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Why You Shouldn’t Write Off Free Poker Games
A few times a month I get together with some friends to play poker. Last night, one of my buddies was totally off his game. Usually he kills the rest of us at poker, but last night he was playing worse than I’ve ever seen him play before. I asked him what was up and…
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Meet The 2010 WSOP November Nine
After 78 strenuous hours over 8 days of poker sessions, the Final Table for the WSOP 2010 Main Event has finally been determined. The final nine players, known as the “November Nine”, are set to compete on ESPN on November 9 of this year. So who made it? Read on to find out. Seat 1…
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Phil Ivey Blows Fans Away With Ninth WPT Final Table
The World Series of Poker is the biggest thing on everyone’s minds in the poker world right now, but Phil Ivey is taking a little bit of the spotlight of the WSOP by setting records with his 9th World Poker Tour final table. Everyone knows that Phil Ivey is awesome, with eight WSOP bracelet wins…
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Peter Eastgate Throws In His Chips, Retires From Professional Poker at 24
Peter Eastgate became a household name in the world of professional poker when he beat Ivan Demidov and took home the title in the WSOP 2008 Main Event, taking home $9,152,416. In 2008, Eastgate was the youngest player to ever win a Main Event in the WSOP (though Joe Cada overturned the record the following…
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David Assouline WSOP Main Event Chip Leader Going Into Day 3
Going into the third day of the 2010 WSOP Main Event, the number one chip leader with $387,800 in chips is David “a$$ou” Assouline. Assouline is a 25-year old from Montreal, Canada. His name may be new to you, as this is Assouline’s first WSOP Main Event. However, Assouline is showing the poker world that…
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How To Make More Money In Online Poker Tournaments
When you play in real money poker tournaments online, of course your objective is to make money. However, if you stick to playing in the low-limit sit-and-go tournaments you won’t be able to maximize your profits efficiently. Read on for some tips about how to make money when you play in sit-and-go and other tournaments…
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Freeroll Qualifier Belinda Roberts Living Her Dream At WSOP
I love stories about regular people who get to live their dreams, so when I heard about WSOP freeroll qualifier Belinda Roberts I couldn’t resist writing about her. Roberts, a 49-year old Australian woman that used to work as a casino dealer, has taken her place in the 2010 WSOP Main Event. Roberts qualified for…
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Who Will Be WSOP 2010 Player Of The Year?
As the World Series Of Poker tournament progresses things are heating up and the question on every player’s mind is, who is going to win the race for WSOP 2010 Player Of The Year? Each year, players are ranked based on their cumulative measure of performance and the player that comes out on top receives…
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California Will Discuss Intrastate Internet Poker Legislation Today
Live poker games have been available to Californians for some time now. However, there are currently no licensing requirements, regulations or law enforcement tools designed to protect the millions of poker players in California who play real money games on the Internet. Today at 3:30pm PST, California’s Senate Government Organization Committee will discuss the state’s…
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Phil Ivey Wins 8th World Series Of Poker Bracelet
It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to most poker enthusiasts that Phil Ivey is continuing to kick some serious butt in this year’s World Series of Poker. This week he took home his 8th WSOP bracelet in he $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Ivey has been on a roll since his first WSOP bracelet win in…