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Online Poker News
PokerStars deals 65 billionth hand
27 Jul 2011
A lucky player from New Zealand won the 65-billionth hand on PokerStars and collected a massive $68,420.
Epic Poker Leagues reaches TV deal with CBS
27 Jul 2011
The professional poker league, which begins next week at the Palms in Las Vegas, has signed signed a broadcast deal with the CBS Television Network and Discovery Communications to air a combined 20 hours of programming.
PokerStars guarantees $30 million for WCOOP
26 Jul 2011
The 2011 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker features 62 separate events, including a $5 million guaranteed No Limit Hold’em Main Event.
Bodog to leave U.S. market at end of year
26 Jul 2011
Bodog is the latest major online gambling brand to leave the U.S. market after it announced Tuesday morning it will no longer accept bets from American customers when its current licensing agreement with Morris Mohawk Gaming expires at the end of this year.
Vegas casinos accepting WSOP Main Event wagers
26 Jul 2011
The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event is months away, but bettors in Las Vegas can place wagers on the event at a number of casinos.
Smart Live Poker increases welcome bonus
26 Jul 2011
Smart Live Poker's welcome bonus is now $2,500, with no minimum deposit necessary.
Vin's top-10 WSOP Main Event (mostly) observations
25 Jul 2011
The World Series of Poker Main Event has become an annual pilgrimage for thousands of poker players. But each annual journey has its own distinct flavor. And this year was no different. Here are Casino City's Vin Narayanan's top-10 observations from this year's Main Event.
ESPN WSOP coverage averages 415,000 viewers
25 Jul 2011
The 10 "live" broadcasts of the World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPN averaged a 0.4 household coverage rating.
Dennis Phillips considers himself a poker ambassador
25 Jul 2011
Dennis Phillips, a member of the original November Nine, has made the made the most of "a golden opportunity" in the 2008 Main Event.
Unleashed Poker adds Russian language option
22 Jul 2011
Unleashed Poker has added a Russian language option and is also offering a prize package for the WPT Grand Prix de Paris Final Table.
Poker in the Park to offer skill gaming
22 Jul 2011
Organizers of London's Poker in the Park have announced the addition of skill gaming to complement the usual mix of live poker, tuition and entertainment.
Paddy Power offering WSOP odds
22 Jul 2011
Paddy Power Sportsbook has posted odds on who will win the 2011 WSOP Main Event, with Martin Staszko the favorite at 4/1.
Casino City Gang: The November Nine is set
21 Jul 2011
Vin Narayanan and special guest BJ Nemeth join Aaron Todd and Dan Igo live from Las Vegas, where they witnessed the World Series of Poker play down from 6,865 players to the November Nine.
Wynn Las Vegas taking Main Event bets
21 Jul 2011
Wynn Las Vegas is accepting wagers on the World Series of Poker Main Event, which kicks off on Nov. 5.
Paddy Power taking bets on Full Tilt return
20 Jul 2011
Paddy Power Sportsbook has opened a betting market on whether Full Tilt Poker players will be back playing real money poker on July 27.
Caesars Entertainment announces 2011-12 WSOP Circuit schedule
20 Jul 2011
The eighth season of the WSOP Circuit features several exciting enhancements, all leading to the most dramatic conclusion to any season played so far.
WSOP Main Event final table has European flavor
20 Jul 2011
This year's World Series of Poker Main Event final table will have a European flair, with five players from the Continent reaching the November Nine. The five Europeans are joined by three Americans and one player from Belize.
WSOP Main Event down to 22 players
19 Jul 2011
Erick Lindgren and David Bach saw their efforts to win their first WSOP Main Event bracelets fall short Monday while a 20-million-chip pot propelled a little-known Ukrainian into the chip lead.
Top-10 things to look for in ESPN's live WSOP coverage
18 Jul 2011
For the first time in World Series of Poker history, viewers can watch Main Event play as it happens if they have access to the Internet or ESPN2. If you haven’t watched any of the coverage, here’s a top-10 list of things to expect, should you decide to tune in to watch the live coverage.
Casino City Gang: Full Main Event coverage
18 Jul 2011
Casino City's Dan Igo broadcasts from outside of Boston and is joined by Vin Narayanan in Las Vegas to discuss the WSOP Main Event, which is hitting the homestretch to the November Nine. They talk about Ben Lamb's remarkable run, what and who to watch for in the next few days and ESPN's live coverage of the Main Event.
Ryan Lenaghan grabs WSOP Main Event lead; Ben Lamb lurking
18 Jul 2011
Ryan Lenaghan became the first player to crack the 12-million chip mark Sunday and ended the day as the chip leader with 12.865 million. But as we learned today, and as everyone else has learned this summer, no lead is safe when Ben Lamb is nipping at your heels.
Enormous chip stacks have the WSOP Main Event buzzing
17 Jul 2011
Five players cracked the 4-million chip mark at the World Series of Poker Main Event Saturday. David Bach is the tournament's chip leader with 4.706 million. WSOP Player of the Year candidate Ben Lamb sits in fifth with 4.032 million.
WSOP chip leader Manoj Viswanathan breaking some trends
16 Jul 2011
Manoj Viswanathan isn't your typical 20-something poker player. And it isn't his MIT or NYU law school education that sets him apart. It's the fact that he didn't learn to play the game online.
WSOP Main Event field hits the money
16 Jul 2011
Different players took different approaches to surviving the money bubble Friday. Some folded their way into the money. Some put everything on the line to double up. And some saw their Main Event dreams end. After the money bubble burst, Manoj Viswanathan cracked the 2-million chip barrier to become the tournament's chip leader.
Sense of urgency picks up at WSOP Main Event
15 Jul 2011
More than 1,000 players were eliminated from the World Series of Poker Main Event Thursday. The main beneficiaries of all the jockeying were Patrick Poirier and Daryl Jace, who both emerged with more than 1 million in chips.
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