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PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw, Day 3: Minieri, Lacay Headline Final Table

2 hours 57 min ago
The 24 remaining players in the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Polish Open Main Event returned to the Casino Poland with a guaranteed spot in the money and the final table in sight. The survivors included some big names...

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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 23:31
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Poker & Pop Culture: Gabe Kaplan

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 23:30
In the final chapter of 'The Biggest Game in Town,' Al Alvarez' lyrical chronicle of the 1981 World Series of Poker, the Main Event has come down to the final six-handed table. Referring to hold'em's Texas origins, Alvarez reports...

PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw, Day 2: Minieri Near Top as Money Reached

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 16:05
One hundred and nine players returned to the Casino Poland Warsawza for the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Warsaw Main Event today, with 85 of them going home disappointed. With a breakneck pace of play, the field was sliced...

Online Poker Weekend: 'kesher79' Takes Stars Sunday Million

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 07:43
The PokerStars Sunday Million attracted 7,999 participants for a total prize pool of $1,599,800. Notable finishers included Lee 'Bill Ivey' Gaines in 15th ($5,599) and iCeVeNoM in 29th ($2,880). Two players were eliminated...

FTOPS X Main Event: Va Shon 'Julian Verse' Watkins Wins Title

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 02:54
Capping the tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) was Sunday's $500+$35 NL Hold'em Main Event. The guaranteed prize pool of $2,500,000 was just eclipsed as 5,225 players registered for a total prize pool of $2,612,500. Among...

FTOPS X Roundup: Amit Makhija Captures 'High Rollers' Title

Tue, 11/18/2008 - 00:43
The tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS X), concluded late on Sunday as action in three different events wrapped up. Rising star Amit Makhija entered the day in the $5,000+200 'high rollers' event as the chip leader among...

WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe: Michael Binger Wins

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 22:48
Michael Binger led going into the final table of the WSOP Circuit Event Championship at Lake Tahoe, but he would lose that lead before surging back to claim his victory. And at one point in heads-up play, Binger found himself...

PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw, Day 1b: Roland de Wolfe Tops Star-packed Session

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 16:22
Sunday's 118-player field on Day 1b of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Warsaw Main Event was as star-studded as Saturday's Day 1a, with top pros such as Katja Thater, Sorel Mizzi, Dario Minieri and Alex Kravchenko taking...

PokerStars.net APPT Manila, Day 3: Van Marcus Surges to Victory

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 12:07
After several final tables without a win, Van Marcus claimed his first APPT title today at the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila Main Event, besting Tae Jun Noh in a marathon heads-up battle to claim the championship...

Stay Granted in Kentucky Domain-name Seizure

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 07:41
A stay has been granted until December 12th by a Kentucky appeals court as the battle over the attempted seizure of Internet domain names associated with various forms of online gambling continues. The motion to stay was filed...

WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe, Day 2: Michael Binger Leads Final Table

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 02:13
Day Two of the WSOP Circuit Event Championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe was a grueling affair as 55 remaining players battled down to the final table of nine. Familiarity with the event seemed to matter as by the end of the day Todd...

FTOPS X Roundup: Greg 'DuckU' Hobson Takes Heads-up Title

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 21:15
An impressive lineup of events in the final weekend of the tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) began on Saturday with action in three different major tourneys. Greg 'DuckU' Hobson and 'Antoshka' captured event titles during...

Poker Room Review: Carson Valley Inn, Miden, NV

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 17:20
Friendly, efficient, accommodating, and generous; those are the first words that come to mind when I think about the poker room at the Carson Valley Inn. The poker room is just fifteen minutes north of Lake Tahoe and about forty-five minutes south...

PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw Day 1a: Lellouche Leads

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 10:24
The field on Day 1a of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Warsaw Main Event was small, with only 99 players taking the field, but stacked, with big-name internet pros, EPT champs and other familiar faces filling the tables...

PokerStars.net APPT Manila, Day 2: Nam, Marcus, Nelson Headline Final

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 05:07
Seventy-seven players returned to the Hyatt Hotel & Casino in Manila yesterday to continue their quest for the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila championship, including 2007 champion Brett Parise, chip leaders Michael Shell...

Clonie Gowen Files Lawsuit Against Full Tilt Poker

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 03:44
According to Nevada court records, Cycalona 'Clonie' Gowen has filed a lawsuit against Tiltware, LLC. Full Tilt Poker, and many of the famous faces...

WSOP Circuit Event Championship, Lake Tahoe, Day 1, Chris Dombrowski Leads

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 02:00
2007 WSOP Champion Jerry Yang said, "Shuffle up and deal," then quickly sat down to join the 132 players assembled for the fifth annual World Series of Poker Circuit Championship at Harvey's in Lake Tahoe. The winner of this...

FTOPS X Roundup: 'EndlessAmbition' and 'blackjack9' Victorious

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 01:50
Another pair of events highlighted Friday action in the tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series as this weekend's big wrap to the series drew closer. FTOPS Event #19, a $200+16 NL hold'em tournament, attracted 2,526 participants...

Poker News Bytes: November 14, 2008

Sat, 11/15/2008 - 09:29
Rules governing the planned legalization of online gambling within South Africa have now been released. Up for public comment after being released by South Africa's Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, is the Interactive Gambling Tax...