$300K in Prop Bets: PLO Grinder Bets on 100x Buy In Profit
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$300K in Prop Bets: PLO Grinder Bets on 100x Buy In Profit

September 1st, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
News of a $300,000 Pot Limit Omaha prop bet recently piqued the interests of Isaac Haxton and a slew of community members. Looking for some side action and something to help refocus his mind, Bren ‘YaAaRnY’ Lenton...
Olivier Busquet Defends Pro Palestine T-Shirt at EPT
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Olivier Busquet Defends Pro Palestine T-Shirt at EPT

August 29th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
Olivier Busquet has defended his decision to wear a “Free Gaza” T-shirt at the final table of the EPT High Super High Roller Event in Barcelona, a tournament he went on to win for $1.18 million. Busquet and friend Daniel...
PokerTracker and Holdem Manager to Merge
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PokerTracker and Holdem Manager to Merge

August 27th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
PokerTracker and Holdem Manager, the two market-leading poker tracking software providers, have announced that they are joining forces. While the two companies will merge to form one business, their respective products will, for...
New Jersey Assemblyman Caputo Attacks PokerStars
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New Jersey Assemblyman Caputo Attacks PokerStars

August 25th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
New Jersey Assemblyman Ralph R Caputo (D-Essex) has launched a stinging attack on PokerStars, labeling it a “disgraced” company with a “history of bad behavior.” Writing in a guest opinion piece for...
PA Court Overturns Fine for Poker Dealer Who Stole Chips
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PA Court Overturns Fine for Poker Dealer Who Stole Chips

August 22nd, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The theft of poker chips deserves punishment, but it seems there’s a limit to just how much you can do to a dealer who swipes a couple betting disks off the felt. And apparently, that limit is well below 375 times the...
Phil Hellmuth’s Ice Bucket Challenge
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Phil Hellmuth’s Ice Bucket Challenge

August 20th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is currently sweeping the globe like a wave of water-fuelled benevolence and in the last 48 hours it finally infiltrated the poker world. After targeting some of the world’s biggest stars,...
Ulimate Poker Culls Sponsored Pros
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Ulimate Poker Culls Sponsored Pros

August 18th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
It’s night of the long knives at down at Ultimate Poker; the site culled over half of its Team U of sponsored pros this week, representing a change in marketing strategy, perhaps, for America’s first ever legal online...
ESPN Airs Daniel Colman One Drop Victory Non-Reaction
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ESPN Airs Daniel Colman One Drop Victory Non-Reaction

August 17th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
When professional poker player Daniel Colman won the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop over a month ago, many in the poker world were somewhat dismayed by his lack of celebration after his win, which earned him $15.3...
Could PokerStars Come to New Jersey This Year?
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Could PokerStars Come to New Jersey This Year?

August 14th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
When Amaya purchased PokerStars as a part of their takeover of Rational Gaming, it was clear that the plan was to bring the poker giant back to the United States. After all, PokerStars was once a major player in the American...
Phil Ivey Associate Fights for Edge-Sorting Wins at Foxwoods
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Phil Ivey Associate Fights for Edge-Sorting Wins at Foxwoods

August 11th, 2014 | by Brian Corlisse
When Phil Ivey was accused of using edge-sorting techniques to win at baccarat in London and Atlantic City, he wasn’t alone in his efforts. In the Borgata edge-sorting case, he was accompanied by an accomplice identified as...