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Real Reason for PokerStars, Full Tilt Crackdown
Last Friday marked a dark and tragic time for most US poker players because it seems like everybody has/had a PokerStars or Full Tilt account when the US Department of Justice decided to shut the sites down. Immediately, people pointed the blame at the US government and cried that our liberties and freedoms were being…
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US Government causes Panic with PokerStars and Full Tilt Shutdown
US online poker players were shocked when they went to log onto several of the most popular sites. Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, UB Poker and Absolute Poker were all inaccessible to players, and they were greeted with a message that read, “This domain name has been seized by the FBI pursuant to an arrest warrant…
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Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Lex Veldhuis are Kickboxing
Who would have thought that a couple of former video game nerds would challenge each other in a sport that involves physical contact? Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Lex Veldhuis are currently working on the details regarding their kickboxing match against one another that will happen before the WSOP. These two dweebs have been friends ever…
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Zynga Poker is a Waste of Money
People seem to be meshing the terms “wasting money” and “wasting time” together these days with Zynga Poker. After all, it was reported last month that Zynga is worth $9 billion, which is mind-boggling considering the fact that Zynga gives online poker players no chance to win real money. But since the company is doing…
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Starting Poker Stakes
One dilemma that many beginning poker players face involves what stakes they should initially play. Most players choose to begin with freerolls because of the fact that A) they’re free, and B) they offer weaker players. However, you don’t necessarily have to start with freerolls if you already have a solid bankroll. Going further, it’s…
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Negreanu and Isildur1 Split SuperStar Showdown Matches
In one of the most anticipated events in online poker history, Daniel Negreanu recently agreed to take Viktor “Isildur1” Blom on in two PokerStars SuperStar Showdown matches. If you’re unfamiliar with this event, it involves Blom challenging a different player every so often to 2,500 hands of $50/$100 No-Limit Hold’em, and the players multi-table four…
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Phil Ivey Website under Construction
One of the strangest things in all of poker is that the best player doesn’t have his own website. However, all of this is about to change since Phil Ivey currently has a website under construction right now. And it’s about time since there are plenty of no-name online poker players who have their own…
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How Much Poker should you Play?
Even if you’ve been playing poker for a few months, you could be lost as to what your playing volume should be. Should you play 5 sit and go’s a day? Is 3 multi-table tournaments going to be enough to make you better? Unfortunately, there is no universal answer to these questions because it all…
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What Does 2011 Have In Store For Online Poker Legislation?
2011 not only ushered in a new, much more Republican Congress, but also ushered in new questions in the poker community about online poker legislation. With the start of the New Year, all hopes of 2010 poker legislation being passed have been wiped clean. Is there any chance that the new government will recognize online…