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Jens Kyllonen, Others targeted in “Sharking” Scandal
Three months ago, we covered an incident at EPT Barcelona where poker players’ laptops were compromised. If you don’t want to read the entire story, the jest of it is that certain players noticed their laptops were tampered with, then reported this to hotel security. Unfortunately, the security staff was less than helpful, leading the…
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Hot Poker Player Hana Soljan reveling in EPT Barcelona Win
Much like poker babes Vanessa Rousso, Tatjana Pasalic and Christina Lindley, Hana Soljan is quickly finding herself as eye candy to the poker world. And her poker fame has only increased following a recent victory at the 2013 EPT Barcelona. While playing in the €330 buy-in Ladies NL Hold’em event, the Croatian babe topped an…
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“Operation Zombie” busts Hacker who stole $600k from Online Gamblers
For over a year now, a number of online gamblers have been terrorized by a hacker who was stealing up to $50,000 a month. But Argentinian police may have finally brought an end to this nightmare after busting a 19-year-old hacker whose dad is an IT engineer. The hacker’s operation began when he sent out…
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EPT Barcelona Players fear their Rooms and Laptops were Compromised
Just yesterday we discussed some news from EPT Barcelona regarding how Daniel Negreanu got upset over the “first card rule.” Now a new story might even top this since it involves breached hotel rooms, compromised laptops, and a possible inside job. The reports started this morning when high stakes poker pro Jens Kyllonen discussed a…
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Daniel Negreanu quits EPT Barcelona after Controversial Ruling
Having been playing live poker tournaments since 1998, Daniel Negreanu knows quite a bit about how they’re run. And he certainly wasn’t happy with how the EPT Barcelona High Roller was run. In fact, KidPoker got so angry that he stormed out of the tournament after basically giving up. The controversy started when Negreanu was…