As noted in the original post, I recently interviewed Tokwiro Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Paul Leggett about a number of issues the recent UltimateBet and Absolute Poker scandals. The interview transcript has been broken up into three parts and posted […]
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The official announcement came on July 29, but the post has been delayed as I decided how or if to mention it. After Tiffany Michelle’s impressive run in the 2008 WSOP main event and 17th place finish, she has been
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The poker shark just can\’t seem to be jumped. While I don\’t expect to see All In: The Musical on broadway any time soon, apparently some people believe that poker players actually go see shows, or at least that they
UltimateBet has been dancing around this superuser/cheating scandal for more than six months. Everything was delayed – acknowledgment of the allegations, investigation updates and results, and developments like the alleged ties of Russ Hamilton to the scandal. Annie Duke has
As noted in the previous post, Phil Hellmuth was able to have his penalty reversed. The penalty was initial imposed when he consistently berated an opponent during last night\’s play, and he was supposed to sit out the first orbit
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According to Dr. Pauly, Phil Hellmuth was not allowed to flaunt his massive UB logo for the television cameras while seated at the ESPN feature table. The powers-that-be put duct tape all over the big round UB symbol on the
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Play ended on an explosive note last night as Phil Hellmuth\’s antics earned him a 1 orbit penalty for his prolonged verbal attack on Cristian Dragomir on the last hand of play. 79 players return at 12 today to play
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EPT Powergirl Kara Scott proudly representing the \”World\’s Argest Oker Ite\”. It is no secret that poker tournaments filmed for television have made logos an important part of the game. Online poker websites and companies selling poker-related products are among
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With 92 players remaining, Phil Hellmuth is in about dead-middle of the pack, with 1.28 million chips. He had climbed up from near the bottom of the pack some two hours earlier, where he had to fight off some major
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On dinner break until 9:30pm with 92 players left. Tiffany Michelle at 3,000,000 and Lisa Parsons at 1,200,000 are the last two women standing. Players will play one more level after dinner break, like Jen notes below. Top 5 Chip
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