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December 2011 - Bloggers

Top Poker Stories of 2011

Despite Black Friday, a record number of players stepped up to play at the 2011 WSOP.

Has it already been a year? On the one hand, the last 12 months felt like they rushed by at the speed of a turbo sit-n-go. Then again, so much transpired in 2011 in the...

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30 Dec 2011

2011, The Year of the High Roller

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When it comes to the business of chronicling poker's history and evolution, the year 2011 will no doubt be primarily remembered for "Black Friday," the day the online game which had been so influential over...

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23 Dec 2011

Brent Beckley of Absolute Poker Pleads Guilty to Two "Black Friday" Counts

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Brent Beckley, one of two principals from Absolute Poker named in the original "Black Friday" indictment, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and conspiracy to commit bank...

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21 Dec 2011

Chris Klodnicki Claims Third Epic Poker League "Mix Max" Main Event

Chris Klodnicki, winner of the third Epic Poker League Main Event (Photo: Epic Poker)

After a lengthy fifth and final day of play in the Epic Poker League "Mix Max" Main Event, Chris "SLOPPYKLOD" Klodnicki came away the winner after making it to heads-up with Andrew Lichtenberger, then winning...

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19 Dec 2011

Lichtenberger Leads Final Day of Epic Poker League "Mix-Max" Main Event

The scene on Day 4 of the third Epic Poker League Main Event (Photo: Epic Poker)

The third $20,000 buy-in Main Event of the Epic Poker League's first season has reached its final day of play. From the 100 who began the event, just five remain with Andrew Lichtenberger the overnight...

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18 Dec 2011

Ben Lamb, Eugene Katchalov Leading 2011 Player of Year Races at Year's End

Ben Lamb (left) and Eugene Katchalov (right) lead poker's POY races as 2011 comes to a close (Photos: PokerNews)

The calendar year is coming to a close, which means Player of the Year races to determine the best tournament poker player of 2011 have all but been decided. In Card Player's tally, Ben Lamb...

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16 Dec 2011

Soi Nguyen Leads Stacked Final Table at WPT Five Diamond

Soi Nguyen leads a star-studded group at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic (Photo: World Poker Tour)

An exciting day of poker at the Bellagio in Las Vegas concluded Saturday night with Soi Nguyen bagging the most chips among those remaining at the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Nguyen...

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11 Dec 2011

Martin Finger is Number One at EPT Prague, wins €720,000

Martin Finger, 2011 EPT Prague Main Event Champion (Photo: PokerNews / Neil Stoddart)

Martin Finger has become the latest winner of a European Poker Tour Main Event, besting a field of 722 to take down the €5,300 buy-in EPT Prague event at the Hilton Prague Hotel in the...

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10 Dec 2011

Martin Finger, Nicolas Levi Top Final Eight at EPT Prague

Martin Finger of Germany carries the chip lead to tomorrow's final table at EPT Prague (Photo: PokerNews / Neil Stoddart)

An action-packed day in Prague concluded with the German Martin Finger winning a huge hand versus start-of-day leader Patrick Renkers of the Netherlands to knock out the Dutchman and claim the top spot heading into...

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9 Dec 2011

Anonymous Tables and Revisiting the Question: Is Online Poker "Real Poker"?

The possibility of anonymous play is one of many differences between online and live poker.

Ever since those first real money games sparked to life on the still-relatively-new internet way back in 1998, debates over whether or not online poker is "real poker" have surrounded the game and the culture...

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9 Dec 2011

Patrick Renkers Leads EPT Prague with 31 Left

Patrick Renkers stacked up the most chips by far on Day 3 at EPT Prague (Photo: PokerNews / Neil Stoddart)

They are down to just 31 in the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event with Patrick Renkers of the Netherlands the big chip leader with more than 2.42 million, nearly twice the stack of his...

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9 Dec 2011

Andrey Pateychuk Prevails in Prague, adds WPT Title to Stellar Year

Andrey Pateychuk, 2011 WPT Prague Champion (Photo: World Poker Tour)

Andrey Pateychuk continued his remarkable year at the tables this week by besting a field of 568 players to win the World Poker Tour Prague event. The Russian adds another $630,263 to his lifetime earnings...

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6 Dec 2011

Poker Book Review: 'How to Read Hands at No-Limit Hold'em' by Ed Miller

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We all know that in no-limit hold'em it is important to think beyond our own hand and give some attention to figuring out what our opponents might be holding. Of course, that's easier said than...

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2 Dec 2011