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Bets are now on for the much-awaited boxing clash between the Filipino pound-for-pound boxing king Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Welterweight master and WBO champion Miguel Cotto. The bout is due to take place on November 14, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This is potentially the biggest and most awaited fight of the year. Most experts have the Filipino as a clear favourite at the bookmakers, but his recent stardom has led to a multitude of distractions that are seemingly swinging the bout into Cotto’s favour. Pacquiao has sprung to prominence over the past four years, due to …

Carbon Poker’s Bad Beat Jackpot on 22 September saw two players take home six figure sums. Baseball127 was the very lucky loser of his straight flush to a royal flush. He received $211,758.31 to ease the pain. Meanwhile the winner of the hand, WhiteCSix, received $105,879.15 and $128.78 from the hand itself. One of the remaining seven players who got over $15,000, was TheCrusherrrr, a Poker Nordica player and member of RakeTheRake. Getting $15,000 and rakeback has got to be a winner. Nice work TheCrusherrrr!

Since the dramatic fall of the iron curtain, a limitless amount of possibilities has opened up for casino and poker events. Pokerstars have recently made an unprecedented move by announcing the first annual Baltic Festival, to be held in Tallinn, Estonia. The main event will take place during a four-day period from October 28 and culminating with the final on October 31. While the main events have already been confirmed, additional events will be scheduled during the near future. The Festival organizers have set the buy-in price for the main event at €1,100, with final prize poll expected to be …

Last week’s event 1 finale at the WSOPE saw Fabien Dunlop commence play as the chip leader from an initial field of 608 players. He had spent the previous day amassing an incredible 200,000 advantage, securing an admirable head start over his nearest rivals Richard Allen and JP Kelly. Dunlop demonstrated his star quality by maintaining his advantage in the heads-up, which he started with a 3 to 1 chip lead over Kelly. After some exciting hands and a suspense-filled all-in bluff from Dunlop, Kelly ultimately wrestled the tournament from him. Dunlop, despite this unfortunate turn of events, has proved …