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Absolute
Poker's Bad Beat Jackpot Hit at $821,670.69 |
At 5:43 a.m. PT, KADI
hit the Absolute Poker Bad Beat Jackpot when her 10-high straight-flush
lost to a king-high straight-flush. Her share of the record-high
$821,670.69 jackpot was $267,042.97... |
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August
31, 2007 |
PlayersOnly
Unleashes Players at Playboy Mansion Party |
To celebrate the recent
re-launch of the world’s sexiest online casino and
poker room, PlayersOnly.com is sponsoring another celebrity
fundraiser at the sexiest party venue on the planet, the
Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills... |
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August
22, 2007 |
Bodog
Poker: Certifiably Random |
Bodog Entertainment
is known worldwide for its vigilant stance on the safety
and security of its products and its strong focus on offering
the best customer service experience possible. Further cementing
its place alongside the safest poker products online, Bodog
Poker’s Random Number Generator has been officially
certified by Gaming Associates of the United Kingdom... |
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August
20, 2007 |
The
2007 World Poker Dealer Championships - Important Rules Changes |
Binion's Casino, Las Vegas
and Poker Player newspaper have changed the World Poker Dealer
Championships rules to lift nearly all restrictions on sign-ups.
In effect, the four events have been changed from a "representative"
tournament to an "individual" tournament... |
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August
17, 2007 |
Matt
'Mattyv' Vengrin Wins FTOPS Event No. 9 |
Last night’s
event was the $300 buy-in sixhanded no-limit hold’em
(with rebuys) tournament. The event had a $450,000 guarantee
but crushed that number when the 1,133 entrants rebought
1,652 times and added on 569 times, bringing the total prize
pool to $1,006,200. The first-place finisher stood to snag
$209,793... |
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August
16, 2007 |
Titan
Poker Cruise |
Titan Poker has announced
a Mediterranean poker cruise scheduled for January of next
year, and the room is offering a Poker Cruise Prize Package
worth $3,200... |
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August
09, 2007 |
Gambling
and the Law: Is It Safe To Play Poker Online |
Most online poker players
were merely annoyed when the failed politician, Bill Frist,
used his position as Senate Majority Leader last year to ram
his Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act through the
Republican-controlled Congress. Sites run by publicly traded
companies, including the largest, PartyPoker, stopped accepting
players from the U.S. But privately owned Internet poker rooms
found their businesses doubling... |
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August
03, 2007 |
Strip
Poker: Venetian Offers Free $50,000 |
The Venetian poker
room is running a $50,000 freeroll promotion. Players can
qualify for the tournament by logging a minimum of 50 hours
in the month of August... |
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August
02, 2007 |
Harrah's
Expands Schedule for 2007-08 World Series of Poker(R) Circuit |
Harrah's License Company,
LLC, an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. , will
launch the fourth season of its popular World Series of
Poker Circuit with an expanded schedule of 12 tournament
stops that will bring high-stakes poker action and excitement
to players at nine Harrah's casinos around the country... |
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August
01, 2007 |
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