Apparently Absolute Poker and UB Poker’s withdrawal from the US market was simply a ruse, as a number of poker players have stated that the site is still accepting US players, BUT not letting these players deposit or withdraw! D

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In this article I’m going to lay out my case for why Vanessa Selbst is the best tournament player in poker right now. The main period of time that I will be looking at will be the past three years, with some thought given to results before this period.

With her recent win at the 2011 PokerStars NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event Selbst now has four major tournament victories on her resume, and a total of nine 6-figure cashes, and one 7-figure cash, most coming after 2008. S

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Online casinos events and seminars will all conclude this Sunday at 6:00 PM, with a fireworks display, courtesy of www.realnetworks.com, to be set to music by local composer Padgett Kettman in the Museum Gardens behind the Ribeiro Kalen Memorial Wing and Hall. After the initial online casinos keynote speech, given by Boldosser Krishnan, the gallery and exhibition hall will open to the general public, with extended viewing hours on Friday and Saturday evening. Schnoke Keegan, general curator and director of the Museum, is proud to offer this online casinos seminar and exhibition, which was made possible by a large donation from the Jankowski Scherb Estate and Philanthropic Society.

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The Las Vegas Sun’s Jon Ralston released a statement from former US Attorney Greg Brower, who is now a state senator in Nevada:

“In light of the recently announced federal indictment of several PokerStars principals, as well as the revelation of PokerStars-sponsored foreign trips by Nevada Legislators, and news of nearly $300,000 in political contributions by PokerStars to Nevada legislators who are currently considered proposed legislation introduced on PokerStars’ behalf, I am calling for federal and state investigations into PokerStars’ political activities in Nevada. The fac

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William Hill’s decision to offer 8/1 on Mickelson has caused a stampede in almost every shop and on their website.

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PartyPoker is now running WSOP Main Event qualifiers. One of our most recent winners is oldrose62 from Finland. Here is her story:

What route did you take to the final WSOP Satellite?

First I bought into one sub qualifier for $2, but no success. Next Friday I tried again and that was it.

I bought 1 addon for $1,60, won ticket to 80$ qualifier, won ticket to 750$ qualifier and then won WSOP Main Event package!

… and this all happened during one weekend. Quite amazing!

Tell me how the final WSOP Satellite went.