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Online poker sites will be blocked automatically in the country of Israel if a newly proposed bill is passed. The bill, which passed its first Knesset reading, has been dubbed the “Internet Porn Bill” because in addition to online poker sites and other online gambling sites, sex web sites will be blocked as well. Customers who specifically request to see these sites will be allowed to, but it will prevent accidental discovery by those who do not wish to be exposed to such sites…

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The Internal Revenue Service has made it official, and starting today the winners of poker tournaments are going to have to report their earnings. When casinos pay out $5,000 or more to the winners of poker tournaments, the check will come along with a tax form. The initial IRS proposal would have had casinos holding a quarter of any winnings paid out in such a fashion, but the new proposal, now law, is seen as a bit of a compromise…

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At the 2008 NBC National Heads Up Championship poker pros and celebrities butt heads to see who is the best in a head to head poker competition, and former NL Cy Young Award winner Orel Hershiser came close to proving that it was him. He knocked out eight poker players before being knocked out himself by Andy Bloch (who was in turn knocked out by Chris “Jesus” Ferguson.) Ted Forrest, Allen Cunningham and Freddy Deeb were among those eliminated by Hershiser. Ferguson, who had come in second place in two previous years’ competitions, went on to win the event.Related Articles:New poker show beginsLate Night Poker has first winner…

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Sammy Farha looks like the kind of guy you would find at a high stakes poker game, so it is no surprise to find him playing High Stakes Poker, a show on the Game Show Network where poker pros pay $100k of their own money to play cash poker.

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So you love playing live poker, and you love the idea of playing with a bunch of pals, but you have no place to play? How about this: make a deal with the local pub and start your own pub poker night. Pub poker is a very popular thing right now, with pubs, restaurants, bars and other places paying companies to run poker nights at their place of business in order to bring in paying customers. Typically held on weak business nights like mid- week, these poker games are free to play, offering points and prizes down the line.

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Once you have figured out how to play, another really important question is where to play. Let’s face it, once most of us figured out the wonders of solid food, it wasn’t long before we learned that there was a huge difference between Ruth’s Cris Steak House and a place where your yell your order into a clown’s mouth. If Phil Hellmuth walked into a casino and sat down at a table with Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, and Phil Ivey, he would look a lot less dominant than if he was playing against Larry, Curly, Moe, and Shemp.

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If you call yourself a baseball fan and don’t know who Royce Clayton is, chances are you still own a John Rocker jersey or have an Expos poster on your wall. Mr. Clayton is the top 30 all time when it comes to steals, hits, triples, and he has recently added a World Series Championship ring to his trophy case. Mr. Clayton has given us the opportunity to talk about baseball, steroids, and his charity poker tournament.

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What would most guys pay for time with Shana Hiatt or Shannon Elizabeth? Seeing as it would presumably take the sort of bankroll that would make Bill Gates wince in order to buy the time of either of these women, the only bargaining chip we have left is body parts. Most men would give a kidney, leg, or any other non-hormone producing organ just to be in the same room with either of these poker hotties. Of course this was before UBAuctions.com site was launched.

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