The competition was hard, as the finals were all about Netherlands best players, the mighty Marcel Luske (nicknamed the "Godfather" of poker), fought to the end but was able to claim only the third place.

The top Five winners of the WTP National Valkenburg:

This new change will allow users of NetBet Poker who were previously part of the Poker770 community to enjoy all the new features available at the casino and sports sections of NetBet, all of them packed within a single platform.

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There are 10 finalists on the list and the public was allowed to cast their vote for the sixth time this year in order to see who will get here. There are five returning players on the list, whilst the remaining five are new entries, one of them being... read more

The case started after Royal Scandinavian Casino Arhus, a Danish-operated casino, filed a complaint in regard to the different tax rates which are currently used in order to tax real casinos and online gambling sites in Denmark. They are allegedly illegal and unfair.

The issue arose from... read more

If casino gambling becomes legal in Japan, or to be more optimistic, when this happens, MGM Resorts plans to establish the MGM Osaka, something totally different, purely Japanese and featuring none of the classic, Western elements present in these resorts. MGM is already present in the Eastern market in... read more

The build-up of this event took a whole summer and now everyone is eager to earn a share of the big pot. If you are one of the players looking forward to this, you should know that you have a lot of chances throughout this championship. The first event... read more

There are hundreds of them available on the Internet and each one has a different target audience. If one is not suited for you, among the next ones that you search through, at least a poker room will stand out and provide a warm welcome. PKR Poker is one... read more

The presence in this event was so high that it's not just enough to say that a new record was set. The tournament practically smashed the whole statistics board and it's still time to #, as registrations are available until the second day, at 12 o'clock local time. After... read more

A bit of anxiety might kick in when you firstly sit at a real table and it's no shame this happens. It's a whole new experience for a newcomer that was used to the graphical interface of an online poker game. This is why you might choose not to... read more

"Our tournaments are designed to promote poker and poker competition, not as a platform for political statements", says Eric Hollreiser, communications CEO at PokerStars. "Players have various channels through which they are able to express their views regarding world politics, but our tournaments are not a suited place. We... read more

The couple decided to sell this house in order to pay for some costly medical treatment, so the selling procedure became a lottery and the Austrian lawyer Christa Kohl-Rupp had absolute power of organizing this event. Bas Jongmans, Dutch gambling lawyer, argues that this is actually her job, as... read more

Morten Klein had a limping start during the second day, as he came at the table with a mere 85K chips, enough for 15 blinds. However, the Norway player had a great comeback and the first hands helped him double his money, including a hand with A-K in hand,... read more

If you are interested in checking out a new poker websites that still has a vast majority of weaker players, then PokerMinds is the place to visit. They are a newly-established brand but they are already making a name for themselves out there. You can benefit from a first... read more

He is a lawyer of the Gaming Legal company and he has several years of experience in this field, so he is an important voice to listen to while talking about the new law that might be passed. Netherlands government wants to regulate online gambling but it seems that... read more

It seems that Ivey was using the "edge sorting" method while gambling at that table. Ivey subsequently made an official request for the charges to be dropped, but he is not alone in this scenario, as Cheng Yin Sun was accused of being an accomplice of Phil.

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