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Players, Staff Provide Snapshot of New Normal for Vegas Poker Scene
Not everyone is ready for a return to live poker in Las Vegas but for those that are, there are plenty of games to choose from. More than six...
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2019 Retrospective: Caesars Sells WSOP Host Rio In September
As 2019 draws to a close, PocketFives takes a look back at the year that was in poker news, going month-by-month through the biggest and most important stories of...
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Michael Soyza Tops 2,877 at The Venetian to Lead Non-WSOP News
The Venetian leads the charge for another week outside of the Rio for large fields and mega prize pools. The latest recipient of a six-figure score in the DeepStack...
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Alex Foxen Tops Venetian $5K To Headline Non-WSOP Events
The Venetian and Wynn continue to trot out quality fields and huge guarantees. In the past week, Wynn held their largest event to date as part of the Wynn...
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Mid-States Poker Tour and 4,411 Entries Headline Week 2 of Non-WSOP Events
Another week into the Las Vegas summer and more prize pools outside the Rio are building into seven-figure territory. Last week's individual performances of Antoine Saout and Chris Moorman...
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2018 WSOP: The First-Timer's Guide to Enjoying The WSOP
There’s nothing quite like the first time. For serious poker enthusiasts, there may be nothing more exciting than making your first trip to Las Vegas to participate in, or simply...
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2018 WSOP Preview: The WSOP Isn't the Only Game in Town This Summer
The World Series of Poker draws the primary attention for the duration of the Las Vegas summer. Tournament series across the strip grow each year and present legitimate competition to...
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Tim James Show Exposes Sheldon Adelson's Hypocrisy
One of the tenets of Sheldon Adelson's fight against online gaming and poker is that "it can't be policed to prevent" underage gaming. It is a belief that the...
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Sheldon Adelson on Internet Gambling in 2001: "Our Hat Will Be in That Ring"
In case you think that Las Vegas Sands head Sheldon Adelson (pictured) has a longstanding hatred for the internet gambling industry, you should check out an article from 2001...
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Sheldon Adelson Allegedly Donates Illegally to Pennsylvania Governor's Campaign
According to PennLive, Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson (pictured), who has vowed to spend "whatever it takes" to crush the internet gambling and online poker industries...