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+ The Nightly Turbo: PokerStars Launches Women's Poker League, WPT's Search for the Next Simon Cowell, and More
Your weekly grind is over. Kick off your shoes, fire up an poker table or two on your favorite online poker site, and check out the day's top stories. Taking you into the weekend, PokerStars is launching a women's poker league, the World Poker...
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7/30/2010 7:00:00 PM
+ Off the Felt with Mark Vos
We like to catch up with the pros from time to time, to give you a little sneak peek into their lives. Our latest chat was with Full Tilt Pro Mark Vos. We found out how he's recovering from the 2010 World Series of Poker, what he'd be doing if he...
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7/30/2010 1:00:00 PM
+ Inside Gaming: PartyGaming and bwin Announce Merger, LV Sands Fires China CEO, and Station Casinos Settles
The online gaming industry is buzzing this week with news of the $1.76 billion merger between Euro giants PartyGaming and bwin. The brick-and-mortar industry is all atwitter about a major shakeup in the leadership of Sands China. CEO Steven...
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7/30/2010 11:00:00 AM
+ The PokerNews Jet Set: Florianopolis
The ideal recovery after the biggest grind of the summer in the scorching heat of Las Vegas would be to escape to a South American island, right? Well the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour just happens to be hosting its...
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7/30/2010 9:00:00 AM
+ The Nightly Turbo: PartyGaming and Bwin Merge, Beth Shak on Millionaire Matchmaker, and More
PartyGaming and Bwin have announced a merger, which would create the largest publicly traded online gambling company. On top of that, Beth Shak is apparently going to be on Millionaire Matchmaker. And it's only Thursday. In Case You Missed It
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7/29/2010 7:00:00 PM
+ The Online Railbird Report: Negreanu Wins $333,000 on PokerStars
While Full Tilt Poker is the primary hotbed for high-stakes online cash games, the action was kicked up a notch this week on PokerStars by the presence of the site’s most famous endorser. Daniel Negreanu has blogged a great deal about how much...
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7/29/2010 12:30:00 PM
+ The WSOP on ESPN: Mizrachi Grinds to a Win in $50,000 Player's Championship
“The players, the players, the players…” It’s what poker television is really about, isn’t it? The cast of characters that gathers around the table determines so much of the viewing experience, and with this pointed introductory...
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7/29/2010 9:05:00 AM
+ PartyPoker $1,100 Summer Step Up
PokerNews and Party Poker are excited to bring you this exclusive "Summer Step Up" tournament series. With $1,100 in freerolls. There are five steps beginning with Step A, a $1 buy-in, and culminating in a $1,000 freeroll. Summer Steps...
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7/29/2010 9:00:00 AM
+ House Financial Services Committee Votes to Approve Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Legislation
The eventual timeline of how officially legalized online poker came about in the United States will include a spot for July 28, 2010, the first time a licensing and regulatory bill received a positive vote at the federal level. The House...
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7/28/2010 7:18:00 PM
+ The Nightly Turbo: Bruce Buffer Wins Hustler Tournament, World Series of Poker Launches Facebook App, and More
In tonight's Nightly Turbo we've got the scoop on Bruce Buffer showing off his poker skills at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the World Series of Poker has launching a Facebook app, and more. In Case You Missed It PartyPoker...
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7/28/2010 7:00:00 PM

