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PokerStars Announces 2012 SCOOP Schedule

The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker is back and this year, its bigger than ever! With 140 tournaments spread over 40 events, there is no shortage of action to find. No matter what your bankroll size, you’re sure to discover a game for your level. With... Read more

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Poker Journal: Red Spade Open

The Red Spade Open is one of my favourite tournaments to play on PokerStars. Outside of the minimum $1 million dollar prize pool with $200,000 guaranteed first place prize, there is also a chance to get a bounty knock-out on any of the PokerStar’s Team Online or... Read more

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WBCOOP 2012 & Railbirds.com: Blog For Your Chance To Win Cash And SCOOP Tickets

The Spring Championship of Online Poker is just around the corner and PokerStars is giving everyone a chance win huge cash prizes and even free entries into SCOOP events. What’s the catch? This is a blog contest so it’s time to put on your creative thinking cap.... Read more

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Details Of PokerStars 2012 Rake System Changes

Change from ‘Dealt’ to ‘Weighted Contributed’ VPP earnings at ring games will be calculated using the ‘weighted contributed’ method, changing from the ‘dealt’ method. The weighted contributed method awards VPPs to each player based on how much they contribute to the pot. You can read more about... Read more

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TCOOP 2012

Do you have the need for speed… and big tournaments? Well then, PokerStars has got the series for you! Coming this January 19-29th, PokerStars will be hosting the Turbo Championship Of Online Poker with $10,000,000 in guaranteed prizes over 50 events. With buy-ins ranging from just $5.50... Read more

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November Nine Bio’s: Badih “Bob” Bounahra

Name: Badih “Bob” Bounahra Age: 49 Hometown: Originally Lebanon, now Belize City, Belize Online Alias: LEB_BEL Current Place: 6th Current Chip Count: 19,700,000 Vegas Odds-To-Win:  7-1 Largest Online Win: $19,500 PokerStars $250k Guarantee Largest Live Win Prior To WSOP: $30,054 $1k Latin American Poker Tour Bob Bounahra,... Read more

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November Nine Bio’s: Pius Heinz

Name: Pius Heinz Age: 22 Hometown: Cologne, Germany Online Alias: MastaP69 Current Place: 7th Current Chip Count: 16,4250,000 Vegas Odds-To-Win:  10-1 Largest Online Win: $61,072.000 Largest Live Win Prior To WSOP: $83,286 (7th $1,500 WSOP NLHE 2011)   Pius came into his first World Series with an... Read more

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November Nine Bio’s: Anton Makiievskyi & Sam Holden

Name: Anton Makiievskyi Age: 21 Hometown: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, now resides in Kiev Online Alias: ? Current Place: 8th Current Chip Count: 13,825,000 Vegas Odds-To-Win:  11-1 Largest Online Win: ? Largest Live Win Prior To WSOP: $18,787 Yalta Summer Poker Festival Anton is not only the first Ukrainian player... Read more

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The 42nd Annual WSOP: The Numbers In Review

Looming before the start of 42nd Annual World Series of Poker, the aftermath effects of Black Friday were still being felt. Many wondered if there would be a noticeable change in attendance with millions of dollars locked up on several online sites. American players on PokerStars would... Read more

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Poker Journal: Live WSOP Main Event Updates

Hey poker fans!  I’m sitting at the airport bar waiting for my flight to Vegas and the excitement is brewing as we’re less then 24 hours away from the start of the WSOP main event. No need to be envious, though, as we’re about to bring you... Read more

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Poker Strategy: Continuation Bets

The continuation bet is one of the more common plays in poker and is a prime example of how aggressive play can be used effectively. However, it’s not always as simple as just betting all your flops and knowing the proper time to use is will make... Read more

Patience and Table Selection

Poker Strategy: Cash Game Table Selection

Patience: Not Just In The Game Patience is a word that gets tossed out a lot when talking about poker strategy – and for good reason! It’s certainly one of the most important traits to have a hold of when determining your skill level. However, it’s amazing... Read more

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Poker Journal: 2011 FTP WSOP Fantasy Draft Tips And Tricks

With just one day to go before the official start to the 2011 World Series of Poker, many poker fans are scouring the web in search of last-minute tips to fill their rosters. This year’s draft is particularly tricky as many veteran players native to the U.S.... Read more

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Evolution Of Televised Poker Events

The popularity of poker has had exponential growth in the last few decades and with it has come more televised coverage. Most of the coverage in the beginning was massively edited to condense multiple days of play into 20 minute segments and supplied little information to the... Read more

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Poker Journal: SCOOP Results & Razz Tournament Strategy

For the past week and a half, I’ve been playing a healthy dose of SCOOP events – eleven in total so far, with a few more remaining to go. I haven’t had all that much luck and only have two cashes under my belt but with field... Read more

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Wembley Stadium To Host Inaugural ISPT Event

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Although Group Bernard Tapie failed to acquire the assets of Full Tilt Poker, they none-the-less have gone ahead with plans to host a potentially record-breaking...

SCOOP Updates: Events 12-21, Shaun Deeb Dominates Weekend Action

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Although Viktor Blom had what many thought was an unbeatable start to PokerStars’ Spring Championship Of Online Poker, Shaun Deeb decided to prove otherwise. Not...

Buddhist Monks Caught Playing Poker

Buddhist Monks Caught Playing Poker

Several high ranking Buddhist Monks in South Korea have been caught on tape playing a marathon 13 hour high stakes poker game, complete with drinking...

SCOOP Updates: Events 8-13

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Viktor ‘Isildur1′ Blom continues to show impressive results by going deep once again with a fifth place finish in PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker...

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