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Tobey Maguire and other Celebrities Reach Settlement to Pay Back Winnings in Underground Poker Game

Tobey Maguire and other Celebrities Reach Settlement to Pay Back Winnings in Underground Poker Game

After a year of legal disputes, the celebrities who won millions of dollars at an underground poker game from a fraudster have all settled out of court and agreed to give back a total of $1.75 million of the more
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WSOP Heads East as Asia-Pacific stop is announced for 2013

WSOP Heads East as Asia-Pacific stop is announced for 2013

Already having established itself as the most popular poker tournament series in the world with thousands of poker players making Las Vegas their home for part of the summer, in true American fashion, the World Series of Poker is franchising
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Poker Legend Amarillo Slim, Dies at 83

Poker Legend Amarillo Slim, Dies at 83

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr., aka Amarillo Slim, was an American professional gambler and poker legend. He picked up his nickname while playing pool – he was very skinny and from Amarillo, Texas.
Preston won the 1972 World Series of Poker Main
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Mozdzen & Dietrich Reach Final Table of EPT Monte-Carlo Grand Final, HighRoller Event Begins

Mozdzen & Dietrich Reach Final Table of EPT Monte-Carlo Grand Final, HighRoller Event Begins

Good friends often take their poker game on the road in the hopes of an epic finish, though very rarely does it work out quite as well as it has so far for  and Mike ”pipedream17” Dietrich.
The two Canadians left
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Mozdzen, Dietrich & Pantling Charge Ahead as EPT Monte-Carlo Day 3 Bubble Bursts

Mozdzen, Dietrich & Pantling Charge Ahead as EPT Monte-Carlo Day 3 Bubble Bursts

 
Canadians Clayton “slammedfire” Mozdzen, Michael “pipedream17″ Dietrich and Andrew “clockwyze” Pantling are all now in the money in the Monte-Carlo Casino & EPT Grand Final Main Event.
 
At the time of writing, less than 70 players remain of the original 665
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Opinion – Quit Hatin’ On The Flip-Flops!

Opinion – Quit Hatin’ On The Flip-Flops!

Despite many other bigger challenges the game of poker has faced over the last few years regarding it’s image to the mainstream, it seems that flip-flops and less than semi-formal attire at TV tables or prestigious events are also of
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Full Tilt Poker subsidiary Orinic Limited withdraws its gambling license application

Full Tilt Poker subsidiary Orinic Limited withdraws its gambling license application

Full Tilt Poker subsidiary Orinic Limited has withdrawn its application for a gambling license with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. The public hearing that was scheduled to take place on the 3rd of May has also been cancelled.
The withdrawal of
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Justin Bonomo wins EPT €100k Super High Roller in Monte Carlo and €1.64 million

Justin Bonomo wins EPT €100k Super High Roller in Monte Carlo and €1.64 million

The EPT Monaco Super High Roller event final table was packed with big names in the poker world. The €100,000 buy-in made the tournament very exclusive and a total of 38 players started on Monday (seven of whom re-bought after swift
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