Dan Bilzerian, the bad boy poker player and “King of Instagram,” has escaped jail time following his arrest on bomb making charges late last year. Bilzerian instead agreed to a plea bargain which will see him deliver a repentant public service announcement on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), presumably on the follies […]

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In multiple research studies it has been concluded that both cocaine and pornography can likely lead to reduced decision-making abilities. This, according to medical researchers, is groundbreaking evidence about the perils of cocaine usage and pornography viewing. A medical research director at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine when on the record to state […]

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The Ladies Event at the European Poker Tour’s Deauville stop was meant to be a tournament where women, who typically make up only a small minority of poker fields, could compete amongst themselves for a change. Sure, French law doesn’t allow organizers to ban men from participating in such events, and the very low €220 […]

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Bwin.party expects to be affected by the European Union’s Value Added Tax (VAT) to the tune of €15 million ($17.2 million) following new regulations that were implemented January 1, 2015. Previously exempt from VAT, changes to the law now levies a charge on electronic gambling regardless of location, an amendment expected to cost online casino […]

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Mississippi online poker was always a long shot, but in 2015, a bill to regulate the game in the state never even got close to being considered. The Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2015 is officially dead, having failed to advance past the committee level by a Tuesday deadline. The bill, introduced by State […]

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Online poker in France continues to freefall like a concrete Felix Baumgartner. Yes, it’s time again to report on the dire health of the French poker market, something we do… well, roughly every quarter of a year, and we must admit that these headlines are starting to sound a bit samey. But here we go, […]

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Tom Marchese pulled off a rather impressive poker feat last weekend, winning back-to-back $25,000 High Roller events at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. His two-day haul of $681,876 came from fields of just 41 and 42 entries, with Marchese agreeing to a heads-up deal at the High Roller II and a three-way […]

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Paul Phua has been dealt aces in his bid to escape a stiff sentence for his role in the Caesars Palace World Cup betting ring. Following a four-day hearing, US Magistrate Judge Peggy Lean has recommended that the majority of evidence gathered by the FBI during an undercover surveillance operation should be dismissed. FBI agents […]

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WSOP 2015 may be less than four months away, but it’s light years from where it used to be, metaphorically speaking. Hoping to attract fresh blood and more amateur poker players, the event series has announced quite a few changes in events and structures, as well as a new way of delivering live reporting throughout. […]

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In an age when the Chris Moneymakers of this world seem to be losing traction as the more experienced pros re-establish their poker tournament prowess, a virtually unknown amateur, Jamie Geffin (aka PitBully01), a 23-year-old portfolio manager from London, took down third in a recent PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) NLH event. Raking […]

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The Aussie Millions Main Event crowned its 18th champion over the weekend, as local boy Manny Stavropoulos outlasted a tough final table that included two-time WSOP bracelet-winner Brian Rast. Stavropoulos, a popular player at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, defeated Germany’s Lennart Uphoff heads-up to take home AU$1,385,500 (US$1.08 million), while just across the river to the […]

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Aaron Mermelstein won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open to claim his first major tournament victory. In what was described as a wild final table, where nearly every player held the lead at some point, the 27-year-old from Philadelphia bested his opponents for the win. The final table took a little more […]

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Boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao can truthfully say that only a handful of people have gotten the best of him in the ring, but when it comes to high stakes no-limit holdem ring games, the 36 year old boxing sensation from the Philippines is somewhat more likely to meet his match. According to high stakes […]

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Paul Phua is currently on trial in the US for running an illegal sports betting operation in Las Vegas during the world cup. Though the former Macau junket operator had the support of professional players like Phil Ivey, Andrew Robl and Tom Dwan during his initial arrest last year, it turns out he has been […]

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The Aussie Millions Main Event is underway, but much of the action at the hottest poker festival Down Under has already wrapped up. Early events have been underway since January 14, providing plenty of drama and big wins in the run-up to Australia’s largest poker tournament. Gill Finally Scores a Win One of the most […]

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced on Thursday that he has formed an exploratory committee to examine his chances at securing the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential election. Graham’s organization, officially known as “Security Through Strength,” will test the waters to see whether the 59-year-old senator has the popularity and fundraising ability to challenge the […]

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The Global Poker Index (GPI) has announced the nominees for their first ever GPI American Poker Awards. A nomination panel of approximately 60 poker industry insiders were tasked with submitting two selections in each of the nine categories. Four finalists were then tabulated from the voting results with a jury panel deciding the winners. The GPI […]

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SB 40, the latest Nevada gambling bill that poker players feared could be used to attack tournament staking culture and do untold damage to the World Series of Poker (WSOP), relates only to sports betting, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has clarified. At first glance, the bill, which is essentially about reducing the possibility of […]

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