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So the biggest shiznit of the poker year is underway … please bear with us as some of us \”old school\” poker media try to find our place and purpose in covering an event that poker nuts can follow officially […]
Welcome to the November Nine (9) Read More »
The World Series of Poker Main Event final table saw the first elimination after over two and a half hours of play as Germany\’s Pius Heinz has been the most aggressive player at the final table, and now holds the
The November Nine down to 8, 7, 6, 5 4 Read More »
Rock Paper Scissors? The last time a rich French dude came to New York to bail out the Americans was Rochambeau in 1781 — fewer than eight WSOPs before George Washington established the DOJ office currently trying to put the
Full Tilt Exit Strategy Begins to Emerge Read More »
This autumnal winds of Dorset attempted to blow me out to sea, but I stayed rooted to the shore like defiant bollard. I knew that without their weekly dose of un-American gambling news, Pokerati readers might immediately expire. I couldn’t
Wider World of Poker Read More »
Subject:Poker is reporting that the US Department of Justice and Groupe Bernard Tapie have reached an agreement regarding the sale and fate of Full Tilt Poker. According to an email from Ray Bitar, the indicted CEO says that upon a
DOJ and Tapie group come to agreement on FTP sale Read More »
Yesterday, MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD), and bwin.party digital entertainment (LSE:BPTY) announced a joint venture in the United States. This as-yet-unnamed entity – to be owned 65% by bwin.party, 25% by MGM, and 10% by Boyd – would, according
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Sometime during this year I decided I wanted to add more tournaments to my poker diet. I\’ve been a cash game grinder for my entire poker-playing career and don\’t really have anything to speak of in regards to big tourney
This license plate might make a nice inclusion in a more-real Poker \”Hall\” of Fame some day; for now we get Linda Johnson but not her car. Congrats are in order for Linda Johnson and Barry Greenstein, as WSOP officials
Linda Johnson, Barry Greenstein Tapped for Hall of Fame Induction Read More »
The Duke of Fremont, that colorful, uniquely Vegassy character who likes to buy in to 1/2 games with no max and sit behind stacks of $100k in bills (which he carries around downtown in a violin case) returns to the
Pinstripes & Polka Dots Tourney with @DukeofFremont Read More »
As you know, the House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing [yesterday] examining the potential regulation of Internet gambling. The hearing entitled, \”Internet Gambling: Is There a Safe Bet?\” called upon a variety of witnesses to discuss
