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Nevada Hoping to Venture Into Interstate Poker? - 4Flush.com
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Governor Sandoval Ultimate Poker came out of the gates as the first online poker room available in the state of Nevada and despite its software issues, the site itself has seen great results in terms of player volume. There are more options for online ...
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Any tips or ideas for a future 3-Bet, drop a note and a link in the comments and we’ll include you/it in an upcoming post.

Today in the 3-Bet we find 2012 WSOP Main Event champ Greg Merson reaping the rewards from wearing his Baltimore Orioles jersey last year, Team Online Pro Shane Schleger getting the documentary treatment for his daily Mexican grind and revisit Sam Trickett's rave-inspired 2012 WSOP.

1) Merson Throwing Out First Pitch at Orioles Game

As if winning the WSOP Main Event isn’t prize enough, who knows what other riches might come your way if you just pick your shirt wisely?

Ask Greg Merson, who famously (in Baltimore, at least) wore his hometown Orioles jersey for the Main Event final table last year and will reap the rewards tonight:

Tossin out the first pitch for the O's Yankees game tonight. Hoping to give them some of my run good and stop this losing streak!

— Greg Merson (@Gregy20723) May 21, 2013

Let’s just hope he fares better than John Wall:

If you happen to end up in the November Nine yourself this year it might be worth considering some non-traditional long-term perks with your clothing choice.

We have an old In-and-Out uniform, for example, if you’re interested.

2) Shane Schleger Stars in Viva Mexico

As purveyors of the short poker documentary ourselves, we’re obviously big fans of PokerStars’ ongoing video docs of its Team Online Pros.

The star of the latest edition is Shane “Shaniac” Schleger, who opens up for the cameras about his “drifter” past, his up-and-downs in poker and his ongoing Black Friday exile in Mexico.

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3) Reliving WSOP 2012 with Sam Trickett

Remember that dream life of Sam Trickett we mentioned yesterday? In case you were having trouble visualizing it, here’s a taste of what it was like last summer in Vegas through the Trainspotting-esque lens of of his fiancée Natasha Sandhu:

I forgot how good @natashasandhu video from Vegas last year was. click the link to watch youtube.com/watch?v=ityvEh…

— Sam Trickett (@Samtrickett1) May 16, 2013

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Maryland Live! casino starts work on poker room
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... 2013 1:42 pm. Maryland Live! casino starts work on poker room Associated Press | 0 comments. Maryland Live! is starting to build a poker room. The casino in Anne Arundel County announced Tuesday that the poker room will be 14,800 square feet.

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Places One through Ten Win Seat to HPO Championship in Las Vegas

 

Aurora, IL – Opportunity is knocking for Chicagoland poker players to go all in. Hollywood Casino Aurora will host a Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) Memorial Day Weekend qualifier on Sunday, May 26. In addition to their share of the estimated $120,000 prize pool, the Top 10 players from the event will receive a $4,000 Las Vegas package that includes a $2,500 seat for the $500,000 guaranteed Hollywood Poker Open Championship being held at the M Resort and Casino on June 28-30.
 
Players may buy-in to the May 26 HPO event at Hollywood Casino Aurora which will also include Top 5 players who qualified by winning Sundaytournaments at the casino earlier this year. 
 
The $500,000 guaranteed HPO Championship at the M Resort will feature more than 225 skilled poker players who have won seats to the event at HPO regional tournaments and qualifying events at Penn National Gaming casinos across the U.S. and in Canada. Players may also buy-in to the HPO Championship for $2,500.
 

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What New Jersey Online Poker Regulations Mean for Players
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What New Jersey Online Poker Regulations Mean for Players. Online gaming specialist Jeff Ifrah outlines the requirements for players to register to play online poker in New Jersey. Requirements for players to register to play online poker in New Jersey ...
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Maryland Live! casino begins building 1 of largest poker rooms in Mid-Atlantic
Washington Post
The casino in Anne Arundel County announced Tuesday that the poker room will be 14,800 square feet. The casino says it's scheduled to open late this summer. Maryland Live! says it will be one of the largest poker rooms in the mid-Atlantic region. It ...
Casino Starting To Build Poker RoomWBAL Radio
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Rocky Gap resort to open casino this week, pending state OKBaltimore Sun (blog)
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The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe will run from October 12-25 (pushed back one day from the original schedule) at the Casino Barrière d’Enghien-les-Bains.

