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Poker pundit sacked from jury for Tweeting during trial
Poker News February 3, 2012 A world-famous TV poker pundit has been sacked from a jury - for Tweeting 'live' throughout the case.
Norman Chad, the veteran World Series of Poker analyst, was supposed to be concentrating on a burglary trial.
But he found it more amusing to mock Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Laura Foland Priver instead - nearly resulting in his own conviction for contempt of court.
Ignoring the...
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Wow. Jennifer Leigh REALLY hates Barack Obama
5am Girls: Gossip January 25, 2012 Jennifer Leigh is every poker player's wet dream.
The sizzling 28-year-old former computer programmer is a hot, blonde nerd - as adept with Linux as she is with bikini bottoms.
But is the Playboy model - and self-confessed World of Warcraft addict - actually a political nut job?
Alas, it seems so.
During President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jennicide totally lost...
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So what the hell is Phil Ivey up to?
5am Girls: Gossip March 9, 2011 Poker legend Phil Ivey sent a mysterious Tweet last night that got poker fans everywhere scratching their heads....and sent the forums into meltdown.
The 35-year-old, currently 3rd on the all time poker money list, was relaxing in Las Vegas after playing in the NBC Heads Up Championship, which was won by Erik Seidel.
But the secretive eight-time WSOP bracelet winner - who only started...
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Tom Dwan: Is durrrr a politician in the making?
5am Girls: Gossip February 15, 2011 Tom Dwan has taken a great interest in the Egypt crisis since events started unfolding in Cairo, as we reported last week.
But now durrrr, 24, has taken his political credentials to another level by clashing with former Presidential candidate Ron Paul on Twitter.
The 24-year-old, who boasts a $5m fortune, has thoughtfully commented on the protests in Tahrir Square since 50,000 protesters...
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Tom Dwan gets all political
5am Girls: Gossip February 3, 2011 Tom Dwan is one of the richest young men in the world, with a self-made fortune of nearly $5m at the age of just 24.
But online poker whizz durrrr is more than just a pretty face.
The Full Tilt pro is a prolific poker Tweeter and his messages seem to have become gradually more thoughtful as his bankroll has increased.
And this week, as he jetted around the world to fulfill sponsorship...
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Dan, Marco and Jen get 'smashed' in Las Vegas
5am Girls: Gossip November 30, 2010 Ah, Twitter. What a wonderful way to snoop on the lives of the rich and famous.
And here at 5am we just sat back and watched the action in the early hours of this morning as Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman and Marco Traniello went out on the toot in Las Vegas.
Usually, we'd be right behind them, keeping a subtle eye from the bar as we sip martinis in tiny cocktail dresses.
But hell, when...
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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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Doyle Brunson wants to have sex with Shannon Elizabeth
Poker News October 14, 2010 Doyle Brunson has admitted the poker player he'd most like to have sex with is Shannon Elizabeth.
The 77-year-old asked his 355,000 Twitter followers who'd they'd most like to"make whoopie with".
And when the 37-year-old American Pie actress topped the poll, in which Vanessa Rousso and Jennifer Tilly were narrowly beaten, the pair exchanged flirtacious Tweets, sparking hopes of an unlikely...
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Scotty Nguyen wants to give you a job
Poker News August 2, 2010 Scotty Nguyen has made an astonishing offer to his thousands of Twitter followers - he wants one of them to write the story of his life.
The 47-year-old, who has five WSOP bracelets, has decided the time has finally come to launch an official biography.
There's quite a tale to tell: From humble beginnings in Vietnam, Nguyen moved to the US aged 14 and was rapidly expelled from school for...
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Doyle Brunson upsets the entire world
Poker News July 25, 2010 POKER legend Doyle Brunson has managed to upset almost every poker player in the world in less than 24 hours.
The 76-year-old, who is renowned for cracking jokes about blondes and terrorists, inadvertently sent Twitter into meltdown when he cracked a lesbian gag yesterday.
He told his 345,000 followers: “World's shortest books: 'To all the men we have loved before, 'by Ellen de...
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