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Martin Derbyshire

Martin Derbyshire is a veteran of the gambling industry. He is an award-winning journalist and video and film producer with more than a decade covering online gambling, poker, and the land-based casino businesses. Martin has traveled the world interviewing personalities from all corners of the high-stakes gambling sphere.

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January Looks Like A Blockbuster Month For Poker Live Streams

Martin Derbyshire January 4, 2018 0 comments

January is going to be a blockbuster month for poker fans who like watching live-streamed action with the PCA and WPT European Championships all available for free.

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Top Earning Female Vanessa Selbst Says Goodbye To Pro Poker

Martin Derbyshire January 3, 2018 0 comments

Vanessa Selbst wrote in a New Year's Eve Facebook post that she is parting ways with sponsor PokerStars and moving on from her career as a professional poker...

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Red Rock’s Reputation Takes Bad Beat After Refusing To Pay Out Jackpot

Martin Derbyshire December 26, 2017 0 comments

The poker room at Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa is in the middle of a public relations nightmare after refusing to pay out a bad beat jackpot.

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Libratus’ Succesful Approach To Poker Revealed By Researchers

Martin Derbyshire December 22, 2017 0 comments

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are now detailing how Libratus, an artificial intelligence computer program designed to play poker, beat the pros this past January.

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Best Performances By US Poker Players In 2017

Martin Derbyshire December 20, 2017 0 comments

From David Bach at the 2017 WSOP to Ryan Tosoc at the WPT Five Diamond, here's the US Poker list of the best poker performances by US poker...

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Giving Away $9 Million Is Great Idea For PokerStars, It Just Isn’t A New One

Martin Derbyshire December 15, 2017 0 comments

Giving away $8 million in packages to a $25,000 event at the 2019 PCA, and adding another $1 million to the top prize, is a great idea. It...

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The Top Five Biggest Poker Stories Of 2017

Martin Derbyshire December 12, 2017 0 comments

Looking back, USPoker runs down the top five poker stories making headlines this year, from the birth of a YouTube star, to the much-maligned 2017 WSOP POY.

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Is It Time For Poker To Have A Tiered Player Of The Year Award?

Martin Derbyshire December 8, 2017 0 comments

Striking a balance between tournament buy-ins and field sizes in poker's player of the year formula seems impossible. Perhaps it's time for a tiered award.