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+ July 30th – Daily Deal
Topics: HR 2267, statement from Alfonse D’Amato, bwin/PartyGaming merger and Vegas Casinos headed to the auction block. Coming up on the Daily Deal, we’ll continue the discussion about the house committee passing HR 2267, get a statement from the PPA’s Alfonse D’Amato, find out which two poker superpowers are merging, and find out which vegas [...]
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7/30/2010 6:55:00 PM
+ Top PLO Player Andreas “Skjervøy” Torbergsen Newest CardRunners Instructor
CardRunners, one of the top online poker training sites in the game today, announced yesterday the addition of top Norwegian Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) master Andreas “Skjervøy” Torbergsen to their roster of poker talent, with his first video for the site set to debut today. Torbergsen, who will also step up to become a Full [...]
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7/30/2010 4:41:16 PM
+ ESPN Ratings Up 15% for Poker Players Championship Broadcast
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) got off to a great start on Tuesday, improving its first week ratings by 15% from last year. The coverage highlighted some phenomenal play from a group of talented pros, which almost certainly helped boost ESPN’s ratings during the second hour of the broadcast. The [...]
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7/30/2010 4:06:22 PM
+ Frank Kassela Interview with Bernard Lee
Frank Kassela is a player that took his game to the next level during the 2010 World Series of Poker. He was the only man able to win multiple bracelets, assuming that Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi does not win the Main Event in November. If Mizrachi fails to win it all, then Kassela will officially [...]
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7/30/2010 2:50:53 PM
+ What Might Poker Boom II Look Like?
With Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act finally passing in the House Financial Services Committee this week, dreams of fully legal and regulated online poker have been revived in the poker community. Sure, there are some people who would prefer the status quo (and these people are mistaken, but that’s a [...]
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7/30/2010 12:45:06 PM
+ July 29th – Daily Deal
Special Edition recap of H.R. 2267 passing in committee hearing. On today’s edition of The Daily Deal, we have a special edition for you today. We’ll recap yesterday’s huge victory for poker in the United States, find out what amendments were added and find out what’s next for the bill. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson and [...]
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7/29/2010 7:58:42 PM
+ Poker Players Alliance Reacts to Passage of HR 2267
The tireless work of Rep. Barney Frank and the Poker Players Alliance finally made some progress Wednesday as HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, passed the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 41-22. The result can be viewed as a small but important victory for the poker community, [...]
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7/29/2010 2:58:33 PM
+ bwin, PartyGaming Deal Completed, Will Merge In 2011
In what has been a long rumored merger in the online gaming industry, it was revealed today by online gaming site Gaming Intelligence and confirmed by a press release that the deal between Austrian-based bwin and Gibraltar-based PartyGaming has finally been completed. The merger, which is expected to be completed by the first quarter of [...]
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7/29/2010 1:47:04 PM
+ Jared Tendler Video Interview
Jared Tendler is one of the most respected names in the world of mental game coaching in the poker industry. He was originally brought into the world of poker by Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt and became a coach on Stox Poker. From there he gained clients, including Matt “mbolt1” Bolt and other top online professionals. Currently [...]
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7/29/2010 1:28:27 PM
+ Interview with Leo Margets
Poker News Daily: Talk about your run as Last Woman Standing in the 2009 WSOP Main Event. How has that experience changed your career? Leo Margets: My run was amazing, but I was not aware of it until this year. At the time of playing I was completely focused on winning one hand and then [...]
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7/28/2010 7:58:45 PM

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+ OPOY: Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen Assumes the Top Spot
Sorel Mizzi may have what feels like a stranglehold on the BLUFF Player of the Year race, but the Online Player of the Year race still appears to be an absolutely wide-open affair as we have yet another player assuming the number one spot this week. Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen’s ot year really started kicking [...]
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7/30/2010 7:56:00 PM
+ POY: World Series of Poker Reshuffles Rankings
Frank Kassela's hot run in the WSOP puts him in the running for POY. As expected, the World Series of Poker drastically reshuffled the 2010 BLUFF Player of the Year rankings. Though you’ll find the usual suspects - Sorel Mizzi, Thomas Marchese and Carlos Mortensen - at the top of the rankings, the rest of the [...]
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7/28/2010 10:44:21 PM
+ HR 2267 Passed by House Financial Services Committee
Barney Frank is the chief author of HR 2267 While last week’s hearing on Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-MA) HR 2267 was all talk, this week the legislation saw some action as it was marked up and passed in the House Financial Services Committee by a margin of 41-22-1. The legislation, which is designed to implement [...]
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7/28/2010 6:29:04 PM
+ World Series of Poker Launches Facebook Poker Game Application
The WSOP has launched a new Facebook poker game. The World Series of Poker has launched a new era of online poker. It’s not the long rumored site that Harrah’s officials have been working on since last year - it’s a freeplay Facebook application. The WSOP looks to challenge Zynga, the current leader in Facebook games, [...]
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7/27/2010 4:45:28 PM
+ Power Rankings: Mercier Reigns, Alaei Gaining Ground
Mercier's held on to the top spot all of 2010 The last time we checked in on the BLUFF/ESPN Power Rankings, Jason Mercier was the man to beat, Player of the Year frontrunner Sorel Mizzi was gaining ground, and Eric Baldwin was quietly posting enough big scores to maintain a spot in the top three. Some things [...]
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7/27/2010 4:39:10 PM
+ ESPN To Begin Airing 2010 World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker premieres on ESPN tonight at 8 p.m. (ET) The all new season of the World Series of Poker begins Tuesday night at 8 p.m. (ET) with two hours featuring the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. ESPN’s poker night begins its march to the November Nine tonight, only two short weeks after the [...]
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7/27/2010 8:00:54 AM
+ Online Poker: David Paredes & BarneyR2005 Score Big on Sunday
The back-to-school season is still a month away, but it certainly felt like summer was over and done with at the online poker tables this Sunday as players stormed back to the virtual felts and made their presence known as all but one major tournament more than met its guarantee. The PokerStars Sunday Million netted more [...]
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7/26/2010 5:08:32 AM
+ BLUFF’s Top Tweets: WSOP Over & Laak Through the Looking Glass
Mr. Baldwin, Sebok set the standard for the epic mustache. Each week we spend hours scouring over Twitter finding the best 140 character-or-less thoughts from all your favorite poker personalities. Some might be horrifying, some state the obvious and some make us want to hang out with Joe Sebok. You can follow all the pros on [...]
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7/24/2010 6:36:04 PM
+ House Online Gambling Hearing Features Annie Duke
Duke testified during Wednesday's hearing After a summer with little movement, Rep Barney Frank’s (D-MA) HR 2267 finally appears to be making some headway in Washington DC. The bill, known as the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, was debated in a House hearing on Wednesday and is scheduled to be marked up [...]
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7/22/2010 11:44:18 AM
+ Oddsmakers Make Jonathan Duhamel November Nine Favorite
The 2010 November Nine It seems everybody has an opinion on just who will emerge from the November Nine to claim the title of World Champion and oddsmakers are hoping to cash in on that. In the hours following  the elimination of Brandon Steven in 10th place online sportsbooks serving both sides of the Atlantic released odds giving [...]
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7/21/2010 4:17:12 AM

