Our beloved Harrah\’s Entertainment Inc. is currently seeking buyers for the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, according to Bloomberg-BusinessWeek. Supposedly bids are in the $500 million range for the largest property currently in the Harrah\’s portfolio, which […]
Season 8 of the World Poker Tour concluded Saturday evening with David Williams winning the $25,000 WPT World Championship, defeating Eric Baldwin in heads-up play. Williams collects $1,530,537 for his win, moving him into the top 20 on the all-time
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The longest day of the $25,000 WPT World Championship at the Bellagio took place on Friday, as the remaining 10 players took their sweet time getting down to the televised final table of six. When play finally ended, it was
Benyamine leads WPT Championship final table Hellmuth finishes 7th
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The WSOP Tournament of Champions fan balloting has been underway for over a month, and the top 20 players in voting is full of familiar faces. There are two \”sponsor\’s exemptions\” left to fill out the field, and it appears
How YOU* can win a seat into the WSOP Tournament of Champions * If you’re not in the US
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In recent years, the World Poker Tour\’s tournaments not held in North America were not televised. This will change for next season\’s tournaments, starting with the Grand Prix de Paris at the Aviation Club de France in May, as Matchroom
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The Best Low-stakes Game in Vegas* (according to Pokerati.com!) needs help making a better logo for the tables. The Pokerati Game at the Hard Rock — 1/2 NLH/PLO, starting Thursdays at 7 pm — is really starting to catch on.
Prettying up the Pokerati Game Drinky tourists, the Maven, and Shaun Deeb (?)
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Apparently, some in the non-poker media recognize the historic nature of the first-ever UIGEA charges — and they\’re not happy about it. Check out Reason Magazine\’s jumping to the defense of Daniel Tzvetkoff, or at least being extremely of Department
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A Las Vegas federal judge granted Australian Daniel Tzvetkoff bail as he awaits trial on four charges related to more than half a billion dollars worth of bank fraud, money laundering, and UIGEA violations. The 28-year-old payment processor faces up
Tzvetkoff Granted Bail Accused UIGEA violator could live under house arrest
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Washington DC is starting to get the picture, as yet another study circulates about the benefits of fully legal online gambling. However, this study doesn\’t champion just the 10s of billions in tax revenue — it points out how many
Online Gambling = Jobs Disastrous news for degen bloggers who’d rather not work!
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For the third time in seven weeks, a woman has won a major poker tournament. Today, it was UB sponsored pro Liv Boeree the winner of the PokerStars.it EPT San Remo event, officially winning 1,250,000 Euros (about $1.7m US), defeating
Liv Boeree Wins EPT San Remo Will the WPT get its own female champion?
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