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by Brian Pempus | Published: Nov 02, '15

Poker pro Bryan Micon, who was charged in Nevada for operating a poker site that used bitcoins, was sentenced this week to a maximum of two years probation. Micon took a plea deal in June that called for probation and a $25,000 fine. Micon was facing a possible 10-year prison sentence but he returned to […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: May 06, '15

Poker pro Bryan Micon is currently being accused of operating an unlicensed Internet gaming site by the state of Nevada. The alleged misconduct carries a possible prison term of up to 10 years, plus a five-figure fine. Nevada currently regulates two online poker sites within its borders. Micon allegedly broke the law by running bitcoin-fueled […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Apr 28, '15

Nevada officials are charging poker pro Bryan Micon over allegedly running an unlicensed online gaming platform, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Micon allegedly operated Seals with Clubs, which was a poker site that used bitcoins. Seals with Clubs, which utilized servers overseas, was shut down in February. Micon said his home was raided at the […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 23, '22

Tamon Nakamura has done it again! Just a few days removed from his first-ever PokerGO Tour victory in the 2022 U.S. Poker Open $10,000 big bet mix champion, the 35-year-old Japanese player defeated Poker Hall of Famer Phil Hellmuth heads-up to take down the USPO $15,000 eight-game mix event for his second title of the […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jul 11, '09

Day 3 at the World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event is when the players that survived the chaos of the first days get down to business. The players finally form one cohesive group and huge pots start to develop that can quickly change fortunes in the biggest poker tournament of the year. […]

by Andy Liakos | Published: Jul 09, '09

The second day of play for the survivors from days 1C and 1D in the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event began today at noon in the Amazon Room at the Rio. There were 2,924 of them at the start of play, which maxed out the physical capacity of the Rio […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jun 17, '09

Deja vu struck once again at the 2009 World Series of Poker when James Van Asltyne made the final table of event No. 31 ($3,000 H.O.R.S.E.) on June 16. Van Alstyne had just finished in second place in event No. 21 ($1,500 H.O.R.S.E.) on June 11. He would go on to prove that he had […]

by Kristy Arnett | Published: Feb 04, '08

In this "Strip Poker" series, Card Player covers the Las Vegas poker scene — on The Strip and around the city. The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza tournament series kicked off today with event No. 1, a $330 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. The prize pool amounts to more than $165,000 from the 571 entrants, 111 of […]

by Shawn Patrick Green | Published: Jul 24, '06

The Rio Hotel and Casino's Amazon Room was again full of anticipation and excitement as four different events narrowed their fields in search of worthy bracelet winners. Three forms of Hold'em filled the room as the $2,000 No-Limit tournament decided a winner, the $5,000 Pot-Limit event locked in its final table and the $1,000 No-Limit […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jun 25, '15

Professional poker player Bryan Micon, who formerly ran a poker site that dealt in bitcoins, has pleaded guilty to a charge in Nevada that will allow him to avoid a possible 10-year prison sentence. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Micon’s plea deal resulted in the reduction of the felony charge to a gross misdemeanor. […]