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Coming Soon:

Poker Now is excited to announce the pending launch of Poker Now Clubs. Poker Now clubs will enable our members to create private clubs with a wide array of management tools. Now you can create and manage your own private online poker room! Club owners will control access to club membership and even manage a clubs “virtual bankroll”. Clubs will roll out in the coming weeks.

If you have an interest in participating in our “Clubs Beta Test” or if you have any features you’d like to request for Poker Now Clubs please send a note to [email protected]. Please be sure to include your Poker Now username.

Playmakers Hits the Strip!

Later this month the Players Trust will be hosting the Playmakers Classic live in Las Vegas. Poker Now is excited to be sponsoring this great event as MLB players and attendees will participate in live poker games as well other casino action.

In addition, leading up to this exclusive event, fans will have access to a live online auction with some amazing items and experiences! The Playmakers Classic will provide guests with unique, intimate access to MLB stars both past and the present. If you are interested in tickets click here.

Even if you can’t attend you can certainly get involved and support the charitable efforts of the Players Trust… Check out the incredible collection of Items you can bid on in the Playmakers live online auction.

MIT Poker Fest Recap

Poker Now is the official online poker platform of the MIT Poker Club. Last weekend we hosted the first round of the MIT Poker Fest Tournament Series. Congratulations to the winners of the first two tournaments:

MIT Winners:

1. Eitan Camacho, (Poker Now: eitanc)

2. David Chen, (Poker Now: bodawg)

3. Jennifer Wang, (Poker Now: jnwang)

Open Winners:

1. Yukoh Shimizu (Yale), (Poker Now: yuks)

2. Cameron Wong (USC), (Poker Now: CJUN)

3. Oliver Tu (Brown), (Poker Now: Ollie2)

For more information about the MIT Poker Fest Tournament Series feel free to send a note to [email protected].

Poker News: Poker Stategy Books

Poker News: We asked Nolan Dalla for the top 10 best poker books ever written that you need to read to help you improve your game. Nolan is best known as the longtime Media Director of the World Series of Poker but has been involved in poker as a full-time and part-time player, writer/reporter, author, consultant, and casino executive for more than 20 years.

Best 10 Poker Strategy Books Ever Written

1. The Theory of Poker

2. Super/System 2: A Course in Power Poker

3. Harrington on Hold'em

4. ….

See the entire top ten list of Poker Strategy Books.