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WSOP $1 Million Buy-in to break Records
What began as a vision several months ago has become reality since the WSOP $1 million buy-in tournament is definitely going to happen from July1st-3rd. Dubbed “The Big One for One Drop,” this tourney already has 30 players confirmed with some of the biggest names in poker having made a commitment. But before we get into…
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NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship Cancelled
The effects of Black Friday (April 15th) continue to linger today after the National Heads-Up Poker Championship was recently cancelled by NBC. Adam Freifeld, who is the NBC Sports Senior Director of Communications, announced the sad news when he said the network wanted to, “continue to evaluate our poker programming.” The 64-player poker tournament had ran since 2005,…
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Mike McDonald wins Lackluster Epic Poker League
The second ever Epic Poker League Main Event wasn’t exactly a resounding success since just 97 of the 200 invited poker pros joined the tournament. Seeing as how invited players are given a free $20,000 Main Event seat, and hotel/travel costs are covered, you have to wonder about the future of this organization. In any…
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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…