Epic Poker Working To Drive Game More Into Mainstream US

Epic Poker started their poker league earlier this year, and now they are spearheading an effort to drive poker into mainstream America in the coming years. On Wednesday, Epic Poker announced a partnership with the USA Today.

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The Top 15 Poker Images of 2011

We share some of the most memorable, and iconic, images of a year in poker.

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The Daily Rewind: 'Stars TV Ad, Benefield Calls durrrr 'A Fish', Gemstone Promo

Today we preview the latest TV ad campaign from PokerStars. We check out PokerStrategy.com's awesome Gemstone VIP promo, and hear David Benefield's views on life, poker and Tom 'durrrr' Dwan.

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World Series Of Poker Bringing Million Dollar Event To Las Vegas

World Series of Poker officials are always looking for the next best thing in poker, and this week they may have found it with a $1 million buy-in tournament, in which the winner will also be awarded a WSOP bracelet.

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US Online Poker Regulation Talk Cools As Holidays Approach

The talk in the Legislature for much of this year has been about regulating online poker, but as the holidays near and the year comes to an end, the talk has cooled in the US regarding the highly controversial issue.

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2011: Top 5 Tournament Players

Continuing the "Top 5" theme, we bring you the five best tournament players of 2011. Find out more here.

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Top 5 Poker News Stories of 2011

Barry Carter looks back on what he considers the biggest news stories of 2011, a year that changed the landscape of poker forever.

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PokerStars Change Rake Model for 2012

From the beginning of 2012, PokerStars will be changing the way that rake is calculated. It will be based on players who contributed to the pot rather than players involved in any hand. On top of that, rake caps are changing. What does this mean...

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Online Poker Could Start In The US With South Point Casino

Now that the Department of Justice has cleared the path to regulated online poker, it appears as though the South Point Hotel & Casino in Nevada may become the first online casino open to US residents.

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Interview with Noah Stephens-Davidowitz of Subject: Poker

Subject: Poker has become one of the most important sources of news in the poker world, and they've gained this level of notoriety with a very small team and in under a year. We spoke to the site's editor-in-chief, Noah Stephens...

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The Daily Rewind: New Micros Episode, Duhamel's Bracelet Missing, EPA Nominees

Today we'll catch up on the weekend's events starting off with a new episode of The Micros. Jonathan Duhamel's WSOP bracelet was stolen and he's offering a reward for information leading to it, and the nominees for the European...

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United States DOJ: Wire Act Doesn't Apply to Online Poker

The US Department of Justice released a legal opinion on Friday in which they stated for the first time that the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 prohibits only sports betting. This new position has positive implications for the future of online poker...

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5 Online Poker Predictions For 2012

Barry Carter looks ahead to what 2012 might hold for online poker, after such a turbulent last 12 months in the poker industry.

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The Daily Rewind: nanonoko's Record Attempt, Cereus Rumours, Nevada Says Yes

Today we report that regulations have been approved for intrastate poker in Nevada. We look forward to nanonoko's world record attempt at the PCA and hear positive news that CEREUS players may get funds returned.

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The Daily Rewind: PokerStars Sunday $10m, WPT Venice, Ivey's Divorce Details

It's a tournament-packed edition of the Daily Rewind today as PokerStars have broken their own record for the largest online poker tournament prize pool, the Epic Poker League has crowned a new champion and WPT Venice concludes.

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Child Prodigy Learns Education Skills Through Poker

Alexa Fisher is on her way to becoming one of the best poker players in the world at the age of eight, but the Texas native is learning important educational tools on her way towards poker stardom.

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The Daily Rewind: Melanie's Flipbook, Late Reg Down Under, New Stop on the WPT

Today we're treated to the latest installment of the Melanie Iglesias Flipbook. We hear about the newest stop on the WPT as well as plan to extend late registration at this year's Aussie Millions. In high stakes news, Blom is back online...

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Full Tilt Poker Deal Moving Forward, US Players May Get Paid

A deal is in the works for Groupe Bernard Tapie to purchase the ailing Full Tilt Poker brand. The US Justice Department is in favor of the deal, and would help facilitate US players getting their funds back.

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Bodog vs PokerScout: Is Online Poker Traffic Data Private or Public Property?

Barry Carter discusses a recent debate between Bodog and poker traffic rankings site PokerScout over whether online poker traffic information should be made public.

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Absolute Poker Founder Pleads Guilty in U.S. Online Fraud Case

The latest twist in the Black Friday indictment occured yesterday as Absolute Poker founder Brent Beckley pleaded guilty to accepting illegal online bets and deceiving banks to process payments.

