Thursday, September 10, 2009
The eight remaining players returned today to see who would be crowned the champion of the 2009 PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event. Along with taking home the coveted trophy, the winner would receive a hefty payday to the tune…
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
All of the players marching into Casino Barcelona for Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona had already accomplished the task of making it into the money. Out of the 72 remaining when the day began, Canadian Matt Lapossie was well…
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
For both serious and casual online poker players, Sundays are (hopefully) a long grind.
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
Day 1B of the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Barcelona saw an upping of the pace as 270 more players came in search of the title. The field was impressively rich with talent, as numerous bracelet holders, high-stakes cash game players and former…
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A starting field of 296 has been whittled down to just eight at the first ever PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Main Event in Kyiv, Ukraine. After four days of play at the Kyiv Sport Palace, Maxim Lykov of Russia will carry the chip lead to…
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The European online gambling site 888 Holdings Plc, posted a revenue increase of seven percent during the second quarter of 2009. The company, which owns such sites as online casino 888.com, internet poker room PacificPoker.com and sports gambling site Betmate.com, stated that company revenues reached US$61 million
For the third consecutive year, European poker fans will be privy to a large variety of free poker-oriented events via Bluff’s Poker in the Park. This year’s Poker in the Park will return to its home in Leicester Square (London) on August 13-14. read more
The Midwestern state of Illinois — best known for Chicago and corn — has moved to the head of the pack as a state that supports gambling expansion. Earlier this year, several of the state’s politicians started pushing for new legislation that would allow video poker machines and slots in bars. Other proposed bills would increase off-track betting
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Poker-themed movies have a long history in American and European cinema; heck even James Bond is a bit of a card shark. To date though poker hasn’t gotten much love on the silver screens of Asia.
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Russian government officials recently closed a loophole in their gambling laws that allowed poker to be considered a “sport” and not a “gambling activity”.
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