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WSOP’s Main Event A Smashing Event, with 7,319 Entries (Second Most Ever)

You think people aren’t in to the World Series of Poker (season began in May)? Forgettaboutit. As Tony Soprano might say. Bad economy or no, people are still going to the WSOP’s main event this week in Vegas. This year’s Main Event drew 7,319 entries, second most in the 41-year history of a tournament that [...]

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Posted on July 9, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Chips, Poker, Poker Players
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Poker On the High Seas; Deal Set with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

HeadsUp Entertainment , operators of the Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) and Canadian Poker Player Magazine have finalized an agreement with strategic partner World Poker Showdown and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to host a Poker Super Cruise on the “Freedom of the Seas” launching March 23, 2011 from Port Canaveral, Florida. Based on the success of [...]

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Posted on June 25, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Poker, Tables, Tournaments, TV
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WSOP Rolls into Council Bluffs, Iowa

You know how I HATE to run pure press releases on this page. I much prefer commenting on events, players, in the world of poker. But we are talking about the WSOP tour here, folks. The 6th stop of the WSOP Circuit begins this week when a 24-event schedule of poker tournaments rolls into Council [...]

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Posted on February 15, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Advice, Poker Players, Tables, Tournaments
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21 Year Old is on Top of the Poker World, Wins $8.5 Million at WSOP Final Table

Did you see the Final Table, World Series of Poker event on ESPN? Pretty awesome stuff. Congratulations to Joe Cada, 21, who defeated Darvin Moon, to become the youngest World Series of Poker Main Event champion in the tournament’s 40-year history. Cada takes home $8,547,042 and the World Series of Poker Main Event world championship [...]

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Posted on November 11, 2009 by doclotto | Filed Under 2008 WSOP, Poker, Poker Players, Tables
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Mac Lovers Rejoice: New Programs Now Compatible for Online Poker

I have a Mac and I can’t play poker online. And I’m pissed off because I can’t. Until now. While millions of online poker players take part in the game throughout the world, my segment of the marketÂ has been frequently overlooked when it comes to online gaming. No more. Those of us who run [...]

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Posted on September 2, 2009 by doclotto | Filed Under Business, Culture, Equipment, Online Poker, Poker, Promotion, Strategy
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Build Your Own Poker Table: Construction

Welcome back to the New Yankee Workshop. today we will be completing our poker table project. I may not be Norm Abrams but if you follow these instructions you will have yourself a nice casino sized poker table to make home games a lot more fun. The first step is to go back to the [...]

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Posted on February 10, 2009 by Secor | Filed Under Advice, Education, Equipment, Poker, Tables
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Build Your Own Full Sized Poker Table: Getting Started

For kicks, a friend and I built ourselves a casino sized poker table to make home games a bit more fun and interesting. I came out pretty damn good if I do say so myself. It didn’t have any frills but it sits and deals like a casino table. Here’s how we did it. First [...]

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Posted on February 6, 2009 by Secor | Filed Under Advice, Education, Equipment, Poker, Tables
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