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Poker Player Dan Shak to Participate in 2024 World Series of Poker Original
Shak Looks to Continue Momentum in 2024 at Poker's Top Event , /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Semi-pro poker player Dan Shak is set to compete at the 2024 World Series of Poker, beginning on May 28 in Las Vegas. Shak is seeking his first WSOP bracelet after a series of recent near victories in prior WSOP events. Last summer, he reached the final table of the $1,000 Mystery Millions bounty event at the WSOP and finished second in the $10,000 Stud Championship.
📺 Daniel Negreanu Faces TOUGH Competition at PokerGO Cup Final Table in Las Vegas
PokerTube(1,379,251 Views) 12 Views Daniel Negreanu is on the hunt for his second major title of 2024! He'll be battling it out against a tough field of players, including Alex Foxen, Jonathan Little, Dan Shak, Brock Wilson, Daniel Weinand, and Jesse Lonis, all vying for a shot at the coveted $229,500 first-place prize. Report this video Why do you want to report this video? Wake up! You've been idle for more than 3 minutes. Click, press the button bellow or any key to dismiss.
Dan Shak Charged by CTFC with Running Bluffs in the Gold Market
09:05 09 Aug Bluffing your opponents on high stakes poker tables is perfectly acceptable, but bluffing in the arena of commodities trading by placing large orders and canceling those orders before execution is a definite no-no. Hedge fund operator and high stakes poker player Dan Shak has been charged with the latter in a civil action by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Final Week of Global Poker Eagle Cup is Here
We’re in the final week of the Eagle Cup II, the low to mid buy-in online tournament series that is part of the Global Poker Championships at Global Poker. So far, 60 of the 81 Sweeps Cash Championship events have crowned their champions, all of whom were sent a Global Poker Champions pack including an Eagle trophy with their name on it. If you haven’t locked up your trophy yet though, worry not as there’s still time.
Time is Running Out to Qualify to the EPT Open Sochi at PokerStars
The EPT Open Sochi is just one week away from taking place at Casino Sochi on Sept. 21-29. The festival features 19 action-packed events including the EPT Open Sochi Main Event on Sept. 25-29. The Main Event carries a RUB 132,000 ($2,125) buy-in and guarantees a whopping RUB 60,000,000 ($1,000,000) prize pool. Players can qualify for the Main Event for a fraction of the cost with online satellites running around the clock at PokerStars and live satellites taking place during the festival.
PokerNews Podcast 510: Kayla 'winopoker' Voogd
It's Episode 510 of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring is finally back in the US of A, and she and Jeff Platt dive into what's going on in the poker world. Poker After Dark ensured that mid-August would not be a dead time in the industry, the "Masters of the Main" week provided plenty of entertainment. John Cynn, Kelly Minkin, and Randall Emmett all starred in some pretty memorable moments.
Make Big Hands, Win Big Prizes at BestPoker
There are fewer things in poker more thrilling than making one of the strongest and rarest hands, but even more exciting making them at BestPoker where they reward you for making massive hands in their cash games via the Big Hand Jackpot. Play hold’em and Omaha cash games at BestPoker and you will be hoping to be dealt pocket pairs and suited connectors thanks to the Big Hand Jackpot.
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Vivian Saliba on Playing 'Blind' Against an Unknown Opponent
What is your tendency when playing against an opponent for the very first time? With no prior history with a player, what baseline assumptions tend to govern how you respond, say, to significant aggression early in a session? 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba had that very experience at the start of the 888poker Live Kickoff Cash Game in London not long ago.
Phil Ivey Spotted En Route to 2018 Aussie Millions
Pro poker player Nipun Java was in good company during his flight to Australia. Headed for the 2018 Aussie Millions, Java snapped a shot of a passenger on flight — none other than Phil Ivey. Both were on a flight headed to Australia. And Aussie Millions starts next Wednesday on January 17th in Melbourne. Yeah, we'll say that we could definitely be seeing an appearance from Ivey at Crown Poker. Phil Ivey missed out on all of the big events in 2017, including the WSOP.
Inside Gaming: Revel Finally Sold, to Reopen as Ocean Resort Casino
This week’s Inside Gaming starts with the announcement — finally! — of the sale of the closed Revel Casino in Atlantic City, with the new owners intending to reopen the property this summer. Also included are reports on recent thefts at Las Vegas casinos, a lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s new expanded gambling law, and recent revenue numbers for Maryland casinos.
Sunday Briefing: $148,801 Score for United Kingdom’s 'ad144'
The Sunday Million returned to PokerStars this weekend following the completion of the 2017 World Championship Of Online Poker and it attracted a field of 5,980 to the virtual felt. Almost $1.2 million was in the prize pool and more than $160,000 of that sum was reserved for the eventual champion. By the time the final table was reached, the least amount of money anyone would be taking home was $9,498, which is what Mexico’s “Regadeitor” collected for their ninth-place finish.
Finding Excuses for Losing at Poker
We poker players are a smart bunch. Sometimes too smart. The problem is that our egos don't like to admit it when we're not playing our best. So when we lose, whether in a tournament or a cash game, we like to blame the circumstances surrounding our defeat rather than our play itself. In other words, rather than consider what we might have done we differently, we busy ourselves with finding excuses for losing. These excuses help us save face, but hurt us in the long run.
2017 PokerStars SCOOP Day 17: Charlie Carrel Wins Main Event for $1.2M
The 2017 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) at PokerStars came to a close on Tuesday with the crowning of 15 champions, including three winners in the various Main Event buy-in levels. Most eyes were on the $10,300-H tournament, where a talent-heavy final table was playing for a top prize of more than $1 million. This exclusive event attracted many of the biggest names in poker, some of which advanced to Tuesday's final day.
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