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More Full Tilt Poker Headlines For Players to Fret Over
The last ten days have seen several headlines involving Full Tilt Poker, including some related to the ongoing efforts by the France-based Groupe Bernard Tapie to complete its deal to purchase the embattled site. As...
61 Bracelets Up for Grabs at 2012 World Series of Poker
The much-anticipated full schedule for the 2012 World Series of Poker was released on Wednesday afternoon. This year's WSOP will feature a record-breaking 61 gold bracelet events, starting May 27th and extending through July 16th....
British Man In Laak Record Attempt
Back in June 2010 Phil Laak sat down at the Bellagio and started to play in a $10/$20 No Limit Hold'em cash game....
Oliver Speidel Runs Over Final Table, Wins 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event
After nearly a week's worth of poker down under at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Oliver Speidel emerged as the last player standing from the 659 who entered to win the 2012 Aussie Millions Main...
Phil Ivey Wins Aussie Millions $250K Super High Roller; Bjorn Li Leads Main Event Final Table
In a tourney that ended up reuniting a number of Team Full Tilt members, the Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge played out on Saturday and well into Sunday morning, with Phil Ivey emerging as the winner...
Poker in the Classroom: Teaching Probability and Decision-Making
Since I began teaching my "Poker in American Film and Culture" class I've come to find out about other college-level courses being taught which highlight poker. One such course has been taught by Professor Bruce...
Yann Dion Leads Final 12 at Aussie Millions Main Event; Phil Ivey in 12th
They've played down from 659 to just 12 at the Aussie Millions Main Event, with the Canadian Yann Dion finishing Day 4 as chip leader with 2.67 million. Bjorn Li of Hong Kong sits nearby...
Player of the Year Title Caps Off Perfect Year For Sam Trickett
The Aviation Club de France in the heart of Paris was the venue for the 11th edition of the European Poker Awards, which took place on Thursday. In total there were nine awards presented thought...
Dan Smith Wins Aussie Millions $100K Challenge, Seven-Figure Score
The Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge, the first of the "high roller" events on the schedule, has completed with Dan Smith of Las Vegas outlasting Mikhail Smirnov of Moscow after a lengthy heads-up duel to win...
Poker Down Under: The 2012 Aussie Millions Is Underway
After spending the first half of the month focused on the Bahamas and the recently-completed PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, the poker world has now turned its attention to Melbourne, Australia and the Crown Casino for the...
John Tabatabai On Being a Professional Poker Player
You may recall an article from earlier this week regarding the Team Betfair GSOP VIII Online Trials that detailed Betfair Poker giving away 500 GSOP VIII tickets worth $15,000 in total! Well it goes a...
Team Betfair GSOP VIII Online Trials
The eighth edition of the fantastic Grand Series Of Poker (GSOP) online is just around the corner and this year it will be bigger and better than ever, with a staggering $3,850,000 guaranteed across all...
Leonid Bilokur Takes PCA $25K High Roller; Duhamel Runner-Up
After coming from behind heads-up versus a red-hot Jonathan Duhamel, Leonid Bilokur of Russia claimed the $25,500 buy-in High Roller event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on Saturday, earning a handsome $1,134,930 for topping a...
John Dibella Claims 2012 PCA Main Event Title; Jason Koon Leads High Roller
After a week's worth of play at the Atlantis Casino and Hotel, John Dibella, a 43-year-old stock trader from New York, has won the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event title, outlasting a field of...