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Epic Poker Working To Drive Game More Into Mainstream US

Epic Poker started their poker league earlier this year, and now they are spearheading an effort to drive poker into mainstream America in the coming years. On Wednesday, Epic Poker announced a partnership with the USA Today.

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Iowa Lawmakers Prepare For Online Poker Debate In 2012

Iowa lawmakers are gearing up for a big battle over online poker in 2012 after a report shows how the state could properly and effectively regulate online gambling.

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World Series Of Poker Bringing Million Dollar Event To Las Vegas

World Series of Poker officials are always looking for the next best thing in poker, and this week they may have found it with a $1 million buy-in tournament, in which the winner will also be awarded a WSOP bracelet.

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US Online Poker Regulation Talk Cools As Holidays Approach

The talk in the Legislature for much of this year has been about regulating online poker, but as the holidays near and the year comes to an end, the talk has cooled in the US regarding the highly controversial issue.

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Don't Discriminate Against Winning Players - Dominik Kofert Blog

PokerStrategy.com CEO Dominik Kofert shares his views on more and more poker rooms seeing winning players as the enemy.

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The Daily Rewind: TCOOP, Liv Boeree Stars on Quiz Show, Good Year for 888

Today we hear from PokerStars about their latest tournament series TCOOP. Liv Boeree increases her celebrity with an appearance on British quiz show and 888 reflect on a positive year for the business.

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Daily Rewind - 'Stars Anniversary Million, Merry Xmas from WPT, Epic Final Table

In today's Daily Rewind we preview PokerStars mega million anniversary tournament, listen to some of you favourite poker stars wish you a Merry Christmas and take a look at the final five players left in the Epic Poker Main Event. All that...

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Poker Regulation in Europe: Overview

With more and more poker markets becoming regulated, we have prepared an overview of the different laws and regulations in several European countries. You can also download it as a PDF file. We've covered all the main points of interest for...

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Groupe Bernard Tapie Applies for Spanish Gaming License

Groupe Bernard Tapie was one of many companies with online gaming interests who applied for an operator's license in Spain this week. Find out more about why this process is occurring and what this might mean in the future.

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The Daily Rewind: Full Tilt & Tapie Agreement, Bodog Rebrands, EPT Robber Jailed

Today we check out Bodog's new US branding and hear news that Groupe Bernard Tapie have reached an agreement with Full Tilt. There's a recap from Day 1b at WPT Venice and news that the mastermind behind the EPT Berlin robbery has been...

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Interview With Tri 'SlowHabit' Nguyen + Exclusive Excerpt From The Book

Tri 'SlowHabit' Nguyen is a world-class online poker player and one of the foremost poker thinkers and writers today. Learn more about Tri's career both as a player and author, as well as his newest book, "How I Made My First...

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Agreement Reached between FTP and GBT on Transfer of Assets [Updated]

Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Bernard Tapie have reached an agreement which will pave the way for the transfer of the company's assets. A majority vote of current Full Tilt ownership was received in order to make this possible.

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The Daily Rewind: Hellmuth Optimistic, WPT Venice, Aussie Millions High Roller

Today we hear from Phil Hellmuth about a possible new sponsor and his thoughts on impending regulation in the US. We've got a recap from WPT Venice as well as news about Randy Lew, bwin.Party, and the Super High Roller tournament planned for...

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Isildur1 Returns to Win $1.5 Million

Viktor "Isildur1" Blom has been fairly quiet lately, but it was just a matter of time before he exploded back into the nosebleeds. That time has come, and in one weekend he grabbed $1.5 million from several of the world's best players.

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Child Prodigy Learns Education Skills Through Poker

Alexa Fisher is on her way to becoming one of the best poker players in the world at the age of eight, but the Texas native is learning important educational tools on her way towards poker stardom.

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James Dempsey wins the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic

Dempsey took down the title and the $821,612 first place prize after defeating a star studded final table that included defending champ Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Lichtenberger, Vanessa Selbst and runner-up Soi Nguyen.

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Korn: It's Hard to Grasp How Massive PokerStrategy.com Has Become

Dominik 'Korn' Kofert has been living in Gibraltar and running PokerStrategy.com for almost five years. In the first part of our interview, the former StarCraft player talks about the beginnings of PokerStrategy.com, living on the...

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The Daily Rewind - FTP Security Leak, Apple Remove Poker App, Isildur1 Returns

We have a jam-packed Daily Rewind today - find out about the return of Viktor Blom, and a security issue at Full Tilt Poker. Plus we have another Poker Wag and Collin Moshman's recent radio appearance.

