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World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 2: 53 Remain; Sam El Sayed Leads
On Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic, 131 players returned and the volatile Chino Rheem led the way with a stack of 291,500. By the end of five 90-minute levels, Sam El Sayed finished...
View ArticlePinnacle Entertainment Sells Global Poker Index to Zokay Entertainment
Zokay Entertainment, a new venture created by former ChiliGaming CEO Alex Dreyfus, announced Wednesday that it has acquired the Global Poker Index (GPI) from Pinnacle Entertainment. The Global Poker...
View ArticleKahnawake Gaming Commission Addresses Absolute Poker & Ultimate Bet Settlement
On Tuesday, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC), a sovereign jurisdiction established in 1996 just outside Montreal, Quebec, Canada, released an Advisory Notice that addressed the declaration of...
View ArticleSouth Point Casino Granted Preliminary Approval for Online Poker License in...
The South Point Casino's aim to become the first legalized intrastate online poker room in Nevada took a giant step on Wednesday. In a hearing with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, South Point received...
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World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic Day 4: Final Table Set; Azor Leads,...
The final table of the World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic is set. Ran Azor, who managed to win the 2011 Merit Middle East Poker Championship in this very hotel, will be going into the final table as...
View ArticlePokerStars Closes Deal With DOJ; Full Tilt Poker Relaunch Expected by Nov. 6,...
PokerStars has confirmed to PokerNews that its $731 million deal with the U.S. Department of Justice to acquire Full Tilt Poker was formally closed on Thursday. The company plans to relaunch FTP by...
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Full Tilt Poker Lawyer Anne Madonia Discusses Transfer of FTP Assets to...
Full Tilt Poker has completed the transfer of its assets to PokerStars today, which happened immediately after the U.S. government received a $225 million payment per the settlement agreement with the...
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Marvin Rettenmaier Wins World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic, Back-to-Back...
The World Poker Tour Merit Cyprus Classic has been completed and history has been made. Marvin Rettenmaier emerged victorious in Cyprus and by doing so has made history as the first player to win...
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Yang, Smith & Obrestad to Attend Hellmuth's 3rd Annual Agrace HospiceCare...
In its first two years, the Phil Hellmuth’s Hold’em with Agrace HospiceCare Charity Poker Event raised $250,000 for the patients and families of South-Central Wisconsin. This year the event has been...
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World Poker Tour Parx Open Poker Classic Day 1a: Cornel Cimpan on Top of the...
On Friday, Season XI of the World Poker Tour continued with Day 1a of the Parx Open Poker Classic from the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Thus far, 324 players are registered for the event,...
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour Parx Open Poker Classic Day 1b: Henry Lu Takes Sizable Lead...
The World Poker Tour Parx Open Poker Classic resumed Saturday with Day 1b of the $3,500 Main Event. After 274 players participated on Day 1a, another 226 hit the felts on Day 1b to create a field of...
View ArticleFeds Seek Third-Party Claims Administrator for Full Tilt Poker Refunds
The Department of Justice is seeking help from a third-party payment processor to oversee the Full Tilt Poker remission process for customers in the U.S. According to an employment notice listed the...
View ArticleDeepStacks Poker Tour Partners With Players Poker Championship
The DeepStacks Poker Tour has announced a partnership with the Players Poker Championship (PPC) to host a series of international poker tournaments beginning in 2013. The first stop on the new venture...
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Anthony Gregg Wins World Poker Tour Parx Open Poker Classic
Anthony Gregg has had numerous close calls on the live tournament circuit. Throughout his career, Gregg has placed second in the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, eighth in the 2011...
View ArticleGlobal Poker Index: Erik Seidel Slides Out of the Top 10
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire...
View ArticleWindy City Poker Championship airing new episodes
The Windy City Poker Championship has begun airing new episodes from its Summer 2012 Championship on Comcast SportsNet Chicago. Here's a preview of what you'll see:
View ArticleJohn Dolan takes over lead in Ante Up POY race
John Dolan of Biloxi, Miss., has taken over the lead in the race for Ante Up's 2012 Player of the Year. Dolan took eighth in the $3,000-buy-in World Poker Open main event at Gold Strike Resort in...
View ArticleMaxx Dansky moves into 6th place in Ante Up POY race
Maxx Dansky of New York, N.Y., has moved into sixth place in the race for Ante Up's 2012 Player of the Year. Danksy won the $1,080-buy-in CardPlayer Poker Tour main event at Choctaw Resort in Durant,...
View ArticleCandida Ross-Powers moves into 17th place in Ante Up POY race
Candida Ross-Powers of Sacramento, Calif., has moved into 17th place in the race for Ante Up's 2012 Player of the Year. Ross-Powers won the $425-buy-in Thunder Valley Players Championship main event at...
View ArticleEltorna "BG" Gant moves into 2nd place in Ante Up POY race
Eltorna "BG" Gant of Casa Grande, Ariz., has moved into second place in the race for Ante Up's 2012 Player of the Year. Gant won the $1,070-buy-in Arizona State Poker Championships main event at...
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