SearchArchives for: October 2007PokerStars EPT Dublin Kicks Off With a Bang31st October 2007 Last night, PokerStars.com and the European Poker Tour (EPT) hosted a welcoming party at the famed Gravity Bar atop the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland to usher in the 4th Annual Dublin EPT...This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comI… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em PokerNews Cup: Online Poker Players Have a Blast in Melbourne31st October 2007 Over 130 online poker players have assembled in Melbourne over the past week, and played their hearts out at the PokerNews Cup. Over 15 different countries were represented among the players, who enjoyed a week of activities and poker...This article is… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Barry Greenstein: Fully Available Online Poker to Return30th October 2007 Online poker is finally seeing some encouraging trends. The reopening of Doyles Room is one positive step in the direction of reversing the UIGEA and, according to a notable pro, could be a foreshadowing of things to come...This article is courtesy of P… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em World Poker Tour - North American Poker Championship - Day 230th October 2007 Recap From Day 2 of the World Poker Tours North American Poker ChampionshipRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsMy Most Memorable Poker Hands Part 2 | UK TV Giant Five to Partner with PartyPoker.com | World Poker Tour 2007 Wi… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker Weekend: Vaughn Wins Big Titles on Consecutive Weekends30th October 2007 A rare occurrence took place in the online poker majors this weekend. Last week we saw Chris "BluffMagCV" Vaughn take down the Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed. This week, it was his turn to take on the PokerStars Sunday Million...This article is courtesy… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Dory Zayner Wins Inaugural PokerNews Cup Main Event30th October 2007 The final eight players in the PokerNews Cup Main Event returned to the felt at the Crown Casino in Melbourne on Monday. The last six would set the TV final table, with the winner walking away with the $300,000 first-place prize money...This article is c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Sextons Corner, Vol. 15: Learn From Disaster, Part 129th October 2007 In poker, some players never learn from disaster. In real life, the same is often true. Well return to poker, but first, I want to share a true story that happened to me in Lake Tahoe, when I was manager of Yellow Cab in North Shore...This article is c… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em PokerNews Announces New Ukrainian Site29th October 2007 PokerNews continues to expand its global reach with the launch of our brand-new Ukrainian-language website. PokerNews Ukraine is now up and running at ua.pokernews.com and offers visitors a plethora of features in the countrys official...This article is… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em PokerNews Cup Main Event, Day 2: Kenny Ng Heads Final Table29th October 2007 118 players returned to the tables at the PokerNews Cup Main Event on Sunday to vie for the events AU $300,000 first-place prize money. Michael Dunworth started the day with a significant lead over a stacked field that included...This article is courtes… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Room Review: Sharkys Dover, Dover, New Hampshire28th October 2007 Dover is a small city on the east side of New Hampshire, a few miles west of the Maine border. Its about an hours drive from Boston â“ more if theres any traffic. Most folks know the city by passing quickly by it on their way...This article is courtesy… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Dont Quit Your Day Job28th October 2007 In addition to being a poker player and writer, I am proud of my occupation as a counselor in the realm of mental health treatment. Much of my time is spent working with troubled and confused teens that are having difficulty navigating this difficult and… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em How Much Is NOT Having Internet Gambling Worth?28th October 2007 Besides Gaming Law, I sometimes teach a class called "Remedies." Here law students learn the very important lessons of how the real world works. Winning a legal battle is worse than worthless if what you collect is less than your attorneys fees.
This is… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Perks and Picks - Poker Promotions28th October 2007 Good promotions are popping up around the country. The Gold Strike in Tunica, Mississippi has introduced three new random slot jackpots: the Rapid Fire Jackpot, the Quick Fire Jackpot and the Sure Fire Jackpot. Rapid Fire Jackpots start at $500 and are g… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Dusk Till Dawn Finally Granted License28th October 2007 The UKs first fully regulated poker club has recently been granted its license to operate and will be opening in late November. Dusk Till Dawn is the brainchild of Nottingham entrepreneur and poker player Rob Yong.
