2011 September 12 Poker News, Events and Happenings
A POKER player who won $550,000 in one season has been jailed for smuggling $8.5 million worth of cocaine into Melbourne.
A PROFESSIONAL poker player has been jailed for 14 years for his role organising a major cocaine shipment to Australia.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is likening Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his job creation record to a lucky poker player who is dealt four aces.
The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day’s top poker news stories including results from the World Poker Tour Paris High Roller, the Survivor cast, and more.
As part of the PokerNews Book Review Series, we’ve decided to take a look at the new book by Jonathan Little, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker Volume 1: Fundamentals and how to handle varying stack sizes.
No winners were determined on Day 8 of the WCOOP, but the stage is set for huge paydays on Day 9.
On Saturday, Parkland, Florida’s Matt Waxman accomplished something no American had ever been able to do before: he became the first American to win the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris. One of just two Yanks to reach the final table and one of just five to cash at the venerable Aviation Club de France, Waxman earned €518,750 ($706,823) for outlasting the other 311 opponents.

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