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2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table, Betting Odds and Chip Counts
The final table for the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship is set and nine poker players remain from the 6,865 entries (3rd highest in Main Event history) to compete for a $8,711,956 first prize (total prize pool was $64,531,000).  Poker Tournament5/18/2013
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Carnivale Of Poker Returns To 2013 World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- In a blast from the tournament circuit past, the World Series of Poker has announced that the Carnivale of Poker will return for the 2013 summer series.
5/15/2013
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What’s new at the 2013 World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Two years ago, the World Series of Poker naysayers were out in full effect. Following the U.S. Justice Department shutting down the three most popular...
4/13/2013
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Home : Poker News : Card Player Poker Tour Main Event At Bicycle Casino Guarantees $100,000 First Place Prize
(California) -- The Card Player Poker Tour (CPPT) is excited to announce more details on its upcoming stop at Los Angeles’ most action-packed poker destination,...
3/10/2013
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Iconic poker player amasses £66m with the promise of much more
(UK) -- THAT PHIL Ivey is known as ‘the Tiger Woods of Poker’ says everything about his stature within the world of professional card playing. The 37-year-...
3/9/2013
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World Series of Poker For Sale
(Las Vegas) -- The poker world was shocked this week by the news that Caesars Entertainment attempted to sell the Rio All-Suits Casino and the rights to the World Series...
3/2/2013
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The 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Kicks Off
(Las Vegas) -- Today marks the start of the Wynn Las Vegas’ 2013 Card Player Poker Tour at the famous five-star resort and casino. This is a 4-day 12 series of...
2/14/2013
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2013 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced
(Las Vegas) -- On Thursday, Caesars Interactive Entertainment revealed the official schedule for the 2013 World Series of Poker. Beginning Wednesday, May 29, at the Rio...
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Pala announces promo-filled March poker schedule
(California) -- Southern California poker players can win a lot of cash in March at Pala Casino Resort and Spa when the Poker Room hosts a variety of guaranteed...
2/6/2013
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FireKeepers Casino to Host First PokerNews MSPT Event in Michigan
(Michigan) -- FireKeepers Casino and Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan, is nearly equidistant from Chicago and Detroit. The beautiful property, opened in August 2009,...
1/24/2013
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Illinois man wins $185K in poker tournament at Beau Rivage
(Mississippi) -- An Illinois man took top honors and the final pot at The Million Dollar Heater Poker Series at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino held Jan. 4-23 in Biloxi.
12/29/2012
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M Resort Spa Casino In Vegas Welcomes The HPO
(Las Vegas) -- Next stop on this whirlwind tour of poker action: the fabulous M Resort in Las Vegas. Pony up, Penn National Gaming invites you to participate in the...
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WSOPC Tour, Hollywood Casino Events Top Early 2013 Wichita Poker Attentions (Photos)
(Kansas) -- Wichita regional poker tournament players looking to start 2013 play quickly will likely want to have a pair of events on their radar, the World Series of...
12/22/2012
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New Stops Added To Card Player Poker Tour
(Las Vegas) -- The Card Player Poker Tour is pleased to announce the addition of three new stops to the 2013 CPPT schedule. The action kicks off in Las Vegas at the Wynn...
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PokerNews Partners with the Mid-States Poker Tour
(Minnesota) -- This week, PokerNews became the official media partner for the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), the exclusive poker tour of the Midwest.
12/15/2012
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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem hosting $500,000 poker tournament
(Pennsylvania) -- Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is giving away at least half a million in poker winnings this weekend. The $500,000 prize pool Deep Stack Extravaganza is...
11/21/2012
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Former WSOP champion Greg Raymer dominates the Heartland Poker Tour in 2012
(Las Vegas) -- Imagine if reigning National League Most Valuable Player Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants decided to return to Triple AAA baseball for a season.
11/14/2012
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World Series of Poker Announces Dates for 44th Annual WSOP
(Las Vegas) -- The 44th Annual World Series of Poker will kick off on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, according to WSOP....
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WSOP Announces Dates for 2013
(Las Vegas) -- The World Series of Poker announced the dates for the 2013 edition of the tournament series, starting in May and running through the middle of July.
11/1/2012
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Wildhorse Resort and Casino Gears Up For Fall Poker Round-Up
(Oregon) -- The Fall Poker Round-up is right around the corner. The 9th annual Wildhorse Resort and Casino Fall Poker Round-up will take place November 8-18, 2012.
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Hustler Casino Surpasses Guarantees At Poker Tournament Series
(California) -- Hustler Casino, in Gardena, California, had a successful 2012 Liz Flynt Fall Classic, which wrapped up on Wednesday, Oct. 31.
10/31/2012
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Laurel’s Greg Merson wins World Series of Poker and $8.5 million
(Las Vegas) -- He did it. Laurel’s Greg Merson, who dropped out of the University of Maryland and beat a drug addiction to find himself at the final table of the...
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NARAYANAN: Merson wins WSOP Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- Greg Merson survived 11 hours of three-handed play and then beat Jesse Sylvia heads up early Wednesday morning to win the World Series of Poker Main Event...
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WSOP win not the only life-changing experience for Merson
(Las Vegas) -- Greg Merson cried. He stood at the poker table at center stage of the Rio's Penn & Teller Theater, behind stacks of bundled $100 bills that...
10/30/2012
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ASU student among final 3 at poker World Series
(Las Vegas) -- An ASU student and two poker professionals began their final run Tuesday at the World Series of Poker toward poker’s richest prize: an $8.53 million...
