PokerStars TCOOP Offering $10 million Guaranteed Prize Pool

PokerStars TCOOPThe wonderfully exciting PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) has started.

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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Sequel to ‘Rounders’ Remains a Gamble

It appears poker fans are going to have to keep grinding out the wait for a potential sequel to “Rounders.” About 13 months ago Miramax and The Weinstein Company announced …

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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Aussie Millions In Full Swing As Tom Middleton Wins $1000 NLHE Event

The 2012 Aussie Millions is in full swing at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, with the latest champion, Tom “hitthehole” Middleton, crowned in the $1000 (Australian) Six Handed No Limit Hold’em event early this morning (Eastern time).

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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MA Casinos could change the face of East Coast Poker

After Governor Deval Patrick vetoed a casino bill passed by the state legislature in 2010, it looked like Massachusetts residents were going to have to continue making the long trek to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, or head to their northern neighbor New Hampshire to play in that state’s charity poker rooms for the foreseeable future. But all that changed when a casinoRead Full Article
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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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Iowa to Take Another Look at Online Poker

The Des Moines Register reported Tuesday that state Sen. Jeff Danielson (D-Cedar Falls) said he plans to soon draft legislation for Internet poker in Iowa. In December, Iowa gaming regulators …

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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High-Stakes Poker: Galfond Wins $400K in Past Week

Phil “MrSweets28” Galfond has won $400,000 over the past seven days at the high-stakes pot-limit Omaha tables on PokerStars. Galfond returned to online poker in July after a long hiatus …

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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How to Correct Any Online Poker Problem Quickly

One of the greatest problems most amateur poker players have is an inability to correct their own mistakes, even when they know what those mistakes are.

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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Numerous Big Names Lined up for WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars

WPT Bay 101The line-up for the upcoming World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Stars championship has been announced – and it’s one heck of a stellar-packed list.

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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Noah Schwartz Breaks Down Crucial PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Pot-Limit Omaha Hand

Noah Schwartz thinks this is going to be his breakout year. That’s bad news for the rest of the players on the tournament circuit, because he already has over $2.3 …

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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Illinois Poker Bust Demonstrates Diverse Thoughts On Both Sides Of Home Game Issue

A recent raid on what law enforcement officials in Illinois called a “pay to play” poker game in Illinois demonstrates the divisiveness of the “home game” issue and the activity of law enforcement investigating the supposed illegal enterprise.

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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Seidel reclaims #1 spot on GPI Duhamel surges

With the first major tournament series of 2012 now in the books I figured it was time to take a look at the Global Poker Index (GPI) rankings for the first time in 2012. The GPI was created in conjunction with the Epic Poker League in order to give the eligible EPL players a ranking system. Unlike Player of the Year leader-boards at someRead Full Article
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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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5 Online Poker Tips For Christmas

Playing poker for a long period of time can make it become repetitive, boring and mundane. To ‘spice up’ your online poker experience you can immerse yourself in the Christmas spirit this year. Below is a list of 5 ways to enjoy the festive season, while still being able to use all the online poker strategies which will make you money at the poker table.

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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PokerStars modifies Rake and VIP Program for 2012

Players at PokerStars will find several changes beginning on January 1, 2012 as the site announced a major change to their rake calculations, which in turn will have a severe impact on the site’s VIP Loyalty Program, according to a 2+2 forum post by PokerStars Steve. Beginning January 1st, PokerStars will make the move to the “weighted” model when determining precisely how much aRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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Eugene Katchalov named 2011 BLUFF Magazine POY

Despite Black Friday laying waste to the online poker community in the United States, as well as its backlash causing worldwide drama for poker players, it was still a good year for a number of poker players, but few had the amount of success of Eugene Katchalov, who is now the official BLUFF Magazine Player of the Year for 2011. BLUFF Magazine began presentingRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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The 10 most intriguing people in poker

There are plenty of poker players whose lives are an open book, thanks to their stardom as well as their propensity to make use of social media. These players, like Daniel Negreanu, Tony G, and Phil Hellmuth catalogue most of their daily activities, and although they are very interesting their lives do not hold the secrets that people love to uncover. But there isRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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Is Phil Ivey playing on PokerStars?

