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• Kara Scott in High Stakes Poker Season 6

  cprpoker

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:39 am

  High Stakes Poker, one of the most successful and popular poker TV shows ever created, is coming back for its sixth season. This time, however, a female co-host for Gabe Kaplan will be welcomed into the show. Kara Scott, former EPT presenter, will be adding her two-cents to the commentary from time to time and interview the players in the field. Big Games and Big Names Kara Scott did a wonderful job in the EPT and it’s great that she’s now in High Stakes Poker. Her insights and her interview skills will certainly come in handy in this season, especially since so many of the biggest and…

• Doyle Brunson’s Autobiography on Shelves Next Week

  cprpoker

  5 Nov 2009 | 3:58 am

  You better find a good spot on your bookshelves right now as a mammoth of a book is due to come out next week. Doyle Brunson’s autobiography, entitled The Godfather of Poker: The Doyle Brunson Story, is a must-have for anybody, poker fan or no. This book will debut at a modest $26.95 US dollars ($17.79 on Amazon), offering its readers a full 372 pages of snippets about Doyle Brunson’s life. The Child is Father to the Man Of course, no autobiography is complete without delving into the sometimes murky, sometimes magical world of childhood. And with the little information delivered by the…

• Poker Duo Ousted from the Amazing Race

  cprpoker

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:21 am

  Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho saw their stacks of hope dwindling as they ran through the seventh leg of the CBS reality show, The Amazing Race. Granted, their hopes of winning the race have never been all that impressive at any point and, really, it was a wonder they managed to survive this far. People were practically rooting for them to fold since day 1. But Tiffany and Maria proved to be hardier than that, managing to survive for six legs of the race. Alas, it was not meant to be for the poker duo, and they had to say their goodbyes in the show’s most recent episode. Hopeful Beginnings…

• Isaac Baron Wins the Main Event at Caesar’s

  cprpoker

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:49 am

  Isaac Baron’s instantaneous jump from the WSOP to the main event at Caesar’s is almost like the case of ‘from the frying pan and into the fire’. It’s unthinkable – the act of going from one tournament to another and keeping your mental and physical well-being intact. But Isaac Baron apparently has excellent coping skills and even better poker skills. Despite the strain of all the grinding, Baron managed to be crowned as the champion in the Main Event at Caesar’s, earning himself a sizable $246,928 prize and the tournament title. Online Pro turned Live Pro One of the trends in…

• WSOP 2009 – November 9 Gets Ready

  cprpoker

  1 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am

  The action in the WSOP is ready to start up again November 7th and the poker world is abuzz with speculation about who will win it this year. Will it be the legendary Phil Ivey who, in spite of his sorry excuse for a chip stack, will perform a poker miracle and rise to the very top? Or will it be Darvin Moon who, at this stage of the game, has already amassed a record breaking 58,930,000 in chips? Or will it be someone else entirely? Either way, the atmosphere for the WSOP Main Event will certainly be sizzling once the contestants sit down at the final table. Who are the Top Players? The…

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• The Golf Match is Over, time to sweat in Ivey

  So we got the golf match out of the way now, and tomorrow I plan on being at the WSOP final table the whole day, sweating in Ivey...

• The Poker Bug

  I think I may have caught it recently...

• The WPT Bellagio has now officially become a PAPT event

  The WPT event at the Bellagio has decided to make the move to the PAPT and has becomes the first stop on the Pansy Ante Poker Tour...

• I am a Stats Geek Like No Other

  ROI stats for all WPT players who have played in 30 or more events. Took me over 8 hours to create this spreadsheet, I'm such a geek!

• The Ratings are In...

  The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge exceeded everyone's expectations and it seems that the viewers really enjoyed the show...

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• Jeffrey Pollack WSOP Final Table Vlog

  Wicked Chops Entity

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm

  Watch Jeffrey Pollack Vlog: Setting the Table at WSOP 2009 on RawVegas.tvWSOP Commish Jeffrey Pollack is back with his first final table vlog. Lots of behind-the-scenes footage of ESPN prepping for the broadcast. Pollack discusses the increased media buzz this year, how the final table stage is much better for viewing this year, and how seats inside the Penn & Teller are all sold-out. Related Posts Jeffrey Pollack Final WSOP Vlog Jeffrey Pollack WSOP Vlog Ep. 2 Jeffrey Pollack WSOP Vlog: A Change Is Coming

• Jeff Shulman Wins the 2009 WSOP Main Event

  Wicked Chops Entity

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm

  When it's your year, it's your year. That’s right. Come some point early next week, when the November NineTM has played down to one, we think that’s the headline we’ll be posting (again). Jeff Shulman is our pick to win it. (Editor’s Note I: reference this excellent thread in 2+2 for a detailed breakdown of starting final table chip counts and results from 2004 to present) (Editor’s Note II: If Shulman DOES win, Jeff Madsen will probably put out a theory that the final table was actually filmed yesterday in a secret bunker deep inside the Rio where they…

• Darvin Moon Still Runs Good; Russ Hamilton Running A Little Better

  Wicked Chops Entity

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:48 pm

  First Dan Harrington doesn't get elected into the HOF, and now they stick him behind the elevator where Russ used to be...wtf did Action Dan ever do to anyone? We were at the Penn & Teller Theater earlier this morning as they set up for the 2009 WSOP Main Event final table. Some quick notes: :: Darvin Moon apparently is still on a heater. Last night he shared a $10 Texas Hold’em table game on the floor at the Rio with Kevin Schaffel’s brother and some others. Playing $10 a hand, Moon is said to have run it up to over a $1,000. :: Speaking of Moon, Doyle Brunson was on ESPN…

• Daniel Negreanu vs. Patrik Antonius High Stakes Golf Part II

  Wicked Chops Entity

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:41 pm

  Watch Negreanu Vlog: High Stakes Golf Results on RawVegas.tvDaniel Negreanu and Patrik Antonius continued their nose-bleed golf match today, with Negreanu’s team winning by four strokes (so three strokes total with yesterday’s one stroke loss). There was a bit of a bitchfest after the match by members of Antonius’ team (although not by Patrik) because of how bad the beatdown was today and if Negreanu’s team accurately represented their skill level, but if we lost that much money today, we’d find something to bitch about too. Related Posts BREAKING: Daniel…

• Daniel Negreanu vs Patrik Antonius in High Stakes Golf Match

  Wicked Chops Entity

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:34 pm

  Watch Negreanu Vlog: High Stakes Golf Vs. Patrik Antonius on RawVegas.tvDaniel Negreanu played Patrik Antonius in an ultra high stakes golf match at TPC Summerlin this afternoon. Daniel alluded to it in a tweet yesterday: “Practiced 18 holes today and shot 61. I don’t think that’s good enough to win. We could be in trouble. Tee off 11am tomm” Not sure the exact stakes, other than the rumor is it’s pretty freaking high. As is typical with these bets, lots of side action as well. Rumor is Erik Sagström and possibly Phil Ivey (unconfirmed) have a $200,000 side bet…

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• A reminder about putting a “Bad beat on Cancer”!

  steve

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:33 am

  Image by larrykang via Flickr Even though I have already posted about this topic, I think it is important enough to repeat. I have lost relatives, friends and co-workers to cancer and I am sure you know someone who has as well. Anything we can do to bring awareness to this cause will help. The following paragraph is from my friends at the “Twitter Poker Tour”. They are joining scores of other poker related sites to help raise awareness and money to fight cancer and support research. Please take the time to read this and do what you can. If you can not play in the tourney, please…

• The effects of getting tired hit me again while playing poker.

  steve

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:07 am

  Image by deadoll via Flickr Since October 18 I have played in 12 Step Sit N Go’s and my progress is as follows: 5,4,5,5,6,4,4,4,3,4,5,5,5 and I am currently back to having an entry ticket for Step 4 again. Yesterday was a busy day for us. Besides doing some work for Brogan-Arts.com, we volunteered to do some grandchildren watching for Chis and his wife Katrina while they went out and enjoyed a date. He is only home a few days a month since the book he co-authored, “Trust Agents”, was released.  While the children are very well behaved, they are demanding in that they want…

• Jack’s back!

  steve

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am

  Image by HAURY! via Flickr In my previous post I talked about what  I learned on how to play with Jacks. But I may not have taken my own advice as I ran into Jacks in two of the poker sessions that I played yesterday. In the morning session, I was dealt a pair of Jacks in early position. I placed a pot sized bet and was called by one person. The flop was J 10 6, rainbow, no matching suits. I made a 3/4 pot size bet and was called. The turn card was a 2, matching the 6, making it possible for a flush draw. I made a 3/4 pot size bet and again was called. The river card was an Ace. I bet 1/2 of…

• Fishhooks, Hooks, Jokers, Johnnies… Whatever you call them they can be bad news!

  steve

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:39 am

  Image by rubyblossom. via Flickr No matter what you call them, they can spell trouble in either a cash game or a tourney. I have been told that there are three ways to play pocket Jacks:  call with them, raise with them, or fold them. I have also been told that all three choices are wrong. I have had pocket Jacks. I have called with them, I have raised with them, and yes, I have folded them. The problem with pocket jacks is that they can be beaten pre-flop by AA, KK, QQ and after the flop by AK and AQ. If you don’t hit your flop by getting another jack, your opponent who had Ax, Kx or…

• “Hello Dolly” and good bye chips!

  steve

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am

  Image by Malkav via Flickr The last couple of Twitter Poker Tour tournaments I have been in I have run across a hand that has been disastrous to get and play. Back quite a few years ago, the hand, Ace Queen, or AQ was known as a “Doy;e Brunson” because he happened to get that hand quite a lot and lost a lot of pots and a lot of money when he played those two cards, suited or otherwise. In his first Super System volume he is quoted as saying “I never play those two cards!”.  Since winning back to back WSOP Main events in 1976 and 1977, the card combination of 10-2 has…

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• Bankroll Builders, Vol. 3: Stepping Up Your Game, Part 2

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Yesterday we gave you the lowdown on step tournaments, from how they work to how much cash you'll need to get started. Now that we've got you adequately buttered up, lets look at some tips that will send you to the winner's circle. Tips from the...

• From the Big Screen to the Final Table: Breakfast Club

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am

  Modern cinema is a great tool for teaching poker because it crosses cultural barriers in a way that few teaching elements can. All one needs to do is listen to the advice that can be found in the lines of a variety of films and then remember their...

• Bankroll Builders, Vol. 3: Stepping Up Your Game, Part 1

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Every poker player dreams of sitting at the final table of a major event. You can feel the lights beating down on you and the cameras focusing on you. This is it. It's your moment to shine and become part of poker history. Then, just like that, you...

• From the Big Screen to the Final Table: New Jack City

  30 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

  Modern cinema is a great tool for teaching poker because it crosses cultural barriers in a way that few teaching elements can. All one needs to do is listen to the advice that can be found in the lines of a variety of films and then remember their...

• Bankroll Builders, Vol. 2: Heads-Up Razz Sit-N-Go's Part 2

  28 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

  When it comes to poker variants, Razz gets a bad rep. Burdened with the stereotypes of being a cranky old man’s game, a fast-track to tilt or an exercise in sheer torture, Razz is actually a fairly simple game to learn. If you can get past the...

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• More November Nine Prep

  DanM

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:17 pm

  Well into Friday eve, the ESPN production crew is testing small-scale pieces of their tech set-up, and the Rio is readying itself for a big crowd … twitpics: @JoyKendra Related Posts RIP Hans “Tuna” Lund (0) Pollack, Moon and Begleiter appear on CNBC (5) Fed Dramatically Reduces Government’s WSOP Overlay (1) (Way) Outside the WSOP - Main Event Final Table (1)

• November Nine Prep-Day

  DanM

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm

  World Series bossman Jeffrey Pollack scoping out the scene during setup at the WSOPenn-and-Teller Theater: Watch Jeffrey Pollack Vlog: Setting the Table at WSOP 2009 on RawVegas.tv Related Posts RIP Hans “Tuna” Lund (0) Pollack, Moon and Begleiter appear on CNBC (5) Fed Dramatically Reduces Government’s WSOP Overlay (1) (Way) Outside the WSOP - Main Event Final Table (1)

• ESPN.com Inside Deal Final Table Preview Show

  Kevin Mathers

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm

  The first of a series of Inside Deal shows this weekend, along with daily episodes of the Poker Edge podcast. Related Posts RIP Hans “Tuna” Lund (0) Pollack, Moon and Begleiter appear on CNBC (5) Fed Dramatically Reduces Government’s WSOP Overlay (1) (Way) Outside the WSOP - Main Event Final Table (1)

• RIP Hans “Tuna” Lund

  Kevin Mathers

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:36 am

  The day before the November Nine return to conclude the World Series of Poker Main Event comes word from Matt Savage on the passing of poker veteran Hans “Tuna” Lund earlier this morning of cancer at the age of 59. Winner of two WSOP bracelets, along with two appearances at the WSOP Main Event final table (2nd in 1990 and 3rd in 1992). The 1990 final table featured a heads-up duel with Mansour Matloubi, culminating in one of the more dramatic hands in WSOP history (apologies in advance for the tacky promotion running along the bottom of the screen): WSOP - BAD BEAT - Mansour…

• Pollack, Moon and Begleiter appear on CNBC

  Kevin Mathers

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:06 am

  CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell has been very busy today reporting from the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio as ESPN and the WSOP staff are busy preparing the final table to resume Saturday at 12 noon Pacific time. Rovell has done brief interviews with WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, chip leader Darvin Moon, and former Bear Sterns executive Steve Begleiter. The Pollack interview appears below, with the other two interviews after the jump: Related Posts RIP Hans “Tuna” Lund (0) Fed Dramatically Reduces Government’s WSOP Overlay (1) (Way) Outside the WSOP -…

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• Represent

  wynn

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am

  I have been running incredibly well lately. Why? I have been representing and selling hands that I don’t have and betting accordingly. Here is an example. I get dealt pocket queens on the button. My chip stack is $1000 deep. I bet out $50 pre-flop and get one caller. I am heads up with a tired player that is also sitting on about $1000. I have not done well with pocket queens lately, but on this day, it felt like my ladies would hold up. The flop is 9d-6d-2s. My opponent bets out $75. I make it $175 to go. He calls. While I am worried about him being on a diamond draw, I am trying to…

• Loss of Control

  wynn

  2 Nov 2009 | 7:08 am

  I sit down at the $300 max buy-in game the other night and scan the players at the table. The average chip stack is $200 except for one young gun with about $800. He and I make eye contact. I immediately move to an open seat so I have position on him. My strategy is to stay out of his pots until I get even in chips with him. Then felt him. I am making $200 profit an hour for three hours. Time to make my move on the young gun. The first pot we are in together, I flop a set of 4s and take half his chips. Up until now, my play has been great. Reads are accurate. Played position. Played the…

• Hybrid

  wynn

  29 Oct 2009 | 6:17 am

  Colorado has gaming laws that forbid no-limit poker in cash games. As of July 1, 2009, the betting limits were raised from $5 max to $100 max. I played a limit Texas Hold’Em cash game under this new structure the other day. [Disclosure: I detest limit Texas Hold'Em, but played while waiting for a tournament to start.] At the $1 - $2 blind level, I was pleasantly surprised that the $100 max limit game played out very much like the no limit games that I am used to playing. I would consider this betting limit, because of the spread, to be a hybrid of limit and no limit. In my experience,…

• Knowing When

  wynn

  16 Oct 2009 | 7:29 am

  It has been said by many prominent poker players that Texas Hold ‘Em takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. This much is true. Reading other players, calculating pot odds and implied odds in a blink of an eye, and making decisions for all your chips makes the game an intellectual challenge. For me, the hardest part of the game is knowing when to leave the game. Profitably. Most players stay too long and give back their winnings. One night, I was on a rollercoaster. I started with $200, built my stack up to $2000, and watched it dwindle down to $100 after taking several bad…

• Right Place. Right Time

  wynn

  13 Oct 2009 | 9:11 am

  There is something to be said about being in the right place at the right time. I am at MotorCity Casino at the $50 - $200 game, up about $500 when I spot a short handed $200 - $500 game with a couple weak players. On this particular night, the casino had to close for about six hours so the City of Detroit could test the generators. With about 30 minutes of play time left, I seize the opportunity and change games. Seat 9 is open and find myself in the cutoff position. I post the $5 blind and check my hand. In a battle of the blinds, the small blind raises to $25. Big blind re-raises to $75. I…

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• #892 – Looking For Ivey, Part IIIA – Why is Phil so Good at Poker?

  mcraig

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:09 pm

  What is it that makes Phil Ivey such a great poker player? It seems like he is so successful in so many areas of poker – all kinds of cash games, online and live, all forms of tournament poker – that he is doing something that everybody else isn’t. I don’t think it’s anything that mysterious [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#892 – Looking For Ivey, Part IIIA – Why is Phil so Good at Poker?