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Budding superstar Greg Merson takes chip lead at World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- The one poker professional capable of shifting attention away from the game’s world championship final table with his mere presence sauntered into...
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Three players to compete for World Series of Poker title and $8.53 million payday
(Las Vegas) -- Greg Merson had a feeling one his five opponents would make a critical mistake. On the 109th hand late Monday night of the World Series of Poker's...
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World Series of Poker live blog: Balsiger survives; Merson leads
(Las Vegas) -- This is the tournament that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Yet another player survived an all-in encounter with an inferior hand right...
10/29/2012
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A rundown of the 9 vying for $8.5 million at the World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- The poker world will immortalize one of the nine players who take the stage at the Rio’s Penn & Teller Theater on Monday evening. Winning the...
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Final 3 set at WSOP, to play for $8.53M crown
(Las Vegas) -- Two poker professionals and a college student have topped nearly 6,600 competitors at the World Series of Poker and are one card session away from poker...
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Final table at World Series of Poker starts slow, heats up
(Las Vegas) -- Jesse Sylvia got a quick lesson on his opponents, and he used it to his advantage Monday evening at the Rio.
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From dropout to poker star: Greg Merson is ready for WSOP championship
(Maryland) -- Stan and Donna Merson’s second born son Greg did not take the traditional life path out of suburban Maryland.
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Merson seizes chip lead at WSOP Main Event final table
(Las Vegas) -- Greg Merson, Jesse Sylvia, and Jake Balsiger are the last three players standing at the World Series of Poker Main Event, and they will play for $8.53...
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Poker pro aiming for 'immortality,' $8.5M this week
(Texas) -- Robert Salaburu looked at the roadmap to his future and wasn't thrilled with what he saw. He could take the traditional route: spend his early 20s...
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World Series of Poker contestant strong at table, home
(Las Vegas) -- Panic set in back in July for Jeremy Ausmus. Immediately after qualifying for a seat at the final table of the World Series of Poker's Main Event, the...
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WSOP blog: Merson, Sylvia and Balsiger return today to play for title
(Las Vegas) -- A few hands after Jeremy Ausmus met his demise, Russell Thomas joined him in the Rio's Penn & Teller Theater lobby. Thomas shoved his stack of 15...
9/17/2012
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Woman to plead guilty in world poker champ home invasion
(Montreal) -- Bianca Rojas-Latraverse, the woman charged in the home invasion and violent robbery of her ex-boyfriend, world poker champion Jonathan Duhamel, will plead...
9/1/2012
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High Stakes Poker in Macau Sees $6.5 Million USD Prize for Stanley Choi
(Macau) -- Macau is one place where gambling is on the rise and its reputation for a place to make significant bets is growing as well. The recent Asian Poker Tour Poker...
8/26/2012
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Two Day Ones In The Books For WPT Legends Of Poker, Strong Field In Attendance
(California) -- The World Poker Tour has reached the sunny climes of Los Angeles, CA, for its latest event, the Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino, and the players...
8/12/2012
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WPT Parx Open Poker Classic Day 1B: Henry Lu Storms To Overall Chip Lead
(Pennsylvania) -- The World Poker Tour continued its first stop on American soil for its Season XI schedule yesterday in Pennsylvania with the second of two Day Ones at...
8/11/2012
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WPT Parx Open Poker Classic Day 1A: Former WPT Champion Cornel Cimpan Opens Early Lead
(Pennsylvania) -- Fresh off the opening tournament of their Season XI schedule on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the World Poker Tour is wasting little time in...
8/9/2012
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Foxwoods joins poker world series circuit
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods Resort Casino, which earlier this year ended a 10-year association with the World Poker Tour, is teaming up with the World Series of Poker.
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World Poker Tour Event at Parx This Weekend
(Pennsylvania) -- Parx Casino is hosting the World Poker Tour (WPT) televised 11th season opening tournament beginning today at noon with another opening day event on...
8/6/2012
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Royal flush / World Series of Poker, born in smoky poker room, now a phenomenon
(Las Vegas) -- What would Benny Binion think? The legendary downtown Las Vegas casino owner enticed some the best poker players to his family's Horseshoe Casino on...
7/28/2012
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Final nine battle for $110,000 top poker prize in Queenstown
(New Zealand) -- The final table of the New Zealand Poker Tour's Queenstown leg gets underway at about 12.30pm today (Sunday). After three days of poker at...
7/23/2012
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Louisiana man wins main event at Isle
(Florida) -- Jacob Viccellio of Pride, La., was declared the winner of the main event of the Florida State Poker Championships at the Isle Casino and Racing Sunday.
7/22/2012
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Retiree wins $369,026 in World Series of Poker main event
(Las Vegas) -- Poway retiree Robert Buckenmayer, 67, finished 17th out of the 6,598 players who competed in the World Series of Poker's main event earlier this month...
7/20/2012
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Q&A: Sacramento poker player prepares for World Series of Poker finale
(Las Vegas) -- Born in China and raised in Sacramento, Steven Gee will be the oldest player at the World Series of Poker final table. The 56-year-old will compete...
7/18/2012
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Moon Kim discusses WPT Shooting Star win
(California) -- Moon Kim is living proof that to win a major poker tournament, skill is not enough. Sure you have to know the game, but you also need luck on your side
7/17/2012
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Close friends will vie at World Series of Poker final table
(Las Vegas) -- Jesse Sylvia and Russell Thomas became close friends through Internet poker and cash games once they no longer could play online.
