SearchArchives for: November 2006French May Follow US in the Anti Online Poker Move28th November 2006 Link.The French proposal, launched after the riots in that country in 2005, includes a couple of items referencing online poker. The first, similar to the UIGEA, would require banks to block transactions to online gambling sites. The second would require… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Flopping a Set in Pot Limit Holdem25th November 2006 We all feel like poker gods when we flop a set. But how do you extract the most money from this powerful hand in a pot limit game when outdraws are encouraged by the betting limits? Our partners at www.Gambling-Win have some helpful advice.A popular on… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Raymer Robber Turns Informant, Wins Release23rd November 2006 Any list of the strangest non-poker poker stories in recent memory certainly includes the attempted December, 2004 robbery of 2004 WSOP Main Event champ Greg Fossilman Raymer, who successfully fought off two assailants outside his Bellagio...This article… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Things About Poker Im Thankful for This Thanksgiving23rd November 2006 I decided, in the holiday spirit, to roll some things off the top of my head that I am thankful for in the world of poker on this day of thanks....This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comPlaying Overcards in Limit Texas Holdem | Annie Duke:… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Thanksgiving Week Roundup23rd November 2006 Little Mr. Mom, little 100-200; all in the life of a poker pro.Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsMajor Event Dates | Day 2 at the LA Classic WPT | $10 Million Dollar Buy In Poker Tournament more » Categories: Texas Hold'em The Other Games of Poker: Badugi22nd November 2006 On my first trip through the high limit cash game area at this summers World Series of Poker, I noticed that in addition to some of the more typical mixed-game acronyms like H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E. and even H.O.E.....This article is courtesy of Poker News |… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker in The Boston Area22nd November 2006 Most of my high limit stud play is done at Foxwoods Resort casino in their spacious poker room. But Ive written about that place dozens of times in this column. Let me give you a picture of the local Boston poker scene....This article is courtesy of Po… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Milking It -- Playing Flopped Quads (Part III)22nd November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Poker for Beginners, Strategy, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemOK so here is the conclusion to my Playing Flopped Quads post from earlier this week. Im going to go ahead and finish this despite Waffles insistence i… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Card Room Round-Up: Riviera Hotel and Casino21st November 2006 The Rivera Resort located on the fabled Las Vegas Strip has been welcoming guest to enjoy the fun and excitement of the worlds number 1 entertainment destination. The hotel celebrated fifty years of service last year and was Nevadas first casino/hotel t… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Milking It -- Playing Flopped Quads (Part II)21st November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Poker for Beginners, Strategy, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemIn yesterdays post, I introduced a recent hand from Miami Dons latest Big Game where I saw a cheap flop against four opponents with pocket 6s, and manag… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Dallas Police Raid Poker Games21st November 2006 Filed under: Legal MattersFor those of us who play in home games or privately-run live touneys, its easy to forget that, in a lot of cities, playing poker is illegal. Sure, there are varying degrees of illegality, with some cities making it illegal to wa… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Phil Hellmuth To Host Charity Poker Tournament For Fallen Officers21st November 2006 Poker champion Phil Hellmuth will be the host of a tournament in December that not only will demonstrate the ability of poker to be used as a fundraiser...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comFrom Poker Writer to Poker Celebrity: The Jim… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em UltimateBet.net Aruba Classic to Air on GSN21st November 2006 The Game Show Network [GSN] has announced the upcoming premiere of its coverage of the recently completed UltimateBet.net Aruba Classic, with the first airing scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on Friday, December 8....This article is courtesy of Poker News | poke… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Weekend Online Wrap Up (Nov 18-19)21st November 2006 The most comprehensive online tournament report on the webRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsGary Dolenga profile | Phil Hellmuth is out | EPT 2006 end of day 1 more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker Weekend: A Poker Stars Chop-Chop-Chop20th November 2006 In a weekend chock-full of big online events, Poker Stars Sunday Million still drew one of its biggest fields ever. While, over at Ultimate Bet, a spirited final table gave several players a shot at the win, and at Party Poker...This article is courtesy… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Bad Guys Rob Charity Tourney20th November 2006 Filed under: Odds & Ends, No Limit Texas HoldemFor years, Ive done various charity fundraisers for lots of different causes. The most well-known and most successful have been the breast cancer marathons and walks my wife and I have done (closing in o… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Todays Word is.. Build (Your Poker Bankroll)20th November 2006 I get more questions about bankrolls than seems sensible to me.
