Dec
14
2007
The world’s richest Sit n Go tournament has finaly been completed, after a year of trying to get enough people to play. Players had to make three back to back final table finishes in order to qualify for Tournament Titan on Titan Poker, and after a month or two stuck at 18 (20 needed to play), the online poker room made some changes. After the last two got in on leaderboard qualifications, the game was played out, with a million dollars in the prize pool…
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Dec
14
2007
The online search engine Lycos recently published their list of top search terms for 2007, and poker was at the very top. The list, which included the ubiquitous mentions of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, outlined the top 50 terms searched for on the Lycros site from January 1st, 2007 through December 1st, 2007. Poker tops the list for the second year in a row, beating out “Myspace” as the second most searched for term, followed by Britney Spears in third and Paris Hilton in fourth…
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Dec
14
2007
The UK newspaper group Associated Newspapers recently struck a deal with a Gibraltar-based white label games provider in order to put out an online poker site. The site, along with an online bingo operation, will be part of the Metro.co.uk website. Metro, which was founded in 1999, reaches 13 British cities with its circulation and is the fourth largest newspaper in the UK…
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Dec
14
2007
When another story comes out that has something climbed on top of Britney Spears or Paris Hilton, nobody takes much notice. This is the sort of news that we simply chalk up to an average night in Hollywood while secretly hoping that somebody has had the presence of mind to bring along a video camera with night vision capabilities. Of course some heads might turn if it was discovered that Phil Hellmuth or Doyle Brunson were the one atop the notorious pop-tarts.
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Dec
14
2007
There was a time a little over a decade ago when a good player could sit down at the beginning of a tournament, and most of the people seated with him would be of the “guppy” variety. If there was a good player at the table, you would simply stay out of his way until natural selection got rid of all the fish and only left the skilled players. Today if you take your seat at the start of a tourney, you have a table worth of piranhas staring back at you.
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Dec
14
2007
How do you like the idea of being rewarded with a $130 bonus? PokerRoomSchool is here to give you an opportunity to improve your poker skills with theoretical knowledge and a $130 sign up bonus.
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Dec
14
2007
Winning a game of poker is a wonderful feeling. Not only do you get to enjoy a thrilling challenge, but also win extra cash to boot! While it is true that poker does involve the element of luck, skill remains a predominant factor in winning. And as everyone knows, skills can be mastered - so it’s all about learning to play your cards right.
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