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Party Poker Premier League V Expected to be ‘Strongest Field Ever’

Party Poker’s fifth staging of their Premier League Poker is to be included on the World Poker Tour (WPT) as a special tournament that promoters believe will attract “ the strongest field ever ” when the pros arrive in Austria in early April. Officially known as the WPT Premier League V presented by Party Poker, the event will take place at the Montesino Casino from April 4 to 10 – essentially as a warm-up to the WPT Vienna, although it will offer a $125,000 buy-in event, so can most certainly be considered a super high roller tournament for the 16-player line-up

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February 2, 2012 in Poker
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Oliver Speidel Charges to Aussie Millions Main Event Title

It took almost a week to complete, but home favourite Oliver Speidel triumphed at the $10,600 buy-in Aussie Millions main event at the Crown Casino in Melbourne for what completed an incredible few weeks for the Aussie. The poker pro outlasted 658 other players to leave with $1,647,158 – his biggest cash prize ever – and title, while second placed Ken Wong, of Hong Kong, picked up $1,029,474 for his runner-up spot

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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RealMoneyPoker.org analyzes current legality of online poker

In one of the most in-depth articles available on the subject, RealMoneyPoker.org has broken down the current state of online poker in the United Sates, as well as offering up a detailed forecast for what poker players can expect on the legislative front in the coming months and years.

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Hand 2 Hand Combat: Ben Wilinofsky

Ben “NeverScaredB” Wilinofsky wasn’t long in the poker business when he hit it big in Berlin. Having already raked in plenty of healthy online scores, the Canadian then earned his …

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Oliver Speidel Wins 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event

The 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event was a global affair, with a field of 659 entrants from all around the world turning up at the Crown Casino in …

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Phil Ivey’s Fabulous Aussie Millions will see his Return to GPI 300

American poker superstar Phil Ivey looks destined to enjoy a double celebration over the next few days as his 36th birthday on Wednesday should also see his imminent return to the Global Poker Index (GPI) 300 after four months in the wilderness. The Californian already has much to celebrate with his spectacular start to 2012 after enjoying a highly profitable Aussie Millions – his first major event since November’s Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau – in Melbourne, where he took the top prize of $2,058,948 for winning the AUD$250,000 buy-in Super High Roller not long after being knocked out in 12th place during the AUD$10,000 buy-in main event for $102,947.

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Early L.A. Poker Classic Tournaments See Huge Turnouts

The 2012 LA Poker Classic kicked off at the Commerce Casino with two small buy-in events that produced sizable prizepools as a result of absolutely massive turnouts. Both tournaments featured …

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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PartyPoker Launching Card Rush Promotion

Starting February 1st and running through the rest of the month, PartyPoker will be holding its Card Rush promotion, giving real money players a chance to win cash and freeroll entries just for playing poker like they normally would. Card Rush is a very simple promotion

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Poker news and notes: Isildur1, Poker Bots and more

A lot of stories can fall through the cracks over the course of a week, and this past week was no exception.

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Preview of 2012 European Poker Tour Deauville

The eighth stop of the European Poker Tour’s eighth season is set to kick off on January 31st at the EPT Deauville in France. The Casino Barrier will play host …

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Entraction Becomes IGT Poker Network

Nevada-based slot and gaming manufacturer International Game Technology (IGT) has announced that the recently acquired Entraction will be renamed the IGT Poker Network. IGT acquired the Swedish online poker network …

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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WSOP Eliminates November Nine

Caesars Entertainment Corporation plans to release the schedule for the 43rd Annual World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) at 1:00pm EST Wednesday, but in advance of the official announcement, a few details have been leaked via the WSOP’s official Twitter account.

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Online Poker Tutorial: Stealing Blinds

If you’re playing a tight-aggressive playstyle their will be longs periods of time where you’re folding hand after hand. At the start of a tournament, when the blind levels are low, this isn’t really a problem – but towards the end of a tournament the blinds really start to eat away at your stack.

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Preview of the 2012 Aussie Millions Poker Festival

The tenth running of the celebrated Aussie Millions Poker Championship is set to begin Thursday with the first of 26 events at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The series will …

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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Epic Poker League Hits European Television Screens

The Epic Poker League (EPL) organisers are reportedly negotiating the sale of the series, but what is certain is poker fans throughout Europe now have the chance to watch the action on television. While negotiations continue between Pinnacle Entertainment – which operates casinos in Reno in Nevada, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana and Missouri – and the EPL, the league has agreed a deal with The Poker Channel Europe to show upwards of 70 hours of the league in over 30 million homes throughout the continent, as well as the rest of the world via the internet.

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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World Series of Poker Circuit Comes to Choctaw

The World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma is underway, and will conclude with the $1,600 buy-in championship event starting on Saturday, Jan.

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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A Look at the 2012 L.A. Poker Classic

The 20th running of the Los Angeles Poker Classic is set to begin at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles on January 18th and continue through the end of February. …

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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Black Friday Payment Processor Ira Rubin Pleads Guilty

Another Black Friday defendant has admitted guilt in processing payments for online poker sites as Ira Rubin, among the 11 individuals indicted last year by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), pled guilty to three counts and is expected to serve from 18 to 24 months behind bars.

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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Responsibility in Poker

I know most of you at the top of the poker food chain will look at the title of this article and immediately skip it thinking, “Responsibility in poker, that …

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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Iowa State Senator to Try Online Poker Bill Again

The state of Iowa has long been one of the states included in the discussion of those that could possibly legalize and regulate online poker within its own borders.  There was some activity on that front last spring, but nothing materialized.  Now, with the recent Department of Justice (DoJ) reversal on the Wire Act, it appears that the ball may get rolling once again. State Senator Jeff Danielson (D-Cedar Falls) told the Des Moines Register Tuesday that he has plans to introduce a new online poker bill to state legislature soon and expects it to be considered during the current session.  A catalyst for the bill seems to be the DoJ’s December clarification of the Wire Act of 1961 in which it confirmed that the law only makes sports betting over the internet illegal, rather than all gambling.  Even though the Fifth District Court ruled that it only applied to sports betting in 2002, the DoJ had always asserted that the Wire Act applied to gambling of all kinds.  The DoJ’s clarification appears to have changed the attitudes of state legislators around the country, allowing new opinions to be formed about not just intrastate online poker, but interstate online poker, as well.

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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$10 million up for grabs at PokerStars TCOOP

Thursday, January 19, 2012 marks the start of the inaugural Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) at the world’s #1 poker site, PokerStars. The tournament series will run for a total of 11 days, featuring a mind-numbing 50 tournaments with at least $10 million scheduled to be awarded.

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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Poker Pros File Complaint Against Ultimate Bet’s Excapsa Software

On January 13th, a group of eight high-stakes poker pros filed a complaint with the Regulated Industries Complaints Office in the U.S. Central District Court of California against 6356095 Canada, …

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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). 385 players came out for the two day tournament on Thursday and the players wasted little time getting to action

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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 casino Read Full Article Related posts: Mass lawmaker pushes for legalized online poker Last year the Commonwealth of Massachusetts nearly passed a bill…

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January 21, 2012 in Poker
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