There are no magic formulas for managing your poker money. The more risk you take, the more likely you are to build your bankroll in a hurry and the more likely you are, also, to go broke d… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Cherokee Casino and Resort Oklahoma State Championships of Poker February 1st - February 13th 200720th November 2006 Event: Oklahoma State Championships
Where: Cherokee Casino and Resort (Tulsa, OK)
When: Feb. 1st-13th 2007
Events: 16
Buy-In: $100-$3000
Thursday, February 1st - 7:00 PM Jack and Jill ($100 + $20)
Friday, February 2nd - 7:00 PM No Limit Hold Em St… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WSOP 2007 Main Event Entrants Estimates and Odds20th November 2006 If ever your look for the best estimates on events and trun-out the odds makers are usually the best first stop. As of November 20th paddypower.com has the lowest odds centered around 3500-5000.
The complete odds from paddypower.com are:
Number of pla… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Dodge City Born of Gamblers n Gunslingers20th November 2006 After the Civil War, Americans started moving westward and conflicts with Indians increased. To protect wagon trains, the Army built Fort Dodge along the Santa Fe Trail in 1865.
Six years later, in 1871, rancher Henry L. Stitler constructed a sod house… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Popular Poker Blogger Iggy Causes Stir, Switches Outlets20th November 2006 Blogging has become a huge part of our culture. Blogs on all subjects have popped up all over the Internet in recent years, and some of these blogs have hundreds of thousands of readers a day. Arguably the most widely read blogger in the poker blog wor… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Party drops to third, Former Star Trek Actor gets lucky20th November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Online Games, Limit HoldemLast night, I sat down at a .50/1 LHE on PokerStars. The software had been updated, and I wanted to see if there were any spiffy new toys that only become obvious when involved in a hand. I didnt see anyth… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker Weekend Special Report: Full Tilt FTOPS Main Event20th November 2006 Full Tilts second-ever Full Tilt Online Poker Series wrapped up its nine-day run in grand style Sunday evening. Event #9, the $535 entry-fee Main Event (FTOPS Event #9), shattered pre-tourney expectations...This article is courtesy of Poker News | poker… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Milking It -- Playing Flopped Quads20th November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Poker for Beginners, Strategy, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemOh what a feeling. Hopefully youve all been there at some point in your poker careers. Youre playing no-limit holdem, and you look down to find a decent… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em FTOPS: Final Results20th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Online GamesThe final three events of FTOPS ran Friday through Sunday, showcasing some of the best (and worst) online play in Razz, Omaha, and No Limit Holdem. Though I opted not to play in any of the nine events (which Ill get… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Room Review: The Monte Carlo in Las Vegas19th November 2006 Ask Frequent Poker Players (FPP) in Las Vegas about their favorite rooms and you will often hear low to medium limit players mention the Monte Carlo. Located between New York-New York and Bellagio...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comI… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Tony G Wins First Major Poker Tournament in Asia18th November 2006 Betfair and their Singapore partners got almost their dream result yesterday when two local Singaporean players made the Final Table of the $5000 Main Event. Only 11 out of the 313 players were local...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Mansion Poker is Pouring Money Into Players Bankrolls18th November 2006 Since the dawn of the online poker age, no online poker room has launched to more fanfare than Mansion Poker. The company has pulled out all the stops to get players attention, and add value to their bankrolls....This article is courtesy of Poker News |… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker News: WSOP, IGEA and the Stardust17th November 2006 EFFEL, DAILY TO RETURN TO WSOP
Harrahs announced that two of the top figures from the 2006 WSOP will be returning to run the event in 2007. Jack Effel will be the Tournament Director next year, and Robert Daily will return as Event Director. WSOP Commis… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em From Poker Writer to Poker Celebrity: The Jim McManus Story17th November 2006 Heres a bit of backstory about Jim McManus, the man who decided to live and breathe poker and write one of the most compelling poker books every written. Submitted by our partners at Gambling-Win.com.There are times in sports when a reporter experiences… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Casinos back study of UIGEA, PPA says prohibition helped defeat Leach17th November 2006 Filed under: Online Games, Legal MattersEchoing the sentiments of, well, everyone who isnt named Bill Frist or Jim Leach, MGM/Mirage executive Terry Lanni said that it was ridiculous that the UIGEA was attached to an entirely unrelated port security bill… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em FTOPS Event #6 -- Results, and a Blogger at the Final Table17th November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Online Games, No Limit Texas Holdem