For the first time ever the WSOPE will feature a €25,600 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller bracelet event.

“New tournament dates and 12 million Parisians have us aiming for the largest Main Event in Europe,” said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. 

“Baguettes and Bracelets; Champagne and Cash; we think is a winning recipe for the 2013 WSOP Europe.”

Seven events is the exact same number of tournaments the series had in 2012 and 2011.

2013 WSOPE to Kick Off with €1,100 Event

The WSOPE in Paris will begin with a lower-buyin €1,100 re-entry event on Oct. 12.

Other events include the return of the Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold’em event, which features eight-handed, six-handed and heads-up days. This year marks the premiere of a PLO Mixed Max event as well.

There will also be numerous side events and cash games offered for the duration of the 2013 WSOPE.

Here’s a complete look at the 2013 WSOPE schedule:

Oct. 12, Event 1a €1,000 + €100 No-Limit Hold'em Re-entry (4 Day Event) Oct. 13, Event 1b €1,000 + €100 No-Limit Hold'em Re-entry (3 Day Event) Oct. 14 Event 2 €5,000 + €300 Mixed Max No-Limit Hold'em (4 Day Event) Oct. 15 Event 3 €1,500 + €150 Pot-Limit Omaha (3 Day Event) Oct. 16 Event 4 €2,000 + €200 No-Limit Hold'em (3 Day Event) Oct. 17 Event 5 €3,000 + €250 Mixed Max Pot Limit Omaha (3 Day Event) Oct. 19 Event 6a €10,000 + €450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event (7 Day Event) Oct. 20 Event 6b €10,000 + €450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event (6 Day Event) Oct. 22 Event 7 €25,000 + €600 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (3 Day Event)

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Anderson, generally regarded as one of the best poker players on the Internet, defeated Nick Abou Risk to win the $215 6-Max Limit Hold'em event.

Deeb, meanwhile, settled for a fifth-place finish in the $1,050 Mixed NL/PLO event ultimately won by decorated Canadian pro Dylan “ImaLucSac” Linde.

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Calvin Anderson Closing in on Shaun Deeb's Record

Last year Shaun Deeb rocketed to the all-time SCOOP win lead, winning four events and bringing his total title count to five, but Calvin "cal42688" Anderson is steadily catching up.

Anderson defeated a field of 639 last night to win over $23,000 and his fourth SCOOP watch.

Anderson has earned over $4.5 million playing online tournaments, and had to defeat a tough heads-up opponent in Nick Abou Risk to close out his most recent victory.

Abou Risk, a poker pro from Dublin who plays as tanglewizard on Full Tilt Poker, took down almost $18k for the runner-up finish.

Also cashing in this event were Australian James “Andy McLEOD” Obst (14th), Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (18th) and Sorel “zangbezan24” Mizzi (20th).

Here are the full final-table results for #25-M ($215 FL Hold'em 6-Max):

1. Calvin "cal42688" Anderson (Mexico) $23,643.00 2. Nick "nabourisk" Abou Risk (Ireland) $17,636.40 3. b8chatz (United Kingdom) $13,099.50 4. jonstarz (United Kingdom) $8,946.00 5. nimzon (Finland) $6,390.00 6. Truelove13 (Russia) $3,834.00 Linde Denies Deeb Sixth Career SCOOP

Canadian Dylan “ImaLucSac” Linde has almost $3.5 million in lifetime online cashes and last night he picked up his first SCOOP title.

Shaun Deeb  

Linde won the $1,050 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em and PLO event, prevailing over 362 players to pocket over $70,000.

Linde defeated Danish player fuddebuf heads-up, while leading all-time SCOOP winner Shaun Deeb finished fifth.

Narrowly missing out on the final table was Linde's fellow Canadian Griffin “Flush_Entity” Benger, who is still hunting his first SCOOP victory.

Also cashing in this event were former WCOOP main event winner Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen (19th), Steve “gboro780” Gross (26th), Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen (37th) and Theo Jorgensen (44th).

