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BREAKING: Poker Stars Pulling Its Sponsored Players From Poker After Dark

by Wicked Chops Entity on 1.21.2009 in Online Poker,Poker News,Poker Tournaments | no comments

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 is no longer allowing its players to participate on Poker After Dark.


We received an email to the site today detailing how earlier this week Stars told its sponsored players that they will not be able to play on the popular late night show. The reason: the way Full Tilt Poker, who underwrites the production of Po
ker After Dark, markets the show internationally.

While U.S. American broadcasts aren't overtly distinguishable as a Full Tilt production, foreign markets receive a more branded version of the program.

An initial request for a quote from Poker Stars was not returned in time for this post, however we will keep you posted if they do.

Hopefully this doesn't begin a Biggie/Tupac, East Coast/West Coast style fued between the two online poker giants, who have more or less co-existed comfortably for years. Last thing we want is Stars getting capped on the Vegas strip followed by Tilt pumped with a lead salad in LA. Nobody wins in that scenario, guys.

Nobody.

Tagged as: Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker, Poker News, Poker Stars

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We Hope Mats Sundin Sits at Our Table

by Wicked Chops Entity on 1.11.2009 in Humor,Online Poker,Poker Tournaments | no comments

All right, Poker Stars. If you're gonna do these athlete celeb sponsors, let's lay down a couple rules: 1) no gingers (ah-hem), and 2) at least kind of sort of educate them on some poker basics.

Now we all know Canadians basic passions in life go something in order like ice fishing–>curling–>socialism–>Bare Naked Ladies–>hockey. So the entire nation of Canada then probably saw Mats Sundin on Hockey Night in Canada After Hours not able to answer a basic poker question from special call-in guest, Daniel Negreanu.

Go to about 2:30 in the vid. Guess Mats needs to spend more time on PokerVT.


Tagged as: Daniel Negreanu, Online Poker, Poker Stars

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Vanessa Rousso to Appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

by Wicked Chops Entity on 1.7.2009 in Poker News | no comments

Wow we have an unbelievable sixth sense when it comes to half-naked girls.

For no apparent reason we decided to make a blurry pic of Duke grad Vanessa Rousso our “Caption This” pic (despite others with much more potential), and about an hour after posting, we learn that she’ll appear in the next Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Seriously.




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Tagged as: Poker News, Poker Stars, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, vanessa Rousso

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Chino Rheem Wins WPT Copy+Paste Title

by Wicked Chops Entity on 12.20.2008 in Poker News,Tournaments,World Poker Tour | no comments

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Looks like we were slightly off on which major tournament Chino Rheem was going to win.

Chino Rheem is running good.

After a poker career that for years wasn't too bad, wasn't too good, Chino has figured it out in 2008. He final tabled two WSOP tourneys (including the Main Event), and now, after never even having one World Poker Tour cash in his name, he has won the WPT Copy+Paste title.

Chino beat Justin Young heads-up for the win, banking $1,538,730. Young takes home $936,760.

Of note, Chino was NOT wearing a Poker Stars patch. Why? They dropped him. Chino had the biggest and most vocal support group at the final table and plenty of friends in the pro ranks, but behind the scenes he hasn't been worth the hassle for Stars, apparently. Like we always say though, can you really ever be mad at a guy named Chino?

The rest of the final table payouts were: Evan McNiff ($540,440), Steve Sung ($396,206), Amnon Filippi ($288,235), and Hoyt Corkins ($216,175).

Tagged as: Chino Rheem, Poker News, Poker Stars, World Poker Tour

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Don’t Drink the Water, Play Poker in Mexico

by Wicked Chops Entity on 12.8.2008 in Poker Tournaments | 2 comments

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Gaby Ramirez is possibly the hottest model to ever come out of Mexico. Not that there's a ton of options. But regardless, she's one hot taco. Wow that was a bad joke. View more (NSFW) pics here.

As Dr. Pauly first reported here, something foul was going on at the LAPT Nuevo Vallarta in Mexico this weekend and it didn't have anything to do with digestive issues after eating food there, although for players caught up in the mix, it probably left a similar feeling in their collective stomachs.

While the exact reasons have yet to trickle out, the basic gist is late during Day 1 play, Mexican gaming officials made an unexpected decision to revoke the LAPT's gaming license. Play was suspended and eventually canceled.

In related news, just adding "Mexican" before any combination of words makes it sound way shadier, doesn't it? Mexican gaming officials. Mexican pharmaceutical doctors. Mexican birthday cake.

Anyway, below is the LAPT's official statement (blah blah blah). Even better, read Dr. Pauly's recap and explanation of how "the fix was in" here.

The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) confirms that it is cancelling the poker tournament in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, due to an indefinite suspension served on one of its local partners. The LAPT states it has cooperated fully and in good faith with the requirements outlined by the Mexican government. The LAPT respects and abides by local regulations in each market. LAPT's partner in Mexico obtained a formal ruling from the Mexican Ministry of the Interior (SEGOB) allowing the event to take place. As the LAPT compiled with every rule stipulated by the Code of the Mexican Federal Law of Games and Raffles, the reasons for suspension are being reviewed by lawyers of all parties.

Tagged as: LAPT, Poker News, Poker Stars

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