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EU Court sides with Poker’s Pier Paolo Fabretti in Italian Tax Case
Italian poker pros recently got some favorable news after the European Union Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that Italy can’t unfairly tax players for winnings earned in other EU countries. The Italian government has a weird policy in place whereby they don’t take income taxes from poker winnings earned in nationally licensed, land-based casinos. However,…
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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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Deadspin explains “Why You’ll Never make A Living playing Live Poker Tournaments”
Many people are familiar with the website Deadspin.com, which covers major sports gossip. Given the focus of their site, Deadspin doesn’t exactly do a lot of poker features. That said, the piece they turned out on Why You’ll Never Make a Living Playing Poker Tournaments was quite impressive. The article takes off on a Bryan…
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Justin Smith, Edwin Ting pleading Guilty in Russian Mob-Run Gambling Ring
Back in April, the FBI uncovered a huge illegal gambling ring that had Russian mob ties. 34 people were indicted in the scandal, including poker pros Justin “Boosted J” Smith and Edwin Ting. Now, five months after the indictments, both Smith and Ting are expected to enter guilty pleas on September 4th. According to the…
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WSOP Champ Greg Merson – A Tale of Drugs and Redemption
By now pretty much the whole poker world has heard of Greg Merson’s 2012 WSOP Main Event victory. Following a 103-day break before final table play began, Merson dispatched his last eight opponents this week en route to the $8,531,853 first place prize. Thanks to his Main Event victory, the 24-year-old was also able to…
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Greg Raymer wins third HPT Title, proves Longevity
Winning the WSOP Main Event is by no means a recipe for long-term success. Jerry Yang, Jamie Gold and Robert Varkonyi are all prime examples of this point. However, there are also plenty of ME champions who have made a nice career out of poker including Greg Raymer. The Raleigh, North Carolina native added yet…
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David Einhorn discusses Psyche of a Billionaire Poker Player
Following his recent third place finish in the Big One for One Drop, David Einhorn has become one of the hottest stories in the poker world. The Greenlight Capitol hedge fund manager earned $4,352,000 for taking third place, and he donated the entire amount to the One Drop foundation. Seeing as how Einhorn is an…