After a return to the online poker tables following a significant absence, the identity of a particular online poker player at PokerStars is coming under scrutiny, with many people believing it is Phil Ivey. The 2+2 Poker Forum has long held the belief that the anonymous high-stakes player on PokerStars, known only as “RaiseOnce”, is none other than poker superstar Phil Ivey, and it seemsRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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Ilari Sahamies is biggest online poker winner in 2011

With the assault on the online poker industry from the US Department of Justice in April (forever to be known as Black Friday in the annals of poker history) the online poker action came to a screeching halt, and just as things started to pick back up again Full Tilt Poker went black, leaving the game’s high-stakes players without a home, and many deprivedRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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2012 tournament year ready to kick-off Thursday

There hasn’t been a major live poker tournament since before the Christmas weekend, when the World Poker Tour wrapped-up their 2011 schedule with the WPT Venice and the Epic Poker League hosted their 3rd Main Event of the year. Now that the holidays and festivities of ringing in the New Year are over, the poker world is ready to get back at it, andRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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European Poker Tour founder steps down as CEO

When we first heard the news earlier this week that John Duthie would no longer be a member of Team PokerStars Pro, we wondered aloud what implications this might have for his relationship with the PokerStars controlled European Poker Tour (EPT) where Duthie –the founder of the EPT—still acted as the CEO. On Wednesday we found out, as Duthie announced he would be resigningRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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UK poker stars turn out for Inaugural WPT Ireland

The first stop on the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) schedule marks the tour’s first foray into the Emerald Isle, as the inaugural WPT Ireland Main Event began on Thursday. Despite running concurrently with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) many of the top UK and European poker players decided to skip the Bahamian island’s first few tournaments –including the $100k Super-High-Roller tournament—in favor ofRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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PokerStars PCA Super-High-Roller draws 32 entrants

It seems like the Super-High-Roller tournaments may be here to stay as the $100k buy-in tournament that kicked off the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) came very close to last year’s mark of 38 entrants on Thursday, with a total of 34 players registering for the event. As would be expected for a tournament with a six-figure buy-in the participants in the event wereRead Full Article
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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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Online Casino: Texas Holdem Online Poker

This Texas Holdem game began to become quite popular after the game began to be televised. Suddenly the biggest tournaments in Texas Holdem were being shown on mainstream television stations such as ESPN. As the general public began to watch the game, they decided that they liked it more and more and wanted to know more about how this game was played.

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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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Chris Klodnicki wins Epic Poker League Main Event

Despite a five-handed final table, it took nearly 15 hours of play on Sunday for the Epic Poker League to crown its third champion of Season 1, and in the end it came down to two poker pros searching for their first major tournament title of their career. The final table began with a lineup of Scott Clements, Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Chris Klodnicki,Read Full Article
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December 23, 2011 in Poker
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PokerStars 10th Anniversary Sunday Million sets record

One of the first promotions PokerStars started hyping for its 10th Anniversary was the Sunday Million tournament scheduled for December 18th, 2011. Yesterday’s tournament touted an impressive $10 million guarantee as well as a $2 million guaranteed prize for the winner of the historic event. The undertaking was considered extraordinary in the current online poker market (US players are barred from playing at PokerStars)Read Full Article
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December 23, 2011 in Poker
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AP co-founder pleads guilty to Black Friday charges

While it’s not the first domino to fall in the Black Friday scandal, the recent guilty plea by Absolute Poker co-founder Brent Beckley could very well prove to be one of the most important. According to an AP article that hit the Internet today, Beckley, who is 31 years-old, entered his guilty plea in the US District Court in Manhattan as part of aRead Full Article
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December 23, 2011 in Poker
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