What a night it was in Event #6 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, the pot-limit holdem tournament. After playing great but suffering a brutal suckout against my pocket Aces in th… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em The Poker Shrink, Volume 15 - Optimism at the Poker Table17th November 2006 Some years ago I participated in a study on optimism; specifically how did an optimistic attitude affect the results of various tests and games. Lately, I have wondered how these results might apply themselves to poker....This article is courtesy of Poke… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Returns to Mohegan Sun17th November 2006 Thursday, the Mohegan Sun announced a $740 million dollar expansion to its casino complex in Uncasville, CT. While there are many new features planned for the expansion, including a House of Blues music hall...This article is courtesy of Poker News | p… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WPT @ Foxwoods - World Poker Finals - Main Event Final Day17th November 2006 Final Day of the World Poker Finals Main EventRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsJon Luu is out of the LA Classic | WSOP Satellites Running Now! | Poker Book Review â“ Why You Lose at Poker more » Categories: Texas Hold'em First Person Report: Tony G Checks in From The Asian Poker Tour17th November 2006 We stumbled across top player Tony G in the halls at the Betfair Asian Poker Tour Stop at Singapore. This was by far the biggest poker event in history in Asia, and since Tony made the final table, we asked him...This article is courtesy of Poker News |… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WPT To Bring Fathers And Sons To The Poker Table Together16th November 2006 The World Poker Tour announced on Wednesday that there will be a unique, first time format for one of their special tournaments that will be taped after the wrapup of the WPTs World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Casino...This article is courtesy of Poker News… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Decisions, Decisions, Decisions16th November 2006 Recently, Ive been asking players what they consider important to be a good poker player. I have been getting a variety of answers. However, there seems to be a common denominator to this variety-it usually has to do with decision making skills. Most pla… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Assumptions and Defense Mechanisms16th November 2006 Several issues ago I presented a hand analysis in which a young man held trip 10s with a board of 10-10-5-A (he held J-10). The opponents he was up against had started in the blind positions. He had over utilized a concept about blind hands being random… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Avoidance16th November 2006 My "to do" list always seems to be long on a Saturday. For most of us, it seems the busy work week allows things around the house to get backed up. The lawn needs to be mowed, the bills need paid, the dirty clothes need to be cleaned, the cars need to be… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em FTOPS Event #5 - Results16th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Online GamesI was kind of surprised to see that the HORSE event at FTOPS last night fell just short of the minimum guaranteed - I thought they would far exceed it. However 706 players still registered for the event so it was har… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Triple Draw, Five Card Draw Come to PokerStars16th November 2006 Filed under: Online GamesPokerStars has added some new draw poker games, including 2-7 triple draw, and 5-card draw. The games are offered in limit, pot-limit, and no-limit versions, at a variety of limits (youll find me at the .50/1 limit tables, thanky… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Pinnacle Entertainment: Thriving in the Second Tier16th November 2006 They say you can judge the strength of an industry by the health of its second tier participants. If Pinnacle Entertainment is any indication, the casino and poker industries are riding high. With mega competitors like Harrahs Entertainment and MGM MTh… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Smitten Spontaniety16th November 2006 Absolutely zero poker content whatsoever. Except I play and she rakes. Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsWPT Invitational Tournament 2006 | 25 Days Until WSOP 2006 | Winning Hands at Texas Hold em Poker more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WPT @ Foxwoods - Fathers and Sons Special Tournament15th November 2006 Fathers and Sons Special WPT EventRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsLisa Pickell goes out in 10th place | Online Poker Comes to Casinos | Herman Zango Out in 11th more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Return to the Wheatie15th November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemSo I havent had much time for poker over the last month or so. After the WCOOP was over, I think I was a little burned out, anyway, and needed a break, so I didnt make it much of a pr… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Call to Bluff15th November 2006 In todays column lets discuss an advanced play that has become very popular in no-limit but also has application in limit games as well. Its a play that does require you to have some knowledge of your opponents tendencies to increase your level of succes… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Dont Go Out With a Guy Named Eddie (15th November 2006 "I never ever was in love with you. I loved and will always love you but I was never "in love" with you." My first love said that to me and my heart broke into itty bitty pieces. Unrequited love, I think that means a love that is not mutual, love that is… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker: Mansion Poker - Shaken not Stirred15th November 2006 Whenever I catch one of Mansion Pokers slick new TV ads, Im reminded of that bygone era where poker was an elegant pastime straight out of film noir and James Bond capers, where the men dressed in tuxedos and the women used their wit and beauty to deceiv… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Running Today: FTOPS Event #5 - HORSE15th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Online GamesIve been on a bit of a hiatus the past few days, so Ive missed out on a lot of the FTOPS action over at Full Tilt. Tonight will be the fifth event in the series, and it will undoubtedly be one of the most