Month: December 2011

Poker

Joe Hachem and PokerStars Part Ways

On Friday, Dec. 16, PokerStars announced that it had parted ways with 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Hachem. The announcement came after the expiration of Hachem’s PokerStars Team Pro contract, which saw him serve as a member…

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Global Poker Index: Matt Marafioti Cracks the Top 10

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player’s results over six half-year periods. Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier still holds down the fort at No. 1, but…

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Bodog Rebrands to Bovada in the United States

Bodog has announced that it is rebranding to Bovada for players in the United States. The new site, Bovada.lv, is expected to launch Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. EST, hosted on a domain that conjures images of Las Vegas, perhaps in anticipation of…

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