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World Series of Poker 2011 schedule revealed
Poker News January 25, 2011 The World Series of Poker 2011 schedule was announced last night and the 42nd running of the event at the Rio in Las Vegas is is set to be the biggest yet.
One more bracelet than last year - 58 - will be up for grabs and a brand new $25,000 heads-up no limit championship, right at the start of the series, is sure to attract the richest names on the circuit.
It all kicks off in just...
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Dan, Marco and Jen get 'smashed' in Las Vegas
5am Girls: Gossip November 30, 2010 Ah, Twitter. What a wonderful way to snoop on the lives of the rich and famous.
And here at 5am we just sat back and watched the action in the early hours of this morning as Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman and Marco Traniello went out on the toot in Las Vegas.
Usually, we'd be right behind them, keeping a subtle eye from the bar as we sip martinis in tiny cocktail dresses.
But hell, when...
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Scotty Nguyen: Modern poker players rely on luck
Poker News January 19, 2012 Scotty Nguyen believes poker has changed massively in recent years because internet players - even pros - rely more on luck than skill.
In an exclusive interview with Poker Jolt, the five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner said online poker had caused a variety of different playing styles to emerge which makes Hold'em a fundamentally new game to the one he dominated a decade ago.
But...
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Audley Harrison signs deal with Full Tilt Poker
Poker News October 12, 2010 AUDLEY Harrison has signed a professional contract with Full Tilt Poker.
The 38-year-old, who will fight David Haye for the WBA Heavyweight title next month, has been studying the game in Las Vegas where he has won more than $200,000.
And now the Londoner has admitted he plans to take up the game full time when he retires from boxing.
Harrison, who won gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000,...
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Daniel Negreanu's night with a drunk ho
Poker News July 23, 2010 DANIEL Negreanu has never exactly been 'normal' – but Kid Poker has really lost the plot since the World Series ended last week.
The 35-year-old, who lives in Las Vegas, claims he has been “struggling mightily” with a WSOP hangover and didn't managed to leave his couch for nine days after the action dried up at the Rio.
His daytime TV marathon finally ended on Wednesday,...
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The WSOP 2010 November Nine
Poker News July 18, 2010 THIS is the November Nine – the players who will fight it out for the World Series of Poker 2010 Main Event title later this year.
With 7,310, or 99.9 per cent, of the 7,319 entrants in this year's big one now eliminated, Jonathan Duhamel leads the way in the fight for the world title and $8.94million first prize.
The 22-year-old, from Montreal, Canada, bullied his way through Day 8 in...
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WSOP star Cuong Nguyen: 'I don't even play poker'
Poker News July 17, 2010 AN amateur player who has only ever entered four tournaments in his life is a day away from the World Series of Poker Main Event final table.
Cuong 'Soi' Nguyen, from Santa Ana, California is in second place overall with just 27 players fighting it out for the $8.9m 1st prize.
The Vietnamese-born rookie, who works for a medical supplies company, has a staggering 23.1million chips...
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Kids. Don't you just hate them...
Poker News July 15, 2010 A 21-year-old who has only cashed once in his life is leading the chase for $9 million at the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Evan Lamprea's total career winnings of $5,044 are just half the entry fee of this event – the second biggest live poker tournament of all time.
But in the early hours of this morning the little known Canadian, who has never finished higher than 164th in...
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Meet Tim: The unluckiest man in the world
Poker News July 14, 2010 WHEN 7,319 players paid $10,000 to enter the second-biggest poker game in history, they all knew one of them would be left inconsolable.
That man turned out to be American Tim McDonald, who managed to beat a staggering 6,571 players but today got knocked out 748th - the last unpaid place – of the World Series of Poker Main Event 2010.
The 50-year-old fisherman 'bubbled' after four days...
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World Poker Champ Joe Cada hits the rail in Vegas
Poker News July 14, 2010 Reigning World Poker Champion Jo Cada has busted out of the WSOP 2010 Main Event.
The 22-year-old had dreamt of being the first player to defend the WSOP Main Event title since 1988, when Johnny Chan recorded back-to-back victories.
But Cada, who won $8.55 million last year as the youngest winner ever, was eliminated with around 1,800 players remaining when his ace-queen of spaces ran into...
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