May 17, 2012 It was an interesting week in the world of tournament poker. Even though there were no WPT or EPT events on the schedule there was still plenty of action taking place at a variety of stops around the globe, and poker pros continued to dominate with names like Deeb, Serock, and Glazier [...]

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May 16, 2012 Toby Maguire, who is best known for his role of Spiderman in that comic strip film franchise, has fully settled with victims in a highly publicized ponzi scheme involving Hollywood underground high stakes poker games. A hedge fund manager named Bradley Ruderman is currently in prison for operating the ponzi scheme, defrauding [...]

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May 15, 2012 The 2012 running of the PokerStars SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) tournament series has been wild so far, with a number of online poker players dominating the early tournaments, including the impressive run by Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, where the Team PokerStars Pro won back-to-back SCOOP tournaments, capturing Event #2 and Event [...]

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May 14, 2012 There are at least two more known competitors in the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for OneDrop poker tournament that will take place during the 2012 World Series of Poker: Sam Trickett and Andrew Robl. The duo announced that they would be playing in the prestigious, and incredibly exclusive, poker tournament via their [...]

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May 13, 2012 MGM Resorts International is looking to release its first online casino game next month (June 2012). Chairman James Murren referred to the game as “Casino Mogul”, however, partners of the firm have not decided on an official name as of yet. “Internet gaming is here!” Murren declared at the 19th annual Southern [...]

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May 12, 2012 Respected poker pro Barry Greenstein has made a slightly tenuous link between the rights of gay couples to be married in the USA and the difficulties faced by internet poker players in the States. US President Barack Obama stated on Wednesday that he backs same-sex marriage in his nation, ensuring that controversy [...]

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May 11, 2012 Once again in 2012 the World Series of Poker Main Event Final table will be broadcast live with a 15 minute time delay. Another WSOP final event will also be broadcast live with the same delay. The player hole cards will also be revealed as part of the airing for both events [...]

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May 10, 2012 Ever since the Big One for OneDrop, $1,000,000 buy-in tournament was announced at last year’s World Series of Poker one peculiar rule has been greatly discussed in the poker community: The 48 player cap imposed on the event. Now, with a $1 million buy-in you may suspect that the bulk of the [...]

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May 9, 2012 John Brennan, reporter for the Bergen Record, shrugged off the notion that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has turned his back on legalizing Internet gambling and bringing sports betting to the Garden State. The bill’s co-sponsor, Sen. Ray Lesniak, D-Union, expressed disillusionment with Christie’s perceived lack of interest in moving forward with [...]

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May 8, 2012 It may not be legal yet but on Monday May 7, 2012, Bwin.Party announced an official partnership with California tribe, the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) to offer online poker services in that state once legislation is passed. Bwin.Party is attempting to gain a foothold in the US market.  Until recently, only [...]

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