Arena Of Poker

JC Tran used to be known as the poker pro who could make it to World Poker Tour events with no problem, but could never win one. Last year he broke the trend and picked up a WPT victory, and he just added a second to his resume. Tran won the 2007 Five Diamond World Poker Classic, part of the WPT Season Six tour…

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In Australia, gambling giant Tatts is looking for a way to add more poker machines but is running into the ceiling imposed to keep the numbers to a set level. The company said in a statement that they do not think that poker machines are addictive, saying that the money spent on the machines is a form of entertainment. They went further to say that the suggested increase in poker machines in Victoria would be in line with the population growth…

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Usually when we are talking about poker gifts for somebody in the family, it is generally the relatives who passionately argue that they go to Hooters for the high quality food and big screen televisions. With poker becoming more and more attractive to those who fall squarely into the “dainty” category, there are more products out there that appeal to the female poker hobbyist.

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In a recent press release the Canadian Affiliate Management Company (CanAffco) announced the launch of a new poker tour, with the first event coming online this Wednesday the 19th of December. The CanAffco Affiliate Poker Tour is being launched with the inaugural event taking place at PrivyPoker.com, with the added bonus of $2,000 injected into the prize pool.All affiliates are encouraged to play, regardless of the program or programs that they are affiliated with. Prizes and cash will be added to each and ever tournament, and all tournaments are free to enter and play…

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There a lot of people who have a lot to say about what to do in certain situations, but your best weapon is probably information (well actually your best weapon is a bottle of Nyquil if you can somehow slip its contents into your opponent’s mint julep). Without accurate information players are basically drawing blind as they go forward in the pot.

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Have you ever followed the path of a single chip as it moves around and around the poker table? You’d be surprised to see just how much that one little piece of plastic moves during the course of the game. It will belong to many owners over the course of its time spent on the table, some for longer than others. It will be thrown, scooped, and picked. If there was some tiny Seussian being living inside it, he would be quite dizzy after all its travels.

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Everyone who plays no limit poker has to have a bit of gamble in him or her. At the Grand Prix de Paris during the sixth season of the WPT, there were four players left who had a lot of gamble, but it was Dane Henrik Witt, who married his gambling ways with fantastic poker skills, putting him in position to win.

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Part of the world famous World Poker Tour, the World Poker Open is held at the Gold Strike Hotel Casino in Robinsonville, MS, and will kick off the new year as part of the Season Six WPT on January 3rd, and run through January 23rd.

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