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To Insure or Not to Insure?
Several companies exist in the still-developing poker insurance market. Some insure tournaments, while others like InsuredPlay focus on real money ring games. Here's a quick summary of how InsuredPlay...
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PocketFives HogWild Poker League Finale Set for Tuesday
On Tuesday night, the felts of HogWild Poker, a free U.S.-facing online poker room, will come alive with the finale of the May PocketFives League. Three league events have...
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DraftDay Introduces Online Championship of Fantasy Sports
On Monday, DraftDay, a U.S.-friendly daily fantasy sports site, will kick off its first ever DraftDay Online Championship of Fantasy Sports, or DOCOFS. The series, which resembles online poker...
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Introducing the U.S.-Facing FaceUp Gaming
You may have noticed ads at the top of PocketFives for FaceUp Gaming, which happily takes U.S. users from 36 states. FaceUp Gaming isn't a rake-based site. Instead, you...
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AGA: Internet Gaming Won't Severely Erode B&M Gaming Revenue
According to Frank Fahrenkopf, CEO and President of the American Gaming Association(AGA), legalizing and expanding internet gaming will not severely erode revenue from land-based casinos. Some in the industry...
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PokerStars Running Exclusive $1,050 SCOOP Freeroll for PocketFivers
The good folks at PokerStarsare reaching out to the PocketFives community by offering an exclusive freeroll on Sunday, May 13th at 2:30pm Eastern Time. There's no cost to enter...
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TheSquid Inks the Competition in SCOOP Event #2
There have been several mammoth tournaments held so far during the 2012 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker, or SCOOP. And, believe it or not, there have been a...
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WSOP Loosening Stance on Table Chatter, Player Celebration
In a conference call with members of the media on Tuesday, World Series of Poker (WSOP) officials outlined major changes to the rules regarding table chatter and player celebration....
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Lock Acquires Assets of Cake Poker Network, Launches Revolution Gaming
PocketFives can confirm that Lock Poker has acquired "selected" assets of the Cake Poker Network and will re-brand the latter Revolution Gaming. The software update containing the change will...
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He Just Smiled and Gave Me a Vegemite Sandwich
Two weeks ago, the felts of PokerStarscame alive with the Sunday Warm-Up, which brought in 3,468 runners and offered up a total prize pool that nearly lapped $700,000. In...