• #891 – Hard Labor for Michael Craig

  mcraig

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:45 pm

  These next several days will be among the busiest in the history of The Full Tilt Poker Blog by Michael Craig. So you know what to expect and when, these are the activities you can expect to read about: [By the way, my Relay For Life Charity Tournament on Full Tilt is not until November [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#891 – Hard Labor for Michael Craig

• #890 – WSOP Final Table Update #1 – Spoils of War

  mcraig

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am

  I received a copy of a message that appeared on someone’s Facebook status yesterday. This person, who we’ll call Lucy, updated her status as “Looking for Bugatti Veyron 16.4, another day in the life of my job.” Anybody reading this would have one of two questions: (1) What is a Bugatti Veyron 16.4? and (2) [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#890 – WSOP Final Table Update #1 – Spoils of War

• #889 – Looking For Ivey, Part IIC – Outtake: The Unbearable Lightness of Ivey

  mcraig

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm

  As I told you in The Ivey Code, Phil spent his off-time during the 2008 World Series of Poker drumming up action. His bracelet bets were the talk of the Seriess. But remember, Phil Ivey bets on EVERYTHING. During one event, I was sitting at a table with Howard Lederer when he told me he [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#889 – Looking For Ivey, Part IIC – Outtake: The Unbearable Lightness of Ivey

• #888 – Adrift in Vegas, Part III – Under Cover of Darkness

  mcraig

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pm

  We almost had several close encounters with Mike Matusow. Mike’s opinions about the Final Table would be valuable because (a) he has opinions about everything, (b) he has twice appeared at the Final Table in the last decade and in 2008 came extremely close to the Final Table, and (c) he is a good friend [...]Post from: Poker Blog from Full Tilt Poker by Michael Craig#888 – Adrift in Vegas, Part III – Under Cover of Darkness

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• Oklahoma Poker, Part 2

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Greetings from Oklahoma! In this issue we will tour four more poker rooms that offer reasonable cash games and low buy-in tournaments in this great gaming state. Firelake Grand Casino in Shawnee provides a comfortable and enjoyable atmosphere in its 20-table poker room. The friendly staff here can sign you up for one of the regular games including $1-$2 no-limit hold 'em and $3-$6 limit hold 'em and will also spread other games depending on player interest. They have a variety of daily tournaments with buy-ins starting at $30 and ranging up to $100 for Saturday's popular freeze-out…

• Brit Paul Zimbler Breaks World Record for Continuous Poker Session

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Englishman Paul Zimbler broke a world record for the longest recorded continuous poker session during the World Series of Poker-Europe, when he played 74 hours, 20 minutes, and 21 seconds straight. Challengers were asked to donate a minimum of £10 to play against him, with proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Betfair Poker added a £5,000 donation and Zimbler raised close to £35,000 during his sleepless saga. He began on a Monday and finished three days later after playing Mike Matusow. Zimbler had to be helped-and partially carried-from the table. During the nearly 75-hour…

• Raymond Davis - the Badugi Master

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  No one specifically comes to mind when you think of the premier Badugi players in the world. Although Badugi has been played in poker circles for years-especially in high stakes mixed games-the game is still in its infancy and not as popular as hold 'em, stud, or Omaha. Badugi is a fixed-limit lowball game with four cards and three chances to draw. You're seeking the lowest low hand but with different suits. Badugi recently made its debut at the virtual tables and the game was finally introduced at this year's World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars. The winner of the…

• Don't be GREEDY! Use Money Management

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  My first book, The Greatest Book of Poker for WINNERS!, explains four basic rules for winning at poker. Rule No. 1 deals with goals and money management-tactics for preserving your winnings at each session. Certainly if you win every session, you will be a winner over the long run. Besides, it's always more fun going home a winner. My book describes two money management techniques-one that I use and one that my co-author Dr. Dan Abrams prefers. Both are similar and can help you to avoid losing back all your winnings when you are ahead. Variance is a part of playing poker. It's a fact of life.

• Michael Woos 'Em at Commerce Casino's

  30 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am

  Michael Woos 'Em at Commerce Casino's Hold'em Series Michael Woo Takes First Place Prize of $189,876 Last month, between September 10 and 27, Commerce Casino hosted their Hold'em Series, a group of tournaments that drew more than 6,000 players during its 17-day run. Buy-ins ranged from $200 to $2,500 with a prize pools in the hundreds of thousands. We reported on all but the main event last issue, which occurred too late for our press deadline. But we have it for you now, and local player Michael Woo, from Hacienda Heights, captured the $2,580 buy-in tourney. He topped a field of 270 players,…

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• The Nightly Turbo: More High-Stakes Golf, FTOPS, and More

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm

  We're just going to get right into it today. It's Friday and this is going to be a big weekend for poker. Read this. Go work on your game and don't forget to follow the Live Reporting Team for the play-by-play as we find out who the next World...

• The World Series of Poker November Nine: Kevin Schaffel

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

  Although he may be the oldest member of the November Nine, don't expect Kevin Schaffel from Coral Springs, Fla., to bow to the younger lads at the table. Having played poker for 40+ years, Schaffel may not be as intimidating as his younger, more...

• World Poker Tour Foxwoods World Poker Finals: Todd Terry Grabs the Lead

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  The first day of the World Poker Tour's Foxwoods World Poker Finals is in the record books after 353 players took to the felt in hopes of collecting the $910,058 first place prize. After five levels of play, poker pro Todd Terry sits atop...

• PokerNews World Series of Poker Final Table Predictions

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  In honor of this weekend's final table, we here at PokerNews HQ have all individually run a number of extremely complex algorithms and formulas (we guessed) to come up with our official predictions.

• The Top 5 Hands of the World Series of Poker Main Event…So Far

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  For the last 12 weeks we’ve watched as 6,494 players were whittled down to the “November Nine” in the first 24 of ESPN’s 26 hours of WSOP Main Event coverage. This year’s expanded broadcast showed far more action than ever...

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• [WTS] 10 articles on Texas Holdem for $80

  WriterRock

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:45 am

  I am a professional writer. I am comfortable with a wide range of subjects. I like to work with deadline and deliver high quality articles. Right now I want to sell 10 articles. Titles are as follows:- 1.Starting Hands of Texas Holdem Poker (595) 2.10 Simple Tactics to Improve Your Texas Hold’em Poker Game (625) 3.5 Important Rules of Texas Holdem Poker (691) 4.No Limit Texas Hold’em:- Judgment (519) 5.6 Tips to Help You Win Texas Holdem Poker (507) 6.Difference between Home Based Texas Holdem and Online Texas Holdem (501) 7.Texas Holdem: - Aces Play an Important Role (515) 8.Texas Holdem…

• Good Poker/Gambling Law websites?

  NickM

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:56 pm

  I am trying to find the best websites devoted to poker & gambling laws. So far I came up with the following: gambling-law-us.com pokerlawbulletin.com theppa.org imega.org apcw.org gaminglawmasters.com pechanga.net I am disappointed that gamblingandthelaw.com hasn't been updated since what appears to be 2007. Any other suggestions?

• wsop 09 ft

  tiburon

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:14 pm

  Do you think there will be live streaming? I dont remember last year but when J Yang won we had video stream. Cheers IF u know for sure please reply ASAP

• Need a programmer

  NickM

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:46 pm

  Hello there. I need a programmer who can build me a scraper that will pull data from several websites and compile that data in a sortable table on my site. I also am looking to make a Wordpress plugin. And some various other small coding jobs. PM me or hit me up on Skype/MSN to discuss.

• WTS - PR 1 , 2 and 3 links.

  GFPC

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:19 pm

  PR3 - $35/month Pr2 - $25/month Pr1 - 12.50/month Several pages (home page included) to add links to. Dutch links also welcome on Dutch mirrors... Discounts given for 12 month terms and multiple sites. Please Pm for details. GFPC

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• Who will win the Main Event?

  Poker.com

  1 Nov 2009 | 10:50 pm

  It's been hyped for four long months, but the World Series of Poker Main Event is just around the corner. This Friday, November 6, in fact.Odds are currently pointing in Darvin Moon's favor, if only for the fact that he is the clear chip leader. Moon is an incredible example of how an amateur poker player can compete at the highest level in the sport. A logger from Maryland, Moon took out $130 satellite event to move into the WSOP Main Event. Alongside Steven Begleiter and Antoine Saout, Moon has no WSOP earnings to his name. Yet.Phil Ivey is the only member of the November Nine that has any…

• Daniel Negreanu's top 10 players

  Poker.com

  27 Oct 2009 | 6:12 pm

  Daniel Negreanu: PokerStars pro, Kid Poker, and self-confessed poker stats geek.In a recent blog entitled "I am a Stats Geek Like No Other", Negreanu dissects mountains of statistics and information in order to systematize his top ten poker professionals into three unique lists.You can take a look at Negreanu's official blog here.Kid Poker took every player who had participated in 30 or more World Poker Tour events into consideration, and assumed that there would be a standard ROI (return on investment) of at least $20k in order to cover food, accommodation, flights, taxes, etc.He used…

• Poker Dad Hits Supernova Elite

  Poker.com

  26 Oct 2009 | 11:50 pm

  The PokerStars blog has reported that Dan 'DannyOhBoy' Grolemund has reached PokerStars' top VIP level - Supernova Elite - for earning 1 million VPPs. That's impressive enough as it is, but it gets better, as he did it in just 10 months and all while looking after his newborn baby boy.Grolemund even credits his son with helping him, saying "It is because of him that I was able to reach Supernova Elite so soon." It may seem like a baby would make earning 1 million VPPs even harder to achieve, but the more you hear from Grolemund, the more it seems to make sense. If his kid has a poker face…

• UFC Poker Room

  Poker.com

  22 Oct 2009 | 4:11 am

  You may not know this, but I'm an MMA fan. My favorite fighter is Michael Bisping, and no, I am not from England.Today I was surprised to see the UFC have launched a poker room. What are they thinking? You don't even have the option of playing for real money and the software is nowhere near as nice as somewhere like Full Tilt Poker.They've had an interest in poker recently though. For proof of this phenomena, look at the early eliminations in the WSOP Main Event in recent years to find many UFC stars. I guess it makes sense seeing as so many events are held in Vegas at places like Mandaly…

• Regulating US online poker

  Poker.com

  19 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm

  I was reading an interesting article published on the Los Angeles Times website this morning regarding Internet gambling in the United States. You can check out the full piece here.Michael Hiltzik argues that "the activity [online gambling] is unstoppable, so let's regulate it."That statement alone is sure to hit more than a few nerves with the conservatives on this topic, but he makes a good point. The USA is one of the few countries on the globe that has passed any law related to online gambling, yet it boasts the most popular gambling venues, poker tournaments, and gambling-based…

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• Doyle Brunson to be a part of 2009 WSOP Final Table

  Mark P

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am

  I don’t want to mislead anyone, Doyle didn’t take over for anyone who fell ill (as the WSOP starts this weekend!).  He has been tapped to announce “Shuffle Up and Deal” as the WSOP resumes.  Understandably Doyle is excited, and has said “I’m honored and excited to be a part of the 40th WSOP final [...]

• PowerFul Hand Series #5 - Toss AJ preflop….no really

  Mark P

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am

  I know a lot of poker players who think I’m nuts.  Tossing an ace with a strong(ish) kicker like a jack seems crazy.  But, in a lot of situations, it’s the right move.  (Note: There are situations where it’s the wrong move…late in a tourney, heads up, short stacked etc…but these are all situations where [...]

• New Co-Host for High Stakes Poker!

  Mark P

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pm

  With AJ Benza getting unceremoniously canned from High Stakes Poker, GSN has been a bit coy about rumors of a female replacment co-host.  Until today.  It was announed on Pokernew.com that Kara Scott would fill the role for the upcoming season.  Kara will work with Gabe Kaplin, analyzing hands and being the poker “Expert” on [...]

• Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker Catching up!

  Mark P

  1 Nov 2009 | 6:06 am

  No, they aren’t stealing market share from Pokerstars or Full Tilt, but they are adopting some of the “industry standards” that both major sites have rolled out over the past few months.  This week UB and Absolute Poker are both unveiling synchronized breaks.  The breaks will occur at 55 min past the hour, and have [...]

• 24 Hour Pause - WSOP

  Mark P

  28 Oct 2009 | 5:57 am

  This year at the WSOP marks the Second time that there have literally been months between the creation of the final table, and the final table actually starting to play.  What may not be widely known is that once this tourney starts, there is guaranteed to be at least one 24 hour pause.  As soon [...]

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• Phil Ivey Interview

  Poker Videos

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:16 am

  Phil Ivey Interview Very cool interview with Phil Ivey! Follow him as he goes from casino to casino and shoots craps for hundreds of thousands of $. Check out his VIP luxury suites, and check out his 500k car! This interview reveals some of his friends and family and how he got started in [...]

• 2009 WSOP Final Table Live Streaming

  Poker Videos

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm

  The 2009 WSOP main event final table with have live audio stream before it airs on ESPN. The WSOP Live audio stream will be hosted by David Chicotsky “The Maven”, and feature commentary by Annie Duke, Phil Hellmuth, Joe Sebok, Bryan Micon, Ari Engel, and others. Unfortunately, there will be no live video for [...]

