28 Jun 07
H.O.R.S.E. tournament brings new games to poker fans
casinocitytimes.com - The thrill of No Limit Texas Hold'em was a big part of the poker boom, but if you listen to Daniel Negreanu, it may also be the death of it.
"Poker isn't just No Limit Hold'em," Negreanu said in an interview last year. "There are many different forms of poker that are all fun and interesting."
Negreanu advocated for the inclusion of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at last year's WSOP.
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27 Jun 07
Negreanu: Shootouts Require Aggressive Play
The World Series of Poker and several other stops on the tournament circuit often hold special "shootout" style events. These are among my favorite games to play.... In my opinion, shootouts require more skill than traditional tournaments.
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27 Jun 07
EU Hits Gambling Curbs In Wave Of Legal Action
The European Commission took new steps on Wednesday to prise open sports betting markets in France, Sweden and Greece as part of a quarterly crackdown on EU rule breakers.
"While important improvements have been made in recent years, too many member states persistently infringe Community law. That is why we are determined to act," Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in a statement.
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27 Jun 07
Bluff Europe Names Poker’s Big Five Cities
businesswire.com - Bluff Europe, Europe’s most widely read poker magazine, has named Europe’s top five poker destinations based on a number of criteria and on the general level of poker enthusiasm in the city.
The 2007 list, printed in Bluff Europe’s July issue, sees London topping the bill, closely followed by Dublin, Tallinn (Estonia), Barcelona and Monte Carlo.
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27 Jun 07
Full Tilt offers gold bracelet plan B
pokerlistings.com - If your gold bracelet dreams don't materialize this summer at the World Series of Poker, there are still three shots at picking up some hardware from its new European tournament this fall.
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26 Jun 07
Pros Jockey For Position In $50k Horse Event
eog.com - The $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event is done for the night and the players are headed back to their respective lodgings looking to get some rest for another brutal day tomorrow. With the most concentrated pool of talent in any event at the 2007 WSOP, this event has been a ridiculous showcase of skill and poker prowess.
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26 Jun 07
After 13 years Greg Hopkins takes home the gold
pokerplayermagazine.co.uk - The winner of Event #37, the $2,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em championship, was Greg Hopkins a 41-year-old poker pro from Anchorage, AK. Hopkins has paid his dues on the poker tournament trail for 13-long years. This is his first WSOP gold bracelet.
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26 Jun 07
Hellmuth Jumps to Spot 9
pokerpages.com - The Poker industry's 25 most influential personalities and organizations for June were released by ThePokerBiz this past Sunday, with the biggest jump forward by Phil Hellmuth from spot 16 to spot 9 reflecting his recent win of record-setting World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet number 11.
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25 Jun 07
Greatest All-Around Poker Player To Be Named At WSOP
businesswire.com - A record 148 high-stakes poker professionals took to the felt Sunday at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light to compete for a multi-million-dollar payday and determine who is the game’s best all-around player.
The second annual H.O.R.S.E. World Championship – featuring a $50,000 buy-in and competition in five poker variations – is widely regarded by the game’s best players to be the ultimate test of poker skill.
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25 Jun 07
Things You Hate To Hear At The Poker Table
pokerplayernewspaper.com - Some things are annoying at the poker table, like chip stacking, too much talking, and not paying attention come to mind. Whether online or live, there are certain comments that grate the very nerves I try to keep under control.
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25 Jun 07
Is the WSOP Really a Crapshoot?
pokernews.com - The main problem with chalking up the WSOP to luck is that there are a handful of players who defy the odds and consistently score big at this time of year. ...
Allen Cunningham, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Erick Lindgren, Scotty Nguyen, Men 'The Master' Nguyen, and David 'The Dragon' Pham have all been among the top 100 money earners for the past five World Series and running.
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25 Jun 07
Online poker dating site goes live
pokerlistings.com - Imagine this, they say: Meeting someone who enjoys playing poker as much as you.
Someone who will listen to your latest poker tournament exploits, your greatest hands, your bad beat stories... all without getting bored.
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25 Jun 07
Hamburg 21-yr-old to compete in WSOP
njherald.com - A pair of twos isn't worth much to your average Texas Hold 'Em player. To Kenneth Poyer, it was his ticket to the World Series of Poker.
"I am so nervous it's unbelievable," the 21-year-old Hamburg man said. "But the thing is, ever since my win, I've been walking around every day with this huge smile on my face."
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22 Jun 07
Negreanu: Beating up on the Weak Player
swisspoker.ch - If someone describes your playing style as weak, let's just say you're in lots of trouble. In fact, its the weak players that are the ones you should focus on when you are at the poker table. Rather than duke it out with the strong, fierce, aggressive players you'll risk less, and win more in the long run against the weak, timid, passive players.
In order to pound on the weak players properly, the first thing you'll need to do is identify them. There are generally a few clues that you can look for that while not always totally accurate, could be clues nonetheless:
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22 Jun 07
Poker In The Dark
online-casinos.com - [Just] announced, an innovative "al fresco" poker event to be held in Leicester Square, London.
Bluff Europe Magazine and World Poker Tour promise an afternoon of poker fun-in-the-sun to be held to celebrate summer and Bluff's crowning of London as “Europe’s Number 1 Poker City.”
“Poker in the Park” takes place between 12:00pm and 4:00pm on Friday July 6 ...
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21 Jun 07
HORSE Winner Could Be WSOP's Best Player
It's the most expensive tournament to enter at the World Series of Poker, and many professionals consider its champion the game's best all-around player.
... Given the event's status as the most highly anticipated tournament on the World Series' undercard, speculation on who will win is taking place far beyond the confines of the Amazon Room at the Rio Pavilion.
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21 Jun 07
Korea To Crackdown On Online Gambling
The Korean Ministry of Information And Communication has announced that it will toughen its monitoring measures for online gambling including poker.
The Ministry said that it would be working with related Government agencies including the Ministry of Culture And Tourism, the National Police Agency and the Information And Communication Ethics Committee in a crackdown on online gambling, which is illegal in Korea.
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21 Jun 07
Louisiana to debate pub poker bill
pokerlistings.com - A pub poker bill in Louisiana has cleared its first hurdle - a Senate committee - and is now on its way to a full debate in the House of Representatives.
The legislation would allow bars and restaurants in the state to host Texas Hold'em poker tournaments, provided the venues don't get a cut of the wagering.
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20 Jun 07
Bluff Names London ‘Number One Poker City'
igamingbusiness.com - London has been named the hottest poker destination in Europe by poker magazine Bluff Europe. The top poker publication praised London for the diversity of games available, from home games to high profile tournaments, as well as for the enthusiasm with which the capital has embraced the game.
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20 Jun 07
Antigua seeks $3.4 B in trade sanctions against US
iht.com - Antigua and Barbuda said Wednesday that it was entitled to $3.44 billion in compensation from the United States in a World Trade Organization dispute over a U.S. ban on Internet gambling.
The compensation demand would be enforced as Antigua withdrew intellectual property protection for U.S. trademarks, patents and industrial designs, the government said.
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