Online Poker Pro Chad Batista Passes Away at 35

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The poker world has lost another member of the community, this time one of its strongest online players and a person who has drawn the respect of the poker world. In an official announcement from his family on Thursday, poker player Chad ‘lilholdem954’ Batista was reported to have passed away. He was 35 years old.… Read more »

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Is Vanessa Rousso’s Alliance Unraveling on “Big Brother?”

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As a reminder, watching bad television is detrimental to your health. As such, we here at Poker News Daily are watching this for you to save you from yourself! Only a week after reaching a position of power within the house, the Vanessa Rousso-led alliance on Big Brother is now almost reduced to shambles. The next… Read more »

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Vanessa Rousso Back In Driver’s Seat in “Big Brother”

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Once again, as a public service reminder, we hear at Poker News Daily are watching this so you can utilize your summer schedule accordingly! After a week sitting back in the shadows – but still in firm control of the game – poker player Vanessa Rousso continues to have a significant effect on the CBS… Read more »

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Is Virtual Reality the Future of Online Poker?

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When it was first created by Planet Poker in 1998, online poker was groundbreaking. Bringing the game from the casino and a live setting to the internet was a truly innovative achievement, allowing people who had never picked up a chip in a casino or home game the opportunity to go online and play the game… Read more »

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Churchill Downs Closes Bluff Magazine Operations…For Now?

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After just more than a decade in operation Bluff Magazine, one of the poker magazines that was borne from the online poker boom of the 2000s, will effectively shut down over the next few weeks. There are unanswered questions, however, if this is a long-term situation or that the organization will be reborn in some… Read more »

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Vanessa Rousso Sends One Home on “Big Brother”

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Once again, full disclosure:  I’m watching this so you don’t have to! After one of the more skillful methods of plot building I’ve seen, poker professional Vanessa Rousso – who became the overall Head of Household over the past week – sent one of her fellow houseguests out of the house on the CBS reality… Read more »

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Vanessa Rousso Finally Wakes Up on “Big Brother”

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Sometimes the world of poker takes itself a bit too seriously. Crunching numbers to determine whether to call that big bet, worrying about which state will or will not pass online poker legislation, even fretting over things that haven’t happened (such as the demise of online poker) puts way too much stress on the community.… Read more »

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What Will Be The Death of Online Poker? Survey Attempts to Find Out

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Although it seems to be thriving in the international community if not the United States, online poker does have a relatively short history and background. You can technically trace its history back to the old “rec.gambling.poker” days of the early 1990s (it is rumored that former World Champion Chris Ferguson honed his poker games on… Read more »

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Bryan Micon To Plead Guilty To Lesser Charge, Avoid Jail Time

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After returning from the island nation of Antigua and being booked into the Clark County Detention Center upon his arrival, poker professional/Bitcoin entrepreneur/online poker room owner/operator Bryan Micon has decided to plead guilty to lesser charges and will avoid any jail time. According to David Ferrara of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the deal struck by… Read more »

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Vanessa Rousso to Compete on “Big Brother”

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If anyone is following the 2015 World Series of Poker religiously this summer and wonders where in the world Vanessa Rousso is, the answer is cooped up in a house with a bunch of strangers with access to the outside world. No, she is not a hostage exactly, but rather the professional poker player is… Read more »

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Daniel Negreanu to Be Featured In New Scripted Poker Series

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If there is something that is in the news about poker, it seems poker professional Daniel Negreanu has been a part of it lately. Although there isn’t a network, cable channel or online outlet announced for it as yet, the Canadian-born Negreanu (who does spend quite a bit of time in the United States) will… Read more »

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