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Ray Bitar avoids Jail Time – A Travesty or Humanity?
Disgraced Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar finally had his day in court, and he got about as light of a punishment as he could’ve hoped for. Bitar was credited with “time served” before sentencing and won’t have to do any more jail time. The reason why is because he needs a heart transplant and…
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Famed Author Ben Mezrich ready to release Absolute Poker Book
Ben Mezrich, who wrote the world-famous books Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions and The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal, has announced that he’s getting close to releasing his latest work, Straight Flush. This book, which deals heavily…
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Brazilian Football Legend Ronaldo signs with PokerStars
PokerStars has signed another big-name sports legend after inking a deal with Ronaldo Nazario. The former Brazilian footballer now joins tennis star Rafael Nadal, Olympic hockey medalist Fatima Moreira and tennis player Boris Becker on Team PokerStars SportsStars. Ronaldo retired in 2011, at the age of 34, after citing injuries and hypothyroidism. Despite the fairly…
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Bodog Poker re-signs Jay Tan
After finishing seventh in the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event and earning US$158,355, it’s pretty clear that Jay Tan is one of poker’s rising female players. That said, Bodog Poker figured that it was a no-brainer to re-sign her for another year. Tan was quite happy about the contract extension as she said, “Becoming a…
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Popular Online Poker Currency Bitcoin watched by US Govt.
Bitcoin (a.k.a. bitcoins) has become a very popular currency in the online poker world. Bitcoin isn’t backed by a central bank or country, and it can be sent across the internet anonymously through “wallets.” This allows poker players to easily make deposits and withdrawals from poker rooms without worrying about huge delays and hassles. Unfortunately,…
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Greg Raymer leaves PPA in Wake of Prostitution Scandal
For the past few years, Greg Raymer has been fighting for American poker players’ rights as a member of the Poker Players Alliance board. However, his work with the PPA will come to a halt for now after Raymer was busted for soliciting a prostitute in Wake Forrest, North Carolina. The 48-year-old voluntarily stepped down…
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Broke Dutch Boyd using Kickstarter to fund Poker Book
Just a few months ago, two-time WSOP champion Dutch Boyd was on Reddit.com talking about how he couldn’t find a regular job and was broke – despite earning over $2.1 million in live poker tournaments alone. Well little has changed since those days, but Boyd is trying to rectify the situation by writing a book.…
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WSOP Champ Greg Raymer busted in Prostitution Sting
2004 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Ryamer was recently busted in a Wake Forrest, North Carolina prostitution sting. ABC WTVD first broke the news as they reported that Raymer was apprehended in a “male prostitution sting.” However, the ABC affiliate later backtracked and removed the word male from the original news report. Jeffrey Leonard, who’s…
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Tips for becoming a Winning MTT Player
One of the biggest draws to online poker is the fact that you could win a huge prize in any given tournament. Of course, few novices actually capture a big payout on their first few tries – though the hope is always there. But since the average player isn’t going to get lucky right away,…
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Leo Margets signs with PokerStars
The world’s largest poker site has announced the addition of Leonor “Leo” Margets to Team PokerStars. Margets had previously been under contract with 888poker, but signed with Stars once that deal had expired. The 29-year-old is best known for finishing 27th in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, which earned her $352,832. What’s more is that,…