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Brain research pinpoints winning chemical Brain research pinpoints winning chemical

Ever wondered what it is that makes some players better when it comes to winning money at the poker table? Well an article on the MedIndia website has suggested that some players have a n...

09:50 BST 22 Aug 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Justin Chen wins Asia's biggest poker tournament Justin Chen wins Asia's biggest poker tournament

It was intended to be the biggest live poker tournament in Asia and the 741 players who paid HK$2,000 to play in the Macau Millions last week made it just that. PokerStars Macau at th...

17:22 BST 12 Aug 2010 by Stephen Bartley
The legal battle around the world The legal battle around the world

With the legal state of online poker grabbing the headlines of late, Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail featured an article earlier this week that examined the state of online gaming l...

10:04 BST 12 Aug 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Arrests made in Hong Kong poker game Arrests made in Hong Kong poker game

As a stark reminder that you cannot play Texas hold’em just anywhere, the Wall Street Journal has reported that a Merrill Lynch banker and other people from the financial industry h...

15:25 BST 28 Jul 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Poker resumes normal service Poker resumes normal service

After a busy summer and the second biggest live poker tournament ever played, the poker world begins to settle down and return to normal service this week. In the early hours of last ...

07:39 BST 21 Jul 2010 by Stephen Bartley
WSOP 2010 - Mahmood wins nine in a row and E35 bracelet WSOP 2010 - Mahmood wins nine in a row and E35 bracelet

It’s one of the more intense events at the World Series. The Heads-up Championship placed 256 players in direct competition, each of whom would have to win nine consecutive heads-up...

14:08 BST 23 Jun 2010 by Stephen Bartley
WSOP 2010 - Chen the champ in E14 2-7 draw lowball WSOP 2010 - Chen the champ in E14 2-7 draw lowball

Yan Chen won Event 14 at the World Series on Monday night, collecting $92,187 and the World Series gold bracelet in the 2-7 Draw Lowball. A total of 250 players had bought in to the e...

14:43 BST 9 Jun 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Victorino Terres victorious in Macau Victorino Terres victorious in Macau

An online qualifier has become the latest winner of a PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour event, winning the Macau title on Sunday. Victorino Torres, an attorney from the Northern ...

11:03 BST 24 May 2010 by Stephen Bartley
IFP Week in Review 17 - 23 May IFP Week in Review 17 - 23 May

As you’d expect, with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act’s (UIGEA) implementation only days away the potential effects on both the industry and players made m...

15:44 BST 23 May 2010 by Stephen Bartley
Macau welcomes fourth season of APPT Macau welcomes fourth season of APPT

The fourth season of the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) got underway in Macau yesterday, the start of a six-day event kicking off what has quickly become Asia’s prem...

11:24 BST 19 May 2010 by Stephen Bartley
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