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+ Creator of Farmville May Move Into Real Money Online Poker If US Poker ... - Poker King

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Creator of Farmville May Move Into Real Money Online Poker If US Poker ...
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According to Businessinsider.com (link below), Zynga may be planning on plunging into the world of real money online poker if HR 2267 is signed into law in ...
How gaming became the future of social mediaFortune

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+ Stretch Your Poker Bankroll at Doylesroom - Online Casino Reports

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Stretch Your Poker Bankroll at Doylesroom
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Doylesroom offers unbeatable bonuses to online poker players in the form of a 110% bonus up to $550. All it takes is a quick cash-deposit of $30 and then ...
Brunson 10 Weekly Roundup 7/18/2010 - 7/25/2010CardPlayer.com (blog)

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+ Harrah's and Playdom Look to Take the WSOP to Facebook - Poker Room Review

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Harrah's and Playdom Look to Take the WSOP to Facebook
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Part of an ambitious expansion strategy, this effort will be Harrah's first foray into the online poker market. Mitch Garber, current CEO of Harrah's ...
Harrah's and Playdom to bring World Series of Poker to Facebook, MySpaceThe Next Web

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+ Top PLO Player Andreas "Skjervøy" Torbergsen Newest CardRunners Instructor - Poker News Daily

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Top PLO Player Andreas "Skjervøy" Torbergsen Newest CardRunners Instructor
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CardRunners, one of the top online poker training sites in the game today, announced yesterday the addition of top Norwegian ...
Cardrunners adds new proBetfred.com (blog)
CardRunners Snags Andreas “Skjervoy” TorbergsenPartTimePoker News
CardRunners Welcomes PLO Pro Andreas “Skjervøy” TorbergsenOnline Poker.net

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+ Poker star tells House panel that online gambling should be legal - Dallas Morning News

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Poker star tells House panel that online gambling should be legal
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Online poker is illegal in the United States, but players still flock to the sites, set up offshore and largely beyond the reach of federal regulators. ...
ONLINE GAMBLING: Lawmakers hear another bid for legal Internet pokerLas Vegas Review - Journal
House Committee Holds Hearing on Online PokerPartTimePoker News
USA Online Poker Enthusiasts are OptimisticOnline-Casinos.com
Atlantic City Weekly (blog) -FlopTurnRiver.com (blog) -Suite101.com
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+ Online Poker PartyGaming and bwin to Merge in 2011 - Suite101.com

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Online Poker PartyGaming and bwin to Merge in 2011
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This is a major shift in the world of online gambling and especially online poker as this merger will help solidify PartyGaming's PartyPoker as the 3rd ...
Is gambling's marriage of equals built to last?Financial Times
PartyGaming, Bwin Merge Into Online Gambling SuperpowerUSA Online Gambling News
2 Big Internet Gambling Companies to MergeNew York Times (blog)
Gaming Supermarket -Bloomberg -The Australian
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+ Online poker gambling creeping toward legalization? - Washington Post (blog)
 
+ WSOP Bracelet Winner Claims Foul in Online Poker - Poker Room Review

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WSOP Bracelet Winner Claims Foul in Online Poker
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The bracelet winner claimed he has not played much online poker, but recently started to improve his game. The results have obviously not been to his liking ...
Tony Bloom Makes Poker Million IX FinalCardPlayer.com

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+ Cyprus Planning Online Poker Ban - CardPlayer.com

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Cyprus Planning Online Poker Ban
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Draft legislation, which includes a ban on online poker and casinos, has received unanimous approval in the ...
Online gaming to end in CyprusInterGame
Euro at $1.30 to the Dollar Is `Not a Bad Rate,' Cyprus Finance Chief SaysBloomberg

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+ The Nightly Turbo: PokerStars Launches Women's Poker League, WPT's Search for ... - PokerNews.com

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The Nightly Turbo: PokerStars Launches Women's Poker League, WPT's Search for ...
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Kick off your shoes, fire up an poker table or two on your favorite online poker site, and check out the day's top stories. Taking you into the weekend, ...
PokerStars Launches Ladies-Only LeaguePokerListings.com

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