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EPT Prague Day 4: 0piggybank Leads Final Table, GabrielMoya 6th

Black Member 0piggybank is in the drivers seat for the €775,000 first prize as Nicolas Levi breathes down his neck. GabrielMoya joins them further down the rankings while VojtaR busted 16th.

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Daily Rewind - Bwin.Party's Forecast, 888's Social Success, Zynga Hits Google TV

In today's Daily Rewind we see what Bwin.Party's CFO thinks about the company's future, examine 888's rise in the market and check out Zynga Poker's latest move. All that plus a high stakes round up and another sexy poker...

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Korn: We're Rolling Out a New Website

In the second part of our interview with Dominik 'Korn' Kofert, the PokerStrategy.com CEO talks about the TV World Championship and the new coaches. He talks about the effects of Black Friday and shares his plans for the future with us.

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PokerStrategist Martin '0piggybank' Finger Wins EPT Prague!

After a lengthy heads up battle, 0piggybank finally dispatched David Boyaciyan to take down the biggest ever tournament in the Czech Republic. Fellow PokerStrategist gabrielmoya went out in 6th place for €205,000.

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Full Tilt Poker Deal Moving Forward, US Players May Get Paid

A deal is in the works for Groupe Bernard Tapie to purchase the ailing Full Tilt Poker brand. The US Justice Department is in favor of the deal, and would help facilitate US players getting their funds back.

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Child Prodigy Learns Education Skills Through Poker

Alexa Fisher is on her way to becoming one of the best poker players in the world at the age of eight, but the Texas native is learning important educational tools on her way towards poker stardom.

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Epic Poker Working To Drive Game More Into Mainstream US

Epic Poker started their poker league earlier this year, and now they are spearheading an effort to drive poker into mainstream America in the coming years. On Wednesday, Epic Poker announced a partnership with the USA Today.

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Iowa Lawmakers Prepare For Online Poker Debate In 2012

Iowa lawmakers are gearing up for a big battle over online poker in 2012 after a report shows how the state could properly and effectively regulate online gambling.

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World Series Of Poker Bringing Million Dollar Event To Las Vegas

World Series of Poker officials are always looking for the next best thing in poker, and this week they may have found it with a $1 million buy-in tournament, in which the winner will also be awarded a WSOP bracelet.

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US Online Poker Regulation Talk Cools As Holidays Approach

The talk in the Legislature for much of this year has been about regulating online poker, but as the holidays near and the year comes to an end, the talk has cooled in the US regarding the highly controversial issue.

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Full Tilt Poker Deal Moving Forward, US Players May Get Paid

A deal is in the works for Groupe Bernard Tapie to purchase the ailing Full Tilt Poker brand. The US Justice Department is in favor of the deal, and would help facilitate US players getting their funds back.

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EPT Prague Day 4: 0piggybank Leads Final Table, GabrielMoya 6th

Black Member 0piggybank is in the drivers seat for the €775,000 first prize as Nicolas Levi breathes down his neck. GabrielMoya joins them further down the rankings while VojtaR busted 16th.

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Korn: We're Rolling Out a New Website

In the second part of our interview with Dominik 'Korn' Kofert, the PokerStrategy.com CEO talks about the TV World Championship and the new coaches. He talks about the effects of Black Friday and shares his plans for the future with us.

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PokerStrategist Martin '0piggybank' Finger Wins EPT Prague!

After a lengthy heads up battle, 0piggybank finally dispatched of David Boyaciyan to take down biggest ever tournament in the Czech Republic. Fellow PokerStrategist gabrielmoya went out in 6th place for €205,000.

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Epic Poker Working To Drive Game More Into Mainstream US

Epic Poker started their poker league earlier this year, and now they are spearheading an effort to drive poker into mainstream America in the coming years. On Wednesday, Epic Poker announced a partnership with the USA Today.

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Iowa Lawmakers Prepare For Online Poker Debate In 2012

Iowa lawmakers are gearing up for a big battle over online poker in 2012 after a report shows how the state could properly and effectively regulate online gambling.

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World Series Of Poker Bringing Million Dollar Event To Las Vegas

World Series of Poker officials are always looking for the next best thing in poker, and this week they may have found it with a $1 million buy-in tournament, in which the winner will also be awarded a WSOP bracelet.

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US Online Poker Regulation Talk Cools As Holidays Approach

The talk in the Legislature for much of this year has been about regulating online poker, but as the holidays near and the year comes to an end, the talk has cooled in the US regarding the highly controversial issue.

