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Online poker sites go to war over sponsored players

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:50:32 +0000

The major online poker rooms are acting like your favorite sports franchise; snatching up any big-name player they can get their hands on. In the past few weeks PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and even PKR Poker have added a number of big-names to their professional rosters. Full Tilt Poker has been pretty quiet on the signing [...]

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Ladbrokes see poker revenue dip while sports-book profits soar

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:23:42 +0000

It’s not too often that a company would show any concerns when profits are up 128% –£51.1 million in 2010 compared to 2009’s £22.4 million– as Ladbrokes were for the Third Quarter this year, but hidden amidst those huge overall profits was a disturbing trend. Ladbrokes saw their poker revenue decrease by 27%, further evidence [...]

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Maxim Lykov latest addition to Team PokerStars Pro

admin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:08:02 +0000

The arms race between PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker continues to heat up, with both rooms snatching up every top poker player available, as the two online poker powers battle for poker supremacy. The latest addition to the Team PokerStars Pro lineup is Russian online phenom Maxim Lykov. Lykov has been playing at the PokerStars tables [...]

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Doyle Brunson talks Poker HOF candidates

admin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:12:27 +0000

Poker Hall of Fame member Doyle Brunson has already cast his ballot for the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame class, and he recently took to his blog regarding his selection(s) and critiqued each of the 10 nominees on the list. Doyle heaped the most praise on Erik Seidel saying, “I gave almost all of my votes [...]

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Study shows playing poker staves off dementia

admin — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:04:21 +0000

Here’s a bit of good news for all the losing poker players out there; even though you are losing your money playing poker, at least you won’t lose your mind in the process! A new study by noted Alzheimer’s disease researcher Dr. Jeffrey Cummings has shown that playing mentally stimulating games like poker can help [...]

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Poker pro Tony Dunst to host WPT Raw Deal segment

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:58:48 +0000

When the World Poker Tour announced they were holding open auditions for a new segment on the telecast, known as the Raw Deal, the qualifications seemed to indicate that the WPT was looking for a non-poker pro, who would be willing to speak their mind and tell it like it is; unafraid to step on [...]

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John Juanda comes up just short at EPT final table

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:53:50 +0000

With his opponent crippled, and over a 4-to-1 chip-lead on two different occasions, Team Full Tilt Poker Pro John Juanda was unable to finish a very game young Brit, David Vamplew. Juanda’s best chance was when he had Vamplew all-in going into the river holding the nut flush-draw to Juanda’s Ace-high straight. A river club [...]

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PokerStars EPT London final table set

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:47:48 +0000

A quick look at the leader-board at the European Poker Tour’s London stop has two notable names on it; one near the top and the other near the bottom. The player who is virtually in a tie for the chip-lead is 4-time WSOP bracelet winner John Juanda, who seems to do pretty well in London [...]

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