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Final table set at World Series of Poker after women contenders fall from field
(Las Vegas) -- The last two women in the field at the World Series of Poker's Main Event were the last eliminations early Tuesday morning as the final table of nine...
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Former roommates, close friends advance to WSOP Main Event final table
(Las Vegas) -- It got to the point where Jesse Sylvia expected a text message a few minutes before the dinner break every day of the World Series of Poker Main Event.
7/16/2012
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27 players still vying for WSOP Main Event final table
(Las Vegas) -- Day 6 at the World Series of Poker Main Event is best described as friends and family day. This is the day where players who are still left in the Main...
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STUTZ: Former "November Niners" remain in World Series of Poker hunt
(Las Vegas) -- Since the World Series of Poker went to its November Nine format for the final table of the Main Event in 2008, a player hasn't won a coveted seat at...
7/15/2012
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Four women poised to make deep run at WSOP Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- As the World Series of Poker Main Event field narrowed from 282 players to 97, four women put themselves in position to make a run at the final table --...
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STUTZ: Poker player Maria Ho finds success at the tables after college
(Las Vegas) -- Moments after the University of California, San Diego handed Maria Ho a diploma in 2005, she knew her career goals were destined for a job that required...
7/14/2012
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WSOP Main Event gets more excitement than it bargained for
(Las Vegas) -- The money bubble burst early Friday at the World Series of Poker Main Event. But that was just the beginning of the excitement in the Amazon Room at the...
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Poker legend, casino executive got start in Oklahoma
(Oklahoma) -- Nine players sit around a poker table with a 4-foot-high stack of cash nearby. It's standing-room only in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as fans...
7/13/2012
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Day 3 success doesn't guarantee big money at the WSOP Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- Grabbing the chip lead, or sitting on one of the top chip stacks after Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Main Event, doesn't guarantee you'll...
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Dominic Farmer leads strong field on Day 1a of Treasury Poker Masters
(Australia) -- Day 1a of the Treasury Poker Masters has produced a solid turnout with plenty of locals and a few familiar sharks taking to the Treasury Casino poker felt...
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Treasury Poker Masters kicks off Thursday
(Australia) -- While the WSOP Main Event might currently have the attention of the poker world, there is another tournament series about to get underway a little closer...
7/12/2012
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Why (real) dogs playing poker stole the show at World Series of Poker Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- At some point, no matter how humble, obscure or subversive its origins might be, every successful movement or organization becomes the establishment.
7/11/2012
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WSOP field narrows quickly on Day 2A
(Las Vegas) -- Day 2A brought together the first two Day 1 flights of the World Series of Poker in one room, with 2,044 players returning yesterday after a little bit of...
7/10/2012
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Actor Kevin Pollak still alive at main event of World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Kevin Pollak was planning to spend time at the World Series of Poker hanging around the Rio's convention area to promote the relaunch of...
7/9/2012
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Phil Hellmuth eliminated on opening day of WSOP Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- The $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event began Saturday, with 1,066 players beginning their quest to win poker's most important tournament.
7/8/2012
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NHL star tries to score at World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Playing goalie in the National Hockey League is a lot like playing high-stakes tournament poker. One mistake can cost you dearly .
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This poker player’s dream lasted 68 minutes in Main Event opener
(Las Vegas) -- Marco Ritter had aspirations of becoming the next Pius Heinz, Joe Cada, or of course, Chris Moneymaker when took his seat Saturday afternoon at the World...
7/7/2012
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Actor Kevin Pollak Talks About Playing In The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- You know actor and comedian Kevin Pollak from his roles in A Few Good Men, The Usual Suspects, The Whole Nine Yards and Casino, as well as his world...
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Large field expected in poker tournament's Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- For a few days, the poker universe was focused on Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and his group of friends, CEOs, hedge-fund millionaires and poker...
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Will it be a $26 million-plus poker week for Las Vegas’ Antonio Esfandiari?
(Las Vegas) -- Incredibly, even after winning the $18-million-plus richest poker prize in history, Las Vegas resident and poker pro Antonio Esfandiari will return to the...
7/6/2012
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Thousands expected for WSOP Main Event in Vegas
(Las Vegas) -- The legends of Amarillo Slim, Benny Binion and Gentleman Jack Keller will be in the air, and several recent champions will be in the seats when play...
7/5/2012
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Poker’s Sam Trickett says he was attacked, beaten after ‘One Drop’ event
(Las Vegas) -- British poker pro Sam Trickett’s night of celebration in Las Vegas after his runner-up finish in a World Series of Poker tournament turned sour when...
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WSOP: Sam Trickett Attacked, Beaten Following “One Drop” Final Table
(Las Vegas) -- According to reports from not only the poker world but the mainstream press, U. K. poker pro Sam Trickett was attacked and beaten following one of the...
7/4/2012
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Antonio Esfandiari trades in microphone for cards, wins $18 million at WSOP
(Las Vegas) -- Antonio Esfandiari committed to providing commentary on ESPN for the final table of the World Series of Poker’s The Big One For One Drop weeks ago.
7/3/2012
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WSOP: Esfandiari claims poker's richest prize
(Las Vegas) -- Antonio Esfandiari prevailed Tuesday in a daylong battle against Sam Trickett on the final day of the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop Texas Hold...
