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Poker mad Rafa Nadal signs for PokerStars
Poker News June 23, 2012 RAFA NADAL has joined PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site.
The 26-year-old, one of the finest tennis players of all time, signed a surprise deal after deciding he wanted to improve his poker.
He will be mentored by PokerStars professionals and be an ambassador for the company, taking on members of the public and celebrities in online and charity tournaments.
Nadal - the...
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MicroMillions: 18,000 sign up for first event
Poker News March 6, 2012 More than 18,000 people have already signed up to the first event in the new Pokerstars MicroMillions.
The new tournament series - which lets players compete for huge prize pools with tiny buy-ins - was only announced last week.
But already Event #1 - the $0.11+R NL Hold'em 6-Max, Rebuy Madnes - which has a guaranteed prize pool of $25,000, has been flooded with entries.
The world's biggest...
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PokerStars forced into giving refunds after server problems
Poker News February 21, 2012 PokerStars was forced into offering thousands of players refunds today after the company's servers crashed.
The world's biggest poker site became impossible to access for many players - including those in the middle of games - shortly after 10am Eastern Time this morning.
More than 70,000 players were in action on PokerStars when the server problems hit, leaving the site facing a refund...
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Online poker will be illegal in US 'until 2013'
Poker News February 20, 2012 Online poker will remain illegal in the United States until 2013 at the earliest, a leading analyst has claimed.
Macquarie Securities gaming expert Chad Beynon told investors that US poker players will have to wait 'at least' another 12 months for the industry to reborn.
It came after politicians in Washington shunned the chance to include an online gaming bill in tax legislation last...
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Online poker in Belgium takes a big step forward
Poker News February 9, 2012 Poker players in Belgium will now be able to play on PokerStars indefinitely after the country's gaming commission granted the site a full license.
It is the latest move by authorities to officially regulate online poker in Europe.
PokerStars was permitted a 'test' status last year, but after a deal with with Belgian operator Circus Groupe, the license has been made permanent.
Etienne...
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Isildur1 pockets $211k in 'sick' online session
Poker News February 9, 2012 Isildur1 Viktor Blom has won a staggering $211,000 in just one session on PokerStars.
The 21-year-old, who won, lost and won back millions playing online last year, played 6,291 hands without a break on Wednesday night.
The session, described by some observers as 'sick', saw the Swede playing both No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha simultaneously.
And, in typical Blom style, his winnings...
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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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Party's rake free poker tourneys 'huge success'
Poker News January 21, 2012 PARTYPOKER is considering whether to extend its popular 'rake free poker' deal after it proved a huge hit with online players across the UK and Europe.
The poker room started the promotion on January 1 this year, with 100% of all entry fees in multi-table tournaments (MTT’s) eliminated.
It means every single penny paid by all players goes to the prize pools, with no fees to pay...
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Turbo Championship of Online Poker gets underway
Poker News January 19, 2012 THE first ever Turbo Championship of Online Poker gets underway on PokerStars today - and there's a whopping $10million up for grabs.
The soviet-sounding TCOOP features 50 different tournaments with buy-ins from as little as $5.50 up to $2,100 .
And the $10m guaranteed prize money put up by the world's largest poker site should ensure the 10-day online festival is a success.
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