interesting… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Gaming Has Uphill Battle with New Senate Majority Leader15th November 2006 Online gaming advocates were high fiving after the mid-term elections as many of their mostly Republican foes were unseated. But this was an admittedly small battle in the war to undo the UIGEA. If online poker is to win the war...This article is court… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em The Other Games of Poker: Triple Draw Lowball15th November 2006 Successful cash game players understand that poker is a long-term grind. Hundreds of sessions, thousands of hands, millions of decisions. In the post-boom poker era, a strong majority of players are making their hourly rate...This article is courtesy… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em FTOPS #4 Shorthanded No-Limit Holdem -- A Suckout Story15th November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemYeah well the FTOPS started off not with the bang I was hoping for, but more like a whimper. I played great in FTOPS Event #4 last night, the 6-max shorthanded no-limit holdem tournam… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em My Name on a Marquis?!?15th November 2006 I dont know how to tell you this... Im kind of a big deal around here.Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsOmaha: A-2-K-K and a Flop of 3-4-5 | Biggest Online Poker Tournament in History | William "Willy Will" Farilla get boo… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Betfair Asian Poker Tour Opens in Singapore14th November 2006 The much-anticipated Betfair Asian Poker Tour (BAPT) finally launched this week in the beautiful city of Singapore. Asia has long been viewed as a possible boom market for poker, and there is no doubt there is considerable interest...This article is cour… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WPT @ Foxwoods - World Poker Finals - Main Event Day 314th November 2006 Day 3 of the World Poker Finals Main EventRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsA quick estimated chip count and seat assignment: | World Poker Tour Season 5 Ready To Begin | Top 20 Player Earnings 2006 more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Room Boom in the UK14th November 2006 Until a few years ago, the only place one could get a live game of poker in the UK was in a casino (unless you were connected well enough to know of a private game) and most of these didnt even have poker rooms. Just before the poker boom started, one of… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Congress is DEAD Wrong!14th November 2006 If online poker is prohibited, so should "investing" in the stock market. . .
In the U.S., we elect our Senators and Representatives to enact legislation that is in the best interests of the citizens.
When the Senate sneaked in the "Unlawful Internet G… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Another Euro Merger: Playtech Purchases Tribeca14th November 2006 Hot on the heels of a press release issued last week, concerning the departure of U.K.-based poker network Tribeca Tables from the U.S. market, comes word that Tribeca itself will be purchased by rival Playtech. The deal is expected to make Playtech the… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Playing Overcards in Limit Texas Holdem14th November 2006 Limit Hold Em presents many challenges that are different from those found in its No-Limit cousin. How you behave post-flop with unpaired overcards requires some finesse that our partners at Learn-Texas-Holdem have explored below.Limit Texas Holdem is a… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker Weekend: Legato Claims Stars Win; joskins Takes Down FTOPS #213th November 2006 This weekend saw players at two different online poker sites take down a score in excess of $100,000. The FTOPS series was off and running at Full Tilt, and Poker Stars managed to break its own player pool record for a Sunday tournament This article is… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Monday Morning in Montana13th November 2006 Im on vacation baby...Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsAnother FTOPS Satellite, the WPBT and Mondays at the Hoy | Herman Zango Out in 11th | T.J. Cloutier at the LA Classic Poker more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Doyles Room takes over Pamela Poker13th November 2006 Filed under: Celebrities, Professionals, Online GamesThe eleven people in the world who were shocked and stunned when Pamela Anderson withdrew her endorsement of Pamelapoker.com last week can rest a little bit easier today: According to Online Casino New… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em High Stakes Poker Marathon on GSN Tonight13th November 2006 Filed under: TelevisionWhen I reviewed High Stakes Poker during its first season, I wrote, "GSN starts out with a very strong hand, but misses the flop entirely. The show is only a few episodes in, though, so maybe theyll pick up a draw on the turn, and… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Another FTOPS Satellite, the WPBT and Mondays at the Hoy13th November 2006 Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemTime for a quick post this morning as I get ready for what I am really hoping will be one of the better weeks of poker in my life, and certainly one of the most exciting. As Joanne wi… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em FTOPS Event #2 - NLHE Deep Stacks13th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Online GamesI wanted to play in the 2nd event of FTOPS so badly last night that I just about blew off my dinner plans, especially after watching the number of entrants climb to 3010 players. They had originally scheduled a $500,… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Book Review â“ Why You Lose at Poker13th November 2006 They say in physics that each action has an equal and opposite reaction. The same is true in poker â“ for every dollar won, there must be a dollar lost (rake notwithstanding). Im no physicist, but...