Big congrats to Aaron Alanen … who won what may well have been the fastest 490+ player tournament in history this weekend in Las Vegas at the Palms … by taking down the inaugural Zynga Pokercon bracelet. He\’s a software […]
Meet the New Zynga Billionaires Aaron Alanen takes down Pokercon Event #1
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Just because some of us got busy covering an actual tournament a freeroll doesn\’t mean we slacked on our duties as the top parking lot correspondent in poker. This import (from Illinois) has gotta belong to a poker player, right?
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Laurence Toney didn\’t make the Bluff Power 20 even though he runs the largest online poker site in the world. (38 million active players, they say, 7.5 million a day!) I know I know … I didn\’t vote for him
Lo and Behold’em Meet the Zynga Poker Boss
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One thing that is very different here compared to other tournaments seen around Vegas has been the LACK of patched up players in the field. Surely it\’s gotta be a matter of politeness from Full Tilt and Stars, right —
Team Pokerati @ZyngaPoker Another Mincast and Zynga player profile
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I wanted to sit down and pull together some thoughts on H.R. 1174 (The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act). This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) this past Thursday, has two
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As the first ever live event for the world\’s biggest online poker site (Stars wanna challenge the assertion?) gets underway … we are seeing the super-hyper-turbo nature of free poker play translated to a two-flight weekend at Zynga PokerCon. There
Blind Ambition Zynga Pokercon Vegas Weekend
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Seen here, playing slots outside the poker room at the Palms: Annie Shea (right) and her not-quite ready for Zynga Poker friend Rene Knapp — passing time while waiting to attend the afternoon Annie Duke poker school. Ms. Shea is
Meet the ZyngaPoker Competition Pokerati Mincast: Zynga People, Montana
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The Poker Edge: The guys from The Poker Edge are back this week with Daniel Negreanu in tow. First on topic is Erik Seidel\’s recent run to the top of the all time money list and how the super high
Merchdawg’s Podcast Roundup: SuperStar Showdown, & WPT Bay 101
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The Zynga Pokercon is underway at the Palms. Right now some 500 people are packed in to an upstairs ballroom attending \”Zynga U\” — a mini poker boot camp for Zynga players — with Annie Duke as the lead professor.
Pokerati Mincast: Zynga Poker Girl FTW! Zynga Pokercon Vegas Weekend
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The House Committee on Financial Services released an official statement this evening which announced the awaited introduction of a new federal internet gambling bill by Rep. John Campbell (R-CA). From the press release: WASHINGTON – The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer
Campbell Introduces ‘New’ Federal iGambling BillHR2267 text repurposed as #campbellbill
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