Tag: christmas
EPT8 Deauville: Engel shooting on the live tournament trail
by Pokerplayer on Feb.01, 2012, under Gambling News
Join PokerStars now! Ari Engel is one of those interesting looking guys you see in a poker tournament, and he tends to be easy to spot. For one thing Engel tends to stand up a lot, something I thought was related to the size of his stack but which Engel himself puts down to simple leg stretching over the course of a long day

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PCA 2012: Bilokur wins $1.1 million high roller, Duhamel second
by Pokerplayer on Jan.15, 2012, under Gambling News
Join PokerStars now! It was a final table perfect as a send-off for the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. There were no weak links, no one out of place, no anomalies in ability. Just eight great players in peak form meeting for one last day to decide the winner of the $25,000 High Roller.

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Christmas for PokerStars Women
by Pokerplayer on Dec.27, 2011, under Gambling News
Join PokerStars now! The $55 Women’s Sunday on Christmas Day attracted just under the 200 needed to meet the $10,000 guaranteed prize fund, creating the following payout details: Total players: 191 Prize pool: $10000.00 Paid finishers: 36 The 191 merry poker players were effectively playing at a reduced rake.

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Heat spoil Mavericks party
by Pokerplayer on Dec.26, 2011, under Sport News
The Dallas Mavericks raised their Championship banner on Christmas Day before a festive American Airlines Center crowd.
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South Africa look to end bogey
by Pokerplayer on Dec.26, 2011, under Sport News
South Africa captain Graeme Smith admits that Christmas festivities and family commitments may not be the best preparation for Test cricket.
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Sunday Warm-Up: Safe river card for crossthervr equals $85K victory
by Pokerplayer on Dec.26, 2011, under Gambling News
Join PokerStars now! The final Sunday Warm-Up to conclude 2011 had a hammer-rific 2,700 entries as the crowd from last week’s near million-dollar prize pool were off celebrating the holidays. But, for those diehards looking to take home a Christmas or Hanukkah gift in the form of a Sunday Major win, the depleted field meant a better shot at the goods.

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Season finally starts
by Pokerplayer on Dec.24, 2011, under Sport News
The NBA opens the regular season on Christmas Day after a bruising off-season of labor relation strife.
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Wagner shocks Pitt Panthers
by Pokerplayer on Dec.24, 2011, under Sport News
For the second time this season Pittsburgh was stunned by an unranked opponent falling 59-54 to Wagner.
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Kean expects financial backing
by Pokerplayer on Dec.24, 2011, under Sport News
Under pressure Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean has said he expects to be given financial backing in the January transfer window.
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Casey puts 2011 behind him
by Pokerplayer on Dec.24, 2011, under Sport News
Englishman Paul Casey is hoping for a change in luck in 2012 after an injury-plagued season.
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