Thomas Butzhammer Wins Grand Series of Poker Salzburg
Poker News Report
Germany's Thomas Butzhammer battered the final table of the Grand Series of Poker (GSOP) Live Salzburg $1650 buy-in main event to take home the title, the top prize of €62760 and a Grand Final seat for April's event in the Dominican Republic.

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Latin Series of Poker Kicks Off 2012 Season With Lima Event
Bluff Magazine
The LSOP is also affiliated with the Punta Cana Poker Classic Event in the Dominican Republic. The 2011 Punta Cana event drew 415 players and paid a first place prize of more than $136000. In past years,independent stops like the Aruba Poker Classic …

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Regional Round-Up
EMC Perth
Proceeds to the St. John Catholic High School Exposure trip to San Pedr de Macoris in the Dominican Republic. Gala at Perth Civitan Hall, February 4. Tickets/info: (613)267-4098. Birthday Jamboree, Legion Br 244, 26 Beckwith St E. February 11, …

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Grrrinders.Com players having success on the felt
Ante Up Magazine
World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner William Welman Jr., aka Chop Chop, finished sixth at an event at the Hard Rock Punta Cunta in the Dominican Republic. Ron "Grumpy" Ware won the seven-card stud/8 event at the Beau Rivage's Million Dollar heater …

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Americas Cardroom unveils new points race
Casino City Times
San Jose, Costa Rica –- (PRESS RELEASE) — Online poker players who miss the dealt rake method poker sites once used to calculate rewards now have a big reason to make a run for Americas Cardroom (Doyles Room). The US-friendly online poker site today …

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Online Poker Companies Payment Processor Faces Up to 55 Years for Deceiving US …
LoanSafe
RUBIN, a United States citizen who had been residing in Costa Rica since 2008, was detained in Guatemala on April 26, 2011, and then transferred to the United States. He pled guilty today before US Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein.
Payment processor Ira Rubin pleads guilty to online poker fraudNew York Daily News
Ira Rubin Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Online Poker CaseBusinessWeek
Money man in US online poker case admits fraudReuters
Washington Post
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Ira Rubin Pleads Guilty on 3 Criminal Counts
Tight Poker
Since the three major poker rooms found ways to dodge the law, they could continue to offer online gambling services in the US. According to the US government, Ira Rubin operated from Costa Rica, where he had fled to avoid being arrested in the US back …

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Full Tilt Payment Processor, Ira Rubin Pleads Guilty
CompatiblePoker
Ira Rubin, who has been convicted for processing payments for online poker sites such as Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker and Poker Stars, pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court today. Rubin worked from Costa Rica, operating a payment system which …
Online Poker Companies Payment Processor Faces Up to 55 Years for Deceiving US …LoanSafe
Payment processor Ira Rubin pleads guilty to online poker fraudNew York Daily News
Ira Rubin Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Online Poker CaseBusinessWeek
Reuters -Washington Post
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Cereus Customers May Finally Get Some of their Money Back
Off Shore Gaming Assocation
They attracted investors and in 2003 formed SGS Systems Inc. which incorporated in Belize and was the parent company of Absolute Poker. Absolute Poker ran from servers in Costa Rica and immediately due to a successful marketing campaign had a large …

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Dilemma Spot: Folding Big Pairs After the Flop
Poker Player Online
… Player of the Year and a successful poker coach—you can reach him at www.TheMavenTraining.com . David is currently the Marketing Director for PokeroomUSA.com and founder of TicoTours.com, a travel and business development company based in Costa Rica.