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James Dempsey Wins 2011 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic

If you are going to win a World Poker Tour (WPT) event, you might as well do it on a whim.  Such was essentially the case for James “Flushy” Dempsey Sunday night, as he won the 2011 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic.  The Brit was not in Las Vegas specifically to play in the prestigious tournament at the Bellagio, but rather to pick up some money as a favor to friend and fellow poker player Chris Moorman.  In the process, he picked up $821...

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Private Customer Data Leaked from UB.com

We bet some of you out there have been jonesing for some scandalous  UB news.  After all, since the vilified  online poker room died in the fallout from  Black Friday , the vast majority of the poker community’s hate has been focused on  Full Tilt Poker , and rightfully so.  People likely already accepted the fact that UB was awful and just chalked up any funds on the site as lost.  But now, after months lacking in juicy UB news, the poker room is the center of yet ano...

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Pius Heinz Wins 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event

It all came down to Tuesday night.  Three men – Germany’s Pius Heinz, America’s Ben Lamb, and the Czech Republic’s Martin Staszko – returned to the Rio to determine who would be the next poker legend, who would be the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion.

It looked like Pius Heinz’s bracelet to lose, as he had more chips than the other two players combined, the aggressive internet pro was against to fantastic players.  Lamb was an established in...

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