One of the rules changed at today\’s (yesterday\’s) TDA Summit (for the TDA, not the WSOP) … as per a tweet from @SavagePoker: New TDA Rule….. All Hold\’em Final Tables that start 9 or 10 handed will go to final […]
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as we all know, there\’s far more to the World Series than just bracelet events. One of the alt-poker activities going on today and tomorrow and yesterday (Tuesday and Wednesday) is the TDA Summit. That\’s where tourney directors from card
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Not all over the place — but on its buses at least, and maybe at the airport. The Utah Transit Authority, which polices Salt Lake City\’s FrontRunner train system, has passed an ordinance prohibiting using its free wifi to surf
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As we get near the halfway point — through 27 events — here\’s how the WSOP Player of the Year race is shaping up: 250 Ville Wahlbeck 220 Brock Parker 220 Phil Ivey 175 Pete the Greek Vilandos 160 Steve
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Twenty-seven events are already in the books at the 2009 World Series of Poker and, so far, European players are having one of their best Series to date. As you might expect, it is the Americans that are dominating the
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The Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009 (aka Leave No Pot Behind) is gearing up for its Congressional push … I\’ll be honest, few sources I\’ve spoken to give this legislation much chance — at least
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The creator of Cirque du Soleil took 4th place in the 2007 WPT Championship after winning his entry via super-satellite. That\’s the name of the day, today, June 16, in Las Vegas. The town\’s Partyer-in-Chief, Mayor Oscar Goodman, declared it
Happy Cirque du Soleil Day! Poker player Guy Laliberte’s success, excess
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Roland deWolfe, the most recent WSOP bracelet winner, representin\’ the GBR Joe Elliot-style. One of today\’s bracelets goes to Sweden. Any chance Tomas Alenius will request the Finnish national anthem be played — you know, to make things right in
Updated Regional Standings: World Series Gets Worldy Italy stripped of earlier bracelet
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[tab: News]All In: The Poker Movie won the jury prize for Best Documentary at the CineVegas Film Festival last week — which knowledgeable movie people tell me is known as a respected minor league version of Sundance. It supposedly won\’t
Poker Movie Wins Award Top documentary at CineVegas
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From official WSOP reports … (with a WSOP historical info, Phil Ivey bio stuff, and post-game interview): The Winner — · The 2009 World Series of Poker $2,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low Split / Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split champion is Phil