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EPT Prague Day 2: Tobias Reinkemeier Interview, Follow Day 3 Via Our Live Ticker

Day 2 of EPT Prague reduced the field to just 135 players with 104 of them making the money. You can follow the Day 3 action with our live ticker and check out an interview with Tobias 'PokerNoob' Reinkemeier

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PokerStrategy.com Coach Scott Clements Builds a Stack at WPT Five Diamond Day 2

Scott Clements is looking for his second WPT title after chipping up to third place of 149 survivors at the Bellagio. Chasing Clements are big names including Matt Glantz, Erik Seidel and Allen Cunningham.

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EPT Prague Day 3: PokerStrategists are 10% of the Remaining Field

Just 31 players remain and 3 PokerStrategists are among them. 0piggybank is 2nd, VojtaR 4th while GabrielMoya is 11th. Dutchman Patrick Renkers is flying high in the chip lead with twice the chip stack of 0piggybank.

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Korn: It's Hard to Grasp How Massive PokerStrategy.com Has Become

Dominik 'Korn' Kofert has been living in Gibraltar and running PokerStrategy.com for almost five years. In the first part of our interview, the former StarCraft player talks about the beginnings of PokerStrategy.com, living on the...

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The Daily Rewind - FTP Security Leak, Apple Remove Poker App, Isildur1 Returns

We have a jam-packed Daily Rewind today - find out about the return of Viktor Blom, and a security issue at Full Tilt Poker. Plus we have another Poker Wag and Collin Moshman's recent radio appearance.

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WPT Prague Day 2: Martins Adeniya Leads the Field into the Money

The second day at the WPT Prague has concluded, and all of the players heading into Day 3 are in the money. English poker pro Martins Adeniya leads the field, and two PokerStrategists still have a chance at a huge score.

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Child Prodigy Learns Education Skills Through Poker

Alexa Fisher is on her way to becoming one of the best poker players in the world at the age of eight, but the Texas native is learning important educational tools on her way towards poker stardom.

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Over 3 Million Accounts Compromised in UB Data Leak

Large amounts of personal data belonging to UB account holders has been leaked with nearly 3.5 million accounts affected; details revealed include IP addresses, phone numbers and mailing addresses.

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WPT Prague Day 1b: Best Attendance Ever for a European WPT Event

568 players have entered the WPT Prague, making it the largest WPT tournament ever held in Europe. Casey Kastle leads the field by a wide margin, and five PokerStrategists made it through the day.

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Are iPoker Heading Towards An Adjusted Rake Model?

Could iPoker be moving towards a new rake model that is weighted towards losing players? Barry Carter discusses some recent rumours and explains the benefits of an adjusted rake model.

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Full Tilt Poker Deal Moving Forward, US Players May Get Paid

A deal is in the works for Groupe Bernard Tapie to purchase the ailing Full Tilt Poker brand. The US Justice Department is in favor of the deal, and would help facilitate US players getting their funds back.

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WPT Prague: Eoghan O'Dea and Several PokerStrategists Start Strong

Day 1a of the WPT Prague has come to an end, and 93 of the 231 players who entered still have chips. PokerStrategists Producent77, VojtaR, PokerNoob, and Suppenkasper all had strong days, and so did WSOP ME final tablist Eoghan O'Dea.

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PokerStars 10th Anniversary e-Magazine Released

As a part of the ongoing celebrations of its 10th anniversary, PokerStars has just published a special e-magazine that takes you on a journey through its illustrious 10 year history.

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The Daily Rewind: WPT Prague, PokerStars World Record & HotShots Top 10

Today we bring you the news from WPT Prague, PokerStars' attempt to break the tournament record this Sunday, high stakes action online and the appeal trial of Black Friday's payment processors plus a reminder of our HotShots Top 10.

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EGR Awards: PokerStrategy.com is Gaming Community Site of the Year

The eGaming Review Operator Awards took place on Wednesday night, and the judging panel selected PokerStrategy.com as the "Gaming Community Site of the Year".

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Six Hour Heads-Up Battle Ends With German Heinz Winning WSOP Title

The November Nine had waited several months for their opportunity to become the latest poker phenomenon, and this week, it was Pius Heinz from Germany that realized his dream of becoming a World Series of Poker main event champion.

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New York's Tribeca Receives Strip Poker Art Demonstration

With the game of poker gaining popularity by the day, it was only a matter of time before an artist brought the game into the world of imagination. New York's Tribeca received a new form of art this week with a strip poker presentation.

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Iowa Lawmakers Prepare For Online Poker Debate In 2012

Iowa lawmakers are gearing up for a big battle over online poker in 2012 after a report shows how the state could properly and effectively regulate online gambling.

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