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WSOP: Final play begins in $1 million buy-in poker game
(Las Vegas) -- Antonio Esfandiari was holding on to a shrinking lead over Sam Trickett in the early going of the final day of the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop...
7/2/2012
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WSOP: Pros not intimidated by $1 million buy-in tournament at World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- When Guy Laliberte began recruiting participants for the World Series of Poker’s $1 million buy-in The Big One For One Drop tournament last year, he...
7/1/2012
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WSOP: Pros, businessman have one thing in common at WSOP $1 million Big One for One Drop
(Las Vegas) -- The players in the $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker come at the game from very different positions, but they all shared one...
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WSOP: Running diary of a day on the rail at the WSOP: "It's all luck"
(Las Vegas) -- My good friend and regular home game opponent Jas Rai managed to accomplish four of his five goals in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament at the...
6/29/2012
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WSOP: Record $18 million pot expected in Big Drop poker event
(Las Vegas) -- If you missed out on paying $1 million to enter a tournament of no limit hold'em poker and gaining a shot at an $18 million payday, you may get...
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WSOP: World Series of Poker hosting $1M buy-in event
(Las Vegas) -- The World Series of Poker is hosting a first-ever event for players putting up $1 million apiece for a chance to win the richest top prize in poker...
6/28/2012
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WSOP: Final table of eight remains in WSOP Poker Players Championship
(Las Vegas) -- The $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship at the World Series of Poker may crown its first two-time champion Thursday night.
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WSOP: Michael Mizrachi breezes to second Poker Players Championship in three years
(Las Vegas) -- An emergency workout session, legend has it, enabled Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi to win the Poker Players Championship two years ago.
6/26/2012
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Queen trumps kings at World Series of Poker event
(Las Vegas) -- A decade ago, Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman wouldn't sit at a Las Vegas poker table without her handy "cheat sheet" that listed the game's best...
6/25/2012
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WSOP: Smaller field, same stakes for Poker Players Championship at WSOP
(Las Vegas) -- There’s swimming in a vast sea among sharks, and then there’s diving into a pool flooded with a bloodthirsty school of them.
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WSOP: World Series of Poker: It’s time for civil behavior from the pokerati
(Las Vegas) -- From my non-smoking hotel room, which has ceiling-to-floor windows, the curious thing is that I can still smell smoke, and no outside air ever penetrates...
6/17/2012
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STUTZ: Ivey's return enlivens World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- At the halfway point of the 43rd World Series of Poker, several storylines have developed. Popular poker professional Andy Bloch won his first-ever...
6/15/2012
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Casino operator buys bankrupt poker tour and league
(Las Vegas) -- Casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., of Las Vegas, announced today that it is buying the Heartland Poker Tour and its related assets, including...
6/11/2012
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Phil Hellmuth Jr. wins record-setting 12th career World Series of Poker event
(Las Vegas) -- Poker superstar Phil Hellmuth Jr. won his record-setting 12th World Series of Poker individual event championship bracelet early Monday morning at the Rio...
6/7/2012
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Casino Aztar players headed to Atlantic City slot competition
(Indiana) -- The Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey will be hosting players from all Tropicana Entertainment gaming properties, including Casino Aztar, to...
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With law degree earned, Selbst turns focus to play, World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Vanessa Selbst didn't hide her professional poker career from professors and classmates while attending Yale Law School.
6/3/2012
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2012 World Series of Poker: Week 1 in Review
(Las Vegas) -- A week ago today the 43rd annual World Series of Poker got underway at the Rio All-Suites Resort and Casino in Las Vegas with the traditional closed Event...
6/2/2012
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Genting Poker Tour Moves Into Edinburgh
(UK) -- The all-new Genting Poker series has rolled into Edinburgh, where gaming enthusiasts are being encouraged to take part in the ongoing casino tour.
5/28/2012
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A comprehensive guide of what to watch at the 2012 World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Feeling overwhelmed by the 2012 World Series of Poker, which kicks off with its first open event of the summer today, is natural. The 43rd annual WSOP...
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Phil Hellmuth: '80 or 90 Percent' on Playing World Series of Poker $1 Million Buy-In Tournament
(Las Vegas) -- Eleven-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth will likely play in the $1 million buy-in event this summer, he told Card Player on Monday...
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Phil Ivey Makes Debut at 2012 World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Phil Ivey, widely considered poker’s best all-around player, has made his debut at the 2012 World Series of Poker. The eight-time bracelet winner...
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World Series of Poker opens in Las Vegas with $1,500 buy-in tournament
(Las Vegas) -- For serious poker players, it’s like Christmas and the Olympics combined. The World Series of Poker opened in Las Vegas Monday with its first gold...
5/27/2012
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2012 World Series of Poker Begins Today
(Las Vegas) -- The city of Las Vegas is replete with activities for its visitors. Shows, casinos and “other” adult activities abound but, for slightly more...
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2012 WSOP Gets Underway Today
(Las Vegas) -- The 43rd annual World Series of Poker is all set to kick off in Las Vegas starting Sunday, May 27th, eventually building up to its climatic finale on July...
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43rd World Series of Poker to begin in Las Vegas
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas poker dealers and casino employees are getting a chance to play in a prelude to the 43rd annual World Series of Poker.
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A Guide to the 2012 World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- The World Series of Poker starts on Sunday; this is your guide to the action in Las Vegas, and how to follow this year’s WSOP. The World Series of...
