15 Oct 07
Irish Open to Guarantee $4.3 Million
cardplayer.com - The 27th-Annual Paddy Poker Irish Open in Dublin, Ireland, is not set to take place until March of next year, but it is already making headlines. As one Europe’s oldest tournaments, it has been luring players from the United States for decades and is looking to make 2008 its biggest year ever by increasing the buy-in, player capacity, and guaranteed prize pool to a staggering $4.3 million.
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15 Oct 07
AP's Response to "Superuser" Controversy
poker-king.com - Absolute Poker issued their statement, in which they said that they did a thorough, top to bottom security check and found no holes in their software and no "superuser" accounts. They continue to investigate, they said, but also said that many of the allegations are unfounded. They said that they did indeed find at least one case of chip dumping.
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12 Oct 07
Omaha Hi/Lo: Clearing up the Confusion
casinocitytimes.com - Omaha Hi/Lo is more of an "action" game than Hold'em because the pot gets split between the best high and low hands. It also produces a much wider range of poker hands due to the extra cards held in each player's hand.
With all that going on, the game scares many novices away. But once presented clearly, Omaha becomes a logical game with a strategy based in step-by-step reasoning. Following is a basic Omaha Hi/Lo primer that should put you a few steps ahead of most novices at the game.
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12 Oct 07
Most Notable Poker Tournaments of All Time
poker-king.com - If you were to make a list of the most important and notable poker tournaments of all time, how would it look? Which tournaments had the biggest impact on the game as we know it? Which tournaments pop into your mind when you try to concoct your own list? How many of these do you agree / disagree with?
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12 Oct 07
California poker players gathering in October
pokerlistings.com - California is, arguably, recognized as a mecca of the poker world. With more poker tables than any other spot in the United States (spread out among about 100 rooms) and major events in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose almost monthly, it's only natural that it would be a location for players to come together to learn more about the game.
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11 Oct 07
EU: Record Turnout for Tournament in Europe
cardplayer.com - The International Poker Open, hosted by Mermaid Poker and Poker Ireland, attracted a field of 1,072 players in Dublin on Oct. 6, 2007, smashing the previous record of Europe’s largest tournament of 708 set by the Irish Open earlier in the year.
The record turnout was remarkable as it was achieved almost entirely by word of mouth ...
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11 Oct 07
WPT hosts Spanish Championship
pokerlistings.com - The World Poker Tour is making its first stop in Spain with the Spanish Championship at the Casino Barcelona. Day 1a started today and nearly 100 poker players have anted up the €7,800 buy-in for a crack at a WPT title.
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11 Oct 07
PartyGaming Up for Sale
gambling911.com - The number two online poker room, PartyGaming and its marquee PartyPoker site, is up for sale. This move is likely to usher in a feeding frenzy from big name companies not necessarily limited to Las Vegas. Many experts believe the likes of Google, Time Warner, Virgin, Microsoft, etc... could be eyeing recent developments in online gambling legality.
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11 Oct 07
Tax Law Targeting Tournament Players Stopped
cardplayer.com - Thanks to discussions between representatives of the American Gaming Association and IRS officials, this plan was killed. Now, players who gross $5,000 or more in a poker tournament will have to fill out a W2-G form immediately after they get paid. They are then responsible to pay taxes up to 30 percent of the winnings. The percentage depends on what tax bracket the player is in.
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10 Oct 07
Top universities setting up poker clubs
pokerlistings.com - The Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society announced today that students at several top universities are forming poker clubs in preparation for a national collegiate team poker tournament and conference next year that is designed to promote the educational benefits of poker.
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10 Oct 07
New Casino and Poker Sites Launched in Asia
onlinecasino.org - Online casino, 12Buzz.com, has launched four new online casino and poker websites targeting the booming Asian online gaming market. ...
Spokesperson for 12Buzz.com, Sutida Suwunnavid, estimated that the total potential players in Asia are over 500 million, with 100 million in China alone.
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10 Oct 07
Food Poker puts top UK chefs to the test
thestage.co.uk - "Combine the competitive spirit of some of Britain’s top chefs with one of the world’s most exciting card games and the result is Food Poker, a recipe competition in which culinary reputations are put on the line with every card." ...
Food Poker?! You have got to be kidding
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09 Oct 07
Poker After Dark to Feature a $50k Buy-in
cardplayer.com - Upping the stakes is part of the routine of all poker players, so it is no surprise that this week’s Poker After Dark will feature six of the biggest high-stakes pros who have agreed to play in the record-breaking $50,000 buy-in winner-take-all tournament.
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09 Oct 07
2008 WSOP Dates Announced
cardplayer.com - After much criticism from the participants of this summer’s World Series of Poker, Harrah’s Entertainment seems already to be taking steps to rectify some previous mistakes for the upcoming 2008 WSOP. The 39th-Annual WSOP will be taking place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the fourth year in a row, and the official dates are May 30 through July 17 — with scheduled opportunities to pre-register — which once again increases the length of the Series.
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08 Oct 07
EU: First Major Tournament of 2008 Announced
cardplayer.com - Pokerevents.ie in conjunction with sponsor PartyPoker.com has announced details of the Irish Poker Championship 2008, to be held at the Radisson Hotel & Spa, Galway, Ireland, from Jan 3 to Jan 6, 2008. This is the first major tournament sponsorship in Ireland by PartyPoker.com and is Europe’s first major tournament of 2008.
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08 Oct 07
PAD Ready To Air With Big Name Professionals
casinogamblingweb.com - Of the six players in the event, five of them are holders of World Series of Poker bracelets.
The line up from seat one to seat six is, David Benyamine, Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harmon, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, and Eli Elezra.
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08 Oct 07
Study Reveals Highest Risk For Online Poker Players
casinogamblingweb.com- 16,500 adults were monitored in a study by The Swedish National Institute of Public Health to determine the effects of online poker, and the results are that the game of poker online, is indeed, creating more problem gamblers than other gaming outlets.
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08 Oct 07
UIGEA Repeal - No Poker Exception
4flush.com- The UIGEA currently exempts the use of the internet to bet on horses, fantasy sports games and the lottery. Barney Frank said he has been “unpersuaded” to do the same for online poker.
“I am not going to draw a distinction between poker and blackjack,” Frank said.
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05 Oct 07
Swedish Online Gambling Study Released
The study of 16,500 adults was carried out during 2006 with three objectives; to identify the size of the online poker market in Sweden, to build a profile of online poker players and their level of problem gambling, and to gauge the effect of the launch of Svenska Spel’s poker site in March 2006.
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05 Oct 07
Sites Protect the Privacy of Cheaters, Why?
If someone was caught cheating in a major online event, and I write to the support department of the poker room to get an explanation (when I played in the event), why am I told that the names of the offending parties can't be released to me?
Why is protecting their privacy so important?
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