• Poker After Dark Cash Game Season 5 Ep68

  Poker Videos

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:58 pm

  Poker After Dark Cash Game S05 Ep68 1/4 Poker After Dark Cash Game S05 Ep68 2/4 Poker After Dark Cash Game S05 Ep68 3/4 Poker After Dark Cash Game S05 Ep68 4/4 Episode 67 Note: When I posted Episode 67 4/4 was from episode 68 so you might want to head back and watch 4/4 again. [...]

• FTOPS XIV starting now!

  Poker Videos

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:53 pm

  Hurry up and log on to Full Tilt Poker for FTOPS XIV. Event #1 in FTOPS XIV is starting in less than 30 minutes. Event #1 is hosted by red pro Allen Cunningham. Also, if you haven’t visited Pokerbloggs.com sister site Horsepokerblog.com, check it out for H.O.R.S.E. related updates. H.O.R.S.E. poker [...]

• Very interesting interview with Jeff Lisandro

  Poker Videos

  2 Nov 2009 | 8:41 pm

  Jeff Lisandro talks about his humble beginning in Perth Australia as a minor, to his underground casino start ups, to his travels in Turkish casinos, and about his 2009 WSOP player of the year. Jeff recalls his entire lifetime of learning the different poker variations, and his transition to tournaments later on in [...]

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• Halloweeeeeen

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:22 pm

  My roommates and I threw our first annual Halloween party that turned out to be quite a blast! There were just over 20 people over at our apartment and though we were planning on having around 30, the turnout was still pretty good. I get the feeling that most people, myself included, waited until the last minute to get their costumes and as a result, several people canceled at the last minute or some showed up 3.5 hours late *cough Nasr cough*I went as Hugh Hefner but was pretty disappointed in my costume. I managed to order 3(!) different Hugh Hefner robes from various online stores and obv…

• Do you go all in a lot?

  26 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am

  There are a couple thinks that can be very tilting about blogging. The number one tilt-creator is writing out a blog only to have it accidentally deleted (just happened to me) and the number two is coming up with a fitting blog title. Sometimes I sit here for what seems like an eternity staring at my screen trying to come up with a title, I think all fellow bloggers will agree with me that it's probably the most annoying thing ever.Anyway, really the only things I've been doing lately have been either lounging or playing soccer. Poker has not been running too well lately and as a result I…

• Of scandals and miles

  16 Oct 2009 | 5:32 am

  A recent commenter pointed out tons of topics that I could blog about so for the most part he is going to get his wish. Someone also suggested a video blog but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon, it's really not my thing. I have to admit though, I also use to look forward to Seri's video blogs just as much as the next guy. Still, I think it's better for me if I put thoughts into written words and like I've said before, this is pretty much all the writing I do nowadays anyway.I just recent had an "aha" moment where it struck me how much I've been missing out when it comes to…

• Time's a flyin'

  7 Oct 2009 | 1:55 am

  Lately I've been finding it more and more of a drag to write out these entries. Perhaps I'm getting blogged out? I guess after almost 4 years of blogging there just really isn't all that much to say anymore without getting incredibly repetitive. I definitely don't plan on quitting anytime soon but I suppose my entries will gradually become fewer and far between unless I am traveling to some tournament. There's just not enough to blog about from home and a lot of things from my home life I would never include in this blog anyway.Hmmm let's see. I did throw a birthday party a few days ago that…

• A brief update

  27 Sep 2009 | 2:05 pm

  The mini trip to Hamburg was of course awesome. The Varekai show turned out be much better than expected, I would even dare to say that it topped most of the Cirque du Soleil shows in Vegas! I think they're only in Hamburg for a few more days so anyone who lives in the area should do themself a favor and go see the show!Shows and musicals are something I've only recently been able to appreciate for some reason. I remember my mom forcing me go see Les Miserables in London back when I was 13 and me hating it, whereas given the opportunity now I would of course love to see it! I have only been…

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  Lou Krieger's Poker Blog

• 2007 Ladies Champ Sally Anne Boyer Sues Harrah's and WSOP Academy

  31 Oct 2009 | 5:19 pm

  2007 WSOP Ladies' Event winner Sally Anne Boyer (pictured right) filed a suit against Harrah's and the World Series of Poker Academy for misusing her name and image. Boyer alleges they used her photograph for marketing and promotions without her permission.Her suit claims she attended the academy for only one day but did not graduate, although in an interview with Lianna Shen for Poker Listings, Boyer is quoted as saying, “I attended the Academy, the World Series of Poker Academy—it was very helpful … I changed up my strategy a bit, and, it worked!” She added, “The Academy is…

• Congressional Committe Cites $42 Billion in Available Revenue thru Legalized Online Gaming

  31 Oct 2009 | 4:34 pm

  The Wall Street Journal reported that an analysis by (pictured left) Rep. Jim McDermott’s (D-WA) Joint Committee on Taxation found that—HR 2267—introduced by Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McDermott (D-WA), would generate nearly $42 billion over 10 years."This analysis further reinforces the fact that a regulated environment will generate billions in new revenue to offset the costs of health care reform or other vital government programs," said Michael Waxman, spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative. "With the completed analysis, and support for…

• Mandalay Media Makes Enormous, Last-Minute Offer to Buy World Poker Tour

  31 Oct 2009 | 4:32 pm

  Has the ugly duckling World Poker Tour turned into Cinderella? Earlier this year Gamyina Limited offered $9.08 million to purchase the World Poker Tour Enterprises. That was topped recently by an offer of $12.3 million by Peerless Media. In fact, Tour’s board of directors was preparing to vote on Peerless Media’s offer. In case you’ve never heard of Peerless Media, their subsidiary is PartyGaming.But wait! Stop the presses! WPTE received an eleventh hour offer from Mandalay Media worth $36.5 million. This is an enormous increase by any standards over the original Gamyina offer of…

• Mike Sexton to guest on my radio show tonight!

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:54 am

  Mike Sexton, the only candidate to be inducted to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009, will be my guest Thursday, October 29, on my radio show, Keep Flopping Aces.The show is webcast at http://www.roundersradio.com/ at 6 p.m. Pacific Time (9 p.m. Eastern Time), and can be heard worldwide at corresponding times. Listeners can call in with questions for Mike, or questions can be posed by anyone in the Rounder’s Radio chat room during the broadcast.If you can’t listen live, the show will be rebroadcast Friday. Just check the Rounder’s Radio web site for the time.If you can’t listen live, you…

• the durrr challenge is turning into a slumber fest

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:45 am

  The off again-on again nature of the durrr challenge is causing it to lose steam—at least I’m beginning to lose interest in a match that will seemingly never be finished—but they did play yesterday, during four choppy session that comprised a total of 2,040 hands.Tom Dwan won almost $82,000 for the day, and now holds a lead of $1.2 million over Patrik Antonius. However, what should have been an exciting, bigger-money-than-anything-ever-played-for-before poker game, is dragging on and on and on. At this point, they’ve played slightly more than 27,000 hands, and have something less than…

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  Lou Krieger's Poker Blog

• 2007 Ladies Champ Sally Anne Boyer Sues Harrah's and WSOP Academy

  31 Oct 2009 | 5:19 pm

  2007 WSOP Ladies' Event winner Sally Anne Boyer (pictured right) filed a suit against Harrah's and the World Series of Poker Academy for misusing her name and image. Boyer alleges they used her photograph for marketing and promotions without her permission.Her suit claims she attended the academy for only one day but did not graduate, although in an interview with Lianna Shen for Poker Listings, Boyer is quoted as saying, “I attended the Academy, the World Series of Poker Academy—it was very helpful … I changed up my strategy a bit, and, it worked!” She added, “The Academy is…

• Congressional Committe Cites $42 Billion in Available Revenue thru Legalized Online Gaming

  31 Oct 2009 | 4:34 pm

  The Wall Street Journal reported that an analysis by (pictured left) Rep. Jim McDermott’s (D-WA) Joint Committee on Taxation found that—HR 2267—introduced by Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McDermott (D-WA), would generate nearly $42 billion over 10 years."This analysis further reinforces the fact that a regulated environment will generate billions in new revenue to offset the costs of health care reform or other vital government programs," said Michael Waxman, spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative. "With the completed analysis, and support for…

• Mandalay Media Makes Enormous, Last-Minute Offer to Buy World Poker Tour

  31 Oct 2009 | 4:32 pm

  Has the ugly duckling World Poker Tour turned into Cinderella? Earlier this year Gamyina Limited offered $9.08 million to purchase the World Poker Tour Enterprises. That was topped recently by an offer of $12.3 million by Peerless Media. In fact, Tour’s board of directors was preparing to vote on Peerless Media’s offer. In case you’ve never heard of Peerless Media, their subsidiary is PartyGaming.But wait! Stop the presses! WPTE received an eleventh hour offer from Mandalay Media worth $36.5 million. This is an enormous increase by any standards over the original Gamyina offer of…

• Mike Sexton to guest on my radio show tonight!

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:54 am

  Mike Sexton, the only candidate to be inducted to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2009, will be my guest Thursday, October 29, on my radio show, Keep Flopping Aces.The show is webcast at http://www.roundersradio.com/ at 6 p.m. Pacific Time (9 p.m. Eastern Time), and can be heard worldwide at corresponding times. Listeners can call in with questions for Mike, or questions can be posed by anyone in the Rounder’s Radio chat room during the broadcast.If you can’t listen live, the show will be rebroadcast Friday. Just check the Rounder’s Radio web site for the time.If you can’t listen live, you…

• the durrr challenge is turning into a slumber fest

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:45 am

  The off again-on again nature of the durrr challenge is causing it to lose steam—at least I’m beginning to lose interest in a match that will seemingly never be finished—but they did play yesterday, during four choppy session that comprised a total of 2,040 hands.Tom Dwan won almost $82,000 for the day, and now holds a lead of $1.2 million over Patrik Antonius. However, what should have been an exciting, bigger-money-than-anything-ever-played-for-before poker game, is dragging on and on and on. At this point, they’ve played slightly more than 27,000 hands, and have something less than…

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  ESPN.com - Poker

• One more day

  Andrew Feldman

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm

  It's Friday afternoon in Las Vegas and all of the players are hanging out with their family and friends. Many of them are having parties this afternoon as a thank-you to everyone who has come out to support them. Kevin Schaffel is even taking his entire 90-person contingent to the Terry Fator show at the Mirage! All of them are finding ways to relax and be ready for Saturday's action. As for me, the morning started nice and early with a special ESPN Inside Deal featuring Peter Eastgate. As we...

• World Series of Poker: On the precipice of nine dreams

  Gary Wise

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:34 pm

  Gary Wise takes a look at each of the November Nine and how they've spent their four-month hiatus.

• ESPN.com ready for WSOP main event final table

  Andrew Feldman

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm

  Finally, it's here.That's about all I really need to say in this blog because after four months of wondering, the final table will finally play out on Saturday and Monday. For those who have been watching all the episodes online and have been avoiding the coverage here on ESPN.com, I welcome you and encourage you to take a look at everything we've posted regarding the November Nine and the final table. If you've been sticking with us the entire way, thank you! In any case, ESPN.com will be on...

• World Series of Poker: Antoine Saout ready to make history for his country

  Gary Wise

  2 Nov 2009 | 6:43 pm

  Antoine Saout will have the weight of all French players on his shoulders when he takes his seat at the final table.

• WSOP: Success following Kevin Schaffel in 2009

  Bernard Lee

  29 Oct 2009 | 3:09 pm

  Earns nearly $500,000 since leaving Las Vegas in July

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• Coming to Terms with Proper Poker Lingo

  Heather

  22 Oct 2009 | 9:07 am

  As any player worth his — or her — salt knows, poker has what amounts to its own secret language. There are donks and donkeys, which do not mean what they mean in day to day language. There are various disparaging terms, as well as praising ones. If all you know of poker lingo comes from TV and movies, you need to reevaluate what you think you know, otherwise you might find yourself in a very tight spot. Antes have become almost obsolete, for instance, in all but the most traditional poker games. They have been replaced by big blinds and small blinds. There are board cards, or…

• Common Beginner Mistakes In Poker: Watch Out For Them!

  Heather

  17 Oct 2009 | 2:52 pm

  When you are just starting out – I can promise that you are going to make a heck of a lot of mistakes in poker.  Honestly, I do not think that anyone who just starts out does not make some of these common mistakes.  We are going to outline just a few of them, for all you beginners out there – make sure that you read this so you don’t repeat these particular mistakes. First and foremost, most beginners play way too many hands.  It happens because most people as soon as they sit down, they want to play.  To be quite frank, that is not always what is going to happen, so make sure you…

• T.J Cloutier: Who Is He?

  Heather

  1 Oct 2009 | 1:39 pm

  When you think about it — T.J Cloutier what is the first thing that usually comes to mind?  With me – it is grandpa, however this guy is a shark on the poker table!  T.J Cloutier has been playing for quite a while and although he is married with six kids – he is certainly one of the best … best poker players in the world. T.J Cloutier has actually ranked in several polls as not only one of the famous poker players, but as one of the most aggressive.  This guy is absolutely a legend in the poker world and I have to say that he is certainly scary when you go up against him! So go…

• Winning At Micro Stakes Poker

  PPPPoker

  20 Sep 2009 | 5:35 pm

  When many players are looking for a consistent way to begin making a reliable income through playing online poker, it is common to at least consider spending some time at learning how to crack the micro stakes poker games that are so popular. This is particularly popular for people making the transition from free poker games with play money to player for actual cash as the style of play at a micro stakes poker is often very similar to the play money tables. However, learning how to with at micro stakes poker takes both time and patience, and the super tight, aggressive style of play leaves…

• Online Poker Vs. Traditional Poker!

  Heather

  18 Sep 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Now that you have made the decision to switch from traditional poker to online poker … there are a few things that you need to know.  Poker is something that can be played the same way online or face-to-face that is the first thing that you need to remember.  The rules are exactly the same; however the form that you play is different. When you are first starting out online, you need to make sure that you do your research.  To be perfectly honest, researching the website as well as how to play online poker itself is very critical to how well you are going to do in the game. Poker is poker…

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  Riding the F Train

• T Minus One

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:46 am

  The long wait for the 2009 November Nine is almost over. Tomorrow at noon local time, the WSOP Main Event resumes from the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio. I'll be on hand as a last-minute addition to help PokerNews provide Live Reporting.Last year the atmosphere outside the theater before the final table began was more akin to a live sporting event than a multi-million dollar poker tournament. As I described it in the PokerNews live-reporting blog that morning,The day dawned gray and rainy in Las Vegas, but that hasn't dampened spirits in the hallway outside the Penn & Teller Theater.

