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Below is the PR announcement about the WSOP-Europe schedule. As many know, I\’m not too hot these days on just posting press releases (without handsome pay) … but beyond the typically easy-to-cut-and-paste keywords these often contain, this mass-mailed announcement  has […]
Recapping the rest of the Sunday night WSOP action, besides Durrrr finishing 2nd to Simon Watt in the $1,500 NL Holdem event: Matros Wins Limit Holdem Bracelet Matt Matros won the $1,500 Limit Holdem for $189,870, defeating Ahmad Abghari in
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Part 2 is coming … and parts 3 and 4 … and maybe even a Part 5 addendum. But damn, writing semi-investigative narrative non-fiction ain\’t exactly easy, especially when the story doesn\’t convert well continues to develop in the present
Dude, how bad does this suck … Patricia Clark, a 51-year-old preacher from Chicago\’s South Side, was supposedly a pretty good poker player. She went to a home game on Thursday to collect a $300 debt from \”an old friend
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Second place, not first. That other guy won. I\’m sure we\’ll remember his name eventually … \”This was a huge shot in the arm for the gambling community,\” said Mike Matusow to his table in the $10k Stud-8 World Championship,
The BIG event of the summer is about to get underway. No, not the Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better World Championship … we\’re talking about the World Cup. I\’ll just betcha a few poker players are kinda into soccer, or football,
World Cup (for Poker Players) UpdateFantasy South Africa Soccer Brackets
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The $1,500 NL Holdem final table went on their dinner break, except for Dwan, who decided to play in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo World Championship instead. Play has resumed, so here\’s the chip counts after dinner, with blinds
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Just a brief update for now, but in what could be Tom Dwan\’s biggest winning day, he\’s the current chip leader with 9 players left at the $1,500 No-Limit Holdem final table. First place would officially pay Dwan more than
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We swear we\’re not gonna get totally self-indulgent here at Pokerati … just maybe on weekends a little bit. After all, you really do care about the people who bring the WSOP to you, or you to the WSOP. If
Lipstuck Tao of Pokerati
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Here\’s a look at Saturday evening\’s WSOP action, starting with the two bracelet winners: Men Master\’s Stud for Bracelet #7 The $10,000 Seven Card Stud World Championship was won by Men \”The Master\” Nguyen defeating Brandon Adams heads-up to win
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