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Player of the Year — Marvin Rettenmaier Into Third Place

Posted on August 9, 2012 by admin

Marvin Rettenmaier, one of the top performers on the tournament circuit over the past two years, has made another big move in the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year …
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2012 Player Of The Year Update: Tommy Vedes Into Top 20

Posted on August 2, 2012 by admin

The action keeps on coming in the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by Lock Poker. Here’s a look at the events that made the biggest impact …
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“Black Friday” Defendant Ira Rubin Receives Three Year Jail Sentence

Posted on July 27, 2012 by admin

Another tally in the win column can be counted in the “Black Friday” indictments by the United States Department of Justice with yesterday’s sentencing of another key figure in the case. In U. S. District Court in New York, Ira Rubin, a former payment processor for the online companies indicted in the April 2011 case, [...] Continue reading →

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Player of the Year Update — David ‘ODB’ Baker and Gregory Merson Climb

Posted on July 11, 2012 by admin

After the busiest season of the year, the picture is starting to come into focus for the second half of the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored …
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Player of the Year Update — Kyle Julius Takes Lead

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

Kyle Julius has overtaken the lead and Dan Smith has jumped to second place in the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race sponsored by Lock Poker after an …
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David Einhorn Pledges All $1M One Drop Winnings to Charity

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

Einhorn is the founder and President of Greenlight Capital, a hedge fund he started in 1996 with $900,000.
Since then Einhorn has been in the headlines for attempting to buy the New York Mets, as well as donating more than $659,000 in poker winnings to… Continue reading →

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Charette wins six-handed event for $567,624

Posted on June 15, 2012 by admin

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71-Year-Old Herbert Tapscott Wins WSOP Event No. 8

Posted on June 5, 2012 by admin

Event 8 at the 2012 World Series of Poker was the largest Omaha eight-or-better tournament of all time, drawing 967 entrants and generating a total prize pool of more than $1.3 million. The last man standing was Herbert Tapscott, and CardPlaye… Continue reading →

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Player of the Year Update — Marvin Rettenmaier, Steve O’Dwyer and Moon Kim Climb

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

The World Poker Tour Championship is now in the books, and has made some major changes to the landscape of the Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by …
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Player of the Year Update — Justin Truesdell Wins

Posted on May 23, 2012 by admin

The 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by Lock Poker, is about to see some major movement in the coming weeks. The World Poker Tour Championship is …
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