Pairofnothin, gagillionaire Big Sunday Winners

Posted on October 15, 2007

Another weekend of major tournaments has come and gone, and our two big winners won well over $100,000 apiece in the two biggest tournaments of the weekend.
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Schwarzenegger Terminates Card Room Expansion

Posted on October 15, 2007

On Wednesday, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have allowed card rooms to expand to accommodate the growth of Texas Holdem's popularity.
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Las Vegas Hilton Shuts Down Poker

Posted on October 15, 2007

The Las Vegas Hilton is closing the doors on its poker room on Wednesday October 17th.
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Jean Robert Bellande Survives on Survivor

Posted on October 15, 2007

Jean-Robert Bellande, the fast talking, crafty poker pro, is still alive in this season of Survivor China.
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Harvard Launches Lectures on Poker in Legal World

Posted on October 15, 2007

Harvard Law School's new student-led Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) and a leading Harvard professor have scheduled a series of lectures and conferences to examine the role of poker in the law and education.
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Massachusetts Casino Proposal Warns of Addiction

Posted on October 15, 2007

Harrah's Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place "to have fun when they're taking a break from studying."
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US Faces $100 Billion Fine Over Gambling Ban

Posted on October 14, 2007

A Brussels think-tank has accused the US government of reneging on commitments made to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over internet gaming.
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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Satellites Running

Posted on October 14, 2007

PokerStars has just introduced a brand new way for you to win your seat to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for as little as $7.50. The new PCA Steps tournaments offer any bankroll a chance to play in a multi-million poker event in the Bahamas in 2008.
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Gus Hansen, Steve Sung Highlight WPT Barcelona

Posted on October 14, 2007

The Spanish championship at the Casino Barcelona is down to 6 players, batting it out for over 550k euro.
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What Is a Professional Poker Player?

Posted on October 12, 2007

If someone is described as a professional poker player, what does that mean, exactly? We know that Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey are professionals, so are Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein. But, so is… your next door neighbor that plays poker online all day. There’s a difference between being famous and being a professional.
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Putting Poker on Your Resume

Posted on October 12, 2007

Have you decided to take a shot as a pro straight out of college? Have you found that you'd rather grind out that $500 a week as a summer job at the poker tables rather than work at a cash register? If so, you're not alone...
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Day 1a of WPT Spanish Championship Ends

Posted on October 11, 2007

Day 1a is in the books, and 55 of the original 97 players that began the day are still alive. The grand casino Barcelona is full of tired poker players, but you can bet the ones at the top of the chip count are filled with adrenaline.
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WPT Spanish Championship Begins Today

Posted on October 11, 2007

The World Poker Tour stops in Barcelona, Spain today to begin Day 1a at the Casino Barcelona.
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Juan Carlos Alvarado Launches Website

Posted on October 11, 2007

One of TexasHoldem.com's own, Juan Carlos Alvarado, has launched JCAlvarado.com, where he'll be blogging about his experiences on the tournament circuit.
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25% Tournament Tax Tossed To Trash

Posted on October 11, 2007

Earlier in the week, we reported on a possible 25% tax on all tournament winnings in the United States. Well, you can breathe now, as that tax proposal will never see the light of day.
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Mansion Poker Partners With Ongame

Posted on October 11, 2007

Mansion Poker, famous for their massive overlays in large guaranteed tournaments, has partnered with the OnGame network to boost their traffic.
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Julian Thew Wins EPT Baden

Posted on October 10, 2007

UK Pro Julian Thew outlasted 281 entrants at the European Poker Tour in Baden, Austria to win €670,800. Denes Kalo was the runner up, going out when his A5 failed to improve against Thew's A8.
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UMass Shuts Down Campus Gambling Website

Posted on October 10, 2007

The University of Massachusetts said it will shut down a web site promoting campus gambling that contains links to online poker sites.
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