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2010 Commerce Million Dollar Poker Tournament Won By Richard Bakovic
July 27th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

Richard Bakovic has just won the ‘Commerce Casino Million Dollar Guaranteed Championship,’ after defeating a field of 3,300 players to take down the title, as well as the $173,500 first place prize. Tournament director Matt Savage, organised the massive... 

Illegal Poker Den Raided At Dukes Place
July 27th, 2010 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under General Poker News

Dukes Place in Cincinnati was raided in the early hours of Sunday morning, after months of investigation revealed that it was the scene of an illegal gambling, narcotics and weapons business. Over a hundred police officers and FBI agents were involved in the raid,... 

Online Player of the Year Leader Currently Casey “bigdogpckt5s” Jarzabek
July 26th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

Canadian pro Casey “bigdogpckt5s” Jarzabek is currently lying atop of the Card Player ‘Online Player of the Year’ leaderboard on 7,046 points and $560,757 in winnings. Amazingly, there are other players below Jarzabek in standing but with more winnings... 

Daniel Negreanu’s 2010 Online Cash Game Roller Coaster Ride
July 26th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

This year, tournament specialist Daniel Negreanu decided to give the online cash game scene at PokerStars his best shot. Ever up for a challenge, Negreanu knew that making the switch from tournament to high stakes cash player was no mean feat and, as he explained... 

Online Poker Is Rigged According To WSOP Winner
July 26th, 2010 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under General Poker News

We’ve all got steamed up after losing to one outers or been on the wrong side of a coin flip so many times on the trot that its made your toes curl. It doesn’t take long scouring the net to come upon reams of posts belonging to disgruntled poker players... 

Poker Player Ron ‘Mad Yank’ Fanelli Confesses To Chopping Up Thai Prostitute
July 25th, 2010 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under General Poker News

Ron Fanelli has just confessed to murdering, chopping up and disposing of the body of Thai prostitute Pianchai Wanphen, while living in the country. In an apparent deal to avoid the death sentence, Fanelli confessed to the incident and said: “It was wrong.... 

Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan Lines Up Jungleman12 For New Challenge
July 23rd, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

Tom Dwan is currently up $1,844,430 against Patrik  Antonius, having played 38,974 hands over the past 18 months as part of the ‘Durrrr Challenge.’ With 50,000 hands being the finishing point for the marathon heads-up poker series, Tom Dwan has already... 

Canadian Poker Tour Experiences A Surge In Revenue
July 23rd, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Stocks / Financials

The Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) has recently announced a big increase in company revenue, as reflected by a marked increase in player tournaments registrations, as well as corporate sponsorship contracts. The CPT’s most recent tournament, ‘The Stampede... 

Hearing On US Internet Poker Bill To Take Place On 27 July
July 23rd, 2010 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Poker Law / Industry News

The US Internet Poker Bill, known as HR 2267, has been debated at a Congressional hearing this week and the proposed legislation is now due to be amended and rewritten by the House Financial Services Committee next Tuesday. The bill proposes that the U.S. government... 

How Have Past WSOP Main Event Winners Fared Since The 2003 Poker Boom?
July 22nd, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under WSOP News

In 2003, Chris Moneymaker helped spark the modern poker boom after wining the WSOP Main Event, having qualified for the $10,000 competition via a $39 PokerStars satellite tournament. That year he took away $2.5 million for his famous victory, but in the intervening... 

Michael Mizrachi Aiming To Top Poker’s All Time Money List
July 22nd, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi is on the brink of a major assault on poker’s ‘All Time Money List,’ after qualifying for this year’s WSOP Main Event final table. The 29 year old poker pro currently lies 14th in the world, having already... 

Progressive Jackpot Hit At Mystic Lake Casino For $766,000
July 21st, 2010 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under Casino News

Dick Warwick, 60, was celebrating Monday, after scooping the $766,094 progressive slots jackpot at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. At 10:48 p.m. on July 12, Warwick put two $20 bills into the Wild Cherry slot machine at the Minnesota casino, only to see three cherries... 

10th Place Finisher Brandon Steven Still Reeling From 2010 WSOP Elimination
July 21st, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under WSOP News

Despite winning $635,011 for his 10th place finish at the 2010 WSOP Main Event, Brandon Steven is still reeling from his dramatic exit from the competition. With all the media focus being lined up exclusively for the “November Nine,” Brandon Steven... 

Brunson 10 Welcomes David “Doc” Sands As Newest Recruit
July 21st, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

Doyle Brunson has moved one step closer to completing his task of putting together a team of the youngest, most talented poker players on the planet, by announcing the addition of David “Doc” Sands to DoylesRoom.com. The 25 year-old Californian poker pro cashed...