The father of Andreas Oscarsson, the PokerListings cofounder murdered in Sweden two months ago, says his son was the victim of a professional hit. He spoke on Swedish TV (their equivalent of America\’s Most Wanted, I believe) in hopes that […]
It was a seemingly epic battle for a queen\’s ransom that went well into the wee hours GMT … old-school poker in Poker\’s New World, if you will. And making his second consecutive go at the WSOP-E main-event title, runner-up
Just a technical update, I believe … but courts in South Carolina have officially and full-on thrown out gambling charges against five South Carolinians caught up in a poker raid (that nabbed 20), after having their convictions reversed at least
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Two players in California have sued presumable principals of Full Tilt Poker in LA Superior Court. Lary Kennedy (aka Poker Girl) and Greg Omotoy (a Vegas-reared LA nightclub manager) claim that Full Tilt confiscated $80,000 from their accounts, believing they
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Spoiler Alert: Shulman wins, Negreanu Lederers It They\’re heads-up at the WSOP-E main event … Barry Shulman vs. Daniel Negreanu. Dare I say I\’m rooting for Shulman? Not sure I really believe that. But I do like the father-son storyline
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What has been a well-respected staple and in the poker media for years is now among the outlets that have bitten the dust. PokerPages announced today that it will officially close up shop on October 31, 2009. The Closing of
OK, I swear we\’re going to stop making this blog PhilHellmutherati. But here\’s more of the Champ, speaking to the French media about his concerns that Harrah\’s forthcoming online poker site could do damage to the WSOP. Beyond his repeated
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Slow action or not … that\’s what TV editing is for, and makes me think some damn good poker is being played. (Ahh, how I\’ve been corrupted from back in the day when I thought every final table should be
WSOP-E Gets Dreamy Final Table RE: Exciting Line-up, Sloooow Action
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The main event of WSOP Europe is underway now, with a super exciting final table of poker stars. These were the starting chip counts when they took their seats: Seat 1: Barry Shulman (1,090,000) Seat 2: Jason Mercier (3,198,000) Seat
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According to this Bluff Latino America piece, there were some arrests made when the night shift employees grew suspicious and asked the police to stop it. According to, now former employees of Pitbull Gaming, the owners decided to tell the
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