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Luca Pagano breaks record for EPT cashes
Poker News February 7, 2012 Luca Pagano has broken his own record for cashes on the European Poker Tour by pocketing €110,000 at the EPT Deauville.
The 33-year-old had already burst through the bubble an astonishing 19 times at EPT events.
And he made that 20 with another hugely impressive performance in France to make his seventh EPT final table.
But despite boasting live winnings of more than £1.6m -...
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Phil Hellmuth loses $21,000 on the Super Bowl
5am Girls: Gossip February 6, 2012 Phil Hellmuth lost an eye-watering $21,000 last night betting on the Super Bowl.
The Poker Brat put eight hefty wagers on before and during the game.
Unfortunately for the 47-year-old every single bet exploded, leaving him nursing his biggest ever sports betting loss as the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17.
The 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Tweeted: "Lost...
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Daniel Negreanu: Hacker has cost me $61,000
Poker News February 5, 2012 Daniel Negreanu has revealed that an email hacker who logged into his PokerStars account 'for a joyride' has cost him $61,000.
The 37-year-old had his hotmail hacked last week as he was on a plane back to Las Vegas from the Aussie Millions in Melbourne.
Kid Poker then discovered to his horror that his main poker account had also been accessed - and the perpetrator was busy playing with his...
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Take That star Robbie Williams to launch poker website
Poker News February 4, 2012 Robbie Williams has announced he is to launch his own poker website.
The Take That star, 37, plans to make RobbieWilliamsPoker.com live later this year.
The news immediately sparked some controversy, with some MPs claiming a 'former drug addict' should know better.
Lib Dem MP Tessa Munt said: "I’m outraged by this. It directly targets his fans, including children.
"The money he makes...
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Tapie: Full Tilt Poker deal will go ahead
Poker News February 2, 2012 Full Tilt will still be taken over by Group Bernard Tapie (BGT), the French investment company has insisted.
Laurent Tapie, the managing director of the company, has denied reports that poker star Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson - who is a large Full Tilt shareholder - was threatening to block the deal.
He said: "This is totally false.
"Chris Ferguson has no problem with regard to the completion of...
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Jonathan Duhamel: Police find stolen $80,000
Poker News February 1, 2012 Former world poker champion Jonathan Duhamel finally had something to cheer today - when police found $80,000 that was violently stolen from him last year.
The 24-year-old was tied up and attacked by two men at his home on December 21.
He was rushed to hospital as thieves made off with $160,000 in cash, a Rolex watch worth $10,000 and his coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.
But after an...
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Oliver Speidel wins Aussie Millions Main Event
Poker News January 29, 2012 Oliver Speidel has won the Aussie Millions Main Event 2012.
The only local to make the final table won the biggest payday of his life - $1.6m - by beating Kenny Wong.
The 26-year-old looked stunned as his aces held against Wong's nines just 20 minutes into heads-up play.
He said: “Words can’t describe it. I’ve just been incredibly lucky this week.
“It’s almost...
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Phil Ivey charges up Aussie Millions leaderboard
Poker News January 26, 2012 Phil Ivey has charged up the Aussie Millions Main Event leaderboard to sit in 2nd place heading into Day 3.
The 35-year-old, who has a staggering eight WSOP bracelets to his name, is in prime position to challenge for glory and the $1.6 million first prize.
He finished Day 2 with 778,500 chips - with only Tim O’Shea ahead of him in the race for the top share of the $6,590,000 prize...
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Phil Ivey makes big move at Aussie Millions
Poker News January 25, 2012 Phil Ivey dominates poker to the extent that he is most commonly compared to a great golfer, Tiger Woods.
But it was a legend from another sport - cricketer Shane Warne - who helped the 35-year-old into a commanding position on Day 1c of the Aussie Millions Main Event in Melbourne.
Ivey had struggled throughout much of this third opening day and had dropped to 85,000 chips - nearly 170,000...
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Tom Dwan survives Day 1b of Aussie Millions
Poker News January 24, 2012 Tom Dwan has made it through to Day 2 of the Aussie Millions Main Event.
Online ace durrrr is making his live comeback at the $10,600 tourney, as exclusively revealed by Pokerjolt last week.
And despite the 25-year-old being knocked out of the $100,000 Challenge on Sunday, Dwan progressed in the Main Event with a very respectable pile of 107,400 chips.
Other big names among the 92 to make...
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