Arena Of Poker

The Wednesday hearing conducted by House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich) sought to examine the case of online poker in the United States, and a number of online gaming and poker supporters reported that things went as well as could be expected. The hearing, titled “On Establishing Consistent Enforcement Policies in the Context of Online Wagers”, examined the situation from all sides, hearing from the lawmakers who drafted legislation against online poker to those who were for it, including pro poker player Annie Duke…

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In Saipan the Department of Labor recently ordered that a commercial cleaner forced to work with no days off as a poker cashier be compensated to the tune of $19,246.08. The poker room operator, who enforced the year long schedule on Melanie Lleno Gonzales, is Jung-A Enterprises Inc, which will now have to fork over the unpaid overtime Ms. Gonzales accrued…

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A weekend poker tournament held in Lakewood, Colorado on Saturday put the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on edge as they examined whether or not there were illegal poker operations going on. The event, which organizers insisted was being held for charity, threw out some red flags for the CBI. The concern is that the event is breaking the law, but the organizers, who are holding the event to raise money for the families of fallen State Troopers, say that people can play for free and still win prizes, that the entry fee is a donation…

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Sometimes best pals at the poker table can turn into terrible adversaries, especially when a spirit of competition gets corrupted. That never seems the case with two young poker pros who are always fun to watch at the table, and who manage to keep their friendship intact regardless of how the cards fall.

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When you sit down to play a game of poker, there should be two games going on - the obvious, immediate game, and a second, long term, secret game. Poker is a long game, one that is played over much more than a few sessions, and the only true opponent is yourself.

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