First we hear word that Full Tilt has plans to open a sports book, and now, apparently, according to an email from Doyle himself — or at least on from his room, with his face and signature embedded — they\’ve […]
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When Tom \”durrrr\” Dwan wanted to play poker with stakes higher than you can find in your average poker room, he simply issued a challenge to players everywhere. The magic of the big ol\’ internet allowed him to get the
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That\’s the word just in … remaining runners will pick up where they left off chip-wise and play the tournament online (at PokerStars, natch) down to a final table, which will be held live in Chile. $50k new overlay, too.
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This tournament just will not go away, but that\’s probably a good thing for the 89 players who felt a little left out in the cold warmth. No shot at a televised final table or a piece of Latin American
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As we\’ve talked about before … success for poker in Congress will require more than just being on the right side of the law … it means convincing senators and representatives that we even belong on their radar … and
Squeaky Capitol Wheels PPA launches ad campaign to target Congress for 2009
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Missed the first week due to a PokerStars blog commitment and blew my second chance last weekend. Though I wasn\’t the first one out of the PokerListings Run-Good Challenge v2 on PokerStars, I didn\’t last long, as Liz Lieu took
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Tokwiro Enterprises announced that it has chosen to follow the Kentucky court order and block Kentucky residents from accessing Absolute Poker and UltimateBet. In an explanation, COO Paul Leggett said, in so many words, that the purpose it to protect
UB and AP Block Kentucky ResidentsLook What a Newfangled Security System Can Do!
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A few people have asked me WTF I\’m talking about saying that November 2008 will go down as an historical month where everything changes/d. To spell it out, you have: The November Nine — historic simply as it pertains to
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The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, another lobbying organization on the side of internet poker players, released a statement first thing this morning regarding the recent 60 Minutes broadcast and corresponding Washington Post articles. SSIGI really doesn\’t mince words,
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Nice statement from the Poker Players Alliance just came across the transom. We\’ll see if it leads to more coverage of our issue in the non-poker political press. Regardless, I think historically November \’08 will be seen as a period
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