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.co… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Cash Equity at the Final Table13th November 2006 Wed all like to make the final table of our next Texas Hold Em tournament. FullTilt Poker Pro Rafe Furst gives us the skills to weigh each hand based on its increased worth at the final table with its real money payout. Read the full article.1 - Each c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Weekend Online Roundup13th November 2006 The most comprehensive online poker tournament roundup on the net!Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsSoren Turkewitsch wins N.A. Poker Championship | Five Star World Poker Classic End Of Day 3 | European Poker Tour in Mont… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Whats He Holding? #1 -- Follow-Up Comment13th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Poker for Beginners, Strategy, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemIn follow up to last weeks Whats He Holding? #1 post, Pokerwolf posed an interesting question to me. Pokerwolf asks how would I have played the hand that my oppon… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Full Tilt Online Poker Series Begins Nine-Day Run12th November 2006 The Full Tilt Online Poker Series [FTOPS] returned yesterday with the first of nine daily events. This second FTOPS, hot on the heels of the first FTOPS in August, promises significant increases in prize pools...This article is courtesy of Poker News |… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Internet Poker Folds A Winning Hand12th November 2006 The fallout from the new Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 has been nothing short of amazing. Every publicly traded gaming company is running for cover, and many of the private ones as well. Operators as big as PartyPoker and the payment… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em JC Tran Wins WCOOP12th November 2006 Professional player J.C. Tran had an amazing summer. He cashed six times at the 2006 WSOP and almost won a bracelet when he finished in second place in a $1,500 NL event. The pro from Sacramento, California bubbled out of the WPTs TV table on two differe… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker News: Gambling Bill, Online Poker and Picasso12th November 2006 CONSERVATIVES LASH OUT AGAINST ONLINE GAMBLING BILL
One of the things Senator Bill Frist was probably counting on with his forcing through of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was that he would be cheered by conservatives. Frist may… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em New Plans for 2007 Will Surpass a Spectacular 200612th November 2006 Midwest players have enjoyed an explosion of exciting poker tournaments this past year. As the 2006 season winds down, there is still plenty of action currently underway, however 2007 promises to outshine this past years events with an even greater influ… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Two Flop Fests for Fall12th November 2006 Two traditional Autumn tournaments are about to commence. The annual "Fall Poker Round-up" at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino, in Pendleton OR runs Nov. 8 - 18. This is Northwest poker. Players n pros, owners n operators from throughout Washington, Oregon,… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em FTOPS Event #1 Results12th November 2006 Well I entered two satellites yesterday morning / early afternoon, but apparently I wasnt meant to play in the first event of FTOPS since I busted out in 37th place in each of them. I was pretty dissapointed since O8 is probably my favorite (and possibly… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Room Review â“ Binions12th November 2006 Binions, formerly The Horseshoe and/or Binions Horseshoe, in downtown Las Vegas is the most recognized poker room in the United States, if not the entire world. For the first 30 years Binions was the home of the World Series of Poker....This article is c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em The Mainstream Notices: Gamblers Votes Made a Difference11th November 2006 One of the problems inherent in being just one voice in 300 million is that its easy to believe that individual votes do not matter. Not only do individual votes matter, but the mainstream has noticed that the voices and votes of gamblers...This article… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Reminder - FTOPS Events Begin Today11th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Online Games, OmahaThe November edition of FTOPS (Full Tilt Online Poker Series) kicks off today at 4:30pm EST with the first of nine events - Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Low with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. At the time of this wri… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Slow Playing Basics in No Limit Holdem11th November 2006 Our partners at Gambling-Win.com offer their tips for slowplaying in poker.If youre just learning to play the game of no limit holdem, you are probably realizing that there is more to the game than just waiting for a big hand and betting as much as possi… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Master Classics of Poker in Amsterdam10th November 2006 Daily reports Day 1Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsWSOP Final table finishes All Time 2005 | End of Day 1 Flight B | Table Talk more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Mike Kassinger: Poker Room Manager at Sunset Station10th November 2006 A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, Mike Kassinger moved at the age of five with his family to Middletown, New Jersey, where he grew up. For most of his childhood he attended Catholic schools, graduating from Mater Dei High School in 1973. He completed… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Lou Krieger Playing in Dick Van Patten Charity Tourney10th November 2006 Filed under: Professionals, Tournaments, CharityLou Krieger, notable poker author and all-around really good guy, posted on his blog that hell be playing in the charity tournament I wrote about yesterday. Lous books helped my game a lot when I was a noob… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em The Poker Shrink, Vol 14 - The Psychology of a Poker Tournament10th November 2006 Every poker tournament is different. The structures are different, the players are different and certainly the cards are different. Recognizing how a tournament is different can increase your chances...