Mohamed Ali Houssam Champ at WPT Marrakech; Mattern, Duhamel, Grospellier Come Up Short

Four days of poker in Marrakech ended Sunday with Morocco's own Mohamed Ali Houssam besting a field of 274 to win a World Poker Tour title and the €199,825 that went along with it. For...

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28 Nov 2011

Randy "nanonoko" Lew Comes Back, Claims APPT Macau Title

After four hard-fought days of poker, including a lengthy final day in which the last 15 players played down to a champion, Randy "nanonoko" Lew of Canada emerged Sunday as champion of the 2011 Asia...

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27 Nov 2011

The Meaning of "Black Friday"

It's the day after Thanksgiving here in the United States, a day often called "Black Friday." Most had yesterday off from work and spent the day with family, food, and football. Today many have a...

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25 Nov 2011

Anthony Ruberto Snares WPT Jacksonville, $325K; Lisa Hamilton third

Yesterday's six-handed World Poker Tour final table at the Jacksonville Poker Room began with Anthony Ruberto in the chip lead, and that's how it ended as the Floridian outlasted everyone, including Lisa Hamilton in third,...

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23 Nov 2011

Ruberto Leads WPT Jacksonville Final Table; Schultz Captures WSOP-C Lake Tahoe

While the European Poker Tour finished up its first-ever stop in Loutraki, Greece where Zimnan Ziyard of the U.K. took the title, a couple of other tournaments are taking place this week in the U.S....

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22 Nov 2011

Tapie Group, Full Tilt Poker, and U.S. Dept. of Justice Strike Deal

As Congressional hearings regarding the possible future of online poker continue to occupy the legislative branch of the U.S. government, the executive branch acted on Thursday with regard to online poker's past. It was announced...

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18 Nov 2011

Two U.S. Congressional Hearings on Online Gaming This Week

This week concludes with not one but two hearings in the United States Congress -- one in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate -- where the possible future of online gaming in...

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17 Nov 2011

The November Nine is Over... for Good?

The comprehensive, nearly live coverage of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was -- as commentators reminded us repeatedly -- unprecedented. While we've seen experiments in recent years with start-to-finish coverage...

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11 Nov 2011

Pius Heinz Captures 2011 WSOP Main Event Title, First for Germany

A long final day of play at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino culminated just after midnight with the 22-year-old Pius Heinz of Germany outlasting a tough heads-up battle versus Martin Staszko of the Czech...

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9 Nov 2011

Heinz, Lamb, Staszko Last Three Standing in 2011 WSOP Main Event

With the world watching on television and online, the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table has played down to just three players, with the aggressive Pius Heinz of Germany leading American Ben...

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7 Nov 2011

2011 World Series of Poker Main Event November Nine Preview

After nearly four months of waiting, the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is almost ready to resume, with the nine remaining players -- a.k.a. the "November Nine" -- having returned to the Rio...

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4 Nov 2011

Daniel Santoro Snares WPT Foxwoods Title

In a final table that lasted exactly 200 hands, Daniel Santoro won the first $10,000 buy-in event of World Poker Tour's Season X, capturing the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. After grabbing...

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2 Nov 2011

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