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UB Poker Documentary covers Scandals, Hellmuth
It’s been a few years since the UB Poker superuser scandal took place, but that doesn’t mean the poker world is any more accepting of this unbelievable cheating incident. In fact, many people still want blood for the millions of dollars that players were cheated out of when certain UB employees used superuser accounts. And…
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Rafael Nadal enters Poker World
Rafael Nadal and PokerStars ended weeks of rumors and speculation by officially announcing the tennis star’s signing. At just 26 years old, Nadal is already considered the greatest clay court player in history, has won 11 Grand Slam titles, and has captured an Olympic Gold medal (2008). That said, many believe that Nadal is the…
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Is Everleaf Gaming going to pay US Players?
A few months ago, the online poker world suffered another blow when the Everleaf Gaming network decided to pull out of the US market. Their reasoning was that the US Department of Homeland Security sent them a cease and desist letter, which made banning Americans reasonable. However, what’s not reasonable is the fact that –…
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Can Martin Balaz play 40,000 SNG’s in 30 Days?
A few days ago, Czech online poker pro Martin Balaz announced that he’d be undergoing the insane task of playing 40,000 sit and go’s in 30 days. Getting into the specifics, the 22-year-old will be playing hyperturbo 6-max SNG’s, which makes the seemingly impossible task a little more realistic. But we emphasize the word “little”…
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Where do Shaun Deeb’s Five Scoop Titles fit into Poker Lore?
If you’ve been paying attention to the poker news lately, you may have heard that Shaun Deeb has pulled off the incredible feat of winning four tournaments in PokerStars’ 2012 SCOOP. In all, he’s now captured a total of five SCOOP victories, which is two better than anybody else in online poker history. That said, it’s…
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Tatjana Pasalic re-signs with Bodog Poker
If you’re looking for somebody to be the face of your poker site – both figuratively and physically – there’s nobody better than Tatjana Pasalic. After all, Pasalic is one of the most beautiful women in the poker industry, and she’s also one of the most skilled reporters too. Following the re-signing, the 27-year-old tweeted about…
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Lock Poker leaves Merge Network and purchases Cake
The recent troubles between Lock Poker and their network, Merge Gaming, seemed to have finally boiled over. Lock has now announced that they’re leaving Merge, and making a big purchase in the way of the Cake Poker Network. Lock Poker CEO Jennifer Larson made the following statement about her site’s big moves: We are very…
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Multi-tabling and its Effect on Poker ROI
As we’ve talked about in the past, return on investment (ROI) is a very critical concept for poker tournament players to understand. ROI shows you how much money you’re earning back based on the amount you are investing in buy-ins. If you’d like to learn more about ROI, check this out. Moving along, some people…
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Are Win/Loss Limits applicable in Poker?
Those who play casino games a great deal are probably used to the concept of setting win and loss limits. With these, players set a predetermined amount of money that they’re willing to win or lose before quitting. For example, assuming your win limit was $50, you’d stop playing upon hitting this amount; if your loss…
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PokerStars, Full Tilt Deal would be Huge
These past couple of days have been pretty hectic throughout the poker community with lots of talk surrounding PokerStars bid to buy Full Tilt. Now you may already know that, for the past several months, Groupe Bernard Tapie had been pursuing a deal with the US Department of Justice to buy Full Tilt Poker for…