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by matt on May 05, 2006
According to Los Angeles Business the World Poker Tour finally achieved profitability. Buoyed by revenue from their new poker site the stock (NASDAQ: WPTE) gained 17 cents per share, a whole 25 cents...
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by matt on April 30, 2006
Interesting story on USA Today about whether or not poker is a sport. Charles Tillman says "You know what? I guess it is because they show it on ESPN."I just saw an infomercial for the Ronco...
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by matt on April 24, 2006
There's long been a rumor that poker star David Williams did a porno back in his college years. Apparently it has been unearthed (it's called "College cock, Vol. 8 Tony's First...
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by matt on April 21, 2006
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, charity poker has returned the the flats in Cleveland, Ohio. Jacobs Investments is managing charity poker Thursday through Sunday for the next 24 weeks....
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by matt on April 20, 2006
Yahoo Finance today features a press release from the World Poker Tour about it's Season 4 championship which is now under way in Las Vegas. The final tally was 605 entrants for a prize pool of...
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by matt on April 20, 2006
Yahoo PRNews reports of an upcoming partnership between Party Poker and Lavalife, and online dating website. The two will be teaming up to host the Lavalife Poker Challenge, an online tournament where...
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by matt on April 19, 2006
The Guardian Unlimited reports that Party Gaming's revenues rose 54% in the first quarter of this year to $342.6m. party claims to have attracted over 263,000 new players in the three month...
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by matt on April 17, 2006
The Houston Chronicles has an interesting story about Washington Wizards all-star guard Gilbert Arenas. During halftime at home games Gilbert keeps himself entertained by playing poker online....
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by matt on April 14, 2006
According to Bluff Magazine, Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson, the originator of the freeze-out style poker tournament, has passed away at age 77. Starting in 1973, Pearson's freeze-out...
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by matt on April 03, 2006
The Venetian opened its new poker room with a 300 person no limit holdem tournament. Beatrice Stanzixger defeated Carlos Mortensen for the title and won a brand new Lotus. The Venetian spent $2.6...
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by matt on April 01, 2006
According to Yahoo News Harrah's has announced that the buy-in for this years World Series of Poker main event will be raised in response to the high number of entrants having already won their...
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by matt on March 31, 2006
According to Card Player Magazine, Robert Varkonyi defeated defending champion Juha Helppi in Inter Poker's Extreme Poker Challenge. The event was played in a snow fortress in Finland where...
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by matt on March 30, 2006
Popular Canadian poker player Gavin Smith recently signed a deal to promote Black Velvet Canadian whiskey. According to Card Player Magazine, Smith will represent the brand in the poker industry and...
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by matt on March 28, 2006
With the astronomical growth of poker over the last few years, many people wonder if it will continue to grow and if it is still growing now. According to the poker pages.com industry index, poker has...
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by matt on March 25, 2006
Hooters has opened a new casino and hotel on February 2nd located just off the Vegas strip. Hooters spent $130 million to renovate the old San Remo Resort into an 18 story hotel and casino. The 200...
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by matt on March 24, 2006
The next big poker movie since Rounders, Lucky You, is set to premiere nationwide on April 7th. Directed by Curtis Hansen, Lucky You stars Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore. A poker pro (Bana) is pitted...
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by matt on March 24, 2006
You want to play 3-cards poker but your girlfriend wants to enjoy the warm Las Vegas weather outside by the pool. Now with the new PDA devices programmed with wireless mobile gaming software you can...
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by matt on March 24, 2006
According toYahoo Finance Pennsylvania residents can win their way into this year's WSOP Main Event for as little as $5 by playing instant lottery tickets. The scratch off ticket awards cash...
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by matt on March 22, 2006
For years, texas holdem was played in the backrooms and bars "illegally" throughout the great state of Texas. According to The Poker Gazette, this could be changing soon if the Texas Poker...
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by matt on March 22, 2006
As tax time is less than a month away, many gamblers are scrambling to File their taxes for last year. Should i file as a professional gambler? Can I deduct my travel expenses and my losses against...
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by matt on March 21, 2006
I wish I could tell you that this is a joke, but April 1st is still over a week away. Apparently some enterprising person decided that you might want to poker while you poker her and created condoms...
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by matt on March 21, 2006
A lot of poker players are talking about the various bills now in Congress attempting to eradicate online poker. If you are confused and want more information or to know what you can do to help fight...
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by matt on March 19, 2006
Forbes Magazine recently posted its latest list of the world's richest people. Among the 746 billionaires are three of Party Poker's founders. Anurag Dikshit is #207 on the list with a net...
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by matt on March 18, 2006
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas recently opened a poker room in late December 2005 for the first time since the mid 80's. The $12 million project includes a spacious poker room and separate tournament...
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