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Big One Champ Dan Colman: Idealistic or Idiot?
If Joe Hachem thought that young poker pros weren’t doing enough to promote the game, then he must really be fuming at Dan Colman. The 24-year-old poker player recently won the 2014 WSOP Big One for One Drop along with $15,306,668. After his victory, Colman refused to do the usual winner’s interviews and needed some…
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Search for Missing Poker Pro Johannes Strassmann takes Eerie Twist
One recent and disturbing poker story involves the disappearance of Johannes Strassmann. The German high stakes poker pro was in Slovenia’s capital city, Ljubljana, to visit some friends. But he reportedly disappeared down an alley on June 21st and hasn’t been heard from since. Slovenian authorities have launched a full-on investigation into the matter and…
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888 Poker drops Biting Soccer Star Luis Suarez
Not long ago, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez was on a high after scoring two goals against England in the 2014 World Cup. Unfortunately, he marred Uruguay’s run to the knockout round after biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during his side’s 1-0 victory over Italy. Now Suarez is dealing with the fallout from his actions, which…
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2014 WSOP “Monster” draws Monster Field
The World Series of Poker staff is never stagnant, always bringing fresh ideas and events to the table. The 2014 WSOP NLHE Monster is a perfect example of this because the $1,500 buy-in event gives players a much larger-than-normal chip stack to start with. And the idea was a huge success as the Monster drew…
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Robert Mizrachi is a WSOP Champion Once Again
When it comes to poker-playing brothers, few duos are more famous than Michael and Robert Mizrachi. Both players have had considerable success in tournaments and lay claim to almost $20 million in combined winnings. As for the WSOP, Robert was the first one to strike for a gold bracelet as he took down the 2007…
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Can Anybody catch George Danzer in 2014 WSOP POY Race?
George Danzer wasn’t exactly a nobody before the 2014 World Series of Poker began. In fact, the German had made six WSOP final tables entering the summer. But he also wasn’t on the same fame level as a Daniel Negreanu or even Jeff Lisandro. Perhaps all of that will change, though, since Danzer has picked…
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Debate over Mike Matusow’s Excessive Celebration intensifies
A few days ago, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow was hit with an excessive celebration penalty in a 2014 WSOP $2.5k Omaha-8/Stud-8 event. Since then, many poker pros like Daniel Negreanu have jumped to his defense, saying that big personalities are good for the game and the penalty was uncalled for. As for The Mouth himself,…
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Will Amaya Gaming finally get PokerStars in the US?
The big poker news today – and it’s colossal – is that Amaya Gaming has made a deal with the Rational Group to buy PokerStars, Full Tilt and live tournament tour assets for $4.9 billion. For years people have speculated about the worth of PokerStars and now they know. One of the key points of…
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WSOP Seniors Event has another Banner Year
Last year, we discussed how the 2013 WSOP Seniors Hold’em tournament was a record-smashing event as it drew 4,407 players. Well, it doesn’t look like the popularity of this tourney has leveled off any because the 2014 WSOP $1k Seniors Hold’em event eclipsed last year’s mark by drawing 4,425 entrants. People often talk about how…
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California still arguing about Online Poker “Bad Actors”
California’s 13 Indian tribes have come to an agreement on one thing: they all want online poker. However, the tribes are widely split on whether to involve “bad actors” like PokerStars in the market. A proposed online poker bill would exclude PokerStars and any other site that operated in the US legal market after the…