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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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FOX creating Poker Sitcom starring Ryan Reynolds
Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds is most recently known for his spur of the moment marriage with actress Blake Lively. The two were secretly dating, and suddenly decided to tie the knot – much to the public’s surprise. This being said, Reynolds has brought quite a bit of publicity to his latest project, which will be…
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Why Tournament Players have Trouble with Cash Games
Most great poker players are able to go back and forth between cash games and tournaments without much difficulty. But the majority of tourney players aren’t great, which means they struggle when making the switch to ring games. And there are a host of reasons why certain grinders struggle to make money in cash play.…
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What the Lederer Files have taught us about Howard
Howard Lederer is currently in the process of doing a big interview with PokerNews that centers on his involvement in Full Tilt Poker’s demise. The seven-hour interview is called “The Lederer Files,” and it’s supposed to give Howard an opportunity to explain his actions. But with The Lederer Files over halfway finished, all we’ve gotten…
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Phil Galfond robbed by Blue Fire Poker?
No online poker instructor is as famous as Phil Galfond. The high stakes PLO expert developed a cult following over the past few years for his personable, knowledgeable and humble training videos on Blue Fire Poker. Unfortunately, the days of Galfond doing training videos came to an end when he mysteriously left the site late…
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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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Howard Lederer blew Millions on Cars and Homes
Howard Lederer is no doubt one of the most hated men in the poker world – and for good reason. Along with several other former Full Tilt Poker bosses, Lederer pillaged millions of dollars from player accounts and was a huge reason why FTP couldn’t pay back its members post-Black Friday. So if you couldn’t…
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Gulfstream Park Poker Room, Casino Floor reopen after Flood
This week held a lot of excitement for the Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino as poker players gathered around tables at the recently reopened poker room. The second floor casino was also reopened after an aquarium holding 13,000 gallons of water and exotic fish burst, causing the casino, poker room and slot machines to get…
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Partouche Poker Tour closing
Another controversy has struck the Partouche Poker Tour after this organization failed to cover an alleged €5 million guaranteed event. There were 556 participants who bought into the €8,500 tournament in hopes of winning a piece of the €5 million prize pool. However, the actual pool only hit €4.25 million, and the PPT didn’t want…
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Sam Trickett signs with International Stadiums Poker Tour
The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) has been given the green light to run it’s much-discussed event at Wembley Stadium in London. The poker tournament will be held from May 31st to June 6th, 2013, the prize pool could reach an impressive €20 million, and 30,000 players are expected. As for the latter, Sam Trickett…