• On Phil Ivey, Full Tilt and ESPN

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm

  I found myself home between 4pm and 5pm today and, thanks to Elaine, turned on my TV in time to catch Chad Millman's E:60 segment on Phil Ivey.I haven't read the article that Millman wrote for ESPN the Magazine, but I knew the basic premise. Millman accompanied Ivey on a four-city, three-day jaunt to Foxwoods, then Montreal, and then Amsterdam before arriving in Salzburg, Austria for the Full Tilt Million Euro Challenge. Ivey diced for 30 minutes at Foxwoods, where he won about a quarter million, and 30 minutes in Montreal, where he won three-quarters of a million despite the fact that he let…

• Laugh and the World Laughs With You

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:08 pm

  Last night I played some more NLHE at Venetian and found myself in an enviable position: on the immediate left of an extremely nice fellow who was an absolutely horrible poker player. It gave me an opportunity to practice making a losing player feel like he was having fun. I chatted about his home, his work, his Vegas trip and anything else I could. It was effective enough that after I stacked him a second time, we had a good laugh about it. He raised preflop and noted that I hadn't seen a flop in a while. I told him just for that I'd call him. I flopped top two and got his whole stack, with…

• Big-Bet Poker

  25 Oct 2009 | 12:48 pm

  In what I'm sure will come as blasphemy to certain parties, I've been playing a bit of NLHE lately. I think I've become an action junkie because after all the LHE I've played, NLHE seems dull.Dull but profitable, that is.I had forgotten how poorly typical $1-$2 players play. At Borgata in 2007 the $10-$20 players were just as awful as the $1-$2 players, and in many cases worse. In Vegas today the small pool of LHE players is made up mainly of LHE diehards. They may not be great but they're more skilled than Random JoeDonkey.$1-$2 games, on the other hand, are full of terribad spewtards.

• All Atwitter

  23 Oct 2009 | 9:55 am

  I make my living writing. It's something I love and something that constantly presents challenges. One of the beliefs I've long held about writing -- even before I made it a profession -- is that the best writing is collaborative. An extra set of eyes will make any piece of writing significantly stronger than it would otherwise be without those eyes. I can't count how many times CK has given me suggestions, guidance, or constructive criticism on my own work that has made it immensely better than it would have been without her feedback. Whatever opinion people have of the pieces I've produced…

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• Setting Up A Trap In Poker

  Fuzion Poker

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pm

  Trapping a player successfully in poker generates one hell of a rush. In fact, the sensation is quite similar to what the hunter experiences when he makes his kill. Having done both, I just couldn’t tell you which is better if I had to pick. Well… a dead duck doesn’t earn me cold hard cash [...]

• Poker Playing Preist Wins $100k

  Fuzion Poker

  13 Oct 2009 | 8:10 am

  I was going to start this off by saying “If preists are playing poker, how bad could it be?” but then I remembered they have also been caught molesting little boys.  Anyway, Father Andrew Trapp literally has the poker gods on his side and has gone on to win $100,000 so far on the Pokerstars.net [...]

• Pitbull Poker Makes Suspicious ‘Midnight Move’

  AJ

  1 Oct 2009 | 5:25 am

  After a couple months of intense allegations from the online poker world regarding suspected cheating, PITBULL POKER is no longer operating.  As a matter of fact, it appears that during the wee hours of the night recently, computers and documents were being removed from their head office in Costa Rica without explanation. PITBULL has come under [...]

• Canadian Erik Cajelais wins Event 2 at WSOPE!

  AJ

  24 Sep 2009 | 11:48 am

  Looking at him today, he’s not the person you would want to ever get into a scrap with, on or off the felt, and he’s a name you most likely never heard of until now, but his young poker champion, ERIK CAJELAIS  is sure to making himself better known in no time after winning his first [...]

• Phil Hellmuth; Professional Poker Player, Windbag, and now Coach!

  AJ

  22 Sep 2009 | 12:39 pm

  Say what you want about Phil Hellmuth, the fact of the matter is he’s one of the very best in the world when it comes to tournament poker.  Even if you don’t think so, well HE certainly thinks that way. Amongst his accomplishments to date include no less than a record setting 11 WSOP Bracelets, a [...]

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  The House of Poker Blues

• $25 Free - No Deposit Necessary

  Earl

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:38 am

  I know that for the most part the readers here at House of Poker Blues are poker players, but I also know that most poker players like to play the occasional casino game as well. That's one of the reasons you'll find some of the U.S. friendly online casinos promoted here. Another thing that folk like is having free money to try a site out, yours truly included. Over at www.OnlineCasinoBlues.com they have a nice little promo going on at the moment. It's $25 free with no deposit necessary. The only thing you have to do is use their code, and the money is deposited right into your players…

• Bodog Poker Open IV Championship

  Earl

  19 Oct 2009 | 2:04 pm

  Press release about the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship. The release states : "With the Bodog Poker Open IV, Bodog.com is giving online poker players of all levels a chance to strike it rich and gain major exposure as the next Bodog Poker Open Champion," says Bodog.com Poker Pro David Williams. "It takes a great deal of patience and skill to run deep in this tournament, and any poker player who can take down the Championship Event deserves not only the huge cash prize, but also the recognition that comes along with it." The Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Series kicks off Sunday, Nov. 1 at…

• Play Poker with Doyle Brunson

  Earl

  6 Oct 2009 | 6:11 am

  Doyle Brunson is back from playing in Europe and is ready to get back on his site to play some poker.  Every night at the $5/$10 and $10/20 NL Texas Hold'em tables you can find him grinding away at the felt. Just look for the name Tex_Dolly and see if you have what it takes to beat the living legend himself at his game. You can also expect to see Todd and Pam Brunson as well, along with his longtime friend Hoyt Corkins. There'll be many of the Brunson 10 and other friends and pros dropping in to play cards and chat with all the players firsthand. Play Doyle Brunson live every night…

• Senator DeMint and the UIGEA

  Earl

  18 Sep 2009 | 11:14 am

  As most folk from South Carolina know, Senator DeMint has supported the UIGEA. I have received letters from the Republican Senator in the past stating so. just a short time ago the Poker Players Alliance sent an alert mail out to all members asking everyone to send a letter to their Governors and Lawmakers. Sending these letters only take about 60 seconds when using the tools that are available at http://theppa.org/ . Become a member if you are not, there is no cost and it's a good way to make sure that your voice is heard. Anyhow, I sent the letter off and received a reply back from Senator…

• Why Should You Play Online Poker?

  Earl

  26 Aug 2009 | 7:10 am

  Why Should You Play Online Poker? Just start at Littlewoods Poker School. If you are asking yourself "Why should I play online poker?", you may just be experiencing dissatisfaction with your current poker room. Why not try out Littlewoods poker. Once you start playing there, you will never ask yourself that question again! It is just that much better! A lot of potential players wonder "Why should I play poker online?" and a lot of people who already play online poker wonder, "Why should I continue playing online poker?" These are questions that often come up (usually after a losing session)…

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• Poker is a Game of Skill

  Timmy

  30 Oct 2009 | 4:01 pm

  Yes, poker is a game of skill. Of course, it’s not a 100% skill game and involves a fair amount of luck. Poker players know that the long game is what counts, and the more skilled you are at poker, the more you’ll win in the long run. Anyone can win in the short term with a good slice of luck. You know that already though, right? You might know this, but I was speaking to a friend of mine the other day who doesn’t know the first thing about poker. I explained that if they played in the tournament I was playing later that day, they could win it - even without knowing how to…

• Durrrr Challenge - Half Way Stage

  Timmy

  9 Oct 2009 | 5:16 pm

  Remember the Durrrr Challenge? Yes, the challenge that was hyped up and talked about endlessly on poker blogs, poker websites, forums and communities. Yes you may have forgotten about it too, I know I did. But guess what? They’ve reached the half way stage. At the time of writing they’ve completed 25,145 of the 50K hands. Heck, it’s only taken 8 months (note: I could be wrong as am unsure exact start date - it was so long ago). Oh and Durrrr has taken the lead, and is now $700k up. I’ve heard Antonious say recently that they’d like to speed things up a bit, and…

• Sponsors Not Over the Moon with Darvin

  Timmy

  21 Sep 2009 | 7:37 am

  I’m sorry; I couldn’t resist the title of this post. But I love the fact that the chip leader going into this year’s WSOP final, Darvin Moon, has so far spurned any sponsorship deals from the major online poker rooms, such as Poker Stars and Full Tilt. Apart from Phil Ivey, who of course is already sponsored by Full Tilt, the other players have all been snapped up – and will be showing off their well placed logos in November’s final. I mean, who wouldn’t wear a logo for a reported $100k? Darvin Moon – that’s who! Poker Stars have benefited enormously from the WSOP,…

• Pot Limit Cash Games

  Timmy

  6 Sep 2009 | 12:28 pm

  Recently I’ve been playing more pot limit cash games in place of no limit hold’em. On many online poker sites there just isn’t the choice of playing pot limit hold’em, so it’s really just limited to the two big sites; Full Tilt and Poker Stars. My preferred choice at the moment is Full Tilt, simply because it’s the best site for cash games due to offering rakeback. The reason I like pot limit games rather than no limit is quite simple. I find it more skilful and there’s less players who are willing to make huge pre-flop bets - which I like to avoid.

• The Changing Landscape of Online Poker

  admin

  22 Aug 2009 | 10:58 am

  I first started playing online poker almost 10 years ago. It was very different then; there was no Poker Stars or Full Tilt Poker, and there were fewer players. After all this was before Chris Moneymaker turned a $40 punt into millions at the WSOP, and thereby starting the online poker boom - for which he is credited. Indeed, many of today’s online poker players fall into two camps “pre-Moneymaker” and “post-Moneymaker”. I’m in the pre-camp and I know I’m outnumbered – but that’s fine with me. How has the online poker landscape changed in the last decade? Well…

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• The World Series of Poker Final Table Is Finally Here

  After months of anticipation, the World Series of Poker main event final table will finally get underway on Saturday afternoon. The final table will play down to the final two players on Saturday. The tournament will then be paused once again, wi...

• Everything You Wanted To Know About High Stakes Poker Season 6

  Details for the sixth season of High Stakes Poker have now been released. The new co-host is Kara Scott, as was rumored for the past couple of weeks. Scott "will report from the High Stakes Poker suite, interviewing poker players about poker stra...

• FTOPS XIV, Phil Ivey Odds and More

  1. FTOPS XIV. The 14th edition of the FTOPS (Full Tilt Online Poker Series) gets underway later today (November 4th). The series will kick off at 21:00 ET with a $200+$16 NLHE 6-Max event with a $1,000,000 guarantee. This tournament will be hoste...

• WSOP.com Poll: 78%+ Believe Phil Ivey Will Win World Series of Poker Main Event

  According to recently released poll results on WSOP.com, 78.05% of those surveyed believe that Phil Ivey will walk away with the main event title. After months of waiting, the 2009 World Series of Poker main event final table is scheduled to get ...

• Annette Obrestad Taping First "Poker After Dark" Appearance Tomorrow

  Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad has already accomplished a great deal during her career as a professional poker player. One of the most accomplished and feared online MTT players in the world? Check. Major "live" tournament title? Check. (2007 ...

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• Kara Scott will be High Stakes Poker Hostess [Digg]

  Do or Die Poker

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:21 am

  Kara Scott will be High Stakes Poker Hostess

• Kara Scott will be High Stakes Poker Hostess

  info@do-or-die-poker.com (Do or Die Poker)

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:17 am

  It looks like the rumor mill was right about this one. Just a few days ago there was a thread on a popular forum suggesting that Kara Scott would be the person to replace A.J. Benza on High Stakes Poker. Apparently it has turned out to be true. They announcement will be made  shortly from what i understand. Now we can put all the speculation to rest although it was rather amusing to hear peoples thoughts on who should replace Benza. Kara will certainly be easy on the eyes. I wish her luck in her new position, she’s gonna need it standing next to Gabe. Social Bookmarking

• WPT purchased by Party Gaming for $12 Million [Digg]

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  3 Nov 2009 | 8:03 am

  WPT purchased by Party Gaming for $12 Million

• Dwan up 780k+! [Digg]

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  3 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  Dwan up 780k+!

• WPT purchased by Party Gaming for $12 Million

  info@do-or-die-poker.com (Do or Die Poker)

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:26 am

  Yes the World Poker Tour has yet another owner. Personally, I believe this may be the best scenario for the troubled WPT. As you may well know the WPT has had trouble sustaining ownership. The stock has dropped dramatically over the years and is currently hovering around $1.41 per share. Mike Sexton being a major player with both Party Gaming and the WPT gives instant credibility to this marriage and the vision to make it profitable for both sides. Of all the owners the WPT could have this is the most natural fit in my opinion. Let’s hope it works out well. Recommended Resources…

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• Root, Root, Root for the Home Team

  2 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  I'm a pretty big sports fan. Not all sports mind you, but enough of them such that most of my live TV viewing is dominated by athletic competition. Since I was born and bred in the North Shore area of Massachusetts, you can imagine where my allegiances lie. Moreso than anything, I've been a diehard Red Sox fan since 1976 when my parents took me to my first game at Fenway. I remember asking why everyone cheered so hard for that Yaz guy.Beginning in 2001, I became a very spoiled sports fan. The Patriots won 3 Superbowls, the Sox won 2 World Series and even the Celtics grabbed another NBA…

• Quick Note of Thanks

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:27 am

  A lot of generous readers contributed to Mrs_Blood's Avon Walk-a-thon for Breast Cancer research. Last weekend, she walked 26.2 miles on Saturday and then 13.1 more miles on Sunday. I just wanted to thank everyone again for being so giving. Here's a shot of her (2nd from right) and her walking buddies crossing the finish line.

• Metal Wednesday?

  13 Oct 2009 | 6:13 pm

  Wrong day. No Steel Foot. Whatever.Ozzy has a new guitarist if you hadn't heard. You may not even care. Normally, I wouldn't either. However, occasionally, sometimes an odd mix of talent will infuse some life into an otherwise stagnant artist. To wit - Marty Friedman joining Megadeth. Rust in Peace was that which resulted and to this day stands out as Megadeth's best album to date. In my opinion of course.So I'm hoping that replacing Zakk Wylde with Gus G. will do the same thing for Ozzy. Who is Gus G? He's a shredder for sure, but he's one of my favorites. Formerly of Nightrage, who are NOT…

• Stupid Blog Post

  9 Oct 2009 | 9:14 pm

  Stupid?Yes.Why?Because it's about the game known as PLO.Here's what I've learned in about 50,000 hands....That's about it.Thought I knew what I was doing, I really did. Started off slow, losing about 3 buy-ins. Went on a 25 buy-in uptick, give or take, in about 10,000 hands. Next 10,000 hands or so, lost 20 buy-ins.I'm still up.But I'm pretty sure that when you get it in with the nuts and lose so often, well, I all can say is, "Head, meet wall."Smash.