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Casino employees welcome 2012 World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- It’s an event card player’s look forward to all year, the World Series of Poker, and the two month tournament began Sunday at the Rio Hotel...
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Jeweler: World Series of Poker bracelet most expensive sports prize ever
(Las Vegas) -- The cards may decide winner, but they can't beat the bling. The World Series of Poker unveiled its championship bracelet for the main event winner...
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World Series of Poker Begins Sunday
(USA) -- Cards get into the air on Sunday, May 27 at the 43rd annual World Series of Poker. The biggest tournament series of the year will feature a record 61 bracelet...
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World Series of Poker Kicks Off With Casino Employees Event
(Las Vegas) -- With the announcement of “shuffle up and deal,” the first event of the 2012 World Series Of Poker officially kicked off on Sunday, marking the...
5/26/2012
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Ups and Downs: WSOP predictions
(Las Vegas) -- Get psyched, poker fans, it's that time of year again. It's time for the seven weeks that all poker players have been waiting for since last July.
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Stockport native Vogel sets sights on Vegas after cashing in at Niagara
(New York) -- When Billy Vogel leaves for Las Vegas May 27 to compete in various World Series of Poker events, he will do so with just one major tournament under his...
5/22/2012
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World Series of Poker expanding in 2012
(Las Vegas) -- The biggest spectacle in poker kicks off Sunday. The 2012 World Series of Poker promises to be bigger than ever. The annual event will now feature 61 gold...
5/20/2012
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Poker players vie for spot in Vegas
(Ottawa) -- While others spent Sunday afternoon trying to beat the heat, players at a high-stakes poker tournament in Gatineau kept their cool under pressure as they...
5/16/2012
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How gambling on the World Series of Poker could influence play
(Las Vegas) -- Addicts rejoice! You can now gamble on gambling. Yes, this year, the Gaming Control Board of Nevada will allow gamblers to bet on the outcomes of various...
5/10/2012
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Poker Pro Gavin Griffin On Playing In Kill Games
(California) -- One thing that everybody playing poker is looking for is action and the casinos cater to that as much as possible. In LA this comes in a few forms. The...
5/3/2012
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Isle of Man gambling tournament legislation moves step closer
(UK) -- A BILL that aims to promote the staging of live gaming tournaments in the island has moved a step closer to becoming law.
4/30/2012
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Big time poker comes to Melbourne
(Australia) -- The World Series of Poker is coming to Australia. The hugely popular series will debut at Melbourne's Crown Casino in April next year and feature five...
4/24/2012
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Where Are They Now: WPT Season IX Foxwoods Poker Finals Champion Jeff Forrest
(Connecticut) -- The latest broadcast of the World Poker Tour Season X on Fox Sports Network featured the World Poker Finals from Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
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HPT: Record Turnout for the Black Hawk, CO Event
(Colorado) -- The turmoil between the Epic Poker League and the Heartland Poker Tour may be ongoing, but if you look past the drama you’ll see that it isn’t...
4/23/2012
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Kansas poker rooms making presence felt
(Kansas) -- Kansas has been stirring up local players and games in its two newest casino poker rooms in Kansas City and in Mulvane (outside of Wichita,) but is the...
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Mike Sexton: "Poker is ultimate reality TV"
(Florida) -- Ten years ago, Mike Sexton hosted his first televised poker tournament at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, ushering the words “flop,” “turn...
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$10,000 entry fee for Tiger’s poker tourney
(Las Vegas) -- Instead of playing in this week’s PGA Tour event — the Zurich Classic, near New Orleans — Tiger Woods will be hosting a poker game.
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Spotlight 29 Casino Offering Satellite Tournaments For World Series Of Poker Events
(California) -- Spotlight 29 Casino is hosting three World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournaments, with the winner of each tournament earning a prize package valued at $12,...
4/16/2012
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Hard Rock event helps new non-profit
(Florida) -- The Fara’s Place Charity Poker Tournament will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at The Poker Room in Seminole Paradise at the Seminole Hard...
4/12/2012
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WSOP $1M Tourney To Be Richest Win
(Las Vegas) -- A never-before-seen $1 million buy-in tournament at the World Series of Poker this year will generate the richest top prize in poker history at more than...
4/10/2012
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Manitoba Lotteries puts on its poker face
(Manitoba) -- Manitoba Lotteries got to the game late but they are in it to win it. McPhillips Station Casino will host the second annual Manitoba Lotteries Poker Open,...
3/29/2012
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PFINGSTEN: Tournament director brings World Series of Poker to his hometown
(California) -- While more than a few Escondido natives have tried their luck at Harrah's Rincon, Bill Bruce is probably the only one who has brought a real-life...
3/20/2012
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Poker league files for bankruptcy
(USA) -- The owner of the US-based Epic Poker League, Federated Sports and Gaming, is committed to finding a “constructive way forward” after filing for...
3/11/2012
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Poker players hunker down for Deep Stack Series
(New Zealand) -- Poker players from around New Zealand will be hitting the tables for the 2012 SKYCITY Deep Stack Series at the SKYCITY Casino Poker Room from Monday 26...
3/8/2012
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Mike Sexton: Enthusiasm in 'World Poker Tour' booth
(California) -- When Mike Sexton moved from the poker table to the nascent "World Poker Tour" broadcast booth almost a decade ago, the game was waning. Casinos...
2/29/2012
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Epic Poker League company files for bankruptcy
(Maryland) -- The company that owns and manages the upstart Epic Poker League has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Federated Sports + Gaming, a company...
