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Joe Tehan destroys NAPT Los Angeles final table
Poker News November 18, 2010 Joe Tehan has won the North American Poker Tour Main Event in Los Angeles after knocking out ALL the other players on the final table.
The 30-year-old, who was relatively short-stacked entering the final, annihilated his rivals after picking up all all of Jake Tool's chips early on.
He then used his increased stack to systematically take out the other players, starting with WSOP bracelet...
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Maria Ho signs pro poker deal with UB.com.
Poker News November 12, 2010 Maria Ho has signed a pro deal with poker site UB.com.
The 27-year-old's first tournament for the site will be at the North American Poker Tour in Los Angeles later today.
The Taiwan-born star sparked controversy last month when she claimed women poker players are still 'scared' to play on the same table as men.
But despite her experience of being bullied, she has signed up to play...
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Jonathan Duhamel: Now I must prove I can play.
Poker News November 10, 2010 Jonathan Duhamel may have just won $8.9 million and the World Series of Poker Main Event 2010.
But the 23-year-old former strawberry picker is worried he might not be taken seriously by the world's poke elite.
In fact, college dropout Duhamel - who became World Poker Champion when his A♠ J♥ held against John Racener's K♦ 8♦, has said he has "no idea" what he's going...
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Jonathan Duhamel wins $8.9m at WSOP 2010
Poker News November 9, 2010 Jonathan Duhamel has won the World Series of Poker Main Event 2010 - and pocketed a staggering $8.9 million.
The 23-year-old college dropout when his A♠ J♥ held against John Racener's K♦ 8♦.
Duhamel, from Quebec, is the first French-speaker to land the WSOP Main Event title.
He said: "It's so big, it's so huge. It's a dream come true for me.
"There's a lot of good...
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Scotty Nguyen: Modern poker players rely on luck
Poker News January 19, 2012 Scotty Nguyen believes poker has changed massively in recent years because internet players - even pros - rely more on luck than skill.
In an exclusive interview with Poker Jolt, the five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner said online poker had caused a variety of different playing styles to emerge which makes Hold'em a fundamentally new game to the one he dominated a decade ago.
But...
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Bahamas to host huge women's only poker event
Poker News November 2, 2010 PokerStars has revealed details of its next major ladies only tournament - the Women's Caribbean Adventure.
The $1,100 buy-in event will take place on January 14-15 during the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) festival at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.
The world's biggest poker site says it will be "one of the most prestigious female-only tournaments in the world" and invites women ...
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November Nine: Bookies make Duhamel 13/5 fav
Poker News November 1, 2010 British bookmakers have released their final odds ahead of this week's World Series of Poker November Nine - and chip leader Jonathan Duhamel is 13/5 favourite.
The 22-year-old Canadian is best-priced with Sportingbet to land the $8,944,138 first prize and title of 2010 Poker World Champion.
John Dolan, who boasts six WSOP cashes already, is second favourite at a generous 4-1 with...
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German student wins €700,000 EPT Vienna
Poker News November 1, 2010 A German student has pocketed a whopping €700,000 by winning the European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event.
Michael Eiler, from Munich, beat a strong final table including Daniel Negreanu and Martin Hruby to win his first EPT title and the biggest poker tournament ever held in Austria.
The 20-year-old, who says he will spend his winnings on some new clothes and a nice car, is a full time...
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Doyle Brunson: Stop abusing me on Twitter
Poker News October 29, 2010 Doyle Brunson is fuming after being repeatedly abused on Twitter.
The 77-year-old poker legend was forced to block several users today and sent a furious message warning people to stop sending 'hate Tweets'.
It came after Texas Dolly claimed that Barack Obama was the first US President in 110 years to miss the Army-Navy football game.
He later admitted he had his facts wrong, accepting that...
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Daniel Negreanu makes peace with Andrew Robl
Poker News October 28, 2010
Daniel Negreanu has finally made peace with Andrew Robl after their spat on the PokerStars Big game threatened to spiral out of control.
It comes just a day after Tony G also backed down following the trio's public clash on the show.
The battle of the poker egos was sparked when Tony G called time on Robl just 30 seconds into a big hand against Kid Poker, which you can watch...
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