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The Sunday Scoop: Halloween Can’t Scare Online Grinders
For many the Halloween weekend meant costumes and fireworks but for online poker players it was just another Sunday of big winners and massive prize pools. A four-way chop in the Sunday Million and smashed guarantees across the board highlighted this Sunday’s big buy-in online MTT offering. Here’s a rundown of all the action: PokerStars [...]
Changes Coming for WSOP November Nine?
Could the November Nine era at the WSOP Main Event be coming to a close within the next few years? With the 2011 Main Event final table set to take place later this week, WSOP Communications Director told PokerListings there have already been talks about tweaking the format. Palansky pointed to the live coverage ESPN [...]
The Metro Card Club’s Dirty Ice Cream Cup 2012
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Bwin.Party Seal US Partnership Deal With MGM
Gibraltar-based gambling group bwin.Party has reached a deal with MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming to partner up when online poker is legalized and regulated in the United States. All three companies put out press releases today to publicize the partnership and follow-up interviews with several news agencies have outlined how the agreement would work. [...]
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Bitar Email Says Full Tilt Deal Almost Done
Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar has reportedly sent an email to Tiltware shareholders confirming the Department of Justice and Bernard Tapie Group are taking the final steps towards a deal. As reported by Subject Poker, Bitar informed shareholders that the DOJ and BTG reached an agreement in principle that would see BTG take responsibility [...]
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$10m Sunday Million to Mark PokerStars’ 10th Anniversary
One player will walk away with $2 million as the winner of the richest Sunday Million ever as part of PokerStars’ 10th Anniversary celebration next month. Set for December 18, the prize pool will be pushed to a record-breaking $10 million for PokerStars’ flagship online poker tournament but still offer the standard $215 buy-in. The [...]
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Sunday Scoop: No Cannes? No Problem
Even a WSOPE Cannes-sized hangover didn’t stop thousands of players from hitting the virtual felt on Sunday. Although many of the famous online pros were still wrapped up in the PokerStars EPT San Remo event there were some huge prize pools and if anything the fields were slightly softer than usual. Expect next Sunday to [...]
Paur, Cantu Lead After Day 1b at EPT San Remo
Another 478 players hit the felt on Day 1b at EPT San Remo today and when the chips were bagged at the end of the day Americans Taylor Paur and Brandon Cantu had seized the lead. Paur, the 2010 Card Player Online Player of the Year, finished with 188,200 in chips. Cantu, owner of both [...]
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