2/28/2012
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Commerce is Rolling to Conclusion
(California) -- It’s all over, but the shouting— almost. As we go to press, only a few events remain to be contested at Commerce Casino’s Los Angeles...
2/27/2012
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PokerStars says ‘bye’ in style
(Macau) -- PokerStars Macau at Casino Grand Lisboa hosted the biggest and richest ever ‘Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon’ from February 18 to February 26 and set...
2/25/2012
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WPT: Phil Ivey Returns for LA Poker Classic
(California) -- Michael Rocco may have the chip lead and Jonathan Duhamel may be the big name who had a big day, but the real star of the opening day of the World Poker...
2/18/2012
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World Poker Tour deals its 10th season
(California) -- With prize pools in the eight figures, tournament poker is big business. And one of the best known brands in the business is World Poker Tour, which...
2/12/2012
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2012 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open Day 1b: Juttelstad Shoots To the Top
(Florida) -- Day 1b of the World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino wrapped up on Saturday. Joining the 125 players...
1/31/2012
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Guest Blog: Mutual Respect Among The Poker Majors
(USA) -- Does poker need a “majors” system? Isn’t it time that the major entities offering poker tournaments around the world worked together for the...
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First Ever WPT Regional in Pennsylvania will be at Parx Casino!
(Pennsylvania) -- After speculation and rumors, the WPT is coming to Bensalem, Pennsylvania, where the Parx casino—the largest in Pennsylvania, with fifty tables...
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'Lucky' poker ace takes $1.6m prize
(Australia) -- After three years travelling the world as a professional poker player, Oliver Speidel knows it is a no-no to let your feelings show. But the 26-year-old...
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First Genting Poker Series Main Event Kicks Off Tomorrow
(UK) -- Tomorrow not only marks the start of a brand new month but it is also the day that the Genting Poker Series lunches in Birmingham. Star City Casino is the venue...
1/28/2012
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Lucky Hearts series begins at Hard Rock
(Florida) -- The World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open will begin Sunday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, and a couple of famous faces will be...
1/22/2012
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World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant Day 1: Chris Tiller Leads
(Oklahoma) -- Two starting flights and over 14 hours of action on Day 1 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Choctaw Casino and Resort saw nearly 1,000...
1/21/2012
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Poker celebrities come to WSOP event
(Oklahoma) -- With just a few days left players are going 'all-in' at the the World Series of Poker event in Durant. Friday players put down their hands to shake...
1/11/2012
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World Series of Poker coming back to Choctaw
(Oklahoma) -- In just a couple days hundreds of people will head to the Choctaw Casino in Durant for the second annual World Series of Poker Circuit event.
1/8/2012
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Oklahoma Poker Superstar Is $4 Million Man
(Las Vegas) -- While Tulsa native Ben Lamb had his run for the World Series of Poker Main Event championship cut short in November, he still took home more than $4...
1/5/2012
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Parx to Host State's First World Poker Tour Event
(Pennsylvania) -- Parx Casino recently announced that it's hosting the first World Poker Tour Regional Event in Pennsylvania. Featuring 12 tournaments and $200,000...
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LA Poker Classic Begins January 18 at Commerce Casino
(California) -- Tournament poker's major championship season begins January 18 with the much-anticipated 20th anniversary LA Poker Classic at Commerce Casino.
1/2/2012
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N.D. Texas Hold’em champ crowned
(North Dakota) -- A California man who came to Minot in 2011 to help remodel flooded homes is the state's newest Texas Hold'em champion. Jeremy Keillor, of Santa...
12/27/2011
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For poker growth, a Tour de force
(Las Vegas) -- In some ways, the World Poker Tour has gotten lost in the hoopla that has surrounded the game over the past 10 years.
12/23/2011
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Column: Potawatomi Autumn Poker Feast draws 182 entries
(Wisconsin) -- The Autumn Feast tournament at Potawatomi Bingo and Casino on Nov. 13 came down to Brian Andrews and Patrick Mayew. The $500 buy-in attracted 182 players...
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Venetian, Caesars each have great series, big draws
(Las Vegas) -- Huy Nguyen topped a field of 520 to capture the main event of the fifth annual Caesars Palace Poker Classic. The victory, the second largest payday of his...
12/19/2011
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Philadelphian wins Main Event for Epic Poker League at Palms
(Las Vegas) -- Professional poker player Chris Klodnicki of Philadelphia captured the third Epic Poker League Main Event Sunday night at the Palms, taking home $801,680.
12/18/2011
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PokerNews Debate: Paying More or Fewer Players in a Tournament Field
(USA) -- Last week, the World Poker Tour drew the ire of many poker pros when the 2011 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic drew 413 players.
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Legendary Poker Player Phil Hellmuth Plays in his Annual Charity Event
(Wisconsin) -- Phil Hellmuth, 47, an eleven-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, recently went back home to Madison, Wisconsin to host the second annual Hellmuth...
12/12/2011
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Englishman takes title in World Poker Tour event at Bellagio
(Las Vegas) -- James Dempsey of Brighton, England, won the World Poker Tour's Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Sunday at Bellagio.
12/9/2011
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Card Player Native American Casino Poker Tour Starts Saturday
(Oklahoma) -- On Saturday, the Card Player Native American Casino Poker Tour will officially kick off its inaugural Main Event at Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma.
12/8/2011
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Re-Entry Tournaments -- Good or Bad for Poker?
