Almost as long as there have been poker games and poker players, there have been people who want to get in on their action. Buying a piece of a player is very common – as well as popular – and happens all the time, whether it is a major tournament like the WSOP or just a big cash game, it is common for poker players to sell pieces of their action. For many players this is the only way they can afford a big buy-in; for the buyers, it is a way to cash in on a major win without playing themselves or risking a lot of money.
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DAVE ‘DEVILFISH’ ULLIOTT
TOTAL POINTS 1,220
FINAL TABLES 2
HIGHLIGHT 3RD PLACE IN THE $ 15K DOYLE BRUNS ON FIVE DIAMOND WORLD POKER CLASSIC
Thanks to another great WPT performance, Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott has proved that he is still a force to be reckoned with on the world poker scene. We tracked the ‘Fish down at the PartyPoker Premier League III to get his thoughts on the events of the past 12 months.
On the face of it, Dave Ulliott seems to have no right to be anywhere near the top ten, nevermind second place in our rankings. A qui
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Gus Hansen used to be the bread and butter of online wizards like Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond, but it’s been a different story for the most part in 2009.
Last night the Great Dane and Galfond settled in for a session at nosebleed stakes on Full Tilt Poker, and it was indeed Hansen who saw the majority of the chips go his way. In fact Hansen won an impressive seven out of the 10 largest pots collected by MarketPulse.
Those hands represented $613,000 for Gustav, while Galfond and Hac “trex313″ Dang took the brunt of the losses.
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Let online poker freedom ring.The bill in Massachusetts to expand casino gambling in the state lives on, but the section that would make online gambling illegal in the state may not last much longer.
The bill was first introduced in late 2007 by Gov. Deval Patrick. His intent was to alleviate the flow of state money to nearby places such as Atlantic City and Connecticut by expanding casinos in Massachusetts.
The bill would allow three casino resorts in Massachusetts, but buried in the bill was also language that would make online gambling, including online poker, illegal in the state.
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Irish Open Ticket-Only Satellites A Success
Weekly Irish Open Ticket-Only satellites are now running every Thursday evening at 8.05pm, with at least two tickets won each week. Irish Open main event tickets are awarded for every $ 4,700 in the prizepool. Feeder satellites run daily and buy-ins start from just $ 2.20.
“Our ticket-only super satellites to the Irish Open are always popular and there has been particularly strong demand from players this year” said Eric Booth, Head of Poker for paddypowerpoker.com. “Ad
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Antigua’s trade dispute over online gambling that was initiated in 2003 and has been in negotiations since 2007 may be looking at delays again now that a new U.S. President is in power.
In 2003, Antigua filed a case with the World Trade Organization claiming that the United States’ total prohibition of Internet gambling services offered by Antiguan operators to consumers in the United States was in violation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) treaty.
The WTO agreed. The United States appealed its decision, but lost in early 2007.
Rather than comply, the United States then decided to pull online gambling unilaterally from its international treaties, despite the commitments it had made under the GATS treaty to free trade in such services.
Following the ruling against the U.S.
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It has been said many times and demonstrated in many ways that the poker community is a generous group and never backs down from fundraisers and other opportunities to raise funds or awareness for charity. Several long-standing members of the poker community have now joined to form an organization with exactly that focus, collectively working to host events and raise money for worthy causes.
PokerGives.org is a non-profit organization formed by Lisa Tenner, Mike Sexton, Linda Johnson, and Jan Fisher. The four individually boast of numerous poker accomplishments, whether it be on the felt, behind a microphone as a commentator or tournament director, or in writing as poker columnists and authors. Read full
Tell that to the players who lost to him at Event no.1 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series. Full Tilt’s Online Poker Series always brings in thousands of players eager to take home a chunk of the guaranteed prize money. Event no.1 with a $200 + $16 buy-in was no exception as the $1 Million guaranteed prize pool attracted 6,275 players. 738 players ended up in the money in the tournament where the prize pool escalated to $1.255 million.
Emerging at the top of a fiercely contested battle was Canadian player ‘’muckducks’’ who walked away with $216,512.60 after beating a relentless American who goes by the name ‘’sticky seat.’’
The chip lead was lost and regained by muckducks several times in heads up play. Luckily for m
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Young German online pro Moritz Kranich recently took down the Deauville leg of the European Poker Tour for a staggering €851,400. Kranich had to overcome a huge field of 645 players to capture the title for the biggest payday of his career so far. The win also shoots Kranich up to 4th in the all-time German money list.
Paul Cheung recently caught up with the elated player in an exclusive www.InsidePokermag.co.uk interview to talk about the tournament, his background in poker and just what on earth he is going to do with all that money!
This was easily the biggest result of your career. Has it sunk in yet?
A week later and it is finally beginning to sink in. B
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Prolific poker player Jennifer Harman is once again looking to help out others by hosting a charity poker tournament in Reno for the Kidney Foundation.
The Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament will be sponsored by Grand Sierra Resort and Casino and Curtis & Co watches. All proceeds will benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Northern California and Northern Nevada.
The event will begin at 12 p.m.
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