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World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Schedule for April 2013; Will Offer Five Bracelet Events
05-02-2012
The World Series of Poker, in partnership with Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, announced the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC), a series of five bracelet events that will take place from April 4 through 15, 2013. “Our goal is...
Igor Kurganov Wins PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final €25,000 High Roller
05-02-2012
The PokerStars.com and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €25,000 High Roller was completed on Tuesday night and Igor Kurganov emerged victorious to win the €1.08 million first-place prize. To win the event, Kurganov had to defeat...
Report: Groupe Bernard Tapie Ends Negotiations with DOJ; PokerStars Buying FTP Assets?
04-25-2012
Group Bernard Tapie Managing Director Laurent Tapie confirmed Tuesday that negotiations to purchase Full Tilt Poker's assets from the Department of Justice have officially ended, a move that could potentially pave the way for PokerStars to purchase...
Black Friday Chronicles: Looking Back One Year Later
04-17-2012,
On April 15, 2011, the poker world was turned upside down when the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed indictments charging online poker’s big three -- PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker -- with illegal gambling, bank fraud and money...
Black Friday Chronicles: Where Were You?
04-17-2012,
There are monumental moments in life that are so significant that the mere mention of any signifying detail of them can instantly ignite an all-sensory memory of where you were when they happened. When one such event happens that affects an entire...
Black Friday Chronicles: Twitter Reactions
04-14-2012
When Black Friday struck, the poker world was taken by storm -- an extremely dark storm. With social media being such an open area to express one's feelings or thoughts, many poker players took to Twitter on what would turn out to be the darkest day...
30 Players Confirmed Big One for One Drop; Estimated $12,266,668 to Winner
04-13-2012
This year, the World Series of Poker will host a $1 million buy-in tournament, the largest in history, called The Big One for One Drop. It is estimated that the tournament, which will take place from July 1 through 3, 2012, will award a $12,266,668...
2012 World Poker Tour Vienna Day 1a: David Breitfuss Leads The Way
04-12-2012
The World Poker Tour was back in action on Tuesday with Day 1a of WPT Vienna. One-hundred sixty-three players registered, and that number was cut down to 73 by the end of the day. Topping the pack with the early chip lead was David Breitfuss with...
The Online Railbird Report: Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies Up Nearly $1 Million in Two Weeks
04-07-2012
In last week’s Online Railbird Report, we delved into the upswing of Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies, who erased half of his 2012 losses. This week, Sahamies continued to thrive and banked $350,347 in 3,592 hands spread across 32 sessions, making him the...
Jannick Wrang Wins the PokerStars.it European Poker Tour Campione Main Event
04-01-2012
The PokerStars.it European Poker Tour Campione Main Event has come to a thrilling conclusion after Jannick Wrang bested a star-studded final table that lasted 13 hours. For his win, he took home the coveted EPT trophy, a Shamballa bracelet worth...
Report: Black Friday Principal John Campos Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge
03-28-2012
On Tuesday, Forbes reported that Black Friday defendant John Campos has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and will dodge a trial set for April 9 in New York. Campos, the former vice chairman of SunFirst Bank in Utah, was indicted...
Scott Seiver Rounds Out PartyPoker Premier League V Lineup
03-27-2012
Poker pro Scott Seiver has taken the final slot in the upcoming PartyPoker Premier League V in Vienna, Austria. The 26-year-old pro, who won the World Poker Tour World Championship at Bellagio last year for $1,618,344, joins a loaded lineup of...
Aliro Diaz Wins 2012 PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Chile
03-26-2012
Day 4 of the 2012 PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Chile concluded on Sunday by crowning the first champion of Season 5. The final eight players of a 651-player field returned to the Enjoy Casino & Resort in Viña del Mar to play down to a...
Gordon Huntly Wins 2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney Main Event
03-26-2012
The 2012 PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Sydney Main Event came to a close early Monday morning in Sydney, Australia. Gordon Huntly, from Scotland, conquered the 461-player field to pocket $226,812. 2012 ANZPT Sydney Main Event...
Global Poker Index: Andrew Lichtenberger Cracks Top 10
03-23-2012
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list of 300, visit the official GPI...