(USA) -- One of the most polarizing issues in the poker world today is the emergence of re-entry tournaments and whether or not they are good for the overall health of...
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Genting Poker Series Makes Changes to Tour Stops
(UK) -- Genting Poker has revealed several “logical” changes to their poker tournament series that kicks off next year. The Genting Poker Series announced...
12/6/2011
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22 players commit to play $1 million buy-in poker tourney
(Las Vegas) -- World Series of Poker officials said Monday that 22 players have committed to putting up $1 million each to buy into the most expensive card tournament...
12/3/2011
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Day 2 Results From NACPT Choctaw
(Mississippi) -- The tables were busy on the second day of the Native American Casino Poker Tour series at the Choctaw Casino Resort, with thousands of dollars awarded...
11/20/2011
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Tacticpoker: British Online Poker Stars Pay No Taxes on WSOP Winnings
(UK) -- Tacticpoker (http://www.tacticpoker.com) reports that 2011 WSOP November Nine competitor Sam Holden of the UK won’t need to pay any taxes on his $782,115...
11/18/2011
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Canadian-poker: German Online Poker Stars Pay No Taxes on WSOP Winnings
(Quebec) -- Canadian-poker (http://www.canadian-poker.ca) reports that 2011 WSOP champion Pius Heinz won’t need to pay any taxes on his $8.7 million in winnings.
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World Series of Poker Announces Circuit Stop at the Bicycle Casino
(Las Vegas) -- The World Series of Poker Circuit has added a new stop to the 2011-2012 schedule. For the first time, the WSOP Circuit will visit the Bicycle Casino in...
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WSOP will bring circuit tour to the Bicycle Club in Los Angeles
(Las Vegas) -- For the first time, the World Series of Poker Circuit tour will make a stop in Los Angeles. Tournament officials announced plans to bring the tour to the...
11/10/2011
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German wins $11.2m poker jackpot
(New Zealand) -- Professional German poker player Pius Heinz won an US$8.7 million (NZ$11.2m) jackpot in the World Series of Poker championship, the third highest payout...
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WSOP Champ Heinz Hailed As Poker Pope Pius In Native Germany
(Germany) -- Pius Heinz, the 2011 winner of the World Series of Poker, has received loads of media attention in his native Germany, where he is hailed as the Poker Pope.
11/9/2011
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Finale 'surprising' for World Series of Poker champion Heinz
(Las Vegas) -- The final 15 minutes of the World Series of Poker's Main Event was equally as furious and bizarre as the night's initial four hands some six hours...
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Heinz beats Staszko in $8.72M WSOP main event
(Las Vegas) -- Earlier this year, Pius Heinz was deciding whether to play cards full-time. Now that the 22-year-old German has won the $8.72 million prize at the World...
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Pius Heinz aces World Series of Poker Main Event
(Las Vegas) -- Pius Heinz’s mother rushed down to the Penn & Teller Theater lobby with outstretched arms ready for a congratulatory embrace approximately 15...
11/8/2011
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STUTZ: 'Robin Hood,' 'First Lady' land in Poker Hall of Fame
(Las Vegas) -- The selection of Barry Greenstein to the 2011 class of the Poker Hall of Fame was a logical choice. Linda Johnson's induction was both logical and...
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Aiken native's poker winnings total $2.3M
(Las Vegas) -- Aiken native Phil Collins finished in fifth place in the World Series of Poker and walked away from the table $2.3 million richer, reportedly his biggest...
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Germany's Heinz aces World Series of Poker finale
(Las Vegas) -- Pius Heinz of Germany won the World Series of Poker's Main Event this morning in a dramatic comeback.
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Three players still in WSOP head to finale with most info ever
(Las Vegas) -- The three top finishers at the World Series of Poker are preparing to settle an $8.72 million title armed with more information than ever before, adding a...
11/7/2011
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The herd is thinned at World Series of Poker
(Las Vegas) -- Five rapid-fire eliminations Sunday — including two players bounced on consecutive hands — brought the World Series of Poker one bust away...
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WSOP field thins to final three
(Las Vegas) -- Three card professionals from Germany, the Czech Republic and Las Vegas will finish a marathon battle for $8.72 million after battling through a gauntlet...
11/6/2011
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IGT to promote Heads Up video poker slot machine at WSOP
(Las Vegas) -- Slot machine giant International Game Technology is targeting the thousands of poker fans who will be at the Rio Sunday as it unveils a new video poker...
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WSOP finalists return with $8.7M prize up for grabs; casino odds say it’s anyone’s game
(Las Vegas) -- After 3½ months of reflection and study, nine card sharks are returning to Las Vegas to settle the $8.72 million title at the World Series of Poker.
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WSOP to air almost-live final table
(Las Vegas) -- The final table of the WSOP Main Event will be broadcast today on a slight delay, continuing its coverage from July of full detail of the tournament.
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Vancouver man takes home British Columbia’s largest poker tournament top prize worth $288,467
(British Columbia) -- River Rock Casino Resort is proud to announce that the winner of the seventh annual British Columbia Poker Championships is Rajdeep Pooni from...
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Kitchen hand to casino king
(New York) -- From busboy to big shot: The 25-year-old son of one of the owners of Upper East Side restaurant Elio’s has won just under $2 million in a top...
11/5/2011
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A final table unlike any other
(Las Vegas) -- The broadcast of the 2003 World Series of Poker main event stands out as the most important moment in televised poker history. When accountant Chris...
