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MONTREAL (AP) – World poker champion Jonathan Duhamel says he was tied up, beaten in the face and head and told he was going to be killed. A day after a brutal home invasion, Duhamel has posted a statement on his website saying he feels lucky to be alive. “Two men broke into my house [...]
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LAS VEGAS (AP) – Earlier this year, Pius Heinz was deciding whether to play cards full-time. Now that the 22-year-old German has won the $8.72 million prize at the World Series of Poker, he can steer his life in pretty much whatever direction he wants. “Honestly I’m not sure what I’m going to do with [...]
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 26-year-old New Orleans man nursed a chip lead at the World Series of Poker main event on Monday, then found others with big stacks at his table after a Brazilian professional quickly picked up big pots but shipped away his chips over the course of a few big hands. Ryan [...]
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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – When it comes to the World Series of Poker, what happens in Las Vegas won’t stay in Las Vegas. Not after 30 minutes. Poker players hide their cards and intentions. But ESPN will be tipping hands for TV viewers — on a half-hour delay so players still can conceal aces and [...]
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Defending champion Jonathan Duhamel was eliminated from the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas on Monday, losing his last chips with an ace high. Duhamel lost roughly half his chips over the first 4 hours of play and didn’t last long after his next 20-minute break. The Canadian [...]
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LAS VEGAS (AP) The winner at the World Series of Poker main event this year will get $8.71 million, slightly less than last year but more than many players and industry followers expected given recent legal problems for online cardrooms. Series officials said Sunday night that 6,865 players — 6.2 percent fewer than last year [...]
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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – While NFL and NBA players are locked out, the World Series of Poker opens its Main Event Thursday in Las Vegas. Online poker in the USA is locked in legal turmoil, but the in-casino Main Event is open to all at a buy-in of $10,000. “Here’s one sport where greed is [...]
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino regulators on the British Channel Islands on Wednesday suspended the gambling license of Full Tilt Poker, halting the company’s online card games and intensifying its legal problems in the U.S. The Alderney Gambling Control Commission said in a statement it was immediately suspending Full Tilt’s license after an investigation prompted [...]
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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced a House bill Friday that would allow for licensing, regulation and taxation of Internet poker. It would permit individual states to opt out if they choose and disallow use of credit cards to deposit funds in online poker accounts. In April, federal prosecutors in New [...]
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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – Phil “The Poker Brat” Hellmuth, who has won a record 11 championship bracelets in World Series of Poker events, remains shy of a dozen after two runner-up finishes in this summer’s competition in Las Vegas. This week, Hellmuth finished second in the Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship (Event [...]
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