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Online Poker News
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.
The Gang: WSOP on ESPN edition
14 Jul 2011
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Dan Igo join host Aaron Todd live from Las Vegas, where they discuss Phil Hellmuth's amazing Day 2 recovery in the WSOP Main Event, ESPN's plans to broadcast "live" tables on a 30-minute delay, complete with hole cards, PokerPRO's decision to not tape Day 2B footage, and plenty of other WSOP news.
William Hill bets on the Italian online market
14 Jul 2011
William Hill will enter the Italian online market with the firm's new site, www.williamhill.it.
FS+G launches Global Poker Index, will rank players weekly
14 Jul 2011
Federated Sports + Gaming announced it has launched the Global Poker Index™ to rank and track the weekly performance of the world’s top 300 live tournament poker players.
Poker in the Park V Announced
14 Jul 2011
Europe’s biggest poker festival returns to central London this September.
Global Gaming Events launches GGE Partners
13 Jul 2011
GGE Partners has launched to help affiliates with recruiting, reactivating and retaining their players.
Global Gaming Events launches "Automatic Win" EuroPoker event
13 Jul 2011
Global Gaming Events has teamed up with EuroPoker for the first time to launch an “Automatic Win” $2000 cash added event.
Alderney Gambling Control Commission to hold hearing on Full Tilt
13 Jul 2011
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has announced that it will hold a public hearing regarding the future of Full Tilt Poker on July 26 in London.
Ben Lamb grabs the lead on Day 2B of the WSOP Main Event
13 Jul 2011
Day 2B proved this is Ben Lamb's world, and we're all just living in it. The Player of the Year candidate gobbled up chips like Pac Man and holds the chip lead with (551,600). Plenty of players are hot on Lamb's heels, including Patrik Antonius and Erick Lindgren.
Featured tables stay empty on Day 2B
13 Jul 2011
Both the ESPN feature table and the secondary feature table were not in use for the first time in this year's Main Event on Day 2B as production crews prepared for Thursday's live stream.
Christian Harder adjusts to life after Black Friday
13 Jul 2011
Maryland-based poker pro Christian Harder earned more than $3 million playing online poker before Black Friday. But unlike other American online grinders, Harder's live tournament success has helped him transition into a world without Internet poker.
Genting launches Players Championship 2011
12 Jul 2011
The 2011 Genting Poker Players Championship will once again be held at the Circus Casino, Star City on September 24-25 2011.
IPN Bead Beat Jackpot tops $1.5 million mark
12 Jul 2011
The International Poker Network's Bad Beat Jackpot is the biggest in its history and can be won by a player who loses with four tens or better.
A no-go for Gill at WSOP Main Event
12 Jul 2011
Carter Gill's World Series of Poker Main Event hopes were chipped away yesterday as he was unable to overturn a banishment from all Caesars properties following an incident in a hotel room over the weekend.
Top-10 WSOP Main Event storylines so far
11 Jul 2011
This year's World Series of Poker has been a major sucesss. The November Nine won’t be decided until next week but there have been plenty of headlines through the first few days of the Main Event. Here are the top-10 things we’ve learned so far.
Hellmuth fighting back from costly error
11 Jul 2011
Phil Hellmuth is known for his late arrivals to the World Series of Poker Main Event. Those arrivals usually occur on Day 1. The Poker Brat's late arrival on Day 2A was unplanned, however, and it cost him a significant chunk of his starting chip stack. But the 11-time bracelet winner refused to give up and started digging himself out of his hole.
Casino City Gang -- WSOP can dodge bullets edition
11 Jul 2011
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Dan Igo report live from Las Vegas on the World Series of Poker. Among the topics they'll be discussing: the Main Event draws its third-largest field, the changed atmosphere inside the Rio and the effects of Black Friday on player wardrobes.
UK: Online gambling facing reform
11 Jul 2011
British Culture Secretary reportedly planning overhaul of online gambling rules and licensing.
Cheong, Jarvis come full circle at Main Event
11 Jul 2011
Matt Jarvis and Joseph Cheong, two of the breakout stars of the 2010 Main Event, both began their quest to make it back to the November Nine on Sunday.
WSOP Main Event draws third-largest field despite Black Friday
11 Jul 2011
Is the World Series of Poker Main Event bulletproof? It sure seems that way after 6,865 players entered this year's Main Event in the wake of Black Friday. The Main Event champion will win more than $8.7 million. But as good as the Main Event looks now, there are storm clouds looming.
Player banned from Harrah's properities may lose WSOP seat
11 Jul 2011
Carter Gill's chances of playing in Day 2A in the World Series of Poker are in serious jeopardy as he was allegedly banned from all Harrah's properties following an incident with a female in a hotel room.
Poker players find reason to unite
10 Jul 2011
Poker players, long known as a group not normally politically active, have taken an interest in the elective process in hopes of online poker regulation.
Hellmuth, Negreanu headline large Day 1C WSOP Main Event field
10 Jul 2011
Daniel Negreanu showed up on time. Phil Hellmuth showed up late (as expected). And that was just the tip of the iceberg as 2,181 players hit the felt for Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event.
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