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The Big Game Season 2 Week 4 - Italian Week

July 25, 2011 at 2:52 PM |

The Big Game is back with the fourth week in a row, and after a week with Jared Huggins (who was totalled by Cassavetes) it's an international week at PokerStars. Two Italian, a French and threee american players face each other at the state-of-the-art poker table.

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Poker Fight in the Bellagio

July 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM |

In the footage below, we can see players having a fierce quarrel at Bobby's Room in the Bellagio. Michael Mizrachi appears and calms the gentlemen down. Nobody got hurt, but judging from the amount of swearwords heard in the 36-second video, there easily could have been a couple of punches, hadn't Mizrachi saved the day.

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The Big Game Season 2 Week 3 - With Jared Huggins

July 20, 2011 at 10:42 AM |

The third week of the PokerStars Big Game has been released to PokerStars.tv. This week's loose cannon is the highly anticipated Jared Huggins, the homeless poker player, who was helped by Daniel Negreanu and the whole poker community to be on the show. But can he change his life?

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PokerStars Milestone on the Horizon: Hand #65 Billion

July 19, 2011 at 1:07 PM |

The PokerStars Road to 100 Billion promotion is soon to hit its next milestone. Celebrating the 65 billionth hand dealt, about $1 million is expected to be given to the lucky players.

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WSOP Main Event: Lenaghan Is in the Chiplead

July 18, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

The 2011 WSOP Main Event enters Day 7 on Monday, 18th July with 57 players remaining in the contest for the ultimate poker title, the WSOP Main Event Champion’s. Yesterday, Event Day 6 brought about a major set of eliminations.

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Full Tilt Poker Shutdown - PartyPoker up by 35%, Cake by 40%

July 13, 2011 at 3:26 PM |

Full Tilt Poker was entirely shut down on June 29th, when the AGCC (Alderney Gambling Control Commission) suspended its operating license. Players had to find a new place to play, this is shown by the latest traffic reports: PartyPoker's traffic increased by 35%, Cake Poker's by 40%.

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Phil Hellmuth Forgets 2011 WSOP Main Event

July 12, 2011 at 4:51 PM |

The unluckiest man at this year's WSOP, the 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth almost overslept his second day at the Main Event. He didn't realize that he was scheduled to play for the day. However, a friend is always on guard.

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WSOP Event #56 and Event #57 - $1,500 NLHE and $5,000 Omaha H/L

July 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM |

The Swedish programmer Hasan Alexander Anter took down the WSOP Event #56 ( in style: he defeated his opponent with a royal flush. The Event #57 bracelet ($5,000 Omaha H/L) went to Nick Banger.

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Full Tilt Sale Might Be Sealed Next Week

July 8, 2011 at 8:11 PM |

According to recent information, the European investors who are planning to buy into Full Tilt Poker are almost ready to sign the deal, which could be "on the table by the end of next week."

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Phil Hellmuth Running for WSOP Player of the Year Title

July 8, 2011 at 3:18 PM |

As we reported yesterday, Phil Hellmuth finished second after Brian Rast at the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. This has been his 3rd WSOP heads-up this year, where he lost. However, he still has the chance to become the best player of the WSOP.

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WSOP Event #54 and Event #55 - $1,000 NLHE and $50,000 Poker Players Championship

July 7, 2011 at 4:05 PM |

Max Lykov had the lead throughout the final table of WSOP Event #54 $1,000 NLHE, eventually defeating Dror Michaelo heads-up. In the famous $50,000 Poker Players Championship (WSOP Event #55), Phil Hellmuth lost his third HU battle in WSOP 2011, this time against Brian Rast.

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WSOP Event #52 and Event #53 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em and WSOP $1,000 Ladies NLHE

July 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM |

The 52nd and 53rd Events ended, Matt Matros won the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Event for $303,501 and Marsha Wolak the $1,000 Ladies NLHE Event for $192,344. As last year, many males entered the ladies event, which caused major upheaval amongst other players.

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PokerStars Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll in July - $2,000 Daily Big Tickets Up For Grabs

June 30, 2011 at 7:08 PM |

Rakerace.com will organize another great $2,000 Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll for PokerStars players. The leading online poker room guarantees "Big Tickets" worth $2,000, which can be used for buying into PokerStars Daily Big tournaments.

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PokerStars Reaction to Full Tilt Poker Suspension - PS Funds Are Safe

June 30, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

In a press release, PokerStars ensured their players that they are completely unaffected by the recent developments concerning Full Tilt Poker's operating licence. PokerStars claims all their player's money is "completely safe".

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PokerHeaven Exclusive €1,500 Top 7 Rake Race in July

June 27, 2011 at 7:12 PM |

Be in the Top 7 players in July and win! In cooperation with PokerHeaven.com, Rakerace.com organises the exclusive €1,500 rake race between July 1-31 in which only those registering via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. Only the top 7 players will be rewarded! In addition to the rake race offer, PokerHeaven.com provides a €1,000 deposit bonus and 30% rakeback.

