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The fine folks at Wicked Chops Poker are reporting this morning that The Real Deal, the poker game show at the Venetian, has closed after an 8 week run. As the blog mentions, a combination of a poor economy and […]
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Meanwhile, our buddy Tom, the high-stakes pro who coulda made more money at Bellagio as a volunteer blogger than he did as a poker player during his 5-diamond extended weekend, is apparently all the rage in Bulgaria. Pic #1 of
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It seems that All In Energy Drink is getting recognized in non-poker markets. Who knew? The Examiner recently took notice of the Johnny Chan-sponsored drink, and it\’s getting good reviews. In the Caffeine Examiner column, Big Red Boots (the caffeine
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Does anyone say \”stick-up\” anymore? Regardless, Poker Grump reported tonight that the Sahara looked as if it had been robbed, as the poker room was closed with police tape keeping patrons out. And he was right, as a local news
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Seated from left: Eli Elezra, Doyle Brunson and Alan Meltzer, Standing: Tom Dwan, Phil Laak, David Peat, Mike Baxter and Dario Minieri at the taping of GSN\’s High Stakes Poker at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino for the show\’s
High Stakes Poker Season 5 starting March 1 on GSN Read More »
Not exactly, but close … this picture from Time magazine\’s White House Photo Blog, taken in the Oval Office, caught my pokery eye. Begs the question, of course, of who will make the next administration\’s Presidential poker chips … because
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Online gambling news, as the founder of Party Gaming pleads guilty to violating the US Federal Wire Act. We also give a follow-up report on the Grand prive\’ Casino Group, with evidence of thier lies as they continue to steal
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Dutch is having a good December. Not only did he win one of the preliminary events at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio – the $2K NLHE event – but he found out this morning that he
And the Winner Is… Dutch BoydScuffle With PokerHost Resolved & Pokerfolio Settled
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Actually, it\’s just one song, from the musical Fiorello! But still … stumbled across this on YouTube and found it funny/poignant. Gets me thinking about all the collusion, chip dumping, soft play, multi-accounting, and superusers that may or may not
Politics and Poker, The Musical Read More »
Sure, the Bellagio 5-Diamond is a pretty big deal to the pros — it\’s one of those tourneys that harkens back to pre-boom days of the WSOP, both in competition and relative size of the buy-ins. Every table is star-studded,
