Professional poker player, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak will be looking to set a new Guinness World Record for the most hours of poker played in a single sitting, and to do so, Laak is inviting three lucky winners to fly to Las Vegas and play the heads-up endurance challenge.

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The “Unabomber” will try to enter his name into the Guinness Book Of  Records by besting the current record of 76 hours, 25 minutes and 45 seconds set by British pro Paul Zimbler during the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe.

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Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas, released a new statement on the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on HR 4976, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2010. The bill would legalize and regulate several forms of online gambling, including online poker, but will also maintain the current ban on other forms of gambling such as online sports betting.

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Harrah’s Entertainment, owner and operator of the WSOP, has unveiled the new gold bracelets for this year’s tournament series.

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Harrah’s Entertainment revealed that the World Series of Poker will expand its family of circuit tournaments with the new addition of the first WSOP Africa. The inaugural event will kick off October 24th through 31st at the Emerald Resort and Casino in South Africa and is expected to attract some of the best poker players in the world.

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