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The PokerNews Cup returned to Golden Nugget Las Vegas on June 24, having a $1,100 buy-in and $1,000,000 guaranteed main event. Andy Rich, Poker Operations' director, made this possible by issuing 100 seats in the tournament.

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) launch in Michigan (MI) has boosted the state's online poker rooms as Pokerfuse estimates show that they generated $2.5 million in May.

Fabian Brandes finished as a runner-up in the $25,000 Buy-In Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) High Roller tournament nine days ago. Yet, he beat 718 entrants in the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Max event.