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Check Out The New Real Estate at PokerStars: Daniel’s Room

27/05/10 12:26 PM

One of the elite PokerStars Team Pro’s the guy that puts the Daniel in ‘Daniel’s Room’ is none other than the renowned Daniel Negreanu. Considered by many to have the greatest live tournament results record of all time, Daniel is highly regarded as one of the most significant poker authorities, and is easily one of the most popular poker pro’s in the industry. Now that he’s part of the PokerStars Pro Team, he’s designed and endorsed this brand new area of PokerStars and has appropriately name it, Daniel’s Room.

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Phil Laak Sets Out To Break World Record For Poker Endurance

21/05/10 8:23 AM

The Poker World Record that Laak is going after is the Guiness World Record for Poker Endurance, or in other words, the most consecutive hours played in a single sitting, a record which was set last year by Paul Zimbler when he played 78 strait hours of poker!!  Anyone that has tried to do any activity for that many hours consecutively knows that your ability to concentrate and think analytically suffers, hence making it even more impressive for someone to do an activity such as play poker, which requires critical thinking, for so many hours in a row. Lets face it, Zimbler is a beast, and if Laak is able to beat that record, he’s one special poker grinder bad ass!

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Titan Poker Gearing Up For ECOOP VI With $5.1 Million In Prizes

06/05/10 11:06 AM

Titan Poker is preparing to host the annual ECOOP for the sixth year in a row.  It is the biggest European Online Poker Tournament action to hit the virtual poker world, and is highly anticipated by online poker enthusiasts each year.  This exciting poker tournament series offers a sensational variety of games in their nightly events, which kick off on May 24th with a Texas No limit Hold ’em event featuring a $250,000 guaranteed prize!  Not a bad way to begin the festivities, especially for an experienced grinder who has the skill set to hang with the big boys and stay in the game.

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Bodog Updates Poker Software

23/04/10 11:13 AM

While Bodog is already one of the big boys in the online poker arena, they are well aware that to keep ahead of the competition, they have to offer something special when it comes to online poker. It’s a highly competitive industry and there are some extremely high quality, large network poker rooms to keep up with. Bodog Poker has always risen to the occasion and delivers one hell of an online poker experience, complete with all the thrills and frills players expect from a top tier poker room.

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Full Tilt Poker Under Investigation

16/04/10 7:41 AM

Full Tilt Poker, one of the largest and most prestigious online poker rooms in the industry, is under investigation by the federal grand jury of Manhattan.  This is the dreaded event of all USA poker players.  The industry is always on the edge when it comes to allowing USA players to participate in their online gaming activities.  Should the existing poker rooms come under too much scrutiny form the judicial system in the USA, players worry that they will have no choice but to close their virtual doors to US players altogether.  Many hopes and prayers are resting on the pending legislation that would legalize online poker for players hailing from the US of A.  Get those fingers crossed!!

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