09 Jul 07
Sunday: Day 3 of the main event of the WSOP
lasvegassun.com - The field increased to a total of 4,583 players on the third of four starting days at the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker main event Sunday. Organizers said Day 3 had 1,751 entrants, compared to 1,287 on Friday and 1,545 on Saturday. The field most likely will not reach the record 8,773 of last year.
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09 Jul 07
Negreanu: Getting to the river is half the battle
chron.com - Playing in a No Limit tournament is much different than playing in a cash game. In cash games, your goal is simply to play each hand optimally, thinking only about getting maximum value for each hand while minimizing losses.
In tournaments, great players avoid thin edges and play marginal hands with extra care. By doing this, they often sacrifice a little bit of value in order to protect themselves from losing a big pot.
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09 Jul 07
The Dark Side of Professional Poker
poker-king.com - I would say that at least half of the big-name pros are entering tournaments staked; they simply can't afford to enter themselves. These are guys with millions of dollars in career tournament wins. ... [M]ost of the poker players that I came into contact with seem to be complete degenerates, begging and borrowing money for stakes and prop bets and side games.
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09 Jul 07
Phil Hellmuth Commits To WSOP Europe
Pre-registrations officially opened today for the World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair.com, and all-time WSOP bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth Jr. has made an official commitment to play. ...
“I’m going to London to make history again by winning the first WSOP bracelet ever awarded outside of Las Vegas.”
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07 Jul 07
2007 WSOP Championship Event (No. 55) Updates
The bracelet of all bracelets is up for grabs at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Jamie Gold is the defending champion and everyone will be looking to knock him off his perch. Here is all the latest news.
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07 Jul 07
WPT Launches Real Money Gaming Website
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPTE) announced today the official launch of its new online real money and "play for fun" gaming site, WorldPokerTour.com. WPT executives are in London to celebrate the launch and invite players from around the globe to register and receive the $1500 "You Play, We Pay" bonus program, one of the industry's largest bonuses ever offered.
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06 Jul 07
MGM Mirage Exec Keen On Internet Gambling Action
The giant Vegas-based MGM Mirage gambling group would get involved in online gambling as quickly as it could if the United States legalised the online gambling market in that country, a senior company exec told a newspaper journalist earlier this week. ...
[Senior Vice President Alan] Feldman appeared in the interview to support the efforts of Congressman Barney Frank to legalise online gambling in the USA by licensing and strictly regulating it under the proposed Bill HR 2046 the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act.
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06 Jul 07
Matt & Ben Ante Up for Africa
eonline.com - Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are hunting for some goodwill at the card table.
The Oscar-owning pals turned up in Las Vegas Thursday for a charity poker tournament to raise awareness and money to aid the victims of the ongoing genocide in Darfur.
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06 Jul 07
Hellmuth, Enright Inducted into Poker Hall of Fame
cardplayer.com - "The criteria and standards for induction into the Hall of Fame are high," said Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP Commissioner. "A gambler must have played against top competition for high stakes, played well and gained the respect of his or her peers, and stood the test of time. Barbara [Enright] and Phil [Hellmuth] clearly meet these high standards, and we are delighted to welcome them into the Hall of Fame as the Class of 2007.”
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05 Jul 07
"Hitler had rules, too"
bodogbeat.com - A near mutiny was in the works today at the 2007 World Series of Poker. Players and tournament directors (TDs) were exchanging words over ... [a] situation where players that pre-registered, as requested by Harrah's, were punished more than those who registered late.
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05 Jul 07
Swiss Casinos must help prevent gambling addiction
swissinfo.org - Five years after the first Swiss casinos opened for business, almost 17,000 people have been banned from playing in the country's 19 gambling houses, mostly for addiction reasons.
Casinos have a legal obligation to work to prevent gambling addiction.
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05 Jul 07
"Texas Dolly" Still Poker's Patriarch
The VIP lounge at the World Series of Poker is a players-only sanctuary. ...
The lounge is also the place where two-time world poker champion Doyle Brunson holds court.
At 73, Brunson is the game's living legend, and he's treated as such by poker's most recognizable superstars.
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04 Jul 07
Clause Could Threaten U.S. Regulation Push
Politicians in the United States, including those in Barney Frank's Democratic party, are angry that a clause was recently added to the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act that would contribute to affordable housing.
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04 Jul 07
Brunson: No 11th Yet
bodogbeat.com - It was a valiant effort, but Doyle Brunson failed to win his 11th WSOP bracelet today at the final table of the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. He entered the final table fifth in chips and failed to improve, eventually finishing in sixth place for $123,697. Brunson fell victim to Patrik Antonius, the "Black Lotus" of poker.
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04 Jul 07
The Calm Before the Storm
bodogbeat.com - In just a few days, the entire poker world will descend upon the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event. ... There is an air of quiet expectancy around here as more media begin to arrive. The tension is definitely building, but for right now it is just calm.
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03 Jul 07
WSOP Numbers Unaffected by UIGEA
casinogamblingweb.com - In the first 44 events of this year's World Series of Poker tournaments more than 38,000 players have sat down to play at tables. That number is much higher than the 31,000 players that played through the first 44 events of last year's World Series of Poker tournaments.
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03 Jul 07
Doyle Brunson Chasing 11th WSOP Bracelet
bodogbeat.com - Just a couple of weeks after Phil Hellmuth reached the next level by winning his 11th bracelet, poker legend Doyle Brunson has a chance to do the same. His opportunity comes at the final table of the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event. Coming into this year's WSOP, Brunson was locked into a three-way tie with Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth at ten bracelets each.
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03 Jul 07
WSOP Launches Mobile Poker
online-casinos.com - The mobile gaming provider Glu Mobile Inc., has announced its new multi-year alliance with WSOP owner Harrah's during the period of maximum exposure flowing from the WSOP main event, scheduled to start later this week. The partnership brings the prestigious World Series brand to the mobile table, along with some of the tournament's most charismatic and expert participants.
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02 Jul 07
30-June-07: Record Breaking Day at the 2007 WSOP
bodogbeat.com - The $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event that began today broke the record for entries in a World Seris of Poker preliminary event with 3,151.
Maybe, just maybe, the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event will be bigger than last year's.
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02 Jul 07
Negreanu: Weak-tight players make your job easy
Whether you're in a No Limit Hold'em tournament or just playing in a home game with friends, invariably you will come across a player who falls under the category of weak-tight. ...
A weak-tight player should be aggressively targeted, especially in tournaments when you need to pick up small pots to help build your stack.
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