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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.

PokerStars is planning two days of site maintenance in New Jersey and Michigan for a launch of a shared player pool between the states.

PokerStars To Launch Online Poker In PA With Partner Mount Airy Casino

Martin Derbyshire August 13, 2018 0 comments

PokerStars is planning to launch a comprehensive online gambling suite in Pennsylvania with partner Mount Airy Casino Resort, including online poker, online casino games, and online sports betting.

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PokerStars NJ Ditching Old VIP Club In Favor Of Stars Rewards This Year

Martin Derbyshire August 9, 2018 0 comments

It appears PokerStars NJ is finally ready to join the PokerStars global online poker site in offering its popular Stars Rewards player loyalty program to players in the...

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Americas Cardroom Tournament Series Affected By Multiple DDoS Attacks

Martin Derbyshire August 8, 2018 0 comments

A poker tournament series Americas Cardroom has had several events canceled due to a series of DDoS attacks. Here's why it keeps happening and why players should play...

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Not All Poker Training Sites And Coaches Are The Same

Martin Derbyshire August 3, 2018 0 comments

The Doug Polk and Fernando ‘JNandez87’ Habegger YouTube feud revealed an ugly truth about the business of online poker training, but not all poker training sites and coaches...

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Antonio Esfandiari Set To Embarrass Himself In Boxing Match With Kevin Hart

Martin Derbyshire July 30, 2018 0 comments

Antonio Esfandiari looks to be the latest pro poker player willing to embarrass himself by jumping in a boxing ring where he will take on the the much...

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Cure The Post-WSOP Blues: Top Stories To Watch In The Second Half Of 2018

Martin Derbyshire July 28, 2018 0 comments

The 2018 WSOP wrapped up in Las Vegas, but there's still a whole lot poker fans have to look forward to, including two storylines centered around US players.

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Doug Polk And ‘JNandez’ Feud Reveals An Ugly Truth About Poker Training

Martin Derbyshire July 26, 2018 0 comments

There will be no winners coming out of the Doug Polk and Fernando 'JNandez87' Habegger feud, only truths revealed about the poker training business itself

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Justin Bonomo: Killing It In High Rollers Or Just Killing Them Altogether?

Martin Derbyshire July 20, 2018 0 comments

Justin Bonomo is having the kind of year that could render him responsible for the demise of big buy-in high roller events. Unless the ego of those losing...