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WSOP – Weekend Results: Events #36, #37, #38, #39

June 27, 2011 at 5:31 PM |

Four events were concluded during the past weekend at the WSOP in Las Vegas: the $2,500 NLHE (won by Mikhail Lakhitov), the $10,000 HORSE (Fabrice Soulier), the $1,500 NLHE (Arkadiy Tsinis) and the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha (Mitch Schock).

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New 4in1 Poker Room on Rakerace.com: Tiltao

June 27, 2011 at 4:36 PM |

Rakerace.com welcomes its newest partner, Tiltao! Tiltao is a special poker room, where our players can play in 4 individual poker networks. As addition, we provide an exclusive rake race for our registered users.

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Betfred Poker $5,000 Exclusive Cash Race 1 – 31 July

June 27, 2011 at 2:14 PM |

Rakerace.com introduces Betfred Poker! The room that is part of the iPoker Network offers a $5,000 private cash race in July only for Rakerace.com players! Moreover, you are also eligible for the exceptional first deposit bonus and the room’s VIP membership.

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WPT Magazine 20 Hottest Women in Poker List

June 25, 2011 at 2:05 PM |

In their June issue, WPT Magazine has released a list of the women whom they think are the top 20 hottest in the poker world. The winner is Tatjana Pasalic, followed by Melanie Iglesias and Joanna Krupa. The poker community feels the list is incomplete, and sometimes unfair.

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Tobey 'Spiderman' Maguire Sued for Illegal Poker

June 23, 2011 at 6:18 PM |

Tobey Maguire was sued by hedge fund manager Bradley Ruderman for playing in an illegal poker game. Ruderman wants his $311,200 back, which he lost to Maguire. Ruderman plans to tie other celebrities to his complaint.

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WSOP Event #32 and Event #33 - $1,500 NLHE and $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low

June 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM |

Kirk Caldwell is the fourth Canadian to win a golden bracelet in this year’s WSOP, taking down Event #32 $1,500 NLHE. In Event #33 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Phil Hellmuth once again got close to his 12th bracelet but eventually lost to Eric Rodawig heads-up.

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PokerStars Saturday Line-Up: New Events Launch on 25th June

June 16, 2011 at 6:46 PM |

PokerStars has introduced the Saturday Line-Up, a new set of tournaments kicking off on 25th June. The Line-Up includes seven new, weekly events that range from $2.22 to $55 in buy-ins. All tourneys have at least $20,000 guaranteed prize pools.

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WSOP Event #19 and Event #20 - $2,500 Limit Hold’em and $1,000 NLHE

June 16, 2011 at 5:33 PM |

Darren Woods won WSOP Event #19 $2,500 Limit Hold’em, which makes him the third British player to win a bracelet in this year’s championship. Event #20 $1,000 NLHE was taken down by Jason Somerville, who single-handedly (pun intended) defeated Yashar Darian heads-up.

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Patrik Antonius Wins Tennis Prop Bet Against Brandon Adams

June 14, 2011 at 7:07 AM |

As the two players agreed in January, Brandon Adams and Patrik Antonius indeed played their prop bet tennis match in Las Vegas. Brandon Adams didn't have a chance of winning, Antonius defeated him 6-0, 6-1.

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WSOP Event #2 - Jake Cody Defeats Hansen

June 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM |

As we reported, Gus Hansen was a clear favourite for the WSOP $25,000 Heads-Up Championship. However, it was Jake Cody, 22-year-old British poker pro, who took down the $851,192 main prize and the WSOP bracelet in the end.

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Andrew Robl Criticizes Ivey’s Statement

June 6, 2011 at 10:14 AM |

Online poker pro Andrew ’Good2CU’ Robl posted on his blog he considers Phil Ivey’s statement to be “solely self-serving” and that he was deeply disappointed in Ivey, who is one of his personal heroes.

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WSOP Event #2 - Hansen In Final Eight

June 3, 2011 at 4:53 PM |

The Top 8 of the WSOP $25,000 Heads Up World Championship Event is set after day 2 ended. Gus Hansen eliminated his fellow Full Tilt Poker pro, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan in a fierce fight.

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Full Tilt Poker Strikes Back

June 2, 2011 at 9:05 AM |

Full Tilt Poker issued a statement written in a rather firm voice in which they react to Phil Ivey’s announcement of late, published via the pro’s Facebook page. They believe Ivey cares only about his own financial interest and deliberately hinders paying US players.

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FTP Still Doesn't Pay, But Not Bankrupt

May 31, 2011 at 9:42 AM |

Full Tilt Poker released yet another statement concerning their current state, to clarify some misconceptions about the company and its situation. Unfortunately, not much new has been revealed, there is no specific timeframe for payouts.