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Canadian Wins $8.9M Prize in World Series of Poker

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 9) -- Oh Canada! Jonathan Duhamel, a 23-year-old college dropout from Quebec, has captured the World Series of Poker Main Event -- an $8.9 million jackpot. Duhamel bested Tampa, Fla., native John Racener late Monday to win the purse and become champion. The $10,000 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em event is...

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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Kool Shen, 2012 EFOP Poker Championship: French Rapper Wins

French rap pioneer Kool Shen has been declared the winner of the 2012 European Finals of Poker Diamond Championship, beating out 108 competitors over four days to take home the â¬100,000 ($127,514) first place prize.

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All In: Austin's 5 Best Poker Nights

Poker is bigger than ever -- specifically Texas Hold 'Em -- and it's easy to get in on the action when you don't actually have to wager anything.

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Mob Month: To-Dos For Good Guys - And Gals

January has been unofficially dubbed as Mob Month in Las Vegas.

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Poker Night at the Inventory review: A bad beat

Poker Night at the Inventory seems to be drenched in the studio's typical humor and likable characters.

Background on poker tournament

A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table (called a "heads-up" tournament), and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables.

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