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Players can participate in thousands of hands a day

(NEWSER) - The last winner of the World Series of Poker, 22-year-old Joe Cada, had been legally able to play poker in a casino for less than a year. Yet by the time he blew away the competition at the WSOP, Cada had played millions of hands—by his reckoning, 2,000 a day—for real stakes, online. Internet poker has revolutionizing the real-world version, helping teens gain impressive amounts of experience—and the winnings to prove it. More»

Families sue coaching authority for lax oversight

(NEWSER) - USA Swimming has been rocked by the disclosure that 36 coaches have been banned for life for molesting teen athletes over the last 10 years, according to a suit brought by victims' families. Coaches secretly videotaped, fondled, and were otherwise indecent with their charges, court papers reveal. One coach in Indiana set up a camera in a "special" shower room and secretly filmed his athletes while they bathed, ABC News reports. More»

Caydee Denney, Lindsey Jacobellis, Lindsey Vonn will be exciting

(NEWSER) - The Olympics are just three weeks from tomorrow, and The Frisky offers a look at American women you should keep your eye on when it’s time to tune in:

• Caydee Denney: The young unknown came out of nowhere to win the US figure skating championships with partner Jeremy Barret. Watch the video.
• Lindsey Jacobellis: The two-time world champ snowboarder is looking for a comeback to redeem her loss in the 2006 Olympics (see video).
• Lindsey Vonn: With her own two World Championships—and two World Cups—this 25-year-old skier was on track to excel at the 2006 games, but ended up in seventh place after an injury during training.

He fails to qualify in two events, barely makes a third

(AP) - Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third today at a World Cup short-course meet. Phelps failed to qualify for the finals of the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke. He qualified in the 100 medley, finishing seventh in 53.13 seconds. He'll try two more events tomorrow. More»

Joe Cada beats Darvin Moon with pocket nines in Las Vegas

(NEWSER) - Earlier this year, Joe Cada couldn’t legally gamble in Las Vegas—but early this morning, the 21-year-old was crowned the youngest-ever winner of the World Series of Poker in Sin City. “It’s a dream come true,” Cada, who won $8.5 million, tells the Sun . Pocket nines won it for him; he put opponent Darvin Moon all in on a queen-jack hand. “He’s a great player,” says Moon, a logger whose Cinderella run ended with a $5.2 million consolation prize. “He outplayed me two hands.” More»