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Struggling Zynga Poker grasping at Mobile Straws
Social gaming giant Zynga really shows what a difference a year can make. After all, Zynga was going strong around this time last year and had Wall Street fascinated with their initial public offering. Fast-forward to now and Zynga has seen their stock plummet from $10 (December, 2011) to just $2.21 a share and is…
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PokerStars looking to monopolize Speed Poker
Over the past few months, the speed poker genre has really heated up with a number of sites launching their own fast variant. In fact, this trend inspired us to write tips about playing faster poker games a few weeks ago. Getting to the point, it now looks as if PokerStars is fighting to make…
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Nevada Online Poker could lead to Video Game Gambling
While the US federal government has yet to legalize and regulate online poker, players can take solace in the fact that Nevada got the ball rolling with state poker operations. Both visitors and residents of Nevada can now play internet poker through state-licensed sites, which is a huge step in the right direction. But we…
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Tips for Fast Poker
For about a year, the fast poker craze died out because Full Tilt went down along with its Rush Poker software. Rush was well known for allowing people to play more hands in less amount of time. But ever since the emergence of Zoom Poker at PokerStars and several other sites rolling out speed poker…
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National Enquirer addresses Michael Phelps’ Poker Passion
Recently, the National Enquirer posted an article covering Michael Phelps’ new passion – poker. This story isn’t about a diet fad or new celebrity relationship, which seems to be this tabloid’s most common topics; instead, they’re covering the Olympic legend’s deep interest in poker. Apparently this interest has led to Phelps waging high amounts of…
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Absolute Poker’s Brent Beckley imprisoned with Enron CEO
Brent Beckley was a major figure in the Black Friday trouble as he headed the now departed Absolute Poker. And as many people know, Absolute Poker was laid to rest alongside millions of dollars worth of player deposits shortly after Black Friday. The poker community hasn’t been sympathetic to Beckley’s actions, and the US justice…
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PokerStars’ purchase of Full Tilt saves 200 Jobs
When PokerStars purchased Full Tilt Poker, many players lauded the deal because it meant their money would be returned. After all, when FTP lost their gaming license a couple months after Black Friday, it meant players had lost over $334 million in deposits. Taking this into account, many people hail Stars as something of a…
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Matt Marafioti accused of Poker Cheating Conspiracy
With over $2 million in live poker tournament winnings and an impressive online poker resume, Matt Marafioti is widely considered one of the better pro players out there. However, the Canadian’s name has been dragged through the mud over the past couple of days after an alleged Skype conversation between him and another player was…
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Michael Phelps eyeing Poker after 2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics may still be raging on in London, but for Michael Phelps, the Olympics are over. He added four more gold medals and two silvers this year, which is a nice cap to what seems like the end of his career. So what’s next for the most decorated Olympic athlete in history? Well…
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Has PokerStars finally bought Full Tilt?
Few poker players these days have faith in a potential Full Tilt Poker deal getting done any time soon. After all, we’ve been teased by Groupe Bernard Tapie enough to where another potential FTP deal seems like poker news sites crying wolf. Nevertheless, online poker players who are collectively owed around $400 million have gotten…