Rob had been keen to take poker out of… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Feds Issue Rules to Implement UIGEA28th October 2007 The Feds finally issued regulations to implement provisions of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA). These regulations make banks responsible for blocking credit and debit card payments for online gambling. They also bar online casinos an… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em PokerNews Cup Main Event, Day 1: Michael Dunworth Opens Early Lead28th October 2007 Day 1 of the inaugural PokerNews Cup $3,000 Main Event saw 428 players take to the felt at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, with top players such as Lee Final Table Nelson, Tony G, Jeff Lisandro, Aussie Sarah Bilney and Joe Hachem...This article is courtes… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em College Poker Life: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY18th October 2007 The fall semester is well underway at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. While midterms and exams are on the horizon as the fall break comes to an end, students have yet to find a reason to slow down when it comes to the game...This article is cour… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Richard Lee Forfeits $2.2 Million in Plea17th October 2007 Thomas Jefferson once said that the "price of freedom is eternal vigilance." But this week, Richard Lees freedom price tag was set at a cool $2.2 million, forfeited as part of a plea agreement with San Antonio prosecutors...This article is courtesy of P… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Two $12,500 Aussie Millions Freerolls at Poker77017th October 2007 Our Aussie Millions freerolls are back â“ and Poker770 is giving you two chances to win a $12,500 Aussie poker holiday!This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comJason Hickey takes 4th place | Las Vegas Celebrates The Chinese Lunar New Year 47… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em #09 - The Drunken Maniac17th October 2007 (Mis)Adventures of a Poker PlayerRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsSlowplaying | Dr Pauly from the Aussie Millions - Gus Hansen Wins | Poker Cheats Busted at the Borgata more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Caesars Palace Classic Guarantees $1,000,000 to Winner17th October 2007 Caesars Palace appears to have a winner with the Caesars Palace Classic Poker Tournament. The daily events are proving popular with tournament poker players. The first three events have pulled in almost a thousand players and already has awarded hundre… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Womens Poker Spotlight: Jan Fisher â“ The Secret to Her Success17th October 2007 My first meeting with Jan was about five years ago when I first became supportive and proactive in womens poker. Since then, Jan and I have become fast and good friends through poker. A demure lady but very intense about her dedication...This article i… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Lederer, Addington Speak at Harvard Law School Poker Panel16th October 2007 Poker players Howard Lederer and Crandall Addington appeared at Harvard on Monday, making calls for the legalization of poker, including its online version. Lederer and Addington appeared at a Harvard Law School...This article is courtesy of Poker News… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP Main Event Winner Disqualified After Lengthy Investigation16th October 2007 In a story that swirled through various poker-discussion forums for two weeks, PokerStars had been conducting an ongoing investigation into allegations about the winning account, "TheV0id", in its recent World Championship of Online Poker...This article… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker Weekend: Pairofnothin Captures Stars Sunday Million16th October 2007 Overlay? What overlay? No big tournament series for awhile means that everyone gets to share the wealth, and the big three, PokerStars, Full Tilt and PartyPoker, all exceeded their usual guarantees. Theres still lots of poker...This article is courtesy o… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Strategies for a Winning Edge in Business15th October 2007 In Business or Poker the rules are the same at some point in their texts poker writers will compare poker to business because the kind of psychological edge needed to succeed in the high-stakes world of business is the same kind of edge you need to succe… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WSOP-Europe Overview15th October 2007 The 362 players who took part in the inaugural WSOPE main event in London were considerably fewer than the number expected by event organisers, but it was still the biggest prize pool in British poker history. The £10,000 buy-in event was historic for mo… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments and Taxes15th October 2007 There is money to be made in poker tournaments-tax money. Apparently, someone at the Internal Revenue Service has figured out that a lot of people in America are playing poker. And- this will come as a shock- some are not paying taxes on their winnings.… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Annette_15 Wins WSOPE Main Event15th October 2007 A few days shy of my 19th birthday, I was downing shots of cheap tequila and playing nickel and dime ante stud poker in my fraternity house when I wasnt cutting classes to follow The Grateful Dead for weeks at a time. Fifteen years ago I could never imag… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Sextons Corner, Vol. 14 - In The Zone, Part 115th October 2007 Legend has it that the slogan "A Chip and a Chair" was coined when Jack Straus bet about $15,000 on the second day of the 1982 WSOP Main Event. Jack made no verbal declaration he was all-in, but thought he had bet all of his chips...This article is court… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Poker News Bytes â” October 14, 200715th October 2007 Its official â“ the Las Vegas Hiltons poker room is closing its doors to the public on Wednesday, October 17. The 11-table room has been open since August of 2005, a little more than two years, according to poker room manager Mark Nelson...This article… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em $25,000 of PokerNews Freerolls at Johnny Chans New Poker Room15th October 2007 Two-time WSOP world champ Johnny Chan has just launched his own online poker room, and Chan Poker is giving PokerNews players the chance to play in two $12,500 Aussie Millions Freerolls!This article is courtesy of Poker News | pokernews.comJamie Gold and… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Richard Henry Lee Loses Most of WSOP Winnings08th October 2007 Link.Now, he will be known for another reason after he is close to striking a plea agreement with the state over an illegal gambling scheme.
