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Brad Pitt To Star In New Poker Movie ‘Cogan’s Trade’
Over the years there have been quite a few poker movies made, from The Cincinnati Kid to Deal to everyone’s favorite poker flick, Rounders. Some of the poker films have been good, though most have been flops. But I’ve got high hopes for Cogan’s Trade, a new poker film currently in production, set to star…
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Erik Seidel & Dan Harrington Admitted To Poker Hall Of Fame
Last month the Poker Hall of Fame inducted two new players—Erik Seidel and Dan Harrington. The two men making up the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010 are both well deserving of the title. Dan Harrington has been making his name on the professional poker scene since he cashed in the 1986 World Series…
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Most Valuable Pro Poker Players, According To Twitter
If you are on Twitter then you know that some tweeple have more influence that others. BLUFF magazine recently published an interesting article looking at the influence of professional poker players on Twitter, based upon the value of these players’ Twitter accounts at TweetValue.com, a website that uses some sort of algorithm to put a…
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Is Phil Ivey Too Young For The Poker Hall Of Fame? Doyle Brunson Thinks So.
Back in August the nominations for Poker Hall of Fame 2010 opened and the poker world has been on the edge of their seats waiting to find out which poker greats will make the cut this year. One of the prime candidates for admission into the Poker Hall of Fame, in the eyes of many…
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Poker Is Not Only Fun, It’s Good For Your Brain Too!
As if you needed another excuse to play poker, new research shows that poker is good for your brain. Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, a leading researcher in the field of Alzheimer’s disease, has recently released new research showing that playing poker is a great way to drastically decrease your chances of developing Alzheimer’s and other brain-related…
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EPT London Champ David Vamplew Is On A Roll
Poker tournament winners keep getting younger and younger. Just last month we reported that 24-year old Sam Trickett won the World Poker Open this year. Now, an even younger player is making headlines. 23-year old David Vamplew not only won the European Poker Tour’s London Main Event on Monday, taking home £900,000, but he also…
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The Importance Of Keeping Online Poker Records
Playing poker online can be a lot of fun, but if you have any desire to play real money poker games then you’ll have to put in a little work on the business side as well. Keeping records of your poker games is important, whether you are playing free poker or real money games, if…
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WPT Borgata Poker Open Sees Record Attendance With 1,042 Entrants
The World Poker Tour has always had a strong turnout on the East Coast, but nothing compares to the record number of attendees they have seen in the last two years. Last year a whopping 1,018 players registered and this year even more players joined the tournament. The 1,042 entrants this year signify the highest…
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24-Year Old Sam Trickett Wins World Poker Open
I always feel a twinge of jealousy when I find out that a poker player younger than me has won a major tournament. The most recent in the trend of young poker winners is Sam Trickett, a twenty-four year old poker pro from the UK, who just took home $200,000 for winning the PartyPoker.com World…
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Would You Play In A $250k Buy-in Tournament?
The costs of buy-in poker tournaments run the gambit from less than a dollar to thousands, but a new IPPA Monte Carlo tournament has announced that they will be holding one of the most expensive poker tournaments of all time. The International Poker Players Association Championship organizers are offering a tournament in Monte Carlo with…