when you’ve stolen $280,000 from the poker community? For most, the answer would be to hide out and try to get away with the crime for as long as possible. But for Justin Archuleta, the answer was to confess his sins to the TwoPlusTwo community and offer up a list of…
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Greg Merson signs with WSOP.com
In a day and age where sponsored poker pros are becoming an endangered species, Greg Merson managed to land a sponsorship deal with WSOP.com. The 2012 Main Event champion will become the gaming site’s first-ever sponsored player. Merson gained international fame after winning the 2012 Main Event along with $8,531,853. That same year, he also…
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PokerStars Return to US draws Closer
What once seemed like it was years away appears to be drawing very close as PokerStars is poised to enter the United States again. The world’s largest online poker site has been out of America ever since Black Friday. However, according to New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak, PokerStars should be in the US within…