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European Poker: Coffeehouse Game in Amsterdam
Posted on October 22, 2007Amsterdam's infamous red-light district was bustling. It was Saturday morning, 4 a.m. This is what we came for. My friends and I had booked an impromptu trip to Holland to celebrate a birthday, and we were living it up. We had slept until 5 p.m. so we could stay up and party all night, and our goal was near completion.
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High Profile Chef Wins GUKPT Event
Posted on October 22, 2007Leo Kam took down the £1,000 entry Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Event at "The Vic" (the Victoria Casino), besting 432 other players and winning £129,590, a watch, and a seat in the £3000 grand final later this year.
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Absolute Poker Changes Story in Scandal
Posted on October 21, 2007Absolute Poker has gone from blaming a rogue techie to blaming upper management with access to sensitive information.
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NYC Underground: Cash Game Mania
Posted on October 21, 2007New York's Upper East Side. Home to old money, overpriced boutiques, and expensive restaurants. Old buildings adorn the tree-lined blocks, and - unbeknownst to the normal person - New York's largest, most successful card club is nestled six stories above street level.
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A Guide to Tipping at Casinos
Posted on October 21, 2007Tipping is part of the game at the casinos, but who should you tip and how much? Tipping etiquette is easy to master, and we'll show you how.
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NYC Underground: Part Four
Posted on October 20, 2007Amidst the threats and high tensions, the final table was nigh. The field had battled for a little more than two hours, and the top nine were ready to play. First prize paid out $500, second was $300, third, $200. Fourth to sixth paid $100, and seventh to ninth was only $50. The card club staff enveloped the final table - it was a wall of Italian men dressed in black. I'm not sure what the purpose was, but I was intimidated. A chorus of "Don't forget to tip your dealers at the end" was repeated nonstop.
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TexasHoldem.com Offers Blogs to Poker Players
Posted on October 20, 2007TexasHoldem.com has launched its blogging service where poker players from around the world can share their poker stories with our readers.
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The $1,000,000 Fight: Bodog Chief vs Patent Troll
Posted on October 20, 2007I, Calvin Ayre, am challenging 1st Tech's Scott Lewis to a 3-round Bodog Fight rules MMA face pounding. Think he'll go for it? I've got a million bucks that says even if he does—and wins the fight—I'll still come out on top.
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IRS to Require Report of Tournament Winnings
Posted on October 20, 2007Starting next year, casinos and other sponsors of poker tournaments will be required to report most winnings to winners and the Internal Revenue Service, according to the IRS.
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Absolute Poker Techie Behind the Scandal
Posted on October 19, 2007Absolute Poker has fingered an employee in the scandal that has rocked the online poker world, saying that Scott Tom and the upper management at the poker room had nothing to do with it.
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NYC Underground: Part Three
Posted on October 19, 2007I had a monster chip stack in front of me. Three big hands had given my stack a great boost, and I was easily in the top three in the room. My cousin Scott was still sitting in the corner of the club, the dealers at the cash-game tables keeping a close eye on him.
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Absolute Poker to Admit System Compromise
Posted on October 19, 2007In a stunning turn of events, Absolute Poker is set to admit that their system was compromised in a statement coming soon.
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Pokertek Appoints New CFO
Posted on October 19, 2007PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in automated poker tables and related software, is pleased to announce that Mark Roberson has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, a move that strengthens the company’s management team during a period of accelerating growth.
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Sands Atlantic City Explodes Tonight
Posted on October 18, 2007Literally. In about the same time it takes for a roulette ball to fall and settle on a number in the spinning wheel, the Sands Casino Hotel will be destroyed tonight.
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PPA Releases Comments on UIGEA Regulations
Posted on October 18, 2007On October 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve System board of governors released the proposed regulations for the UIGEA. Anyone may submit feedback on the regulations by December 12. Below are the official comments from the Poker Players Alliance:
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NYC Underground: Part Deux
Posted on October 18, 2007I trailed behind my cousin Scott as he pushed the glass doors open. "We're going to floor three," he told the doorman, who nodded knowingly. I kept my hood over my head and got into the elevator, in awe that this poker club was right smack in the middle of Manhattan and I'd never heard of it.
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West Virginia Hops on Poker Bandwagon
Posted on October 18, 2007Following weeks of reporting on West Virginia legalizing poker in racetracks, the first racetrack is set to go live with its poker room.
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Oceans Eleven Adds More Tables
Posted on October 18, 2007Poker's popularity is on the rise, and the members of Oceanside, CA's city council are on board for the ride. In a 4-1 vote, the council opted to add tables to card rooms in their district.
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