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em End of an Era - Stardust Closes Doors10th November 2006 Filed under: Casinos & Card Rooms, Las VegasIt has been a very sad week for me. No more Wayne Newton Theatre. No more Coco Palms Restaurant. The Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada closed their doors last week for good after 48 years of se… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Pamela Anderson Waves Goodbye to Online Poker, While Margolis Waves Hello10th November 2006 Another shoe has dropped relative to the US passage of the UIGEA and it appears to be the high heel of former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson. Apparently Anderson has ended her affiliation...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comMats Irema… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Whats He Holding? #1 -- Part III10th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Poker for Beginners, Strategy, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemOK today were going to finish Whats He Holding #1 with a brief discussion of yesterdays comments as well as my own thoughts, and then well take a look at the rive… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Pamela Poker Joins Stardust, Klondike, Jim Leach10th November 2006 Filed under: Celebrities, Online GamesPamela Anderson, who made a name for herself bouncing along the beach in slowmo on Baywatch, then rocketed herself into infamy and permanent celebrity status with the honeymoon video that made the catchphrase "Youre… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Dick Van Patten Charity Tourney This Weekend09th November 2006 Filed under: Celebrities, Tournaments, CharityThis weekend, the Dick Van Patten charity poker tournament will be played at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, a community about two hours east of Los Angeles near Palm Springs.The tournament will r… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Commerce Holiday Bonus Tournament Day 6, $300+30 Final Table... Good news!09th November 2006 I told you this was going to happen!!!Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsQuestion to Isabelle Mercier | WSOP Final table finishes All Time 2005 | European Poker Tour in Montecarlo more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Harrahs Acquires Majority Position in London Clubs International09th November 2006 Recently, Harrahs announced it had successfully acquired, or received acceptance of, almost 83% of London Clubs Internationals ordinary shares and expects to control 100% by the end of the year.This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comPokers… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Whats He Holding #1 -- Part II09th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Poker for Beginners, Strategy, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemLet me begin by saying a sincere Thank You again to all of the very well-reasoned and thoughtful comments to Part I of this post. The response was bigger than I h… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em U.S. Political Isolation Increases as U.K. Repeatedly Says Yes to Online Gaming09th November 2006 A virtual line in the sand drawn by United Kingdom officials responsible for the oversight of Britains legalized online gaming industry is likely to further isolate the United States in its efforts to legislate online gaming...This article is courtesy of… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Whats He Holding #1 -- Comments and Response09th November 2006 Filed under: Tournaments, Poker for Beginners, Strategy, Online Games, No Limit Texas Holdem
Today were going to look at Part II of yesterdays new Whats He Holding? post. If you recall, in yesterdays post we were faced with the situation at left, where a… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Gambling Bill Sponsor Jim Leach Defeated08th November 2006 While the rest of the US will be discussing the Democratic victories that secured a House majority and a potential Senate majority, most online poker players will be discussing a single victory....This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comDay… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Lessons from the Pro Poker Tour by David Apostolico08th November 2006 David Apostolico has written a flurry of poker books over the last year or so. Because of his new-found stature in the poker world, Apostolico was invited to participate in the Professional Poker Tour, a series of no-limit holdem tournaments filled with… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Junking In08th November 2006 If you have an adventurous spirit, you can look for profitable opportunities in no-limit holdem by taking cheap flops with speculative holdings and hitting the sort of (granted, infrequent) monster flops that create big action and let you take some unsus… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em San Francisco The City Built by Gamblers08th November 2006 San Francisco The City Built by Gamblers By Byron Liggett The first citizens of the Bay Area were Native Americans. A peaceful people, they were especially social. They liked to party, enjoyed athletic competition and loved to gamble.
The Spanish establ… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Jim "Click the mouse and lose your house" Leach sent to rail by voters08th November 2006 Filed under: Odds & EndsA few politically-minded poker players kept live blogs during yesterdays midterm election, and today, Amy Calistri looked at the results through a poker prism. Her analysis is at Poker News.I was hoping that Arizons anti-gamin… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em |
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