2011 April 10 Poker News, Events and Happenings
This year may be the first time a state government in the United States runs an online poker room. Last year Washington, D.C., passed a law that would allow it's lottery department to run an online poker room. This year poker games may launch under a test pilot program, giving poker players a legal and regulated place to play, as long as they are residents of D.C. This would be the first time "intrastate" gambling was implemented in the US, something that has been roundly discussed but never put into action.
This year may be the first time a state government in the United States runs an online poker room. Last year Washington, D.C., passed a law that would allow it's lottery department to run an online poker room. This year poker games may launch und
A recap of Day 5 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Berlin, where Ben “NeverScaredB” Wilinofsky has emerged victorious.
A look at the various ring events from the WSOP Circuit stop at Harrah’s St. Louis leading up to the Main event including wins by Keith Woernle, Huy Nguyen, Hugh Jordan Drummond, Benjamin Logan, and Kurt Jewell.
Perhaps venture capitalist Bill Perkins was feeling a little generous on Saturday’s episode of GSN’s “High Stakes Poker.” Perkins ended down over $350,000 during his two-week stint on the longstanding cash game series and was involved in several of the largest pots of the night.
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This week, Chilipoker launched Chiliconnect, to connect players with their social media accounts. Also, the WSOP announced rematches for the summer, and more.
A quaint field of 92 players turned out for Day 1 of the Hollywood Poker Open, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT). Registration remains open until 1:00pm ET on Sunday prior to Day 2 of the $10,000 buy-in tournament and Ali Eslami leads the way with a stack of 147,000.
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The 2011 World Poker Tour Hollywood Poker Open in Lawrenceburg, Indiana kicked off on Saturday with 92 players coming out for the $10,000 Championship Event. Ali Eslami finds himself at the top of the leader board with 57 remaining moving into Day 2.
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