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Poker dealer accused of cheating in Cleveland casino

04.11. | A 57 year old poker dealer from Cleveland, USA has been indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury after being accused of deliberately hiding a card up his sleeve during a game on September 6th.

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PokerStars Reducing Rewards for High-Volume and High-Stakes Players

03.11. | In a corporate blog posted on Sunday, PokerStars announced, that it will be reducing rewards for high-volume and high-stakes players. VIP Club rewards will be capped at 30%, impacting mainly high-volume Supernova and Supernova Elite status players. However, players who have achieved Supernova Elite status in 2015 will have a 45% cap instead of 30%

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Jennifer Harman and John Juanda inducted into Poker’s Hall of Fame

02.11. | The 2015 Poker Hall of Fame Class has its newest members as Jennifer Harman and John Juanda gain entrance into poker’s most exclusive club. The two become the 49th and 50th individuals to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

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Nial Farrell wins EPT12 Malta for €534.330

01.11. | Scottish pro Niall Farrell has won his first major live poker title, taking down the €5,300 EPT12 Malta Main Event for €534,330. The 28-year-old from Glasgow cut a heads-up deal with Alen Bilic from Bosnia & Herzegovina to seize the title, trophy and cash prize.

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Bilic leads for 6-handed EPT Malta Main Event final

31.10. | A massive hand between Alexander Ivarsson and Alen Bilic made a crucial impact on the €5,300 EPT12 Malta Main Event when the players were sitting at the unofficial final table. While the former had to leave the stage in ninth place, Bilic was on the winning side of a coin flip and his stack was suddenly pushed up top.

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Ivarsson leads 16 remaining players for day 5 of EPT Malta Main Event

30.10. | It's been an outstanding day for Alexander Ivarsson in the €5,300 EPT12 Malta Main Event. Starting second in chips today, Ivarsson managed to nearly double his stack to bring 2,418,000 for the penultimate day.

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Jaroslaw Sikora takes lead for day 4 of EPT12 Malta Main Event

29.10. | Jaroslaw Sikora has been in the spotlight at EPT Malta since Monday when he bagged the biggest stack at the end of Day 1b. He's now leading the EPT12 Malta Main Event once again, with 1,457,000 in chips at the end of Day 3.

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Ivarsson leads for day 3 of the EPT12 Malta Main Event

28.10. | Portomaso Casino is the EPT's southernmost venue in Europe, but the EPT12 Malta Main Event chip leader hails from Scandinavia with Sweden's Alexander Ivarsson bagging 529,200 to seize the lead for Day 3 with 131 players left (36 eliminations away from the money).

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Sikora tops EPT12 Malta Main Event day 1B field

27.10. | Day 1b saw 460 players competing in the €5,300 EPT12 Malta Main Event and of them, it was Polish pro Jaroslaw Sikora who bagged the biggest stack - 153,700 - when the 277 survivors called it a day.

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Carmelo Crucitti tops EPT12 Malta Main Event day 1A field

26.10. | PokerStars qualifier Carmelo Crucitti is leading the €5,300 EPT12 Malta Main Event after Day 1a. The 52-year-old Italian hails from Reggio Calabria, the southernmost Italian region. He bagged 163,000 chips to top the 184-strong Day 1a field.