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Iowa and Utah Online Poker and Gambling Bills Make Progress

Iowa and Utah have been making headlines lately due to bills passing through their respective legislatures regarding online poker and gambling. Iowa is currently in the process of evaluating a bill that would officially legalize online poker within the state. Utah on the other hand is currently voting on a bill that would officially make [...]

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WSOP Africa Returns With Scotty Nguyen as Host

Last year, the World Series of Poker held its first ever event in Africa when it presented the World Series of Poker Africa at the Emerald Resort and Casino in Johannesburg. Early Thursday, the Emerald Casino announced that not only would the WSOP Africa will be returning from February 21st through 26th, but it will [...]

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PokerRoom.com Back in the Cash Poker Game

It’s been a long two years but PokerRoom.com has finally gotten back into the game of online poker. PokerRoom was one of the original real money poker websites offering players a hub to deposit real money and play cash poker games online against players from across the globe. Now, two years after closing the website [...]

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Wire Act Applies Only to Sports Betting Per US DOJ Memo

Some are calling it an early Christmas present to players that choose to take their game online, playing in the multiple poker rooms. Others are of the belief that the Wire act is a long time coming and the wrong is finally being righted. Just before the holidays, the Department of Justice changed their stance [...]

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PokerRoom Shocks the Online Poker World With Return to Market

PokerRoom recently shocked the online poker world by revealing that they were reentering the online poker market.  Many have speculated whether PokerRoom can compete in today’s marketplace.  After looking over the new PokerRoom, the answer is yes they can. First, take a look at their interface.  Just as it was in the past, the interface [...]

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PokerRoom is Your Destination for Poker Tournaments

If you are a poker tournament player, then you know the importance of having both a great spread of events and enough variety to make playing at a site worthwhile.  PokerRoom recently reopened its doors for real money online poker action, and players have quickly discovered that PokerRoom is the place to be for poker [...]

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Signs You Can’t Hack it As a Poker Pro

Some of you out there are deluding yourselves when it comes to being a true professional poker player.  Not everyone that tries to become a poker pro is successful.  However, many do not recognize the signs of failure or their ego will not allow them to step away.  Below are a few signs that you [...]

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Pius Heinz Proves Aggressive Poker is Winning Poker

The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, aka the November Nine, concluded on Tuesday night and Pius Heinz emerged as the champion.  I won’t bore you with a recap as I am sure that you have already read about it.  If not, check out HoldemPoker.com and their quick recap.  Instead, I would [...]

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Free Online Texas Holdem Poker

So you’ve watched poker on the telly, you find the strategy to be interesting and you probably realize there is more to the game then just two big hands running into each other all the time–even though that’s all the poker shows broadcast. Yet, for some reason you’ve yet to try out Texas Hold em [...]

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The sickest poker hand ever!

I doesn’t get much better/worse than this! Mistake after mistake after mistake… Folks, don’t do this at home – nor in a live or online casino!

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