SearchArchives for: September 2007Card Room Roundup: The Palms Las Vegas27th September 2007 It certainly isnt the biggest resort on the Las Vegas Strip, in fact, its not even on the strip; but, Maloofs Palms Resort is a most desirable place to be in Las Vegas. Having quickly become the playground for the new generation of hip culture, the Palm… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Sextons Corner, Vol 11 - Composure Under Fire24th September 2007 Weve all seen ballistic poker players go off like a helicopter occasionally and basically become a source of entertainment for the table. Ive often thought that besides the rake and the $1.00 bad beat withheld by the dealer....This article is courtesy o… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em SUNDAY POKER REPORT... from Los Angeles24th September 2007 HOLLYWOOD POKER HAPPENINGSRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsRecord Fields in Europe | The Poker Shrink, Vol 26 - Problem Poker: Part VI: The Professionals | WPT Invitational Tournament 2006 more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #13, $530 PLHE.: antroff Wins in Pot Limit24th September 2007 The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) finished up its second weekend of events with the conclusion of Event #13, $530 Pot-Limit Holdem. A total of 1,090 players participated, generating a prize pool of $545,000...This article is cour… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Qualify Now for Two Massive Freerolls at PokerStars!24th September 2007 Weve got two huge PokerNews Cup freerolls coming up at PokerStars - a $10,000 freeroll on October 4, and a massive $25,000 freeroll on October 7. These freerolls are exclusive to PokerNews players and you have until September 30 to qualify!This article i… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #12, $215 H.O.R.S.E.: jaliks Claims Title24th September 2007 The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) saw yet another fantastic day on Saturday with Event #12, $215 H.O.R.S.E. The attendance was slightly down this year compared to last, but even with the decrease, the event...This article is cour… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Todays Poker Word is... Felted23rd September 2007 Fourteen months ago, I was playing in a WSOP event against one of pokers superstars, Phil Laak (a.k.a. the Unabomber). He suggested that I use as "Todays Word" in this column something he had coined. I laughed and said it was a good word, but up until no… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em In Poker It Depends23rd September 2007 Weve all seen the phrase "It depends" in poker literature many times. Yeah ... about a kazillion times! "It Depends" is so frequently used because poker is so situationally dependent. Today lets examine a situation that can be addressed multiple ways so… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Stop Loss (and Mikes feeling on it), PART 123rd September 2007 This is the first of two columns about stop loss.
What is it? Its a concept that many poker players value. Mike isnt one of them. He disagrees and thinks its foolish. Stop loss means you have a designated amount set in your head that youd be willing to… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker News - WSOP Europe Debuts, Doyle Brunson and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces for Global Warming23rd September 2007 WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE DEBUTS TO STARSTUDDED FIELDS
Greetings from Leicester Square in London, where the Inaugural World Series of Poker Europe is in full swing. The first ever WSOP bracelet awarded outside Las Vegas went to Thomas Bihl, who beat… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Stalking Pros23rd September 2007 Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall and witness a high stakes mixed game at Bobbys Room in the back of the Bellagio featuring Doyle Brunson, Jen Harman, Phil Ivey, and Sammy Farha? Of course you have. Every poker player would love to have a glim… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Room Review: Casino Niagara Poker Room, Niagara Falls, Ontario23rd September 2007 I was filled with poker frenzy when I played here at the end of the summer while touring the greater Niagara area. There were three casinos I played in: Casino Niagara, Fallsview and Seneca. I was staying across the street...This article is courtesy of… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #11, $215 Razz: OnlyPlayRagz Takes Razz Championship23rd September 2007 Last year, the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) saw a phenomenal turnout for its $215 Razz event which brought in 1,297 entrants. All eyes were on Fridays Event #11 as to whether or not the stunning attendance...This article is cour… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #10, $320 NLHE Heads-Up: ugotmeyet? Takes Match Play Gold22nd September 2007 The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) began its second week of action on Friday as the $320 No-Limit Holdem Match Play Event #10 kicked things off. The event drew 1,886 entrants and generated a $565,800 prize pool...This article is c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em PokerNews Cup Update â“ Still Over $100,000 in Freerolls to Go!22nd September 2007 There are still over twenty five PokerNews Cup Australia Freeroll packages left to be won! Qualify now for these freerolls for your chance to play poker down under.This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comOnline Gambling Bill Co-sponsors Are… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #9, $215 NLHE: ruthan Wins Rebuy Title22nd September 2007 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) completed its first week of events today with the $215 + Rebuys NLHE tourney, Event #9. This years event had a total of 2,188 entrants and even though there was a guaranteed prize pool...This article… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em The PokerNews Interview: Kristy Gazes22nd September 2007 Known as "Mixed Games" Gazes, Kristy Gazes is an all-around poker specialist. She can play any game at any level in cash games, and also does well in tournaments, making her a threat in just about any form of the game you can imagine...This article is co… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Book Review: The Mathematics of Poker10th September 2007 An excellent review. Link.Let me spoil the ending of my review right up front. I believe that "The Mathematics of Poker" is the most important book on poker written in the