• Interlude - A Poker Hand

  16 Sep 2009 | 5:26 am

  Warning: What you about to real is real and unedited. When you are finished reading the following poker hand recap, you will feel dumber for having done so. The names are changed to protect the innocent, the donkeys and the raging tilters.The game is 1/2 NL with a $300 max buy-in. The game has been going several hours and there are multiple buy-ins on the table. A "rock" is in play, a forced $5 straddle under the gun. The table is 9 handed.The pre-flop action. Player 1 limps for $5. Player 2 raises to $25. Player 3 calls. Player 4 calls. Player 5, on the button, raises to $105. Player 6, the…

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• Jude Ainsworth Joins Team Pokerstars, Pokerstars UKIPT Structure Announced - PokerNews.com

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:39 am

  Online Poker NewsJude Ainsworth Joins Team Pokerstars, Pokerstars UKIPT Structure AnnouncedPokerNews.comHe will be joining them on their UK & Ireland Poker Tour which begins at the Irish Poker Championships in Galway, the event he won in 2008. Poker Stars European Poker Tour San Remo ContinuesCardPlayer.comMy Poker Squad: The new way to invest in pokerPoker 777PokerStars EPT San Remo Event Heating UpOnline Poker NewsBluff Europe Magazine -PocketFives.com (blog) -RecentPoker.comall 59 news articles »

• Glu Launches World Series of Poker Hold'em Application on the App Store - Trading Markets (press release)

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:04 pm

  Glu Launches World Series of Poker Hold'em Application on the App StoreTrading Markets (press release)The World Series of Poker Hold'em Legend app is an authentic, high stakes poker game for iphone and ipod touch. The development of the app is based on a and more »

• This Week in Poker - CardPlayer.com

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:46 pm

  MSN Philippines NewsThis Week in PokerCardPlayer.com when both the World Series of Poker main-event final table and the World Poker Tour World Poker Finals final table will each award thousands of points. Card sharks eye $8.5 mln poker jackpotAFPWorld Series of Poker: November NineUSA TodayThe World Series of Poker November Nine: Kevin SchaffelPokerNews.comUSA Online Gambling News -Poker King -Examiner.comall 165 news articles »

• WPT -- World Poker Finals Day 2 - CardPlayer.com

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 pm

  PokerNews.comWPT -- World Poker Finals Day 2CardPlayer.comThere were 206 players when day 2 began at the 2009 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Hotel and World Poker Tour Changes Name to Ante4Los Angeles Business JournalWorld Poker Tour Foxwoods World Poker Finals: Todd Terry Grabs the LeadPokerNews.comTodd Terry Leads WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals After Day 1Poker News DailyBluff Magazine -Poker 777 -PokerStrategy.com (blog)all 9 news articles »

• World Series of Poker: Viva Las Vegas - Washington Post

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:50 pm

  World Series of Poker: Viva Las VegasWashington PostHaving already banked a seven-figure check for his early efforts at the World Series of Poker's Main Event in July, Moon has returned to the Rio to see Md. logger Moon ready for final cut at WSOPBaltimore Sunall 2 news articles »

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• Video Poker Gambling in Illinois

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 pm

  Video Poker gambling in Illinois is now legal but, some counties are choosing not to participate.

• Card sharks eye $8.5 mln poker jackpot

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:22 am

  A logger from rural America who lives in a trailer is among nine card players eying a 8.5-million-dollar jackpot as the climax of the World Series of Poker gets underway here Saturday.

• Officer Arrested In 'High Stakes' Poker Game Bust

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm

  A Cobb County police officer resigned after being arrested for his alleged involvement in a high-stakes poker game.

• Vegas rolls out red carpet for LGBT travelers

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:15 am

  Searching for sex, sun, and fun, gay travelers? Set your sights on Sin City, where good times are a sure thing.

• Cobb police: Officer who dealt illegal poker game resigns

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:12 pm

  A Cobb County police officer who was the dealer at a Smyrna poker game resigned Wednesday, one day after an undercover operation broke up the illegal game, police said.

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• Reigning WSOP champ handicaps November Nine

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

  But this weekend, as the latest edition of the November Nine plays out, Peter Eastgate's reign as World Champion will come to a close. "You can never stop the clock; there will always be a new world champion," Eastgate told PokerListings. "Why should I have any sad emotions about that? I'll just be the ex-world champion. Nothing is being taken away from me, maybe a bit of the attention, but nothing else." Eastgate defended his title well, making it deep again this summer before busting out 78th. He remembers playing with both Joe Cada and Kevin Schaffel and appeared particularly impressed…

• Isildur1 crushes Cole South for $500k

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:54 am

  Only this time it was Isildur1 holding the knife as he beat the CardRunners pro out of nearly $500k.Last night's edition of the online rivalry started off with the two players playing $100/$200 and $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha. As usual, South proved to be the stronger PLO player, making over $84k in just 112 hands before Isildur1 called it quits. Isildur1 returned to the tables three hours later to play a lengthy session of $50/$100 No-Limit Hold'em against unknown online player URnotINdanger2. Isildur1 took the unknown for over $60k before getting back in touch with South for round two.

• Rousso to appear on E! reality show

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:33 am

  Bank of Hollywood, set to premier on the E! network this December, will feature a panel of celebrities taking pitches from Americans who are in need of cash. Every week the show will give money to the contestant they feel is most deserving. Rousso will appear as a panel member on the show, which is being produced by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest. Other panel members include Pussy Cat Dolls singer Melody Thornton, author and wife of TV producer aaron Spelling, Candy Spelling and Wilhelmina Models president Sean Patterson. Each panelist will give away their own money with amounts starting at…

• All eyes on Ivey: The legend speaks

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm

  They call this the November Nine, but as ESPN's George McNeilly suggested last week, in the minds of many, it's just Phil Ivey and eight other guys. Consensus is Ivey is the greatest player in the world and this coming Saturday he will have a legitimate shot at poker's most prestigious title. In an exclusive interview with PokerListings, Ivey himself said no one wants it more. "It would be a dream come true to win it," the Team Full Tilt Pro said. "Making it to the final table is great, yes, but I really, really want to win it. "It's very important to me. I remember the first time I watched…

• Kara Scott joins High Stakes Poker Season 6

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:58 pm

  The co-host is none other than former European Poker Tour presenter Kara Scott, who will also interview players in the high-stakes suite in the Golden Nugget about poker strategy, big hands and table dynamics. As usual, the line-up for Season 6 will include some of the biggest names in the poker world. Patrik Antonius, David Benyamine, Doyle Brunson, Tom Dwan, Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Greenstein, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow and Daniel Negreanu will all be returning. New faces for this season include 2008 WSOP Main Event third place finisher Dennis Phillips, aggressive…

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• 76 Ways to Win at Poker - The Grinder Manifesto

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  Suck up these hard won pieces of advice and watch your poker bankroll explode. Or if it doesn't , the rake is to blame. Solid tips in any case.

• Tommy Vedes Wins WPT Festa al Lago

  28 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am

  Tommy Vedes won the 2009 WPT Festa al Lago. A first place prize of $1.2 million should patch things up for the New Yorker who came close in the WSOP Main Event this summer.

• James Akenhead on yet another Big Final Table

  22 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am

  UK poker pro James Akenhead are on a roll, to be sure. November Niner with WSOP Main Event final table coming up, final table in WSOP Europe recently, and now the final table in televised Poker Million.

• Bluff Equity in Poker Explained

  21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am

  Before folding a losing hand, you should always consider if you could pick up the pot with a bluff. You need to estimate your bluff equity, and if it's positive, you need to carry out the bluff.

• The Best Damn Poker Show Goes Europe

  21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am

  Phil Hellmuth or Annie Duke, who's the best poker teacher? This question will find its answer when TV's finest poker school show comes to Europe.

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• WPT -- World Poker Finals Day 2

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

  There were 206 players when day 2 began at the 2009 World Poker Tour World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Hotel and Casino in Connecticut. By the end of the night …

• This Week In Poker -- James Akenhead, High Stakes Poker

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:43 pm

  Card Player TV talks to November Nine member James Akenhead about the upcoming 2009 WSOP main-event final table and also gives you updates on High Stakes Poker and other poker news items.

• This Week in Poker -- Oct. 31-Nov. 6

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm

  Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrap-up of the news from the live poker tournament trail. Card Player Player of the Year Update 1: Eric Baldwin — 5,898 …

• Two-Time Bracelet Winner Hans ‘Tuna’ Lund Dies at 59

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:37 pm

  Hans ‘Tuna’ Lund, a two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner and long-time luminary of the poker community, died today after a long battle with cancer. He was 59. The Sparks, Nevada resident was a staple on the tournament circuit from 1977 to 1997, before retiring to focus on his two children, Lilly and Jimmy. During that stretch, Lund amassed over $2.5 million in tournament earnings and won WSOP bracelets in 1978 and 1996.

• Online Poker -- OPOY Weekly Recap

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 am

  Last year at this time, Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis held a large lead over eventual second-place finisher, Steve “gboro780” Gross in the Card Player Online Player of the Year race. This …

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• PokerStars announce November Nine freeroll series

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am

  November Nine, November Nine, November Nine – sick of hearing that yet? We didn’t think so, and apparently neither did PokerStars. In honour of the WSOP final table being played out this weekend and concluding on Monday, PokerStars are offering a November Nine freeroll series with some big bucks to be won.

• Paradise Poker Tour announced

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am

  Hot on the heels of the new PokerStars UK and Ireland Tour comes news of another series of live events. The Paradise Poker Tour makes its debut at the Empire Casino, London on 12th and 13th December.

• Record participation in PartyPoker’s Gladiator

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  Party Poker’s Gladiator promotion has gotten off to a flying start, with a record amount of players competing for cold hard cash and the chance to enter the 2010 Aussie Millions tournament in January.

• New season of the Sky Poker Tour starts this weekend

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Snooker players are no strangers to pots. The pots of course are usually of the ball rather than the chip variety but that will change for one former World Champion this weekend, as Dennis Taylor will be joining Tikay, Richard Orford and co at the opening leg of the new season of the Sky Poker Tour.

• Isildur1 loses $340k to Cole South in huge session.

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Isildur1 has been attacking the high-stakes games at Full Tilt more and more frequently, suffering or enjoying huge swings into the red or black due to his highly aggressive game.

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• Marketing Code For Pokerstars

  RSSPoker.com

  27 Oct 2009 | 3:14 pm

  Pokerstars recently introduced a new $600 bonus for first time depositing players. The old $50 bonus is finally gone, allowing new players to get a huge bonus when they sign up to play. Use this marketing code for Pokerstars to get the new bonus...a

• Bodog Poker Bonus Code

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  5 Oct 2009 | 5:51 pm

  The Bodog Poker bonus code clearing requirements are about as easy as you'll find. First of all, you'll get 10% of your 110% bonus up front. So, if you deposit $500, you'll get $50 put directly into your account to play with. Then, you'll have... a

• Ho and Michelle on The Amazing Race

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  1 Oct 2009 | 7:31 am

  By: HowToPlayOnlinePoker.net Following in the steps of other famous poker players like Jean Robert Bellade who appeared on CBS’s Survivor, and Annie Duke who came in second on NBC’s The Apprentice, Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho are representing the poker world on this season of CBS’s The Amazing Race... a

• The Effect of the WSOP on Poker

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  22 Sep 2009 | 3:03 pm

  By: PokerGame.org The World Series of Poker has had a profound effect on poker in recent years, mostly thanks to something called the 'Moneymaker Effect.' Named after the winner of the 2003 WSOP, Chris Moneymaker, the Moneymaker Effect describes the awesome impact he had on poker in the United States and around the world... a

• Pokerstars VS Full Tilt Sunday Tourneys

  RSSPoker.com

  15 Sep 2009 | 12:19 am

  In this article we're going to pit the top two poker rooms directly against each other to see who has the best overall Sunday schedule. Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker both have great Sunday tournaments, that we already know. But who's #1? Find out here... a

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• 2009 WSOP Props: Which Player Will Last Longer?

  Bodog Poker

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  WSOP Main Event final table mania is back after a nearly four-month hiatus.

• 2009 WSOP Props: Will the Winner be an American or European?

  Bodog Poker

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  In three days the November Nine will sit down at a poker table again to find out who will become this year's WSOP Main Event champion.

• 2009 WSOP Props: Who Will be Eliminated First?

  Bodog Poker

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  We're only days away from the completion of the WSOP Main Event final table.

• 2009 WSOP Final Table - Odds to Win Main Poker Event

  Bodog Poker

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  We've been patiently waiting almost four months for the final table of the 2009 WSOP to wrap up, and that day is almost here.

• Bodog Flight Club Sends "greedness" to Lido International Dutch Open

  Bodog Poker

  1 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  The Bodog Flight Club has a new member and he's headed to the Lido International Dutch Open.

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• Free NHL tickets from PokerStars

  Joconnor

  26 Oct 2009 | 3:10 pm

  The Toronto Maple Leaf’s of the NHL and PokerStars have teamed up to give you, the average poker player, a chance to win free tickets to home games. A promotion giving away free NHL tickets to PokerStars users will be running until March 3rd.  When playing in these freerolls, you must take first or second to win the tickets.  If you happen to make it deep in the tournament, but only in the top 27, you will be automatically entered into the Grand Final tournament where you will be given the chance to win the Grand Prize.  Also, you will be playing with hockey legends in this…

• New 27″ iMac and cost effective MacBook released

  Joconnor

  23 Oct 2009 | 3:00 pm

  The new MacBook Pros and iMacs have been released to Apple stores across the world, headlined by the massive 27″ iMac, and cost effective MacBook White. Apple has been trying to figure out ways to not only improve their iMac and MacBook lines, but also reach out to a whole different client. The budget spender.  Finally, Apple has created the MacBook White, which is available as low as $999. White 13″ MacBooks The baby of the MacBook family may be getting all of the love this holiday season.  The 13″ MacBook White may be considered the best selling MacBook of all time. …

• iPhone gets challenged again, this time by the Storm 2.

  Joconnor

  23 Oct 2009 | 2:27 pm

  The best has yet to come as Research in Motion (makes of the BlackBerry) have released the new Storm 2. Research in Motion is going to take another crack at the touch screen title.  The previous, Storm, was not as quite as a big hitRiM had anticipated.  Verizon and RiM teamed up to try to make the Storm a huge success, but did not quite reach the pinnacle of the phone world.  The Storm 2 will be the next heavyweight to take on the iPhone.  One of most popular upgrades to the Storm 2 will be a new technology called “SurePress” which makes using the touch screen a breeze. Some…

• PCA 2010 announced on PokerStars.

  Joconnor

  7 Oct 2009 | 12:59 pm

  The PCA (PokerStars Caribbean Adventure) is back and is now better than ever.  Players now have the chances to take part in the PCA for free by playing in one of many freerolls available. Starting October 17th, tournaments well open up daily at the free buy-in level and the $1.10 buy-in level.  These tournaments will run until December 5th.  So you will have plenty of time to earn your free seat to the Caribbean. If you happen to place top-9 in one of these first freerolls, you will be automatically given a ticket into the PCA Freeroll Fantasy Main Event.  Other top-9 finishers will also…

• Windows 7 matches Snow Leopard OS X price.

