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Entries Tagged ‘World Series of Poker’

Texas Hold’em Poker Myths – #1, #2

Texas Hold’em Poker is a very popular Poker game all over the world. However, there are many myths associated with it. Beginners need to be aware of such myths. 1- Big Gains from Small Risks You can make a lot of money by only investing a limited amount of money is a big misconception about [...]

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Bloch Wins WSOP $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Bracelet

Andy Bloch has finally gotten the monkey off his back by winning the first $1,500 seven-card stud event at the 2012 World Series of Poker after nearly two decades of close calls, and years of being called “one of the best players without a bracelet.” Bloch earned his very first gold bracelet; the $126,363 first [...]

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Ben Wilinofsky Wins More than $1 Million CAD

More than $1 million CAD was cashed in by Vancouver native, Ben Wilinofsky after captivating the Main Event at a European Poker Tour (EPT) event in Berlin, Germany. In a live poker tournament, this is the 22 year old Canadian’s first ever cash. After winning a seat in the tournament by playing online at PokerStars, [...]

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Government-Regulated Poker Network Launches In Canada

The first government-regulated poker network launch in North America has taken place in Canada. On the Espacejeux.com gaming site of operator, Loto-Quebec is the Canadian Poker Network (CPN). To residents of Quebec, Canada, it will offer real money poker. With options for extensions, the agreement between GTECH G2 and Loto-Quebec is for five years. GTECH G2 [...]

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Gus Hansen Dropped $299,000 in Online Cash Games

On Friday night, Gus Hansen saw his hot run of form coming to end. With ‘DrugsOrMe’ on Full Tilt Poker, he dropped $299,000 in $500/$1,000 Cap Pot Limit Omaha exchanges. Since October, posting profits exceeding $2 million on the virtual felt, the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe bracelet winner had been on a huge [...]

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1992 World Series of Poker

In the process of watching poker became such a world attention grabber, the World Series of Poker in 1992 was a great step. Online poker was not quite popular among the masses. The sport really started to show its worldwide draw in 1992. From early on, there were tons of players that started to play [...]

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June 2nd – Update – 2010 – World Series of Poker

On Wednesday, June 2nd, players folded, bet, and rose as the action surrounding the 2010 World Series of Poker continued. 3 events had already concluded and 3 bracelets awarded, five days after the popular event started at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Including pros like Patrik Antonius and Doyle Brunson, Michael [...]

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WSOP Preview: Player’s Championship

On Saturday, May 29, the $50,000 buy-in Player’s Championship will be held at Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It is the second event of the 2010 World Series of Poker and the first open event. The $50,000 buy-in tournament was first held in 2006 and up until this year it has [...]

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