Last year, a poker player was the victim of a brutal kidnap and torture in Salford, a borough of Manchester, England, and this morning, the last of his attackers was sentenced to a lengthy jail term. The gang of thugs had kidnapped Thai Binh Dong at gunpoint and tortured him for seven hours. The event started off hopefully: the thugs, who had hoped to soak Dong for some cash, had smashed in the window of his Volkswagen Golf and the pro had bolted away.
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Deke Marston
Deke Marston
Born in Pennsylvania and now calling Colorado home, Deke has been playing poker and keeping up with poker culture for the past two decades. He fell in love with the game during his freshman year of college and continued to play whenever he could, eventually focusing on the game instead of his studies. In addition to playing online poker avidly and taking part in the occasional live tournament, Deke enjoys blackjack and has been known to participate in all-day board game marathons. He and his wife Abigail have two children: Jack and Bonnie.
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Every week, Bovada hosts thousands of online poker tournaments, ranging from single table events to their massive $100,000 guaranteed events There's really no way we can cover all of them, but we do want to make sure you keep up with who won the biggest of the big games so you know how hot the action is there.
// By: Deke Marston
// Feb 21, 2012 //
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The Bovada Black Diamond Poker Open is in full swing and the tournament series that gives online poker players more is waiting for you! Players with any size bankroll can compete for their share of prize pools totaling $750,000 thanks to satellites that start at just $1.
// By: Deke Marston
// Feb 20, 2012 //
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The final week of Bovada’s Cash PerSuit program is upon us and it’s your final chance to get big prizes just for playing poker like you normally do! Starting February 20th and running through February 26th, players that score a flush during Spades week automatically get entry into an exclusive $5,000 freeroll tournament, even if they don’t win the hand they’re playing. On top of the freerolls, Bovada’s offering cash bonuses and trips to Las Vegas to weekly winners!
// By: Deke Marston
// Feb 20, 2012 //
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He's a professional online poker player and has earned a World Series of Poker bracelet, but but his greatest achievement may have happened earlier this week when Jason Somerville came out of the closet, making him perhaps the only openly gay male poker pro. In a blog post on the Bad Beats Crew site, Somerville wrote at length about the experience and decision.
// By: Deke Marston
// Feb 16, 2012 //
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