A lot of us WSOP media veterans (this will be Pokerati\’s 5th year in attendance, which I think is longer than any other blog) see the World Series as Christmas season for poker. Think about it … right now we\’re […]
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Ran across this while searching for WSOP videos on YouTube. (I know, I\’m a geek.) The info on it says, \”The World Series of Poker is for chumps. Behold, the World Series of Uno.\” Commentator for the WSOU cracks me
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With Pokerati contributors descending upon Vegas for the 2008 WSOP, it only makes sense that hijinks ensue. Thus, we present the 2008 PBS – Pokerati Bowling Series. The inaugural and somewhat impromptu and unofficial match-up took place last night at
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It was indeed another undercover narcotics investigation followed by a paramilitary SWAT-team incursion: Hurst police said they found two dozen people inside the home, which had tables, dealers and even a banker, and was set up to look like Las
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Yesterday, Short-Stacked Shamus took us to the quarterfinals of the 64-player Full Tilt Poker tournament. Later in the evening, it was determined that the four players going to the semifinals would be: David Singer v. Brian Hastings Andy Bloch v.
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Don\’t you hate it when you come up with a great idea, and as you\’re making it a reality, you realize that someone else is doing it at the same time? Doh. Enter Bodog and Full Tilt. Though Bodog seems
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A poker room in Hurst (a suburb between Dallas and Fort Worth) got raided Thursday or Friday night. I have few details — perhaps some Pokeratizens can fill us in on the game action, weapons in play, arrests made, etc.?
Another Dallas Area Poker Raid Does Media Attention = Enforcement Action?
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After three rounds and nearly six-and-a-half hours of play, they\’ve made it to the money, having played from 64 down to 8 in the Full Tilt Poker $25,000 Heads-Up Challenge. Three Full Tilt pros are still alive. Here are the
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We love to fake break news here at Pokerati, and we also love sandwiches. So considering the love/hate relationship I\’ve had in the past with sandwiches at the WSOP, I\’m kinda excited to learn through super-secret inside sources that Capriotti\’s
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Yes, folks, the 2008 World Series of Poker kicks off in one week! On Friday, May 30th, the masses will begin to descend upon the Rio Convention Center for the first tournament, the $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold\’em. The
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