Time to Contact Your Representatives Regarding Barton's Internet Poker Bill
Inserted 14.8.2011
Congress begins a month-long vacation this week and lasting past Labor Day, but that doesn't mean policy makers are lying on a beach somewhere drinking a Mai Tai.
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Five Thoughts: Oh, What a Week!
Inserted 14.8.2011
This past week was epic crazy. A prodigy fell, an Aston Martin DB9 was stolen, and the Epic Poker League and Great Poker Migration of 2011 began. Naturally, all the commotion got us to thinking, which could only mean one thing – the latest installment of Five Thoughts.
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The $25K High Roller Fantasy Poker League
Inserted 3.6.2011
Any tournament in poker with a $25,000 buy-in is usually referred to as a “High-Roller” event; as such, we suppose the fantasy poker draft recently hosted by Daniel Negreanu could be referred to as the “High-Roller Fantasy Poker League.” Who partook? Fifteen players/teams entered, including Jason Mercier, Huck Seed, Barry Greenstein, and Erick Lindgren.
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WSOP has Announced $1 Million Buy-In Tournament to Benefit One Drop
Inserted 3.6.2011
The World Series of Poker has announced a $1 million buy-in tournament to benefit One Drop. One Drop, an initiative started by Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque Du Soleil, focuses on supporting access to clean water worldwide. One Drop uses a distinctive approach based on social arts and popular education to raise awareness of water issues. The BIG ONE for ONE DROP poker tournament will raise awareness and funds to provide access to safe water to fight poverty around the world.
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European Poker Tour San Remo Day 4: Yunis Leads Going into the Penultimate Day
Inserted 2.5.2011
Sixty players returned for Day 4 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour San Remo. It was a short day as the field was whittled down to the final three tables in four-and-a-half levels. At the end of play, Nicolas Yunis, a Chilean player now based in Norway, topped the leader board. Yunis, a PokerStars player who had lived in the US for several years, had the advantage of being on a table comprised almost entirely of short stacks, with the only big stack seated to his right. Yunis finished the day with 2,281,000 – the only stack that will be above the 2 million mark when play resumes on Day 5.
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World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Day 5: Von Kriegenbergh Takes Massive Lead into Final Table
Inserted 2.5.2011
The televised final table was set at the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown on Sunday and only six payers remain. Those six will return to action on Monday to play for the $1,122,340 first-place prize. Leading the final table with a commanding chip lead is Taylor von Kriegenbergh. He’ll enter the day with 4.384 million in chips.
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Don't Forget Tonight's Everest Poker ONE Qualifier - Password Inside
Inserted 16.3.2011
Don’t forget that the third event in our weeklong series of Everest Poker ONE Qualifiers is tonight. The $2+$0.20 freezeout kicks off at 19:00 GMT and will award nine seats to our Everest Poker ONE finale on March 23, where you can win a $9,000 package to the Everest Poker ONE in Monte Carlo.
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PokerNews Debate: Is Full Tilt Poker's Onyx Cup Good for the Game
Inserted 16.3.2011
On Monday, Full Tilt Poker announced the Onyx Cup, a tournament series with buy-ins ranging from $100,000 to $300,000 with an estimated $30 million prize pool across the entire series. There will be five preliminary events, culminating in a $250,000 buy-in Grand Finale that will see $1 million added to the prize pool. Such events are to be held in locations across the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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The Sunday Briefing: "JustPushIt" Wins Sunday Million, Ladny and Morgan Final Table Same Events
Inserted 28.2.2011
Another weekend of online poker is in the books. The top prize went to "JustPushIt" who won the PokerStars Sunday Million outright for a whopping $261,243.18. The Full Tilt Poker $750,000 Guarantee was taken down by "Athied87" for $135,493.54.
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High Stakes Poker Season 7: Selbst, Brunson and Esfandiari Highlight First Episode
Inserted 28.2.2011
Season Seven of High Stakes Poker premiered on Saturday night with new host Norm Macdonald. He had some big shoes to fill, taking the place of Gabe Kaplan, and the poker world was anxious to see how he’d perform. All things considered, it seemed like Macdonald was both confident and capable in the booth, though we’ll leave that to your individual opinions. In the meantime, we’ve decided to recap the action from HSP’s premiere episode by highlighting the biggest pots, most entertaining hands, and anything else noteworthy that happened along the way. SPOILER ALERT: If you are waiting to watch the HSP episode, then read no further.
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