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Dark side of the Moon
The city of Baltimore has a fine journalistic tradition dating back [...]

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Joe Cada becomes youngest WSOP ME Champ in history.

Peter Eastgate, step aside. Joe Cada rode a roller coaster of a chip stack and emotions late Monday night into Tuesday morning to defeat Maryland logger Darvin Moon to win the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. In the process the 21 year old Cada – [...]

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Antoine Saout’s roller coaster at the WSOP Main Event Final Table has come to an end. Saout was eliminated on the final hand of the night by Joe Cada.
Saout entered the day 8th in chips and after what seemed like an endless string of double-ups found himself with the chip lead when three-handed play began. [...]

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Eric Buchman was in control of the 2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table for most of the day Saturday, but early Sunday morning things took a turn for the worse.
In what was at the time the biggest pot of the tournament Buchman button raised to 2,500,000, Antoine Saout reraised to 9,000,000 and Buchman moved all-in. [...]

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Jeff Shulman’s run at a WSOP Main Event title is over. Shulman was eliminated by Antoine Saout in fifth place just after 3 am PT Sunday morning.
Shortstacked for the better part of four hours Shulman found himself all-in after Antoine Saout raised to 5,400,000 from the small blind. Shulman called all-in from the big blind [...]

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Steven Begleiter made the same mistake Phil Ivey made only minutes earlier. He tangled with Darvin Moon and watched as the best hand preflop fell to the wayside.
Begleiter raised t0 1,600,000 and Moon responded by moving all-in. Begleiter called instantly and tabled Q Q while Moon showed A Q. The flop came 8 7 4 giving [...]

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Phil Ivey will have to wait another year for a shot at the one bracelet he desires the most. Ivey, shortstacked at 6,350,000, moved all-in on the first hand back from a break and found a caller in Darvin Moon. The resulting bad beat ended his 2009 WSOP Main Event run with a 7th place [...]

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Kevin Schaffel got all his money in with the hand most poker players dream of; pocket aces versus pocket kings. Only the hand turned into a nightmare in a hurry.
Schaffel opened the betting with a raise to 1,250,000, Steven Begleiter called from the cutoff and Eric Buchman re-raised to 5,750,000. Schaffel moved all-in for 17,000,000 [...]

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It took longer than expected and included a roller coaster ride but James Akenhead was eliminated in 9th place at the WSOP Main Event Final Table.
The 26 year old Englishman started the day as the short stack with only 6,800,000 but found himself moving up the chip counts thanks to a timely triple up with [...]

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Time Magazine profiles November Niner
Mainstream media coverage of poker is beginning to pick up with [...]

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This time next week poker fans will know who the 2009 World Champion is. But before poker fans get to the last player standing there is the little matter of meeting the November Nine. Tuesday night’s ESPN broadcast will help them do just that.
The final broadcast from the summer’s action at the 2009 World Series of [...]

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The coming week might seem a little bit Christmas for many poker fans and now BLUFF Media is hoping to play the part of Santa Claus.
With the World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table set to get underway this Saturday BLUFF is proud to announce they will be broadcasting live audio from the first [...]

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LA Poker Classic schedule released
There are two schools of thought on where the world’s [...]

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CNN spotlights Don Cheadle & Ante Up for Africa
The mainstream media got a look at [...]

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BluffMagazine.com is helping poker fans get excited for the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event final table with the launch of a new video player and exclusive content from the 2009 WSOP.
The video player, which is sponsored by UltimateBet, will give fans the chance to see the 24 final tables which were broadcast by [...]

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Pennsylvania poker players robbed at gunpoint
If anyone in the Pennsylvania government needs more convincing that [...]

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Penn. governor sets tax floor for table games
If you keep up with the Buzz regularly [...]

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The crowning of a new world champion is only weeks away and to celebrate the reconvening of the November Nine BLUFF Magazine is throwing a final table party in Las Vegas and you’re invited.
Being held at Dead Man’s Hand nightclub the party will feature music from The Starf**kers, a band comprised of members of Guns [...]

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Lisandro signs with Check Raise Management
Jeffrey Lisandro might have won three bracelets at the 2009 [...]

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Phil Ivey stands to earn a huge chunk of change when the November Nine reconvene next month. Should he suffer the horror of being the first player eliminated from the WSOP Main Event final table he’ll walk away with at least $1,236,602. Should he go on to win the bracelet he’ll pocket $8,546,435.
Now poker players [...]

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