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January 2012 - Bloggers

Oliver Speidel Runs Over Final Table, Wins 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event

Oliver Speidel, 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event Champion (Photo: PokerNews)

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...

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29 Jan 2012

Phil Ivey Wins Aussie Millions $250K Super High Roller; Bjorn Li Leads Main Event Final Table

After finishing 12th earlier in the day in the Main Event, Phil Ivey won the $250K Challenge (Photo: PokerNews)

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...

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28 Jan 2012

Poker in the Classroom: Teaching Probability and Decision-Making

Professor McCullough's course uses poker to study 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...

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27 Jan 2012

Yann Dion Leads Final 12 at Aussie Millions Main Event; Phil Ivey in 12th

Yann Dion leads with 12 remaining at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event (Photo: PokerNews)

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...

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27 Jan 2012

Sevens, Eights, and Nines in Omaha/8

Most of the best starting hands in Omaha/8 do not contain these cards

Omaha/8 (a.k.a. Omaha Hi/Lo Split-8-or-Better) has grown in popularity over recent years thanks in part to the fact that online poker rooms are now regularly offering it not just in its traditional fixed limit format...

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26 Jan 2012

Dan Smith Wins Aussie Millions $100K Challenge, Seven-Figure Score

Dan Smith, winner of the 2012 Aussie Millions $100K Challenge

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...

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23 Jan 2012

Poker Down Under: The 2012 Aussie Millions Is Underway

Day 1 of Event No. 1 at the 2012 Aussie Millions (Photo: PokerNews)

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...

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20 Jan 2012

Leonid Bilokur Takes PCA $25K High Roller; Duhamel Runner-Up

Leonid Bilokur hoists the winner's trophy after taking down the 2012 PCA High Roller (Photo: PokerNews)

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...

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15 Jan 2012

John Dibella Claims 2012 PCA Main Event Title; Jason Koon Leads High Roller

John Dibella, 2012 PCA Main Event Champion (Photo: PokerNews)

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...

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14 Jan 2012

Transcending the Game: Talking Tebow and Poker's Popularity

Tim Tebow has led the Denver Broncos to several improbable last-minute victories, some of which seemed as likely as rivering a two-outer.

The National Football League playoffs are in full swing, with the final eight teams competing in playoff games this weekend as the march continues toward Super Bowl XLVI on February 5. All four of the...

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13 Jan 2012

Jaka Still in Front for 2012 PCA Main Event Final Table

The nine-handed not-quite-final final table at the end of Day 5 of the PCA Main Event (Photo: Joe Giron)

They are down to eight players at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, where after an especially long Day 5 Faraz Jaka continues to lead the way. Jaka...

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13 Jan 2012

Faraz Jaka Takes Big Lead into PCA Main Event Day 5, 24 Left

Faraz Jaka spent Wednesday collecting knockouts and chips to lead with 24 left at the PCA (Photo: Joe Giron)

After four days of play, just 24 players remain at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, with Faraz Jaka currently enjoying a big chip lead with a massive stack of 4.114 million, a little over 1.4 million...

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12 Jan 2012

Major Live Score for Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, Winner of $100K PCA Super High Roller

Viktor

Sweden's most famous online poker player has added a major live title to his poker résumé, as Viktor "Isildur1" Blom took down the $100,000 buy-in PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller event on Saturday. Blom...

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8 Jan 2012

2012 PCA Begins in the Bahamas

The Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island will be the destination of many poker players over the next ten days.

While some of the poker world's attention will be on Ireland over the next few days where the World Poker Tour is hosting a Main Event, many will be following the action from the Bahamas...

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6 Jan 2012

A New Year, and a New Idea for Tracking Poker Results

When we turn the calendar over to January, it's hard not to think of ourselves as starting over, too.

For poker players, the start of a new year often occasions at least a couple of familiar ideas. Like everyone else, poker players are inspired to make resolutions when the calendar turns to January 1,...

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5 Jan 2012

New Jersey Chasing Nevada In Race to Offer Online Gambling

Leaders in brick-and-mortar gambling, Nevada and New Jersey are looking to be leaders in offering online games in the U.S. as well.

As the year 2011 came to a close, a newly-publicized opinion by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the legality of online gambling created a mini-stir in the online poker community. In an apparent change...

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3 Jan 2012