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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02 Jul 07
Blind Poker Player Heads to WSOP
pokerpages.com - "I am super, super excited," said Jason Holbrook, a 37-year-old Dawson Creek, British Columbia, native who has lived in Bakersfield California since 1989.
He told the Bakersfield Californian paper that ran his story, "I think I'm the first blind man to make it [to the WSOP]" adding that he looks upon the opportunity as his chance to "show people that you don't need your eyes to come and play this game."
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29 Jun 07
Deeb wins H.O.R.S.E.
pokerplayermagazine.co.uk - The winner of Event #39, the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. World Championship was Freddy Deeb, from Las Vegas, NV. This was Deeb's second World Series of Poker victory following his gold bracelet won back in 1996, won in Deuce-to-Seven Lowball.
The marquee event attracted a star-studded field of 148 runners contributing to a total prizepool of $7,104,000.
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29 Jun 07
Florida Gets No Limit Texas Hold em
casinogamblingweb.com - Florida Governor Charlie Crist this week allowed a bill on higher stakes gambling to become law by not signing it.
On Sunday, a new state law takes effect that allows state licensed betting establishments to offer 'no-limit' Texas Hold'em and increase limits on other games.
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29 Jun 07
11 Bracelets and still a Brat
If you've ever wondered about Phil Hellmuth's "style" at the tables you've got to check out this Bodog report on the latest Phil-antics at the WSOP $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event: Hell-mouth goes toe-to-toe with a 22-yr old Justin Bonono and ... well, let's just say that he doesn't exactly distinguish himself.
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29 Jun 07
WSOP ups the ante
usatoday.com - The world's biggest poker event is going global in September — sort of a "Poker Europa," the World Series of Poker Europe on Sept. 6-16 in London. The event includes a three-day H.O.R.S.E. tournament, a two-day Pot-Limit Omaha tournament and a six-day No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament.
"It's our first step forward to meaningful international expansion," said Pollack, the WSOP's commissioner. "I think long-term — long-term being the next 12 to 36 months — we are looking to launch other events around the world."
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28 Jun 07
Negreanu: Have Faith in Your System
fcnp.com - Poker is similar to golf. In golf, you need to focus on your strengths, stick to a game plan that you know works for you, and stay within your comfort zone. In tournament poker, an often effective strategy is to avoid playing large pots in marginal situations, emphasize the importance of position, and bluff sparingly.
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28 Jun 07
DOT Could Regulate Online Gambling
A new regulation issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury exempts casinos from having to report currency transactions reports ... [reaffirming] the central role played by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in regulating financial transactions involving casino activity in the United States. ...
"It is clear that FinCEN is already regulating financial transactions involving land-based casinos in the United States," said Jeffrey Sandman, spokesman for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative.
"It makes sense for FinCEN to extend this role to also monitor and regulate the integrity of the Internet version of the gambling industry."
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