The scheme was that Lee used a website for players to make wagers on various sporting events. The website claime… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em #07 - Progressive Jackpots - More Bad Than Good04th October 2007 (Mis)Adventures of a Poker PlayerRead more....This article is courtesy of PokerPages.com Poker NewsPlayer Motion for Summary Judgment Denied In WPT Legal Battle | MOTOWN: Gambling Mecca Of The Midwest | Five Star World Poker Classic Starting Day 2 more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Womens Poker Spotlight - Oceans Eleven Hosts Ladies Championships03rd October 2007 Oceans Eleven in Oceanside California along with sponsor the LipsTour recently held a three day series of championship tournaments of no limit Hold Em, limit Hold Em and Omaha. Honorary hosts for the events were Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher....This arti… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em College Poker Life - The University of Colorado03rd October 2007 Although the school year is already in full stride at the University of Colorado Boulder, CU students looking to increase their poker action still have many opportunities left, both on and off campus, before the semester ends....This article is courtesy… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Six Charged in Sweden for Running Poker Tournament03rd October 2007 Six men have been formally charged for hosting an unlicensed poker tournament in Sweden according to the Swedish paper, The Local. The men could receive up to four year in jail for their alleged participation...This article is courtesy of Poker News | p… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em U.S. Government Releases UIGEA Rules Proposal02nd October 2007 On October 1, 2007, the Federal Reserve and the Department of Treasury (the Agencies) released their joint proposal for rules to implement the applicable provisions of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act....This article is courtesy of Poker News… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #23, $2,600 NLHE: TheV0id Conquers Main Event Field02nd October 2007 The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) concluded Sunday with Event #23, the No Limit Hold Em $2,600 Main Event. This years event had a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000, which was yet again not needed...This article is courtesy of P… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Online Poker Weekend: Technical Difficulties Key splashthaap0t Win02nd October 2007 This week, three major sites experienced an overlay simultaneously in their biggest online tourneys, while over on PokerStars, the huge WCOOP Main Event was rolling on, drawing away anyone who wasnt exclusive to another site...This article is courtesy of… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em Sextons Corner - Vol. 12 - Pokers Seven Majors01st October 2007 Only one poker player in the World has won both the WSOP Main Event and the WPT Main Event in Poker History - Carlos Mortensen. This has to be considered one of pokers most amazing feats! If the modern poker world..This article is courtesy of Poker News… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em APPT Seoul Main Event Final Table: Bachar Rolls to Title01st October 2007 186 players started the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Seoul event this week, and the nine final table players returned to the felt on Sunday in search of the APPT title and the $139,872 first prize. Ziv Bachar from Tel Aviv, Israel...This article is… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #22, $1,050 LHE: Sowerss Claims Limit Bracelet01st October 2007 The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) continued on Saturday, with Event #22, $1,050 Limit Hold Em, the last tourney before the Main Event. The guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 was again not needed as the 616 participants...This arti… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em WCOOP â“ Event #21, $5,200 H.O.R.S.E.: hairos Chops and Wins01st October 2007 PokerStars held two of its biggest events in this years World Championship of Online Poker on Saturday, with the first being Event #21, $5,200 H.O.R.S.E. This year, the event brought in 177 entrants, two more than last year...This article is courtesy of… more » Categories: Texas Hold'em |
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