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Popular Jason Somerville gone from Ultimate Poker
Over the past year, Ultimate Poker has been busy slashing their roster of pro players. Once boasting over a dozen signed pros, Team U now has only a handful of players representing them. And you can count one less because Jason Somerville is rumored to be out at Ultimate Poker (UP). This is quite strange,…
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Antonio Esfandiari: Broke, Starving in Airport after buying out of No Sex Bet
These days, it seems like Antonio Esfandiari just can’t stay out of the poker news. Whether he’s doing his Strip Magic show for Ultimate Poker or entering into a no sex prop bet with Bill Perkins, Esfandiari is all across the headlines. Speaking of the latter, “The Magician” recently gave some intimate details on the…
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Phil Hellmuth gives away 11 of his WSOP Bracelets
In a day and age where WSOP champs are pawning their gold bracelets off or donating them to charity (Peter Eastgate), Phil Hellmuth is an exception to the norm. The Poker Brat recently tweeted about giving away 11 out of his record 13 WSOP bracelets, as you can see below: PIC: bye bye WSOP Bracelet…
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Antonio Esfandiari wows Vegas crowd with his Magic Skills
They don’t call him the “Magician” for nothing! Famed poker pro Antonio Esfandiari, who used to be a professional magician, recently did some street magic for a Las Vegas crowd. As you can see in the clip below, he does the classics to perfection by putting a cigarette through a quarter and guessing which card…
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Royal Poker Tournament claims Winner will earn $50m
Think Antonio Esfandiari’s $18.3 million prize in the 2012 WSOP Big One for One Drop was huge? Then perhaps you haven’t heard about the proposed $1 million buy-in Royal Poker Challenge, which is set to pay $50 million to the winner. Okay, so if you’re having a hard time believing this one, you aren’t alone.…
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2014 WSOP ‘Big One’ could crown Poker’s Biggest Winner
Announcements regarding the 2014 WSOP schedule have been made, and a couple of very popular tournaments are returning. Both the $1,500 Millionaire Maker and $1 million Big One for One Drop will be back at the Rio for next year’s WSOP. The Big One is definitely the headliner here because last time it set some…
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Columnist claims ESPN “Ruined Poker”
Over the years, ESPN has proven to be a leader in mainstream poker coverage. And many players thank the fact that the worldwide sports leader continues to dedicate hours of programming to a game which isn’t accepted by everybody. However, a widely read column by Argun M. Ulgen claims that ESPN has done nothing but…
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Antonio Esfandiari wins $18.35m – Does Winnings List have any Meaning?
The biggest poker news of the week is no doubt Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari winning the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop tournament. He navigated through a 48-player field and on towards victory as much of the poker world watched with intent interest. And a huge reason for all the interest was the $18,346,673…