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The 51-year-old IT manager turned poker pro grabbed the $86,789 first prize, his first WSOPC gold ring and a seat at the 2010-2011 WSOP Circuit National Championship in Las Vegas next May after winning his seat into the event through a mega-satellite at Harvey's. The $1,600 tournament drew 246...

A total of 495 entered the ?5,300 tournament bringing the total entrants up to 758 - crushing last year's 478. Total prize pool for the 2010 EPT Barcelona main event is ?3,790,000, from which 112 places will be paid with ?825,000 set aside for the winner. Just 262 survived the second Day 1...

Antonius and IHateJuice have been playing a series of $2,000/$4,000 Limit Hold?em matches for months now but the Finn seems to have developed a distinct advantage. Last night the pair played 1,257 hands with Antonius raking several huge pots. IHateJuice attempted to make a comeback near the end...

11/23/2010 9:14:05 AM - On 10/26, a BetPortugal (unrated) player requested a $950 withdrawal. The player writes to SBR that BetPortugal first told him that they needed to replenish their Moneybookers account before sending his payout. On November 11th BetPortugal informed the player that the...

The 20-year-old South Floridian, still too young to gamble in most states, collected $330,000 for the win after striking a deal heads-up, marking the biggest poker payout in Floridian poker history. A native of nearby Jupiter, Gimbel burst onto the live poker scene with a $2.2 million win at the...

11/23/2010 7:44:01 AM - A BetUS (SBR rating C-) player states that he had $2,805.70 in winnings confiscated. On November 8th, the player says he won a Pick-4 racebook wager on the Meadowlands track. The wager paid $2905.70. After being credited with the win, his account was locked. The player says...