  Joconnor

  22 Sep 2009 | 12:37 pm

  In attempts to keep up with Apple’s rock bottom prices and new marketing innovations, Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 will be available for upgrade at an all time low of $29.99 to certain customers. Microsoft has decided to hop on the horse of cost conscious software and finally offer a great deal.  College students with a valid e-mail address will be able to download this new software for a low price of $29.99.  The download will be available until January 3rd, 2010 to these students. This offer will include both the easy to use Home edition and Professional edition. …

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• Well....

  1 Nov 2009 | 6:42 pm

  *EDIT* Monday 2nd November- Just won my seat to the dtd live 80k monthly grntd via a 10 euro rebuy-sweet :)Will probably sell some action but if so will post nearer saturday, can't wait as it's been ages since i've been dtd. The last week has seen me miss out on big cashes more times than a wannabe wag in stringfellos-not sure if that line works but hey who cares! Keep hitting the bar with small mtt cashes, and then hitting the bar for beer to drown my sorrows. I've literally made about 7 final tables on ipoker in the last week, yet my biggest cash has been for like 300 bucks, figure how that…

• Post a post...

  25 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm

  Rather like an ongoing record again I shall bleet on about not really knowing what to say in this blog. I could talk about how the grinding isn't really going on right now, how poker is very swingy both emotionally, physically and financially, I could speak about hands that puzzle, surprise or even amaze even the unamazeable. But tbh i just can't be bothered. It's all a little dull. If im honest, recently i've suffered quite a few cruel rivers, and been taken to beat-aliciousville. I've got to make sure i dont tilt off all my pennies so that i have to go down and get a job at the local…

• Report...

  11 Oct 2009 | 9:05 pm

  Played the ept shootout side event on wednesday. Finished 3rd for 4k after failing to win a flip for the whole world. 11.5K FTW wld have been nice, esp seeing as i sold a great deal of my action. The overall standard in this event was appaulling, seriosuly most of these guys shldnt play above 10 quid stts, and even then they'd struggle. My first table managed to lose 3 players within minutes, one bloke gleefully shipping his kings in and his 200bb stack on the first flop we saw. I think even the man serving at the bar knew his opponent had a set. Soon after another great player decided ak was…

• Lets start again...

  3 Oct 2009 | 5:35 am

  For like the zillionth time im going to attempt to begin again with poker. After the let down of the wsope where i played ok but ran bad and didn't 'feel it', i now actually feel like a rock has been removed from my shoulders. Yeah a burden's been lifted because although a cash was important, the fact it didnt happen allows me to concentrate the mind. The previous few months were hampered a little with an inability to really grind online, as id convinced myself naively the 'big score' was due in september. This naivety is something i need to lose from my portfolio, the sheer harsh reality is…

• WSOPE....Main Event.

  24 Sep 2009 | 7:06 pm

  Saturday sees yours truely play day1a of the wsope main event. I feel very hungry for success this year, perhaps even more so than in previous years. It def feels like im at a crosroads in my poker career. As much as i can do the grinding day in day out with eyes closed, its not what i really want from poker. Id love to travel the circuit more and play decent structured mtts, rather than the limited live shoots my roll allows right now. A nice win would allow this, and would def make the grind easier. Right now i would like to droan on and on about why, but i wont. I'll just get a result and…

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• Online Poker Regulation Could Mean $41 Billion for US Government

  AintLuck.com Poker Team

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am

  As the clock continues to tick, inching closer and closer to the official December 1st compliance deadline for the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act, a new report just may be enough to get the attention of lawmakers and cause them to slam on the brakes. Following a calendar year which saw the US government hand out billions of dollars to struggling giants in the automotive and financial sectors, and struggling to come up with ways in which to fund healthcare reform, what once was viewed as an a drain on society, may just be the proverbial cash cow that the government has been looking…

• PokerStars UKIPT and EPT Schedule

  AintLuck.com Poker Team

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:55 pm

  PokerStars is already the world’s largest online poker site, and has been for quite a long time now. Despite holding this distinction, the worldwide leader in poker is not content and just resting on their laurels. Not at all satisfied with their increasing market share, PokerStars has aggressively been continuing building their brand all over the world. Last week they unveiled their Latin American Poker Tour schedule. Little did everyone know that this was only the beginning in their ongoing quest for global domination. Within the past 48 hours, they have now introduced and released the…

• Michelle and Maria Ho’s Sad Exit from Amazing Race

  AintLuck.com Poker Team

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:31 am

  Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho, for all of their success at the poker table, just may have been the worst team ever to compete in CBS’s hit reality series, The Amazing Race. This weekend, the duo finished in last place for the 3rd time in 7 weeks and was finally eliminated from the competition. Ordinarily, one last place finish is all it takes to lose but due to some very lucky circumstances, their inevitable ouster was delayed time and time again. Perhaps the most embarrassing aspect of their defeat was that they never completed the task and simply gave up, marking the second time they did…

• Durrrr Widens Lead Over Antonius

  AintLuck.com Poker Team

  3 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm

  When it first was announced, the poker world was very excited about Tom “Durrrr” Dwan’s Million Dollar Challenge. Within a week, players were lining up to accept the challenge. However, now, almost 9 months later, it seems that unless you are Patrik Antonius, you are going to be waiting a very long time for your turn. Over the past week, Dwan and Antonius continued their long and sometimes drawn out battle, playing over 2,000 hands, bringing them to a total of 27,185 hands. For those who are a bit mathematically challenged, they are just over the halfway point and at the current rate,…

• PokerStars LAPT Schedule and Dates

  AintLuck.com Poker Team

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:08 pm

  The world’s largest online poker site just keeps it coming. This week, PokerStars has announced the scheduled for yet another tournament series. This time, it is the return of the highly successful Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) which will be entering its 3rd season. The popular international series this year will also be including one of PokerStars marquee annual live events, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure which annually takes place in the Bahamas. Play at PokerStars The LAPT is known for bringing the PokerStars to numerous countries throughout the region and this time around is no…

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  Prof's Vegas Poker Blog

• 2009 WSOP Main Event Tonight on ESPN 9 PM ET

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:44 pm

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Phil Ivey advances his quest to poker's undisputed championship Most of the WSOP talk this week has been orbiting around Phil Ivey, poker's Superstar. Can he come from the back of the pack and charge to the lead to go heads-up with one of the other eight players? Chips and luck averaging out of a two-handed contest would make Ivey the favorite to take poker's biggest prize. That outcome would let it be known that a "King of Poker" had been crowned at a Coronation of Elimination in Las Vegas, the WSOP at the Rio All-Suite Resort. Hail! King Phil I.

• Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza IV Starts Friday

  28 Oct 2009 | 8:10 pm

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Poker rules at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas Deep Stack Extravaganza IV begins on Friday, October 30th, and runs through November 25th. These highly popular events will again have the Venetian's poker room filled with players from around the world vying for a piece of the prize money. Twenty-four events with buy-ins ranging from a low $340 up to $2,500 for the Championship event insures all players will find something that fits the budget. Venetian's Deep Stack Extravaganza is the original, innovative tournament series original that changed the…

• 2009 WSOP Tonight at 9 PM ET Meet November Nine Photos

  27 Oct 2009 | 7:36 am

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com All that's left of the 2009 greatest poker show on Earth - last day before the fall break of the 2009 WSOP Main Event Tune in tonight to ESPN at 9 PM ET for the exciting conclusion of the race to the WSOP November Nine. The final table will be set at the end of tonight's two hours of top flight poker. Poker Pro Phil Ivey stands apart from the field with thousands of hours of major tournament play and 7 WSOP bracelets. Poker pro Jeff Shulman has no WSOP bracelets but he has twice as many chips as Ivey. Chip leader Darvin Moon enjoying his first ever…

• Poker Strategy Tips On How To Win The Bodog Poker Open IV

  26 Oct 2009 | 11:01 pm

  photo courtesy bodog.com The Bodog Poker Open IV is a once in a lifetime opportunity for poker players to win big and become the next online poker superstar. Success in this tournament will require both strategy and luck, but because you can't control your luck, here are some poker strategy tips to help you come out on top. Regular poker tournament strategy is all about the size of your stack and the size of the blinds. Playing a deeper stacked event affords the player more time to be selective in the early stages of online poker tournaments. Starting chip stacks are generous enough that…

• November Niner Kevin Schaffel Meet Greet

  25 Oct 2009 | 10:18 pm

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Kevin Schaffel playing the ESPN feature table Kevin Schaffel will be featured on Tuesday's ESPN.com's 30 minute ESPN Inside Deal poker show at Noon ET. The Coral Springs, Florida poker pro will be interviewed by the Inside Deal crew about his preparations for the November final table and how he has made almost a half million since the summer WSOP Main Event's four month break. Fans can e-mail their questions for Kevin Schaffel to insidedeal@espn.com. Sitting in the sixth spot on the leader board with 12,390,000 in play money, Kevin Schaffel will be…

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  Party Poker Blog

• 5 Nov 2009 | 10:55 am

  Ignatious

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:55 am

  My apologies for repeating my Twitter, but honestly, people here in Ohio are going bonkers with delusion since the passing of legalized casinos on Tuesday.Massive job creation! Looming wealth for everyone!Good God, you know who else has casinos? Fucking Detroit.Just read that Lyle Berman has his fingers in future developments here. From today's Cincinnati Enquirer:--Poker champ stakes claim in

• Poker Blogging Once Again

  Ignatious

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm

  "Speaking of uberposts, god damn it. September 13th? Bonus Code Iggy!"AlCantHangWow, this is easily the longest I've ever gone without writing on this here humble poker blog. By far. Thank you, Al, for the nudge.I also missed the 6 year anniversary of starting this damn monstrosity. Happy belated blog birthday to me. 6 freaking years.I'll prolly be back on here in poker mode in a few more days,

• 13 Sep 2009 | 5:46 pm

  Ignatious

  13 Sep 2009 | 5:46 pm

  Played some in the main game this weekend at the Hollywood. Loser $1 after 6 hours. Didn't play very well -- felt like I was the soft spot which was disconcerting. Maybe cause it was all old guy nits. Took a runner-runner beat early, but fought back to even, so no harm, no foul. Looking forward to playing again.Anyway, after the Bengals magnificent loss today, I thought I'd share a local

• Appeals Court Upholds Online Gambling Ban

  Ignatious

  3 Sep 2009 | 1:50 pm

  Just saw this at Wired magazine:--A move to scuttle legislation outlawing online gambling suffered a major setback when a federal appeals court set aside constitutional and other legal challenges to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals brushed aside assertions that the act (.pdf) breached the privacy rights of gamblers

• 1 Sep 2009 | 3:02 pm

  Ignatious

  1 Sep 2009 | 3:02 pm

  Hey there, gentle reader. I'm still here.The end of August was when I had planned to return to business as usual here. And now it's September 1st and I'm ill equipped, as Otis would say. Aw hell, there's plenty of time to get back on the bus and bang worthy poker blogging out here like the good old days. I naively thought that going part-time at the ad agency would free me up, but instead, I'm

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  BadBlood on Poker

• Root, Root, Root for the Home Team

  2 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  I'm a pretty big sports fan. Not all sports mind you, but enough of them such that most of my live TV viewing is dominated by athletic competition. Since I was born and bred in the North Shore area of Massachusetts, you can imagine where my allegiances lie. Moreso than anything, I've been a diehard Red Sox fan since 1976 when my parents took me to my first game at Fenway. I remember asking why everyone cheered so hard for that Yaz guy.Beginning in 2001, I became a very spoiled sports fan. The Patriots won 3 Superbowls, the Sox won 2 World Series and even the Celtics grabbed another NBA…

• Quick Note of Thanks

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:27 am

  A lot of generous readers contributed to Mrs_Blood's Avon Walk-a-thon for Breast Cancer research. Last weekend, she walked 26.2 miles on Saturday and then 13.1 more miles on Sunday. I just wanted to thank everyone again for being so giving. Here's a shot of her (2nd from right) and her walking buddies crossing the finish line.

• Metal Wednesday?

  13 Oct 2009 | 6:13 pm

  Wrong day. No Steel Foot. Whatever.Ozzy has a new guitarist if you hadn't heard. You may not even care. Normally, I wouldn't either. However, occasionally, sometimes an odd mix of talent will infuse some life into an otherwise stagnant artist. To wit - Marty Friedman joining Megadeth. Rust in Peace was that which resulted and to this day stands out as Megadeth's best album to date. In my opinion of course.So I'm hoping that replacing Zakk Wylde with Gus G. will do the same thing for Ozzy. Who is Gus G? He's a shredder for sure, but he's one of my favorites. Formerly of Nightrage, who are NOT…

• Stupid Blog Post

  9 Oct 2009 | 9:14 pm

  Stupid?Yes.Why?Because it's about the game known as PLO.Here's what I've learned in about 50,000 hands....That's about it.Thought I knew what I was doing, I really did. Started off slow, losing about 3 buy-ins. Went on a 25 buy-in uptick, give or take, in about 10,000 hands. Next 10,000 hands or so, lost 20 buy-ins.I'm still up.But I'm pretty sure that when you get it in with the nuts and lose so often, well, I all can say is, "Head, meet wall."Smash.

• Interlude - A Poker Hand

  16 Sep 2009 | 5:26 am

  Warning: What you about to real is real and unedited. When you are finished reading the following poker hand recap, you will feel dumber for having done so. The names are changed to protect the innocent, the donkeys and the raging tilters.The game is 1/2 NL with a $300 max buy-in. The game has been going several hours and there are multiple buy-ins on the table. A "rock" is in play, a forced $5 straddle under the gun. The table is 9 handed.The pre-flop action. Player 1 limps for $5. Player 2 raises to $25. Player 3 calls. Player 4 calls. Player 5, on the button, raises to $105. Player 6, the…

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  About.com Poker

• Poker Tournament Terms

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 am

  If you're just starting to play in tournaments, brush up on tourney lingo so you don't seem too green and understand the action around you. Related Resources: Poker tournament terms How to have a home poker tournament Best books for learning tournament strategy Poker Tournament Terms originally appeared on About.com Poker on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 18:09:24.Permalink | Comment | Email this

• Spotlight on: Darvin Moon

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:41 am

  Tonight is the final night of pre-taped coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event before next week, when the final table of the November Nine will re-meet to play down for the championship. The chip leader at the event for the final days of play has been first-time entrant Darvin Moon, who took the lead on Day 6 of play and has kept it ever since. Read more about Darvin Moon here. Related: Photos from the 2009 WSOP Main Event Spotlight on: Darvin Moon originally appeared on About.com Poker on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 09:41:06.Permalink | Comment | Email this

• If You Like...

  1 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am

  One way to broaden your poker knowledge and fun is to try a new poker game. I often recommend a new game to people who ask based on what their current favorite game is. In my home game, it was easy to introduce Omaha to the gang, since it's a lot like Texas Hold'em... only you get four hole cards instead of two. And you have to use two to make your hand. Since it tends to be an "action" game, the boys at the home game took to it immediately. If you're looking to add a game, here's a list of new poker games to add to your home game based on what you already like to play! If You Like...