last decade, arguably the most important poker book of the last 25 years. Despite… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Arkansas Poker Lounge to Open07th September 2007 This is exciting news for many of us who live and play poker in the mid southeast. I play mostly at the Gold Strike and the Horseshoe in Tunica, Mississippi, which means that the new Arkansas poker lounge will be well within driving distance. However,… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em The College Poker Scene, Vol. 2: â“ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH05th September 2007 College poker is alive and ready to start rolling out again around The Ohio State University system, with the autumn school quarter beginning on September 19, 2007. While poker was mostly dry for the summer in Ohio, many OSU students...This article is c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em California Poker Players Conference Announced05th September 2007 Every fall, Californians flock to the National Championship of Poker at Hollywood Park Casino, but this year players will find an added benefit. On October 20 and 21, Hollywood Park will be hosting the first annual California Poker Players...This articl… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Playtechs Revenues Rebound Following US Departure05th September 2007 Internet gaming software company Playtech reported strong revenues for the six months ending on June 30, 2007. Revenues from continuing operations were $44 million; up 80% for the same period a year ago and just falling shy...This article is courtesy of… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em PokerStars World Cup of Poker IV Finals Set to Begin04th September 2007 PokerStars fourth World Cup of Poker begins today with 40 players from eight countries set to battle for bragging rights... and a bit of cash, too. Four-player poker teams from eight different countries have qualified for the final rounds...This article… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em What Makes Danny Run?04th September 2007 Dan Harrington, multi-millionaire businessman, says he “plays for the money.” Read more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsLas Vegas 2007 NBA All Star Game Weekend Photo Essay | POKERTEK ANNOUNCES SCHEDULED POKERPRO(R) INSTALLATIONS… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker Weekend: Jon PearlJammer Turner Takes Second in Sunday Million03rd September 2007 The extended holiday weekend meant for a slight dip in overall attendance at Sundays online majors, with numbers at PokerStars Sunday Million off by 15% and a rarity available at Full Tilt, a sizable overlay...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pok… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Sextons Corner, Vol 8 â“ Dewey Tomko, Part Two03rd September 2007 It only seems appropriate the first golfer to tee off on ESPNs spectacular High Stakes Entertainment golf show and lead the way was gambling legend Dewey Tomko. With a huge crowd and all the TV cameras rolling, Dewey coolly teed it up...This article is… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Play at PokerStars in September and Enter $45,000 in Freerolls!03rd September 2007 If youre one of the lucky people who have signed up to PokerStars through PokerNews, hit the tables in September to qualify for two $10,000 PokerNews Cup Australia freerolls, and a massive $25,000 PokerNews Cup Freeroll!This article is courtesy of Poker… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Nancy Cartwright, Voice of Bart Simpson, to Host Monte Carlo Night and Poker Tournament02nd September 2007 Onscreen, Bart Simpson is quite the mischief-maker and probably the last Simpsons character youd expect to see open up his home to a bunch of strangers for a charity event benefiting an organization with the word police in its name...This article is cour… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, hosts Second Annual Monte Carlo Night Charity Poker Event02nd September 2007 Want to play poker with Bart Simpson? Want to help a worthy cause while hanging out with some Hollywood movers and shakers? Want to sit next to a well known poker star?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions then read on because I have exact… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Psychology of Trapping02nd September 2007 You peek down to find that youve finally been dealt that monster hand that youve been patiently anticipating. You cap your hole cards and then you decide to make a sneaky play. You limp in and pray for someone to bump the pot for a nice-sized raise. You… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker IS Science! Algorithm is Proof02nd September 2007 Recently I wrote about Mark Twains fascinating essay in which he described how, back in 1870, a Kentucky court decided that a competition like poker really is a game of science-; not a game of chance or luck. Then it occurred to me: My holdem algorithm i… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Todays Word is... Questions02nd September 2007 Today Im going to ask myself three questions about poker. I dont know everything, so if Im not capable of supplying an authoritative answer, Ill say so. If I venture a guess, but Im not certain the answer is valid, Ill say, "I dont know." Lets get starte… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Taking Shots02nd September 2007 A year ago at this time, there were myriad fishy players swimming around the waters of Party Poker and Id cast out my net on a nightly basis. The $15-$30 limit holdem games were juicy. Sitting down at the $1,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha tables was the equi… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Room Review: Black Bear Casino, Resort and Convention Center, Carlton, MN02nd September 2007 One of my two brothers lives in Minnesota, so I decided to make a tour of some poker rooms in northern Minnesota and southwestern Ontario. This was one of three I visited during my stay...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comOver $40,00… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Sander Lylloff Captures EPT Barcelona Title02nd September 2007 Sander Lylloff from Copenhagen, Denmark outlasted a field of 543 players that included some of the biggest names in poker, to take down the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Championship for €1,170,000. Lylloff outlasted...This article is courte… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em |
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