Hollywood royalty Leonardo DiCaprio has recently given poker fans the opportunity to play against two of Tinseltown’s most famous acting stars. He auctioned off a poker evening with Ed Norton, the star of Fight Club and American History X, and Jonah Hill, the star of Moneyball and 21 Jump Street, to raise money for his
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WSOP Attracts Record Level of Entries in 2016
It’s been revealed that the 2016 World Series of Poker attracted a record number of entries, with a massive 107,833 players attending the tournament this year. The number is up over four percent compared to last year’s record-setting tournament which managed to attract 103,512 entries. This was just the second time in the long history of the WSOP that over 100,000 entries
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Latest News From the WSOP 2016
The world’s biggest and best live poker tournament, the annual World Series of Poker, is continuing this month in Las Vegas with new winners everyday claiming the enviable gold bracelets. Day 32 saw the frequent champ Scott Seiver ending the first day of Event #55, the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, as the chip leader, with 593,000 sitting in
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California Online Poker Bill Moves Forward
Those supporting the legalization of online poker in the US state of California have reasons to become more optimistic, with some more developments happening in the case. On the 8th of June some amendments to the bill were announced, including a graduated tax rate on gross gambling revenue from 8.47% to 15% and a licensing
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Neymar Wins Satellite to the WSOP
The world-renowned Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr has won a satellite competition that gives him a seat in the 2016 World Series of Poker main event, which begins in early July. He was playing in a two-table satellite event at the Rio casino in Las Vegas which awarded him the $10,000 buy-in for the annual
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Uber Driver Returns WSOP Player’s Forgotten $7,000
A World Series of Poker (WSOP) player has had a lucky escape recently after he mislaid a bag filled with $7,000 cash in an Uber taxi. On June 1st, Jacob Brundage from Lakeland, Florida was leaving the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and taking the Uber to his next destination, the Rio Hotel, when he accidentally left
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2016 WSOP Tournament Kicks Off in Las Vegas
The 2016 World Series of Poker kicked off in Las Vegas last week at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The world-famous and hugely popular live poker tournament is running for its 47th consecutive year in the casino city, regarded as the home of poker. The 2016 series will have 69 events for competitors on the
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Online Poker Bill for NY Nearing Deadline
The contentious issue of legalising online poker in the state of New York is still in the discussion stages, as the legislature’s adjournment deadline looming. The push to legalize online poker in the Empire State has made a significant amount of progress in recent years but still needs a further push to become law. The
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“Molly’s Game” Film to Reveal High Stakes Celebrity Underground Poker Ring
Details have been released about the upcoming film “Molly’s Game”, based on the memoir of the same name by notorious underground poker ringleader Molly Bloom. The autobiography was published back in 2004 and included a host of revelations about high-stakes Hollywood poker games involving high-profile actors and film industry celebrities. The film will be directed by
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Polish Deputy Prime Minister Pushes To Legalize Online Poker
Online poker may become legal in Poland if the country’s Deputy Prime Minister has his way. At a press conference recently Jarosław Gowin made a statement on how his Poland Together party would strive to amend Poland’s 2009 Anti-Gambling Act, which effectively made gambling illegal in the country. Further restrictive legislation in 2010 then permitted gambling