Here are the full final-table results for #24-H ($1,050 Mixed NL/PLO):

1. Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde (Canada) - $70,047.00 2. fuddebuf (Denmark) - $52,490.00 3. Markush13 (Belarus) - $39,820.00 4. ILYAK1717 (Finland) - $29,865.00 5. Shaun Deeb (Mexico) - $20,634.00 6. pokerkluka (Netherlands) - $15,928.00 7. shtirlitz_ (Russia) - $12,308.00 8. Schinken777 (Germany) - $8,688.00 9. ihaveAAdream (Germany) - $6,335.00

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Poker Is A Sport: 5 Reasons Poker Deserves To Be On ESPN
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Poker has been on ESPN in some form since 1987, but debate rages on as to whether poker deserves to be called a "sport." True, at first glance poker doesn't look too much like most of the other sports on ESPN. Games like basketball, football and ...
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Glantz and Bari's Fantasy Poker guide
ESPN (blog)
Editor's note: Matt Glantz will be one of the drafters in ESPN.com's Fantasy Poker draft that will be held later this week. To assist in his preparation, he consulted with his friend Allen Bari with a hope of creating a cheat sheet on which he can rely.
Caesars Online Poker Launch Rumored to be ImpendingLegalUSPokerSites.com
WSOP Real Money Online Poker Rumored to Launch TomorrowPokerfuse
2013 World Series of Poker Europe Schedule Announced; High Rollers Bracelet ...PokerNews.com
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A Message from France: Your Land-Based Casino Brand is Not Enough
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A Message from France: Your Land-Based Casino Brand is Not Enough. The closure of Partouche's online poker site is a wake-up call to land-based operators expecting to parlay their brand into online success. Failures in the French market hold a lesson ...

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SCOOP 2013: UK & Ireland Surpass $4 Million in Winnings!
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The PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) has so far being extremely profitable for players from the United Kingdom and Ireland, who now have combined cashes in excess of $4,000,000! Here's a look at how the recently finished ...
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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open has $10mil payout
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Hard Rock Florida Seminoles Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, has announced it will host the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open featuring a $10 million guaranteed payout – the largest of its kind in the world – Aug. 8-29. The main ...

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Nevada Grants Online Poker Licenses to Australian Gambling Company
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The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) granted Aristocrat Technologies and GambleID LLC, their license to provide online poker technological services to Nevada-based casino operators. The decision comes right after the three-member panel of the ...
Nevada Online Poker Verification Methods - Legal Poker SitesLegal Poker Sites (blog)
Nevada Governor Sandoval Reports Internet Poker Deals “Possible”Poker News Daily
Ultimate Poker Reaches Million Hand MarkOnline Casino Archives
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Brent Hanks Wins 2013 California State Poker Championship For $117760
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Brent Hanks Wins 2013 California State Poker Championship For $117,760 Brent Hanks has won the 2013 California State Poker Championship, after defeating a field of 258 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the $117,760 first place prize.
Brett Hanks and Pat Steele taste tournament successOfficial WPT Poker Magazine

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Mistakes poker players keep making at the poker table
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Poker Players Texas Holdem Poker Poker Room We all make mistakes. Some are worse than others. Recall when you went to school: Whoever got 100% in every quiz or exam? It's no different in the game of poker. We all make mistakes…sometimes they are ...

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Poker Run this Saturday benefits MDA youth
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HOT SPRINGS – The Southern Hills Bikers Association will host a Poker Run For Muscular Dystrophy this Saturday, May 25, to benefit the Walker family. The event starts at the Winners Circle at 10 a.m., followed by a live band, silent auction and food at ...

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Jamie Gold's 2006 WSOP Main Event Bracelet to be Auctioned - Poker News Daily
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For reasons unknown at this time, 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner Jamie Gold is selling his championship bracelet. The bracelet, along with a Corum-designed watch custom-made for his victory, is being auctioned-off by Heritage ...
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Caesars in Race Against Time to Launch Online Poker Room
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Caesars Interactive, the online arm of US entertainment giant, Caesars, is in a race against time to get its Nevada licensed online poker room up and running before the World Series of Poker begins in two weeks time. While the group has never given a ...
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INTERNET GAMING: Online poker bill still no sure bet
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SACRAMENTO — There is another round of efforts to license online poker in California, but it remains to be seen if a law will emerge or if it will be “no deal,” the 2013 version. The chairman of the Senate committee that oversees the gambling industry ...

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