BTW FYI WTF?
Much more to say on the matter … but just to set the record straight, after further research I am now fairly confident that the rumor propagated across the internet about a Harrah\’s sale of the Rio being \”complete\” was […]
WSOP
Too Much of a Good Thing? Believe it or not, less could be more at the WSOP
Jon Katkin The Poker Economy OP-ED We\’re just two weeks into the 2010 WSOP and the Amazon Room is already filled with people walking around like zombies. Don\’t believe me? Just take a good look at the players, the floor
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Paul Kitsos, Big Fashion Name and East Coast Poker Semi-Pro,
Dies en Route to WSOP
Paul Kitsos, 55, was enthusiastically headed to Las Vegas from his home in Long Island, New York, with $11,000 in cash on him, when he died of an apparent heart attack mid-flight. According to his wife he was going to
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NAPT, Venetian Part Ways over Row in Carson City
The first in a four-part series about Nevada Gaming wrangling with a new era of poker regulation as Harrah\’s and PokerStars fight … The inaugural NAPT-Venetian was by most accounts a smashing success. PokerStars announced the tournament in January, and
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Harrah’s Looking to Sell the Rio?Reports circulating that home of the WSOP is on the blocks
Our beloved Harrah\’s Entertainment Inc. is currently seeking buyers for the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, according to Bloomberg-BusinessWeek. Supposedly bids are in the $500 million range for the largest property currently in the Harrah\’s portfolio, which
The Poker Beat (4/8/10)
This week’s episode of The Poker Beat arrives with a somewhat sensationalistic-seeming title, phrased in the form of a question: The Worst Week in Internet Poker History? And no, as it turns out, hosts Scott Huff, Gary Wise, B.J. Nemeth,
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NAPT Final Table Set Mike Beasley chip leader, Four WSOP Bracelet winners remaning
The final table of the $5,000 PokerStars NAPT Main Event at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut will be starting at noon Eastern time. Here\’s how the final table will be situated, with live streaming available at www.pokerstars.tv: Seat 1: Scott
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Haitian Help’em
The entire world got a reminder about life, death, and nature this week … the Haiti earthquake gave us all at least a bit of pause to find ourselves, at least momentarily, caring about people we didn\’t think we cared
2010 WSOP Schedule now online
After a delay when an original schedule was \”leaked\”, the 2010 WSOP Schedule is now online with 57 bracelet events. The WSOP starts with a doubleheader on Friday, May 28th with the $500 Casino Employees Event starting at 12 noon,
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Pokery “Lie to Me” Episode Monday Night
From the New York Post: * Lie to Me (Monday, 9:01 pm., Fox): From the Of Course! What Took Them So Long? file comes this entertaining installment set at the World Series of Poker, with Tim Roth’s Lightman trying to
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