• 'South Park' does 'Poker Face'

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:41 am

  Wednesday night's South Park featured Cartman doing his rendition of one of our favorite poker songs, Lady Gaga's Poker Face. Watch his version here. I can't remember any other cartoon character singing a poker song, though I certainly can picture Homer Simpson singing "The Gambler." Check out the rest of the best poker songs and where you can catch some good poker on TV. 'South Park' does 'Poker Face' originally appeared on About.com Poker on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 16:41:55.Permalink | Comment | Email this

• Casino Poker Table Games Rules

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:57 am

  Not every casino in the world has a poker room, but almost every casino has table games, from blackjack to a variety of poker-based games. Here's how to play some of my favorites: Carribbean Stud Poker Rules Pai Gow Poker 101 Texas Hold'em Bonus Table Game Basics How to Play Four-Card Poker Casino Poker Table Games Rules originally appeared on About.com Poker on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 16:57:52.Permalink | Comment | Email this

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  FullTiltPoker.net

• Patrik Antonius vs. KingsofCards

  Patrik Antonius ($207,695) played against kingsofcards ($410,791.50) at Full Tilt Poker.net. They played at the durrrr (6-max, deep) table which has blinds of $500/$1000 and the poker game is No Limit Hold'em. Larger Poker Hands kingsofcards won $33,999.50 - After re-raising a bet of $9,000 by Antonius to $22,400 on the river ...

• Mike Matusow Plays at FullTiltPoker.net

  Mike Matusow played with $6,673 at Plop a 7-Game $400/$800 table with a $70 dollar ante. I watched for a little over 600 hands and here are the biggest hands played at the table. $9317 won by DAT MOOSE $6,443 won by Mike Matusow in an all-in against DAT MOOSE $13,291 won by ...

• Phil Ivey, Durrrr An AllStar FullTiltPoker.net Game

  Phil Ivey ($41,500), Durrrr ($25,798), David Benyamine ($42,900), OMGClayAiken and Cole South played at the $500/$1000 NL Hold-em table referred to as the Gus Heaven (6 max, deep) table at FullTiltPoker.net. Some of the larger hands played at the table: $73,182 won by Martonas with pocket 7's against Durrr's A9 $37,493 won by ...

• David Benyamine, Richard Ashby and Brian Hastings

  David Benyamine ($48,291), Richard Ashby ($48,182) and Brian Hastings ($89,784) played $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi at Full Tilt.com. Also at the poker table was chipchip, tibster24 and HarrisMP. They played at the Thistle (6-max) table. The big hands at the table: David Benyamine: $15,598 with a Nine High Straight HarrisMP: $16,994 (after ...

• John Junada, CrazyMacro and Boosted J Play 7-Game Mix Poker

  John Juanda ($14,198) played against Boosted J ($30,586) and CrazyMarco ($5,936) at the Char (6 Max) 7 Game mix game at Full Tilt.com. The blinds were $400/$800 and the average pot while I was watching the poker action was $2115. Bigger Hands Won by John Juanda: $5,739.5 playing limit Razz. Boosted ...

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  Prof's Vegas Poker Blog

• 2009 WSOP Main Event Tonight on ESPN 9 PM ET

  flipchipro

  2 Nov 2009 | 10:44 pm

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Phil Ivey advances his quest to poker's undisputed championship Most of the WSOP talk this week has been orbiting around Phil Ivey, poker's Superstar. Can he come from the back of the pack and charge to the lead to go heads-up with one of the other eight players? Chips and luck averaging out of a two-handed contest would make Ivey the favorite to take poker's biggest prize. That outcome would let it be known that a "King of Poker" had been crowned at a Coronation of Elimination in Las Vegas, the WSOP at the Rio All-Suite Resort. Hail! King Phil I.

• Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza IV Starts Friday

  flipchipro

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:10 pm

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Poker rules at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas Deep Stack Extravaganza IV begins on Friday, October 30th, and runs through November 25th. These highly popular events will again have the Venetian's poker room filled with players from around the world vying for a piece of the prize money. Twenty-four events with buy-ins ranging from a low $340 up to $2,500 for the Championship event insures all players will find something that fits the budget. Venetian's Deep Stack Extravaganza is the original, innovative tournament series original that changed the…

• 2009 WSOP Tonight at 9 PM ET Meet November Nine Photos

  flipchipro

  27 Oct 2009 | 6:36 am

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com All that's left of the 2009 greatest poker show on Earth - last day before the fall break of the 2009 WSOP Main Event Tune in tonight to ESPN at 9 PM ET for the exciting conclusion of the race to the WSOP November Nine. The final table will be set at the end of tonight's two hours of top flight poker. Poker Pro Phil Ivey stands apart from the field with thousands of hours of major tournament play and 7 WSOP bracelets. Poker pro Jeff Shulman has no WSOP bracelets but he has twice as many chips as Ivey. Chip leader Darvin Moon enjoying his first ever…

• Poker Strategy Tips On How To Win The Bodog Poker Open IV

  flipchipro

  26 Oct 2009 | 10:01 pm

  photo courtesy bodog.com The Bodog Poker Open IV is a once in a lifetime opportunity for poker players to win big and become the next online poker superstar. Success in this tournament will require both strategy and luck, but because you can't control your luck, here are some poker strategy tips to help you come out on top. Regular poker tournament strategy is all about the size of your stack and the size of the blinds. Playing a deeper stacked event affords the player more time to be selective in the early stages of online poker tournaments. Starting chip stacks are generous enough that…

• November Niner Kevin Schaffel Meet Greet

  flipchipro

  25 Oct 2009 | 9:18 pm

  photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Kevin Schaffel playing the ESPN feature table Kevin Schaffel will be featured on Tuesday's ESPN.com's 30 minute ESPN Inside Deal poker show at Noon ET. The Coral Springs, Florida poker pro will be interviewed by the Inside Deal crew about his preparations for the November final table and how he has made almost a half million since the summer WSOP Main Event's four month break. Fans can e-mail their questions for Kevin Schaffel to insidedeal@espn.com. Sitting in the sixth spot on the leader board with 12,390,000 in play money, Kevin Schaffel will be…

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  Best Poker Sites

• Absolute Poker Epic Nine

  Absolute Poker.net is one of the premier poker sites on the Internet today. They have several tables with a variety of minimum and maximum betting requirements to suit anyone’s budget. They have individual games and regular tournaments all with an easy to use, customer friendly online community. ...

• AP College Challenge

  Absolute Poker.net has just created a new series for college students.  This series features a full blown poker tournament that is perfect for college students.  With table buy-ins that range from twenty five cents to five dollars, as well as freerolls available, even the typical poor college student can afford ...

• Win a Porchse at PokerStars

  PokerStar.com has an exciting new promotion where you can win a free Porsche. Not only can you seem like a high roller by playing high stakes poker games but you can look like one on the roads behind the wheel of this sporty car. PokerStars is sponsoring a ...

• Full Tilt FTOPS XIV

  FullTiltPoker.net, one of the internet's premier poker sites, has just announced its fourteenth online poker series.  This series has serious payouts for the winning players as well as a number of different tournaments that different players can take advantage of.  This series begins November 4th and has a guaranteed payout ...

• PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge TV Show

  Poker Stars has announced they willing be running a Million Dollar Challenge. Poker players can qualify online for free at PokerStars.net. Players will then qualify to play poker on tv against a variety of Poker Stars pros. Daniel Negreanu will be coaching players along and giving them his expert poker ...

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• Burn cards aren’t just for ceremony

  Grundy

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:20 am

  I’d wager most you readers know how to deal a hand of Texas Hold’em, but apparently not everyone knows that there is a reason behind why we deal like we do. In this case, the purpose of the burn card. Beginners may think it is just out of tradition that a card is burned (or discarded) before the reveal of community cards. Perhaps they just never thought about it. Chances are you know better, but if not, allow me to educate. After the hole cards are dealt and the players are contemplating the strength of their hands, the deck is typically out there for all to see. In the event of a…

• What Poker Can Teach Us

  Grundy

  24 Oct 2009 | 2:15 pm

  I want to share this article with you, even though I may be late to the game on this one. I have already been emailed this link once and three of the poker enthusiasts I follow on Twitter have also brought it to my attention. What Poker Can Teach Us — By James McManus The article follows a brief history of poker from it’s French origins to it’s current popularity. I especially like how it highlights the game as a metaphor for the American mindset, crossing the Puritan values of our beginnings with the risk-loving cowboy. To top it all off, we get poker anecdotes from two of the most…

• iPhone App Review: PokerGauge

  Grundy

  20 Oct 2009 | 4:59 pm

  Today I’m crossing my love for poker with my love for tech by reviewing the iPhone application PokerGauge. You may remember my past iPhone review for one of the first games available for the device, Apple’s own Texas Hold’em game. Today I have a deeper cut from the app store which is marginally less fun, but a hundred times for useful. PokerGauge is a mobile odds calculator that I deem the mobile odds calculator. While the marketplace for odds calculators on the App Store in no way rivals the plethora of tip calculators (seriously, who buys those?) PokerGauge isn’t the only one on the…

• My favorite hand can beat your favorite hand.

  Grundy

  12 Oct 2009 | 7:06 am

  What’s your favorite pocket pair? I hear this question a lot. More accurately, I here people proclaim their favorite hold’em hole cards without my asking. Why would I ask? What else would it be? Amazingly they never share my favorite pocket pair, which is an ace followed by another ace. I’ve heard all the reasons why suited connectors are so great and why people cling to a hand they’ve had success with in the past. Really though, would you rather have the hand that holds a special place in your heart over pocket rockets? Does anyone believe any other two cards hold up…

• PokerPlasm’s “aggresive negotiations” end with the Retrival of hacked Twitter Accounts

  Grundy

  3 Oct 2009 | 1:03 pm

  Last week the Twitter accounts of myself and HCD frienemy, Pokerplasm, were attacked and seemingly deleted by Estonia-based site “getrealfollowers.com.” Due to the unorthodox negotiation techniques of Pokerplasm, the accounts were returned relatively unscathed. For the official comments of the site in question, see an account of the talks here. The following is an artistic interpretation of last week’s events.

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  UK Poker News

• Jude Ainsworth Joins Team Pokerstars, Pokerstars UKIPT Structure Announced

  7 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am

  Irish tournament star Jude Ainsworth has joined the UK and Ireland Team Pokerstars Pro Team. Plus the UKIPT have announced one of the most generous structures ever seen in the UK>

• James Akenhead Hoping To Make History This Weekend at the WSOP Main Event

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  The waiting is over and this weekend James Akenhead will be attempting to become the first UK player to win the WSOP Main Event. You can watch it live here this weekend!

• Kara Scott and Sammy George Confirmed for High Stakes Poker

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am

  In a UK poker double whammy, Kara Scott has been officially unveiled as the new hostess of High Stakes Poker and Sammy 'Any Two' George is set to be one of the players.

• Paradise Poker Tour Starts With London Event and Rake Race!

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  There is a new kid on the block on the European poker circuit and it begins with a London stop. Find out more about how to win your seat on the Paradise Poker Tour inside!

• Pokernews Takes You to the Unibet Warsaw Open

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am

  We have teamed up with Unibet to bring you some exclusive satellites into the Unibet Open Warsaw at the end of the year. Come back here to find out the password!

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  UK Poker Strategy

• Top Five Softest Cash Games Online

  31 Oct 2009 | 8:00 am

  As online poker gets increasingly tougher, our writer reveals where the easiest cash games on the internet can be found.

• Timing Tells in Online Poker

  24 Oct 2009 | 7:00 am

  A timing tell is one of the most important poker tells you can use when playing online poker. A timing tell is basically the time your opponent takes to make a decision, whereby he might be giving away information about the strength of his hand.

• The Pokernews Weekly Live Poker Satellite Guide

  22 Oct 2009 | 11:00 am

  Find out where you can win all expenses paid packages to the biggest live events in the world every week in our Pokernews Live Satellite Guide.

• Playing on PKR

  19 Oct 2009 | 11:00 am

  In this unique article, our writer tells us all about how to adapt to the 3d virtual reality poker room PKR. What to expect, how it differs from other poker rooms and more.

• Playing out of Position

  18 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am

  If you look at your poker statistics, you should see that you play more hands and win more hands while in late position as opposed to early position.

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  Thats Gambling

• Pokerstars Announces Latin American Poker Tour Schedule.

  The internets largest online poker room Pokerstars have announced the new schedule for the upcoming Latin American Poker Tour. Previous running of this tournament was greatly received by players who flooded to take part in the tournament run by the biggest name poker room. With this year being the third year that ...

• Freddy Deeb leads World Poker Tour final table.

  The tournament has been in full flow for over 5 days now, with some great poker been played by a huge player field, the tournament was grueling for all involved. The WPT Festa al Lago tournament has now finally managed to whittle out to the final 6 players at the final ...

• Pokerstars Partner With England Rugby Football Union

  The worlds largest online poker room Pokerstars has teamed up with the England international rugby union team, offering the side a 2 year sponsorship deal. The sponsorship agreement will see Pokerstars place prominent branding around Twickenham Stadium, home of the nations rugby union side as well as advertisements within the programmes ...

• Akenhead Participation Remains Consistant

  Top UK based poker player James Akenhead has once again reached the final table of the Poker Million, a tournament that has recently been signed up under the sponsorship of Full Tilt Poker. This will be the players 3rd appearence on the final table of the tevevised poker tournament in as ...

• Christophe Savary Wins Biggest Poker Tournament Held in Africa

  The World Poker Tour has once again managed to break into the record books by playing host to the largest poker tournament to be held in Africa. The tournament was hosted in Marrakech and had enough players register to boast a prize pool of €1,648,613 for players to battle it out ...

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  Cardschat Poker Forums

• A frequently asked question?

  chuG

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:24 am

  If the laws of average were perfect, how many hands would it be until I saw the same one again? (Texas Hold-em)

• Ameristar Casino - Blackhawk, CO

  Jillychemung

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:06 pm

  Last week I visited the Ameristar Casino in Blackhawk, CO. The Ameristar is located all by itself on Richman Street across the main town road (Hwy 119) from the rest of the Blackhawk business district. It has a 33 story hotel with a 10 story parking garage. Valet Parking is only accessible from the north bound lane of 119 but there was no need for it when I was there as parking was plentiful within a few steps of the elevators that go directly to the gaming floor. This casino is very new and it showed as everything was in pristine condition. The Poker Room is on the 1st floor along with half…

• Bluffing odds

  brandonnj

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:25 pm

  I have a question, say if you were tracking stats on a player, he folds 75% of the time to a continuation bet. Does that mean I have odds to bet 75% of the pot each hand against that player after raising?