2012 PokerStars.net ANZPT Sydney: Tobin Ryall Leads Them All
03-23-2012
After a huge launching of the fourth season of the PokerStars.net Australia New Zealand Poker Tour, Day 1a of the ANZPT Sydney Main Event came to a close early on Friday morning. There were 214 players who started the day on Thursday evening...
PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Chile Day 1a: Barrientos Leads, Horno Lurks
03-22-2012
Season 5 of the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour kicked off on Wednesday at the Enjoy Casino & Resort in Vina del Mar, Chile. This marked the third time the LAPT had visited the “Vineyard by the Sea,” and the second time since 2010 when a...
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Joins PartyPoker Premier League V Lineup
03-22-2012
On Wednesday, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier added his name to the list of superstars playing in the PartyPoker Premier League V from April 4 through 10 in Vienna, Austria. The series, which will be filmed for television by Sky Sports, features a...
Five Thoughts: In-Game Betting on Poker, Another Win for Isildur1, and More
03-21-2012
If you’ve ever railed the final table of a major, live tournament, then you’re probably aware of how much betting is done off of the felt. Live poker is, well, boring, so instead of simply watching the action, players would rather gamble and bet...
Don't Forget About Tomorrow's PokerNews $5,000 Freeroll at PokerStars
03-20-2012
Between now and April 25, PokerNews and PokerStars are offering an exciting promotion that will give away $67,500 in free cash! Each week, a $5,000 freeroll will take place, so don’t miss your chance to play. Download PokerStars today! $67,500...
Frederik Jensen Wins PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Madrid
03-18-2012
Of the 477 players who took part at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Madrid, only one could emerge victorious. The final table had a combination of experienced EPT veterans, online qualifier,s and recreational players. After around nine hours...
PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Madrid Day 2: Mike "Timex" McDonald Takes the Lead
03-15-2012
On Day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Madrid, 264 players returned to the felt for five, 75-minute levels and the field was gradually whittled down to 112. Despite both upstairs and downstairs rooms being used, it did not take long for...
PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Madrid Day 1a: Baranov on Top
03-13-2012
The ever-moving PokerStars.com European Poker Tour arrived in Spain's capital this week for the second installation of EPT Madrid. One season ago, this destination was chosen as the host city for the Grand Final, but a return to Monte Carlo this...
Ray Bitar Apologizes; GBT Lawyer Behnam Dayanim "Reasonably Optimistic"
03-07-2012
On Tuesday, PokerStrategy published an interview with Ray Bitar, CEO of Full Tilt Poker, who has remained silent since Black Friday. The brief interview focused on Bitar’s apology, per his request, though he did explain his silence. “There are...
A Review of PokerStars' Zoom Poker
03-07-2012
A couple of months ago, a member of the popular TwoPlusTwo forums started a thread asking about a folder discovered while looking through the installation files created on a computer when downloading PokerStars. The folder was named...
Cookie Lazarus Opens Up About Full Tilt Poker, Miriam Foundation & the Montreal Open
03-02-2012
A couple of weeks ago, PokerNews brought you a story about Full Tilt Poker leaving the winners of the Montreal Open, a charity poker event to raise money for the Miriam Foundation, empty-handed and in the dark about their prizes. Morden C. Lazarus...
Don't forget about PokerNews' Weekly $5,000 Freeroll at PokerStars!
03-01-2012
PokerNews and PokerStars have joined forces to bring you an exciting promotion in which a $5,000 freeroll will take place each and every week between now and Apr. 25, with an additional $7,500 given away to the best performers! That is $67,500 in...
Five Thoughts: Bursting Bubbles
02-29-2012
Since 2003, the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic has always been one of the more popular stops on the circuit because it brings together L.A. and Vegas, creating a huge field for a $10,000-buy in event. Well, this year there were even more...
Bodog Founder Calvin Ayre Indicted by Federal Prosecutors; Bodog.com Seized
02-29-2012
Bodog.com founder Calvin Ayre and three other men have been indicted by the federal government on charges of operating an illegal gambling business and conspiring to commit money laundering. Ayre has been the highly visible face of the Bodog...
Mickey Petersen Victorious at PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Copenhagen
02-26-2012
A total of 299 players participated at the Copenhagen stop of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour and after six days of pulsating play, two members of Team PokerStars found themselves seated across the table playing heads-up for a first-place...
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