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Berlin Poker Heist Captured on Camera

(Mar. 7) -- A group of robbers wielding machetes and handguns stormed a Berlin poker tournament Saturday -- escaping with as much as $1.1 million in a stunt that was captured by German television cameras. In what looks like a scene out of an action movie, four robbers in disguise burst into the poker competition at the...

Retired Cop Wins $1 Million Playing Poker

(Dec. 19) -- When Mike Kosowski started playing online poker after retiring from the New York Police Department in 2004, he never thought it would amount to much. But today, he's $1 million richer, reported the New York Post. Kosowski, who was injured as a first responder on the 9/11 terror attacks, took up the card...

Poker Star Walks Line Between Shy and 'Jerk'

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 6) -- Perched on the fringes of a crowd packing a wind-swept balcony facing the Strip, the man almost universally regarded as the greatest poker player of his generation would be easy to overlook just days before what could be his greatest victory yet. He looks innocent, at least until his huge brown eyes...

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07/25/11 Inside TV Poker Machine Source: The Wall Street Journal On Tuesday, fans who tune in to watch the "World Series of Poker" on ESPN won't see ads from two big sponsors that long bought commercials for the tournament.