Gold's poker face wins him &#36;12 million
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When Jamie Gold bluffed, his opponents folded. When he had the best hand, they threw in all their chips. With a run of cards, a huge chip stack and an uncanny knack for reading other players, Gold, a talkative former Hollywood talent agent, cajoled his way to victory Friday at the World Series of Poker for the $12 million grand prize.
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The world&#39;s largest gold producer, Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Wednesday that higher gold prices drove up quarterly profit by 12.
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An internet casino operator said it is offering Donald Trump $US400 million ($561.25 million) for a stake in his ailing casino company.
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JOHANNESBURG: South Africaâs Harmony Gold has pounced on bigger domestic rival Gold Fields with an unsolicited, all-share takeover bid worth about $8bn to create the worldâs biggest gold producer.
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London - Three gamblers who have used a James Bond-style laser device to win more than Â£1-million (R11,24-million) at the Ritz in March did nothing illegal, police have concluded.
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Six years of betting on the same lottery numbers has finally paid off for a Malaysian businessman who won 2 million ringgit (285,000 pounds).
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NEWCASTLE&#39;S golfing colt James Nitties held his nerve in the biggest poker game of his life yesterday to earn enough for a new car with his bold capture of second place at the Australian PGA Championship.
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Australian Adam Scott came away with $50,000 (Â£26,000) after day one of the showcase Skins Games in California. But Scott and opponents Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam and Fred Couples left Â£250,000 still to play for after the first nine holes.
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ATHENS - The game is poker. The stakes are gold. The US Olympic Committee plainly holds the stronger hand in the Paul Hamm case. So why is it willing to split the pot?
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MAKYBE Diva, the shortest-priced favourite to win the Melbourne Cup in 50 years, inspired a record $126 million betting frenzy on the nation&#39;s TABs today.
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The price of gold shot to a record 927.77 dollars here Monday as investors looked for safe havens from financial market turbulence and in response to stoppages at mines in South Africa.
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CHICAGO -- When the US and Mexico meet, the stakes are usually intangible: bragging rights and pride. But today's CONCACAF Gold Cup final will also be worth more than $1 million, the payday for advancing to the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa.
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Psychologist and social worker Jerry Yang won $8.25 million in the annual World Series of Poker. The competition was No-Limit Texas Hold'em and lasted 4 days ending on Wednesday at 4:00 A.M. Yang won his $10,000 seat at the series and went on to beat o...
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Gold swept to a record high on Wednesday  driven by surging oil, a weaker dollar and simmering  geopolitical tension, also ushering platinum to a record peak.
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HARMONY Gold Miningâs $8.1 billion (Â£4.5 billion) hostile takeover offer for Gold Fields took an acrimonious turn last night when the much-larger target company appealed against a regulatory
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Gold hit its latest record on Monday,  approaching $900 an ounce as investors sought protection  against a potential U.S. recession and a weaker dollar, with  Asian stocks steadying after recent sharp losses.
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Gold futures hit a 16-year high yesterday, continuing a bull run that has gold companies &quot;living the dream,&quot; according to one industry analyst.