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International finalists return to Vegas for WSOP
(Las Vegas) -- Nine card players from seven different countries are returning to Las Vegas this weekend in search of life-changing riches, the spoils of winning as much...
11/3/2011
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Three like-minded locals go after poker’s world championship this weekend
(Las Vegas) -- Poker’s unprecedented popularity surge in the past decade created a subset of young men who quickly found success in the game and turned it into a...
10/30/2011
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Money Bubble Generates Controversy at Foxwoods WPT World Poker Finals
(Connecticut) -- The World Poker Tour’s World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort and Casino played down to the money bubble on Saturday evening, leaving just 27...
10/29/2011
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Day Two In The Books At WPT Foxwoods, Dan Colpoys Leads Andy Frankenberger
(Connecticut) -- At the World Poker Tour stop at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, the $10,000 World Poker Finals have wrapped up their second day...
10/18/2011
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ESPN, World Series of Poker change finale TV plans
(Las Vegas) -- ESPN and the World Series of Poker are changing the way the finale of the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold `em main event will unfold among players and...
10/17/2011
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Final WSOP table to play out in nearly real time
(Las Vegas) -- In a first for televised poker, audiences will be able to see the final table of the World Series of Poker play out in nearly real time.
10/16/2011
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Erie casino ups ante with $25,000 poker tournament
(Pennsylvania) -- You can thank the federal government's crackdown on Internet poker sites for bringing Chris Moneymaker to Erie. Moneymaker, the 2003 World Series...
10/15/2011
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A deaf poker comp? You can bet on it!
(Australia) -- THEY play for riches, glory and bragging rights, but if they win they won't hear any cheers. These are the 120 deaf poker players who will be in...
10/13/2011
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NBC cancels National Heads-Up Poker Championship
(Las Vegas) -- The National Heads-Up Poker Championship has become a casualty of the government’s crackdown on Internet Poker. NBC confirmed the event, held at...
10/9/2011
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LOVE/HATE relationship
(Manitoba) -- Playing tournaments can be a great way to pad your bankroll. They can also be a detriment to it if you aren't in the right frame of mind and let your...
10/8/2011
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Daytona kennel club betting on national exposure with poker tournament
(Florida) -- There was a time if you saw a guy like Greg Raymer on ESPN, it'd likely be in a Doritos commercial. But then, the omnipresent sports network started...
10/7/2011
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Three WSOP champions among 2011 Poker Hall of Fame nominees
(Las Vegas) -- Three former winners of the World Series of Poker's Main Event are among the 10 finalists nominated for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame.
10/1/2011
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Canterbury Park's Michael Hochman Discusses the Canterbury Park Fall Poker Classic
(Minnesota) -- Do you remember the first time you ever stepped into a poker room? I remember mine. Nearly ten years ago, I made a four-hour trip across the state line to...
9/26/2011
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Chris Moneymaker To Host $25,000 Poker Tournament At New Pennsylvania Casino Poker Room
(Pennsylvania) -- In what is quickly becoming a potential new gaming Mecca, former World Champion Chris Moneymaker will be the host of a large tournament in the new...
9/25/2011
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Poker legend Scotty Nguyen, in Immokalee for two weekend tournaments, tells his story of personal triumph
(Florida) -- Thuan “Scotty” Nguyen doesn’t want to hear it when fellow poker players comment on his luck and curse their own. It’s not luck,...
9/16/2011
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Gaming: Player-friendly World Poker Tour returns to Reno
(Reno) -- After a three-year hiatus, the World Poker Tour is ready to resume shuffling up and dealing in Reno. The WPT's Regional Western Poker Challenge starts...
9/11/2011
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Quiet Erik Seidel Makes Loud Impact
(Las Vegas) -- The low key demeanor carried by poker pro Erik Seidel doesn’t mean that his presence doesn’t speak volumes. The number two ranked player in...
9/8/2011
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Poker series circuit events begin today
(Louisiana) -- The name of the most popular card game going may be "Texas Hold'em," but Louisiana is where it all began. A few hundred miles northwest of...
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Epic Poker League: Greg Mueller crowned champion of the Pro/Am tournament
(Las Vegas) -- The second stage of the Epic Poker League tournament has just begun. At the inaugural event which is the Pro/Am tournament of $ 1,500 buy-in, a field of...
8/31/2011
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Will Failla Wins WPT Legends of Poker
(California) -- Will Failla rode a chip lead at the final table to take his first major tournament victory, winning the WPT Legends of Poker tournament at the Bicycle...
8/30/2011
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Will Failla leads WPT Legends final table
(California) -- Will "The Thrill" Failla is one of poker's more colorful characters. Often outspoken at the tables and the proud owner of one of the...
8/21/2011
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The Week That Was: WSOP on ESPN and More Macedo Trouble
(USA) -- August is quickly drawing to a close, the rash of September events are just around the corner, and the new season of poker events are back in full swing.
7/31/2011
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Rio cash-flow connoisseur: With WSOP, planning key
(Las Vegas) -- Kevin Amend spends six months out of the year prepping for a job that lasts all of six weeks. His bosses at the Rio don't seem to mind.
7/24/2011
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Global players eye rich pot at World Series of Poker
(UK) -- Players from Belize, Britain, the Czech Republic, Germany and Ukraine outnumbered Americans making the cut Wednesday to vie for the $8.7 million top prize in...
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