Archive for January, 2008.
January 31, 2008
While the People’s Republic of China has not officially allowed online poker to take hold there have been a few cracks in their armor, and online poker room Bodog Poker intends to make much of them. On their web site there is a Chinese language page that will surely appeal to those who read the language, and the site has announced a Chinese ad campaign to draw in the players. China is a largely untapped market for the poker industry, and Bodog looks to be one of the first players in the game.Related Articles:New loyalty shop for Mansion PokerTop Canadian player at Titan Poker…
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January 31, 2008
The World Series of Poker branded Texas Holdem games are somewhat online poker, somewhat live poker, and somewhat dealer-less poker tables. The new devices, an offering from Progressive Gaming International Corp., put online poker room style gaming in pubs and restaurants to heighten the poker experience. The games, dubbed as World Series of Poker “Peer to Peer” Texas Holdem, allow players to log on and play on a poker room that is more intra-net than internet…
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January 31, 2008
The UK pub poker league known as the Nuts Poker League has been building a head of steam over the last couple of years and founder Steve Bellis has taken a vacation with his business, so to speak. Bellis, who hails from Wrexham, has joined forces with a Holywell travel company to put up poker players on holiday, doing what they love to do most - play poker. The Sands Beach Resort in Costa Teguise will be the location for the first such official poker holiday this summer, although Bellis took a crowd to that location last year as well.Related Articles:UK poker league goes onlineAlaska festivities to include poker…
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January 31, 2008
Unless you’re holding a truly killer hand, you are often spending your time at the poker table trying to develop value. You want a strong hand because a strong hand can win a big pot - the stronger your hand, the bigger the pot you can win. In draw poker, you have a semblance of control over how your hand develops with your ability to flip cards, but this brings with it some risks.
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January 31, 2008
We all know that type of person who considers themselves a “lone wolf”. They gravitate towards leather clothing, Molly Hatchet CDs, and the type of monologues that may as well have been ripped from a Clint Eastwood, “Man with No Name” film. Though annoying, most people would rather deal with a lone wolf than with a couple of people who take the “wolf pack” approach to the game of poker.
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January 31, 2008
Last night Philadelphia Phillies slugger Geoff Jenkins helped raise over $60,000 for a charity that benefits kids in his community. During the upcoming Superbowl weekend Pamela Anderson will be hosting a charity poker tournament that benefits an entire menu of good causes. Even Nancy Cartwright uses the game of poker, and the culture that surrounds it to raise money for the purpose of making life better for people who need help. These are a few examples of literally hundreds of charity tournaments that are played every year.
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January 31, 2008
Sometimes it’s smart to tell your opponents exactly what you have when you are playing poker, without naming your cards. Odds are good they won’t believe you.
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January 31, 2008
When you hold a poker tournament in Las Vegas, poker pros are going to play. It may not be the biggest event, or the most advertised, or boast the largest cash prizes, but as long as it is worth the effort of driving down the street to play a game you love and possibly add to your bankroll, the pros are going to be there. Such was the case with the recently held National Poker League Vegas Open.
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January 30, 2008
The latest trend in live poker is a device called a dealerless table, a table fitted with touch screen computers that run a poker game without the need for a physical dealer, cards or chips. The Quebec area casinos have 25 of these machines installed and now the unions that represent nearly 1,500 dealers in the area are lodging a complaint, calling the tables illegal. The request was lodged with the Quebec Superior Court, which has yet to make a decision on the matter…
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January 30, 2008
The social networking site Facebook boasts a version of Texas Holdem that gives more chips when you invite your friends - the fact that does illustrate the popularity of Holdem in particular and poker in general. Now online poker site Ujogo is setting up a poker room on Facebook, which, according to their press, is a perfectly legal version of the game which is a hot topic politically and legally in the United States. Ujogo commissioned TNS, a research firm, to conduct a study on poker playing habits before making their move…
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January 30, 2008
The winner of online poker room Bet365 Poker’s Leaderboard Challenge was a 22 year-old from Sweden. Cecilia Borg won not only the respect of her fellow players - all of whom put in grueling hours and played countless games to try and win the challenge, which was based on overall points for a year – she also won guaranteed seats to land based EPT and WPT poker tournaments. This alone will give her an opportunity to start a poker career; many poker pros say the most daunting part of turning pro is having to deal with the buy ins, which can run up to $10,000 each or more.Related Articles:Winner of first leg of GUK poker tour2008 Aussie Millions poker champion…
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January 30, 2008
T.J. Cloutier is one of those players that always seems to come very close to a major victory, only to ship it to someone else. That is not always true, of course, which can be proved by his participation in this particular week’s game of the NBC late night poker show Poker After Dark.
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January 30, 2008
Mountains are the world’s best pre-made metaphors for struggles, challenges, and hierarchies. What’s even better, they’re almost universal. There are mountains everywhere, and just about everyone has seen a mountain of one size or another at least once in their life. The mountain, therefore, is a wonderful metaphor for poker.
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January 30, 2008
Binion’s casino, formally Binion’s Horseshoe, is a famous destination in Las Vegas, being the birthplace of the World Series of Poker. When they sold the franchise to Harrah’s Entertainment they needed something to fill the tables, and one way they do that is by hosting the World Tavern Poker Open.
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January 30, 2008
Despite the fact that Erica Schoenberg can do more for a Cleveland Cavaliers Jersey than Oprah could ever hope to do for a designer gown, it still qualifies as “slacker wear”. This seems to be a plague in the sport of professional poker. Finally someone has decided it is time to do something about this. WNK Wear of Southern California will be aggressively working poker into the launch of their new line that includes 20 brand new designs.
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