24 Jul 07
Computer proves worthy foe at poker tournament
ctv.ca - The computer and its human opponent are playing in separate rooms in the tournament. The two-day tournament began on Monday and two games have already been completed. The first game ended in a draw but the computer won the second game.
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23 Jul 07
Negreanu: Q-9 and J-8 may be nothing but trouble
chron.com - [T]hese two hands should come with a warning label because they could cost you all of your chips. I'm referring to situations where you end up with a straight but lose to a higher straight.
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23 Jul 07
Yang's WSOP Win is a Disaster for Online Poker
poker-king.com - Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem were all great champions for different reasons; Jamie Gold and Jerry Yang are looking to be a couple of duds. Online poker rooms can only hope that next year brings about a more personable and charismatic champion that they can promote.
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23 Jul 07
Poker tournaments legalised by Danish court
cphpost.dk - Poker is not merely a game of chance but also requires skill and is therefore legitimate competition, a municipal court in the suburb of Lyngby ruled last Friday.
The ruling acquitted the president of the Danish Poker Association, Frederik Hostrup, of charges of arranging illegal gambling events.
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20 Jul 07
Pros ready to buy into game against computer
canada.com - The high-stakes tournament is part of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence conference being held at a Vancouver hotel. Spectators will watch professional players Phil Laak and Ali Eslami in a mind-vs.-metal match with the savvy simulator, each with the opportunity to take home $25,000 if they win all four of their games.
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20 Jul 07
No sign of off year for poker's main event
usatoday.com - "For the championship event to get (6,358) players in the current regulatory climate that the government imposed in October is an amazing feat," TV analyst Phil Gordon says.
That was down from the record 8,773 who took part last year, but it was the second-highest total in the 38-year history of the Main Event, which didn't top 1,000 players until 2004.
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19 Jul 07
Poker makes Vietnamese refugee a millionaire
theglobeandmail.com - Tuan Lam threw all his chips on the table when he decided to board the boat that took him away from his native Vietnam village 20 years ago.
A penniless teenager, Mr. Lam left all his relatives behind and arrived in Canada with no postsecondary education, one of thousands of “boat people” who fled the Vietnamese Communist regime.
Wednesday morning, Mr. Lam again threw all his chips on the table – this time in a Las Vegas hotel.
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19 Jul 07
Brown to Scrap Poker Advertising?
uk.pokernews.com - On the back of the news that Gordon Brown's government are to shelve the Manchester "super casino" it appears online poker room advertising, which was to be welcomed under the previous Prime Minister Tony Blair, could also face the scrapheap.
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19 Jul 07
PPA Chairman Says Membership Jumps 500%
gambling911.com - In his half-year letter to members of the Poker Players Alliance, Chairman and former New York Senator Alfonse D'Amato mentioned major accomplishments that likely exceeded even the poker world's initial expectations.
A 500% increase in Poker Players Alliance membership, 4 bills pending in the House, and plenty of optimism.
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18 Jul 07
NETeller To Forfeit $136 Million To U.S.
NETeller Plc (NLR.L: Quote, Profile , Research) will forfeit $136 million but will not be prosecuted for conspiracy under a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. government on Wednesday.
Under the agreement, approved by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan, NETeller will also pay back $94 million owed to customers.
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18 Jul 07
Man from Ontario is runner-up in WSOP
cjob.com - Canadian Tuan Lam finished runner-up Wednesday at the World Series of Poker's main event, collecting US$4.84 million. ...
"The last hour I got a couple big hands . . . but it didn't work out," he added.
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18 Jul 07
Online Poker Encouraged by Ruling in France
The decision to ban Malta-based company Zeturf from online horse betting was overturned by France’s highest appeals court, potentially opening the door for online poker and online gambling in the future.
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18 Jul 07
Psychologist Wins WSOP
guardian.co.uk - Jerry Yang, a 39-year-old psychologist who uses his professional training in his card-playing arsenal, won the top prize Wednesday of $8.25 million at the World Series of Poker. ...
"The only way I would win this tournament is to be aggressive from the very beginning and that's exactly what I did,'' he said.
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17 Jul 07
WSOP Main Event Final Table Begins Today
vegaspopular.com - Today at noon, the final nine players in the World Series of Poker's Main Event, which started with 6,358 players, will sit down at the final table in hopes of taking home the $8.25 Million first prize and the coveted championship bracelet. One player, however, has a chance to win $18 Million.
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17 Jul 07
WSOP Final Table: UK Roots for Jon Kalmar
gambling911.com - While most Brits are preparing to bet on the 2007 British Open Golf Tournament, the country is celebrating an appearance by one of its own, Jon Kalmar, at the final table of the 2007 World Series of Poker.
Kalmar, a former front for a punk rock band, has played mostly regional poker in clubs and pubs throughout Great Britain.
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17 Jul 07
Canadian in WSOP Final
canada.com - Canada’s Tuan Lam is in the thick of it for the start of today’s final table at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Lam, from Kitchener, Ont., sits in second place heading into the showdown of the final nine players.
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17 Jul 07
WSOP '07 Final Table: Who are these guys?
usatoday.com - [W]e count two solid pros and a few guys with some experience (or at least some money) in World Series of Poker events.
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16 Jul 07
2007 WSOP: Meet The Final Table
The 2007 World Series of Poker has come down to the final table of 9 players, taken from a pool of 6,358. ...
Leading the pack by the slimmest of margins: Philip Hilm.
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16 Jul 07
Poker Legend Scotty Nguyen Finishes #11
pokerpages.com = Scotty Nguyen finished in 11th place in the early hours of Monday morning during Day 6 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), earning $476,926.
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16 Jul 07
Negreanu: Playing the small blind position
chron.com - Without question, playing correctly from the small blind is the poker topic that's been least covered. Most books discuss position, starting hand requirements and pot odds, but I've yet to see any solid information on how to play from the small blind.
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