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espn wsop 2013The ESPN WSOP Main Event 2013 – TV Schedule has been released with the dates and times to watch the coverage of the WSOP Main Event 2013.

ESPN will wet our appetites with the highlights of the 2013 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event with PokerStars legend Daniel Negreanu featured on the final table.

Commentary by Lon McEachern and Norman Chad to keep the poker fans entertained as usual, the reporter on the floor will be PartyPoker’s Kara Scott.

Fans can also watch the WSOP 2013 Live streaming all the final tables, proudly sponsored by 888Poker.

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runner runner poker movieRunner, Runner is a new poker movie written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, famous for their work on Ocean’s Thirteen and Rounders.

The movie stars Justin Timberlake as Richie Furst, a student of Princeton who becomes successful at online poker until he loses his tuition money gambling.

He suspects that the poker game was rigged and follows it up by traveling to where the offshore poker site operates, Ben Affleck plays the role of the corrupt businessman who runs the lawless operation.

The action-crime-thriller will be released in the US on 27 September 2013, read more to see the Runner, Runner movie trailer.

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Zynga cuts staff ZNGA stocks fallZynga Inc, announced on Monday that they will be cutting their workforce down by 18%, trimming 520 jobs and closing their offices in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas.

The reason for the job cuts was to cut costs, the cuts are expected to save $70 million to $80 million in annualized cost.

In a move that the social-gaming site’s founder Mark Pincus described as “necessary to move forward.”

In a memo released to staff, Pincus said the reductions were part of Zynga’s strategy to become more competitive in the gaming market, particularly in the mobile arena.

“Mobile and touch screens are revolutionizing gaming” he said. “Our opportunity is to make mobile gaming truly social by offering people new, fun ways to meet, play and connect. By reducing our cost structure today, we will offer our teams the runway they need to take risks and develop these breakthrough new social experiences.”

Shares for ZNGA dropped down to $2.99 and are currently on offer for around the same price from $3.41 a share prior to the announcement.

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wsop live streaming 2013The 2013 WSOP Live Streaming of final tables will be sponsored by 888Poker, players can watch all the action streaming live on PC’s or mobiles.

All traffic from countries around the world, excluding USA will see the 888 Poker banners up on the WSOP Live Streaming page.

The WSOP is currently underway be sure to catch all the action of the final tables live with commentary and hole cards displayed.

888 Poker are running a 2013 World Series of Poker Qualifier ending on 23rd June with $15,000 prizes packages for the WSOP 2013.

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2013 WSOP Ladies no men allowedThe WSOP have come up with a brilliant idea to prevent men from entering the ladies WSOP event for the 44th Annual World Series of Poker.

Event 51, the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship will have a buyin of $10,000, but ladies entering the event will get a discounted buyin of only $1,000.

The WSOP 2013 gets underway today with Event 1: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em starting at 12:00 PM (Wed, May 29th) and runs until July 15, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

More than 230,000 poker players are expected to participate in the 2013 World Series of Poker, and about 95 percent of the entrants will be men.

An estimated 1,000 women are expected to enter the Ladies No Limit holdem Championship this year for an estimated first place prize of about $200,000.

The full 2013 WSOP event schedule can be found here.

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