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'Durrrr' challenges rivals to million dollar showdown
posted 1/5/2009  |  source: Bluff
Tom 'durrrr' Dwan issues chest-thumping challenge, lays 3-to-1 odds he can beat anyone at four high stakes tables
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Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update 1/4/2009
posted 1/4/2009  |  source: PokerScout
Online poker traffic surged this week. PokerStars captured the lion's share of the gain in the wake of its World Record Week promotion.
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PartyGaming chief: Only five major poker sites will be left in three years
posted 1/4/2009  |  source: Financial Times
CEO Jim Ryan says industry consolidation is overdue and PartyGaming will be one of the survivors
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Troubled CakePoker Network site loses endorsement
posted 1/4/2009  |  source: Poker News Daily
New CakePoker Network site CardSpike faces firestorm of criticism for slow payments to affiliates
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Laliberte fuels high stakes economy on Full Tilt
posted 1/2/2009  |  source: PokerKingBlog
Cirque du Soleil founder and billionaire Guy Laliberte keeps high stakes games running on Full Tilt Poker
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PKR picks poker players' brains ... literally
posted 1/2/2009  |  source: Foviance
PKR hires neurological research company Foviance to study gamers' visceral responses using EEG
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New record for biggest online stack: $1.4 million
posted 1/2/2009  |  source: HighStakesDB
New pot limit Omaha tables on Full Tilt Poker prove a boon to Zigmund, who wins over $1 million and sets record for largest online stack
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NoiQPoker moving from iPoker to Entraction
posted 12/29/2008  |  source: ABN Newswire
Entraction announces NoiQ joining network after being forced out of iPoker Network
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Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update 12/28/2008
posted 12/28/2008  |  source: PokerScout
Online poker traffic fell this week, as expected for the week of Christmas, but PokerStars bucked the trend with record-breaking traffic
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Obama choice for Attorney General may not be good news for online poker
posted 12/28/2008  |  source: Online-Casinos
Attorney General nominee Eric Holder's anti-gambling ties may dash industry's hopes for more tolerant administration
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ProPokerExchange closes doors, citing legal issues
posted 12/28/2008  |  source: Poker News Daily
Pro staking site ProPokerExchange, warned of potential violation of securities law, ceases operation shortly after launch
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NoiQ, Carlos Poker forced out of iPoker Network
posted 12/28/2008  |  source: PokerScout
Former Tain network sites NoiQ and Carlos Poker forced out of iPoker Network in long-simmering dispute over network policy
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PokerStars: 'Biggest as usual' in wake of PartyGaming founder's settlement with US
posted 12/23/2008  |  source: Isle of Man Today
Isle of Man e-gaming unaffected by PartyGaming founder Dikshit's $300 million settlement with US Department of Justice
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Alleged software glitch on UltimateBet ships pot to wrong player
posted 12/23/2008  |  source: Online-Casinos
UltimateBet's new Cereus software investigated for flaws after reports of payment glitches
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 Israeli man streaks, gets arrested after poker loss
posted 12/22/2008  |  source: 777.com
Man loses bet, has to run from home to beach naked, take swim, return home, but police intervene
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ONLINE POKER PROS

'Durrrr' challenges rivals to million dollar showdown

Laliberte fuels high stakes economy on Full Tilt

New record for biggest online stack: $1.4 million

Profile: Robert Mizrachi


ONLINE POKER BUSINESS

PartyGaming chief: Only five major poker sites will be left in three years

Troubled CakePoker Network site loses endorsement

NoiQPoker moving from iPoker to Entraction

ProPokerExchange closes doors, citing legal issues


ONLINE POKER LAW & POLITICS

Obama choice for Attorney General may not be good news for online poker

Kentucky ACLU discusses domain seizure case

PartyGaming co-founder settles with US Dept. of Justice, pleads guilty, accepts $300 million fine

PartyGaming says company expects to settle for amount 'significantly lower' than $300 million


ONLINE POKER TOURNAMENTS

PokerStars tempts players with overlay in Guinness world record attempt

Big overlay in €1 million guaranteed on IPN

PokerStars announces spring tournament series

PokerStars announces plan to complete interrupted LAPT Mexico tournament


OFF THE WALL

You've won the Nigerian lottery ... no, really

Israeli man streaks, gets arrested after poker loss

Doyle Brunson to Layne Flack: Stick it where the sun doesn’t shine

PokerStars LAPT event shut down mid-tournament, players locked out





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