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The Holiday $100K At Full Tilt Poker - Its Xmas Time

December 11, 2008 Irene Vert
Santa is on a gifting spree at Full Tilt Poker this Christmas and the big day is going to be Dec 27th 2008, when all the players will get a chance to win a share of  $100,000 in the Holiday $100K Special tournament. Continuing with the 3Xmas promotion, which is running from Dec 21 2008 till Jan 1 2009 and gives 3x Full Tilt Points, this tournament will have a buy in of 2000 Full Tilt Points only.


Online gaming software developer Entraction Holding AB has announced the launch of its European Masters of Poker tournament in combination with some of the most elite land-based casinos in Europe.
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Tokwiro Enterprises, owner of UltimateBet, issued a statement on Tuesday regarding the hand in which the losing player was rewarded the pot instead of the winner. On Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, two players DOUBLEBALLER and PHILHELLMUTH were playing heads-up at a $200/$400 table on UltimateBet.com. DOUBLEBALLER won hand #1162170993.
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Party Poker's biggest shareholder and one of India's richest businessmen, Anurag Dixit has pleaded guilty of violating the Federal Wire act of 1961 and has reportedly agreed to pay $300 Million to the United States Government.

Anurag Dixit appeared before the Southern District Court of New York this week.
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Recently released financial reports from Pacific Poker, part of the venerable 888.com empire of online gaming sites, have revealed that despite the recent economic downturn- players are signing up at Pacific Poker in record numbers. We all know what that means don't we? More new players and more loose poker action!
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Online player by the name of thebadger lost a hand with quad tens to jack-high straight flush at Ladbrokes Poker. He lost the hand but won a nice payday at Ladbrokes Poker by hitting their progressive bad beat jackpot which was standing at $43,402.40.
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Like a lot of stocks in 2008, poker stocks have also taken a hit from the economic crisis. The stocks of companies that went public before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 are still trying to climb out of the situation they got into resulting from the law, and 2008 is a year that top executives of those companies will soon want to forget. The following briefly sums up the last 52 weeks for a 4 poker-related companies that offer their stocks to the public.
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Players from the Harvard chapter of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) played against their Yale counterparts on the poker table. This time around, Yale won 3-2. The Harvard-Yale poker tournament was held for the first time in 2007, with Harvard coming out victorious. Now, it has all changed.  The event is played as a series of five heads-up matches. The winner of each heads-up match is determined by whoever wins the best two out of three games against their opponent. The school that wins the most heads-up matches wins.

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In online poker, there have been countless stories of rags-to-riches from a PC to a live event where people can rake in a small fortune. Grant Levy is an example of that. He is a physical education teacher from Penrith. He became the first Australian to claim the $1 million prize on home soil at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour tournament at Star City Casino last year.
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Poker For Charity in 2009 - Two Events For The Benefit of Paralyzed Veterans Of America

December 30, 2008
Thomas Clarke
Two charity poker tournaments consisting some of the biggest names in poker and entertainment will take place early in 2009 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America....More..

Poker Stars On 28th December 2008 - Millions Of Dollars To Be Won

December 27, 2008
Thomas Clarke
Its raining Millions at the biggest online poker room in the world, PokerStars, as it celebrates its World Record Week. On Sunday, December 28, 2008 (16:30 ET), the world's largest online poker room, PokerStars, will in...More..

iPoker Network Says Goodbye to NoIQ Poker And Carlos Poker

December 26, 2008
Irene Vert
iPoker Network, which includes one of the most popular poker rooms in the world, Titan Poker has decided to part ways with NoIQ Poker and Carlos Poker. In a press release issued today, iPoker Network informed that the decisi...More..

5th Annual Turek Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament - Raises $25000 National Multiple Sclerosis Society

December 26, 2008
Irene Vert
The 5th Annual Turek Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament was held in Nov, at TJ's Restaurant in Port Chester, N.Y. The event raised $25,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter and inhabitant...More..

World Record Week At Pokerstars - Come Be Part of The Record

December 24, 2008
Irene Vert

Pokerstars, which is the number one online poker room in the world has decided to up the ante during the last week of this year 2008 and has just announced a W...More..

PPA Disappointed With Anurag Dixit

December 24, 2008
Irene Vert
Poker Players Alliance, which is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of over 1,000,000 online and offline poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one v...More..

Poker Recognized As Sport In Russia

December 18, 2008
Irene Vert
While USA has been anti poker for the past 3 years with the passing of UIGEA in 2006, its cold war rival Russia has gone ahead and done the opposite. Poker is now recognized as a sport in Russia. This has come close on the...More..

Win a Sponsorship Deal at the Canadian Poker Tour Finals With Partypoker

December 17, 2008
Martin Bradley
Partypoker.com is offering their players an incredible opportunity to represent Party Poker at the 2009 Canadian Poker Tour Finals. The tournament takes place in, of all places, the Dominican Republic on January 20-22. As ...More..

Poker Beats Britney In Online Search

December 16, 2008
Irene Vert
Even after UIGEA ban, Poker still remains one of the most searched and popular terms online. However, there is trouble for Britney Spears. According to a list of the most popular names and topics of Web searches during...More..
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