Poker
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Poker player wins $1m for losing 70 pounds in weight
A poker player won a $1 million bet unlike any other, after his buddies said he could never drop down to 10% body fat in six months. But Walter Fisher did it and walked away a winner. See also: Teen wins lottery twice in one week See also:
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Amateur poker playing grandfather set for $1 million prize
A Bridlington grandfather who entered an international poker competition for fun is set to win at least $1 million. John Hesp, 64, had never before played a tournament with a buy-in larger than £10, and only plays around once a month. See also:
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Man enters poker tournament by mistake - and wins
Christian Pham accidentally entered a poker tournament featuring a game he had never played before. Incredibly, he triumphed, and beat 219 players to the $81,314 prize. Pham, a 40-year-old who lives in St Pau in Minnesota, made the mistake when
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A family business with a difference: poker
The Sheils family from Erdington in Birmingham have moved into an unusual family business - the parents and their two sons have all given up their jobs to become full time poker players. Michelle and Matthew Sheils taught their sons Richard and
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Poker player 'earns more than sports stars'
A report today has claimed that the top poker players can earn more than their counterparts in astoundingly well-paid sports, such as tennis and football. It based its sums on Daniel Negreanu, who claims to have made more than £4 million since
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Poker player wins court battle
A professional poker player who "declines to support his children" has won a legal fight after arguing that his winnings are not "earnings from gainful employment". Court of Appeal judges have ruled in Tony Hakki's
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Victoria Coren Mitchell wins £400k in poker tournament
Victoria Coren Mitchell, the journalist and presenter of BBC4's quiz show, Only Connect, has won almost £400,000 in a poker tournament. She made history by becoming the first person to take a European Poker Tour title for the second time -