• Dominating a table

  thepokerkid123

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:41 pm

  From what I can tell, most of my winnings come from sessions where I seem to dominate the rest of the table. The rest of the time it's just grinding for pocket change. For the purposes of this discussion, by dominating a table I'm referring to creating the circumstances where you're playing a lot of hands and a lot of people are folding to you (even on later streets). Basically when you seem to be in control of the table. Not just sitting there waiting for cards. There are two things that seem to allow me to dominate a table: 1: A very good run of cards. Doesn't happen often, maybe for an…

• Thought experiment

  The_Pup

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:22 pm

  During an evening of getting smashed to bits by awful plays, I started wondering. Suppose we set up Phil Ivey with a new account at our favourite internet poker site with $300 in it. He plays tournaments at the $10 level - he can only go up a level when the bankroll permits, say 30 buy ins, but can stay at that level if it drops. Assuming it matters to him, what does the bankroll look like after 10,000 hands? Why?

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  Always Bluff

• November 9, for the 2009 World Series of Poker Final Table

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:44 am

  There are really only two stories that you will hear about going into the airing of the final table, that is the story of Phil Ivey making the final table (with a shot at a third bracelet this year alone) and to a lesser extent the Story of Darvin Moon's amazing run. I am not saying Phil Ivey can not win but the odds on him doing so are long, what you are seeing is Full Tilt's PR machine in full gear. Which is great for poker because people love Phil Ivey. But the story is Darvin Moon, the logger from Maryland that would not even take endorsement money from the online poker rooms…

• Luke Schwartz and Andrew Feldman heads up, Late Night Poker

  23 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am

  Luke Schwartz (known as Full Flush online) is one of the more colorful people in all of online poker.  Andrew Feldman however is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.  Which set up an interesting heads up match on Late Night Poker in the UK.  Luke has talked serious trash about Andrew in the past and continues during this show.

• Prahlad Friedman rap from 2009 Main Event

  7 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am

  I have known Prahlad virtually since the day I started playing online poker, I certainly "practiced avoidance" in the big games on UltimateBet back in the day.  His rap style is a little unique to say the least.  I know it's easy to criticize and make fun of people but I have mad respect for anyone that put themselves out there like that.  The 2009 version is infinite compared to the "Poker is Fun" one from back in the 2006. I am sure he will never live down the original rap but this last one was infinite compared to the Jeff Madsen rap. All of which is kind of a shame, Prahlad does not…

• WSOP online – why I think it’s a bad idea and will fail

  25 Sep 2009 | 12:19 pm

  The World Series of Poker is not the first entity to pretend to be one thing and then show up as something else.  In fact they are not even the only televised poker entity to do so.  While poker will get the headlines I think this deal was rooted in some old fashioned brick and mortar ideas. WPT online not only failed it failed miserably I know the World Poker Tour at this point looks like a marginal event with marginal venues but at the time WPT online came out the WPT was doing quite well.  Certainly they had their issues, they were not very exposed in Europe (they could not do business…

• Annie Duke on Twitter – the two things you should never talk about

  23 Sep 2009 | 5:14 am

  I do not write articles every day because every single day I really do not have anything to say. Today is not one of those days. I had to learn this lesson the hard way, so here it goes, consider it free consulting. Do not talk to customers about God or Politics. In both cases you are either offending half of the people or more. There were three tweets that were important in this regard. Never EVER talk about God Annie Duke on Twitter “On DWTS Kathy Ireland just said that when she first started she couldn't walk in high heels & It just proves anything is possible with God.” (DTWS is a…

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  Poker Bankroll Blog

• Poker Bankroll Building on a stake deal_update 1

  Mark

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm

  I have started a stake deal with my good friend Artur. The deal is that I provide a starting bankroll of 2000$ and when he reaches 5000$ I receive 3000$. I have chosen to see the deal as a bet where I get odds 1.5 on my stake. Since I think the probability of success is more than 67% the EV on my bet is above 1. If you are a gambler you always take bets with an EV over 1 Here are some more details: Limits 0,5$/1$ The project will obviously stop when the bankroll hits 0$ I cannot pull out of the deal unless the bankroll reaches 5000$ The daily running stop loss is 300$. This for example means…

• The PokerBRB leaderboard concept

  Mark

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:19 pm

  The PokerBRB leaderboard concept is simple. If you finish in the money (ITM) in our selected monthly freerolls and tournaments you automatically receive points for our leaderboard. The more ITM finishes you achieve, the more leaderboard points you will receive. At the end of each competition month the top 20 players on the PokerBRB leaderboard will receive exclusive entry tickets to ALL our monthly finals. If you for some reason for example only play our tournaments on Poker Nordica, but do well enough in them to finish in the top 20 of our leaderboard, you will receive a ticket for our Poker…

• Our new PokerBRB point system will be introduced in November’s tournament competition

  Mark

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm

  Up until now the PokerBRB point system has rewarded buyin tournament players with a 1 x buyin point bonus. From now on this point bonus will be 10 x buyin instead. We have done this to acknowledge that it is often harder to finish in the money in buyin tournaments. Here’s an example of how the new point system works: If you finish in 1st place in a 1000 player freeroll you receive 99,9 points - 100*(1000-1)/1000. With the new point system you will receive 199,9 points if you finish in 1st place in a 1000 player 10$ buyin tournament - 99,9+10*10. Hope you enjoy it!

• November’s 45$ refer-a-friend competition hosted by PokerBRB

  Mark

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:59 pm

  We will be kicking of November’s freeroll competition with a 45$ Refer-a-Friend Competition. The rules are simple. Tell your friends about the PokerBRB freeroll league and if they sign up, remind them to add your forum username in the “Referred by” field on the sign-up page. In order to count towards the refer-a-friend competition standings your friends have to become active players. This is done by  registering at least one Poker Site username in the PokerBRB database and participating in our freerolls. The competition will start today November 2nd and run until the 31st of November.

• How (not) to deal with the slow customer support at UK2net

  Mark

  1 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am

  October 27th the pokerbrb.com domain was up for renewal with our host UK2net. Somehow UK2net managed to screw up the DNS for the domain which resulted in our site crashing for 5 days until now. In the process they have managed to charge us 3 times for the domain renewal. This short summary sets the scene for the 5 days of frustration we went through until our site came back online today. I’m writing this piece because I do not want you to make the same mistakes we did when dealing with the customer support at UK2net. The customer support at UK2net works through a ticket system which…

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  Shadow's Blog

• Back home in Munich

  ShadowBJ21

  26 Oct 2009 | 11:18 am

  Sorry for not posting directly after my return but there was a lot to do in the last days.Unfortunately my last two small tournaments in Dublin hadn't been a success either. I booked a small win during a cashgame session at the Sporting Emporium ... but of course not enough to break even for the trip.But nevertheless this was a wonderful weekend. I really enjoyed meeting Silke and Thomas as well as Benny and his brothers again. We had a good time at and away from the tables. Congrats again to Cat O'Neill for her 4th place finish at the IPO. I had played at the same table with here for some…

• Sightseeing & Poker at the Sporting Emporium

  ShadowBJ21

  17 Oct 2009 | 7:45 pm

  My sightseeing trip through Dublin led me this time to the area between the Dublin castle and the Guinness brewery. Lot's of old buildings and churches around. Just have a look at the pictures at the end of this entry.The tournament at the Sporting Emporium had a great structure. They start with a 9k stack and 10 min. levels. Doesn't sound great? Well, the catch is that they add another 2.5 minutes to each new level. With the structure running 25/50, 50/100, 75/150, 150/300, 200/400, 300/600 and so on they reached 40 min. blinds al level 12. With 25 players that night it took almost 7 hours…

• IPO Day 2 ... some photo impressions

  ShadowBJ21

  17 Oct 2009 | 6:07 am

  Day two has started about an hour ago and I took some photo impressions from the start.We have at least two poker couples in todays field:Silke & Thomas from Munich, GermanyCat O'Neil & Rob Taylor from IrelandOther known players in todays field include:Maria Demetriou from Nottingham, England (left)Andy Black from Ireland (right)Noel Furlong, Ireland, WSOP Main Event Champion 1999 (left)Jesse May, The Poker Show (right)I am now on my way into the city of Dublin for some sightseeing and on to the tournament at the Sporting Emporium at 8:30pm. Hopefully I haven't used up all my luck…

• Day 1 ... and final day of the IPO (at least for me)

  ShadowBJ21

  16 Oct 2009 | 2:11 pm

  That wasn't like expected although the day started very well. I was well rested and in a good mood when I arrived at the Regency. I was able to take a short peek into the main room while it was still empty and then waited with the others outside until the doors opened at around 12:45pm.Stephen and his team did a great job. That place looks really great. Feels like you're playing in a much more expensive torunament. Today's poker celebs included Padraig Parkinson and Surinder Sundar. Those two and several others had a bounty on their head (that's why the were wearing those football…

• The day before the IPO

  ShadowBJ21

  15 Oct 2009 | 2:08 pm

  This will be just a short update as I am very tired and need some sleep.The trip to Dublin was uneventful except for the fact that I arrived with 12kg in handluggage. Ryanair only allows 10kg and in Memmingen they forced every piece to be put on the scale. So I started to pack the most heavy pieces into my pockets ... just to put everything back into my handluggage once I had passed that control point. So ridiculous! On the plane I fell asleep immediately and even overslept the landing. I told you ... I am tired ;-)The Skylon Hotel is a nice place. Rooms are small but clean in general. And if…

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  H.O.R.S.E Poker News

• 7 Card Stud H/L Strategies

  Most of us won't admit it but 7 Card Stud H/L is not the average mixed game player's best game. This is proven true time and time again at the tables. Since there is so much room for improvement when it comes to Stud Hi-Lo I wanted to give you ...

• Mixed Poker Games At Absolute Poker

  I've been spending a lot of time lately playing at Absolute Poker's mixed game tables. I haven't spent much time at Absolute Poker in the last couple years and I heard about a cool promotion they were having so I figured that I'd give them another shot. I've had mixed ...

• Poker Motivational Clips (Battle Scenes)

  This post isn't related to mixed poker games really but everyone needs some motivation/inspiration from time to time. Playing poker is a lot like being in a fight. If you go into it without a lot of confidence you will likely lose. I have a little routine I like to ...

• PLH/PLO - The New Mixed Poker Game

  I was just browsing around at Poker Stars and I noticed a new mixed poker variant, PLH/PLO. This mixed game consists of pot limit texas Hold'em and pot limit Omaha. PL Hold'em has never been a very popular game so I don't expect this game to go very far but ...

• Absolute Poker VIP Program Overview: FAME

  Absolute Poker has recently updated their VIP rewards program. The new program is called FAME and is one of the most comprehensive poker rewards systems currently available. If you are into poker points and frequent player perks, you should check out FAME at Absolute Poker. Absolute Poker offers two mixed ...

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  Poker News Headlines

• Poker Strategy: Single Table Tournaments

  Sophie

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:03 am

  Playing Single Table Tournaments, or Sit’n’Gos as they are often called, is a fun and fast way to earn money. These games are continuously running at various buy-in levels on all online poker rooms so it’s no wonder they are so popular. The most profitable way to make money from single table tournaments is [...]

• $10,000 November Rake Races at Sun Poker

  Paul Sandells

  30 Oct 2009 | 10:58 am

  Sun Poker’s October Rake Races were an absolute success, so the popular iPoker online poker room is putting up $10,000 for the month of November in two more great $5k races:The first rake race runs from the 1st of the month until 11:59PM GMT of the 2nd Sunday of the month. The second rake [...]

• Poker News Headlines $7,000 Rake Race Starts This Weekend

  Paul Sandells

  30 Oct 2009 | 7:15 am

  The Poker News Headlines $7,000 Rake Race starts just after midnight on Saturday. Set your alarm clocks for 00:01 am on November 1st and get ready to play your socks off for a chance of winning a WSOP Circuit event seat in Atlantic City (or $5000 in cash if you prefer) alongside other [...]

• Ladies Champ Sues WSOP Academy

  Paul Sandells

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:40 am

  The 2007 WSOP Ladies champion, Sally Ann Boyer, is to sue the World Series of Poker Academy on the grounds that they used her name and image without her permission in their ads.Boyer picked up $262,077 alongside a WSOP bracelet and watch following her win in June 2007. She claims the ads state [...]

• Poker Game Robbed of $11,000 by Armed Men

  Paul Sandells

  28 Oct 2009 | 7:11 am

  Two men, armed with assault rifles and pepper spray, robbed a poker game in Cleveland on Monday night and got away with $11,000 in cash. The thieves forced the seven poker playing men to undress before spraying them with pepper spray and making off with the money.Robberies at poker games appear to be [...]

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  Holdem Review

• Introducing The Poker Stars Turbo Takedown: $1 Million Guaranteed

  James Washington

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:59 am

  Introducing The Poker Stars Turbo Takedown: $1 Million GuaranteedPost from: Online Poker Site News Introducing The Poker Stars Turbo Takedown: $1 Million GuaranteedPost from: Online Poker Site News Poker Stars is running a brand new online poker tournament promotion called The Turbo Takedown. The Turbo Takedown will take place once each month and entry will be by Frequent Player Points (FPPs) only – that means there will be no cash buy-ins [...]

• Titan Poker ECOOP V Coming Up: Satellites On Now

  James Washington

  5 Nov 2009 | 1:13 am

  Titan Poker ECOOP V Coming Up: Satellites On NowPost from: Online Poker Site News Titan Poker ECOOP V Coming Up: Satellites On NowPost from: Online Poker Site News Titan Poker is gearing up for the fifith running of its European Championship of Online Poker. The ECOOP V will run this time from November 23 to December 6. That’s 14 days with 1 event per day making for 14 tournaments, 14 [...]

• FTOPS XIV Begins Today

  James Washington

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:19 am

  FTOPS XIV Begins TodayPost from: Online Poker Site News FTOPS XIV Begins TodayPost from: Online Poker Site News The Full Tilt Online Series 14 has started today. As in the past, the FTOPS XIV contains 25 events with a total guaranteed prize pool of $16 million this time around, culminating in the $2.5 million guaranteed main event (for which Full Tilt Poker satellites are still [...]

• Poker Stars Latin American Poker Tour Season 3 Schedule Announced

  James Washington

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:34 pm

  Poker Stars Latin American Poker Tour Season 3 Schedule AnnouncedPost from: Online Poker Site News Poker Stars Latin American Poker Tour Season 3 Schedule AnnouncedPost from: Online Poker Site News The season 3 schedule of the Latin American Poker Tour has been announced, and it features the already beloved PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, a hallmark of the European Poker Tour, this time to be held from January 4 through 14 in Nassau, [...]

• Poker Stars Launches New U.K. & Irish Poker Tour

  James Washington

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am

  Poker Stars Launches New U.K. & Irish Poker TourPost from: Online Poker Site News Poker Stars Launches New U.K. & Irish Poker TourPost from: Online Poker Site News Poker Stars has launched a new live poker tour, the UKIPT, or the U.K. & Ireland Poker Tour. The inaugural stop on the newest of world poker tour circuits sponsored by PokerStars will be the Irish Poker Championship taking place in December, [...]