Author: Paul Oresteen

Downtown Vegas Mob Museum Planning $6.5 Million Rennovation

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The Mob Museum in Las Vegas is one of the best, can’t-miss attractions in Las Vegas for the last five years. Since the 2012 opening, more than 1.3 million visitors have taken the tour that adds to downtown Las Vegas’ charm. The museum announced a multi-million-dollar renovation that will feature

Mori Eskandani – A Lifetime of Achievement in Poker Part 1

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A normally unflappable Kara Scott powered through her presentation of Mori Eskandani’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Poker Awards a few weeks ago. Her voice wavered as she tried to sum up what “Uncle Mori” has accomplished in poker over his career. Eskandani – the man behind Poker

Australian Black Tuesday, Senate Passes Bill Banning Online Poker

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Australia effectively lost online poker with their own Black Tuesday when the Australian Senate approved the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016. The bill outlaws all internet gambling, poker and in-game sports betting, but does authorize limited sports betting. The Bill was introduced last November by Alan Tudge, Minister for

Kenneth Smaron Wins PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event

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The inaugural PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event drew 366 entrants for the $5,300 buy-in tournament and built a prize pool of $1.77 million. After seven days of action Kenneth Smaron took down the event for $293,860 – a record setting event for Panama. Smaron is a Philadelphia native that

Steve O’Dwyer Takes Down $10K PSCP High Roller

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The PokerStars Championship Panama rolled out a $10,300 High Roller event to bookend the stop for players looking for high stakes action. The event drew 110 runners to the field, who juiced the prize pool to $1.06 million. Steve O’Dwyer and Sam Greenwood were the final two standing, a deal

Denis Timofeev Leads PSCP Main Event Final Table

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The penultimate day of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event returned a dozen players and concluded when the field was trimmed to a TV table of six players. Leading the field is Denis Timofeev with 3.9 million to start the final table – a full million chip advantage of his

Denis Timofeev Leads Final 12 in PSCP Main Event

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Day 4 of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event was an abbreviated day of play, trimming the field from 30 down to a dozen. It was moving day as half of the survivors chipped up to seven-figure counts, with Denis Timofeev leading the field with 2.07 million in the bag.

James Salmon Leads PSCP Main Event, Tito Ortiz Survives

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Day 3 of the inaugural PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event returned 78 hopefuls for the 71 spots that made the money. A relatively short day on the felt saw Day 2 chip leader Igor Yaroshveskyy actually lose chips but remained in the top ten stacks with James Salmon as the

Tito Ortiz Headlines Day 2 of PSCP Main Event

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Day 2 of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event kicked off with 175 players at the tables and five levels of action reduced the field to 78 survivors. Igor Yaroshevskyy opened up a huge lead over the field with 745,500 going in his bag, but UFC Legend Tito Ortiz proved