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3-Time Bracelet Winner Matt Matros “Blessed by Poker Gods”

“I feel completely blessed that the poker gods decided to shine down on me these last three years,” Matros told PokerListings.com in Las Vegas.
“Forget about it being my third bracelet, you have to get incredibly lucky just to win a 1,600-person … Continue reading

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A Poker Life — Curt Kohlberg

High-stakes tournament regular Curt Kohlberg isn’t a full-time professional poker player, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at his numbers. In just over a decade of part-time competition, the …
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Capture the Flag: Ray Henson

Ray Henson has been a cash-game grinder since he was 21 years of age, and in the past decade he has established himself as one of the best high-limit players …
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The Ten — Poker’s One-Hit Tournament Wonders Over the Past Decade

It’s easy to look at a list of one-hit wonders and think they were simply lucky to win a major tournament and didn’t have the skills to win another. That …
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The Ten: Poker’s One-Hit Wonders Over the Past Decade

It’s easy to look at a list of one-hit wonders and think they were simply luck to win a major tournament and didn’t have the skills to win another. That …
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Mindset coach Sam Chauhan latest to be signed by Full Tilt

Over the past decade the poker industry has grown tremendously. With that growth has come the formation of two poker powerhouses in the online poker sites PokerStars and Full Tilt poker. Both of these sites needed to expand their reach and each took … Continue reading

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Phil Hellmuth parting ways with UB.com – The Poker Pro Landscape

The poker pro who is famous for his grand WSOP entrances is making one final exit.Today we are announcing that UB.com and Phil Hellmuth have mutually parted ways. It has been great working with Phil over the last decade and we know we’re with the rest of the poker world [...] Continue reading

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Ivey Talks Eighth WSOP Bracelet

The bracelet is the eighth career WSOP bracelet for Ivey, and the legend continues to grow.
“Poker, just like any other sport, takes a lot of work,” Ivey said.
“I’ve put a lot of time into the game. From day one I took it very seriously.”
Ivey’s been w… Continue reading

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Ivey Talks Eighth WSOP Bracelet

The bracelet is the eighth career WSOP bracelet for Ivey, and the legend continues to grow.
“Poker, just like any other sport, takes a lot of work,” Ivey said.
“I’ve put a lot of time into the game. From day one I took it very seriously.”
Ivey’s been w… Continue reading

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Vegas Insider: 2010 January

It has been a decade of change in Las Vegas. A decade when everyone seemed to lose. The famous streets of gold are now littered with the belongings of those who have had to leave town as the boom dried up along with the water supply.
The casinos are run by number crunchers, unconcerned about the welfare of the staff or the players. They have decided that gaming is the only sure fire winner. Recently casinos have been looking to exit the food market which is labor intensive and the breakfast… Continue reading

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