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Annies Not Such a Celebrity Apprentice
March 26, 2012, Jeff.Kimber
Anyone turning into BBC1 late night over the past couple of weeks will have enjoyed seeing the American version of Celebrity Apprentice, featuring a motley crew of famous Yanks with varying degrees of fame. The line-up included one of my all-time heroes, Dennis Rodman, the former bad boy of the ...
Dealing With The Sunday Million
March 23, 2012, Jeff.Kimber
Winning the Sunday Million is the number one ambition for almost every online tournament player. The PokerStars weekly event is the blue riband event of Internet poker, and to turn $215 into $200k-plus, as well as the kudos that comes with landing the title, would be the fulfilment of many ...
The Genius of the MicroMillions
March 21, 2012, rick.dacey
Over the years PokerStars have done a lot of things right. Few would argue with that. Try it. See, you can’t. What those ‘correct’ things are, however, differs depending on who you speak to. Business or marketing analysts would point to huge market share of some savvy global branding policies, ...
A Fair-E Tale
March 19, 2012, Submission
It's nearing Easter, and my 3 year-old daughter is excited about the Easter Bunny's arrival. A candy-dispensing rabbit a silly concept of course, but we've all been there. We've all believed in stupid things that turned out not to be real. Things like the Easter Bunny, or the Tooth Fairy. ...
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News Update: May 18th, 2012
May 18, 2012, Daniel.Smyth
In today’s news update we check out the WSOP’s new bling, get Tom “Durrrr” Dwan’s views and laugh with The Micros. All that, plus another rant from Daniel Negreanu. New WSOP Bling The WSOP got a bit more bling this year after they unveiled their new bracelet design for 2012. ...
News Update: May 14th, 2012
May 14, 2012, Daniel.Smyth
In today’s news update we celebrate Shaun Deeb’s SCOOP success, check out some poker loving monks and smile at the return of The Micros. SCOOP Latest PokerStars’ SCOOP series continues to thunder on with some well known players proving why they’re hailed as the game’s elite. Not only has Viktor ...
News Update: May 9th, 2012
May 9, 2012, Daniel.Smyth
In today’s news update we report on Blom’s latest success, see where Tony G's poker heaven is and get the latest news on Lock Poker. Islidur1 Blooms He might be known as one of the world’s best high stakes cash game players but the last 48 hours have signalled a ...
News Update: April 30th, 2012
April 30, 2012, Daniel.Smyth
In today’s news update we mourn the death of Amarillo Slim, see why 2+2 has closed its virtual doors and get the latest news from WPT Jacksonville. All that, plus one of the most epic poker clips of all time. Amarillo Slim Passes Away One of the poker world’s most ...
