The latest on Federal online poker funds crackdown and legally questionable anti-poker court actions … Pokerstars has confirmed with its players that indeed, some payout funds have been frozen in American banks — but they\’ve credited back affected monies with […]
Before Pauly skipped town to go all hippy on the leeward side of the Appalachian Trail, he and I had a little chat about the press setup at the WSOP (with an unintentional guest appearance by TD Steve) in which
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While online poker forces and their internet freedom allies continue to fight a war of attrition in Kentucky, principals in Minnesota have not just called a cease-fire — the State halting efforts to force telecom companies to block citizen access
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For those who missed our debut special-for-the-WSOP Monday episode live, here\’s the podcast … where The Poker Beat crew waxes poetic about Phil Ivey\’s bracelet, Daniel Negreanu\’s non-bracelet, non-Finnish national anthems, Ladies events, what makes an \”online\” player, and Joe
Pokerati player Jerry Randack is making a run at the Venetian HORSE final table today. First off, some props to some Pokerati peeps scoring in the Venetian Deeps Stacks. Today, Team Pokerati player Jerry Randack made it to Day 2
Venetian Deeps Stacks Killing It; Caesar’s MegaStacks Not WSOP alternatives
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A bunch of PPA state directors and politically involved pros are already booking their plans for after the WSOP — they\’re headed to Washington DC for an aggressive play by the PPA supposedly dubbed National Poker Week. Should be a
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One of Pokerati\’s media eavesdroppers got the real skinny on what went wrong with the Finnish national anthem yesterday. Indeed, Jeffrey Pollack and Seth Palansky acknowledged to each other that the anthem played to honor $10k Mixed World Champion Ville
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None of this is super-confirmed — government officials don\’t work \”on the record\” over the weekend — but here\’s what we are hearing from presumably reliable sources regarding payment troubles at PokerStars and elsewhere: (Again, this is all subject to
RE: Fed Crackdown on Online Poker Money Transfers More details on WTF’s going on
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I\’ve got a horse in the ladies event … Gabriela Hill, whom you can follow at @GabrielaHill. She\’s not a Pokerati patch-wearer (yet) or anything, but I was the lone media representative to accept the very odd offer from her
WSOPeople: Gabi’s My Girl! + Go Gregg Merkow, too!
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It appears so. From an official WSOP report: The Event #11 winner Anthony Harb is to be classified as a pro player. He plays poker full-time (online). Accordingly, the Pro-Am gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 Casino Employees) currently reads:
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