10 May 07
Another Day, Another Payment System
WOL - The system will provide a secure link to customers' bank accounts allowing for payment for services such as online gambling and pharmacies.
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10 May 07
Bluff Europe Magazine Announces $2,500 Poker Freeroll
onlinecasinonews.com - Bluff Europe Magazine has announced a guaranteed $2,500 freeroll tournament exclusively for Bluff Europe readers in conjunction with online poker room and bookmakers William Hill.
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10 May 07
Betfair Poker calls on the Masters of Europe
pokerlistings.com - Europe's best - a collection of champions from the World Series of Poker, Aussie Millions, World Poker Tour, European Poker Tour and the Asian Poker Tour - will congregate in London this weekend.
They'll meet in front of a live audience at Riverside Studios for the Betfair.com Masters of Europe, a 36-player invite-only tournament with a $300,000 prize pool.
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09 May 07
“Dream Team” Offers WSOP School for Fish
bodogbeat.com - The WSOP Academy, a series of instructional poker camps, has announced the first-ever Main Event Primer to help you prepare for poker’s biggest event. The three-day poker school will be held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, starting July 3 and ending July 5, two days before the Main Event begins.
A "Dream Team" of instructors, including three guys who have won it all, Phil Hellmuth, Greg Raymer and Joe Hachem, will prepare you to survive and maybe even win the 2007 WSOP Main Event.
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09 May 07
WSOP Flattens Payout Structure
pokerpages.com - Yesterday, World Series of Poker officials announced that payout schedules for the 2007 World Series of Poker have been flattened, so most players who finish in the money in the 55 events will receive a higher percentage of the prize pools than in 2006, but those reaching the final table will receive less.
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09 May 07
Frank to Appear on Radio Show Tonight
gambling911 - Barney Frank, who recently announced a new proposal to make online gambling legal in the United States, will be interviewed live Wednesday April 9, 2007 on Holdem Radio.
The show is tonight at 7:00pm West 10:00pm East Coast. It' LIVE.
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08 May 07
West Virginia Poker Faces Conservative Opposition
pokernews.com - A bill that would allow table games, including poker, passed through the West Virginia legislature and was signed by Governor Joe Manchin on March 21, 2007. But a conservative family values organization is trying to insure that no one says 'shuffle up and deal' when all is said and done.
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08 May 07
Beware Bargain WSOP Main Event Poker Seats
pokerpages.com - Officials for World Series of Poker (WSOP) organizers Harrah's issued a warning Friday about "sensational" discount offers for Main Event WSOP seats circulating on email and instant message, cautioning poker players about the scam.
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08 May 07
'JB_Dog' Runs Over Table in Sunday Million Win
pokernews.com - The Sunday Million at Poker Stars saw 6,667 players sign up, generating a prize fund of $1,333,400. 900 players cashed and first prize was scheduled at almost $192,000, easily the largest prize of the night. 'JB_Dog,' with over $27 million in chips, held a huge lead of nearly $20 million as the final table came together
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07 May 07
"Freakonomics" author shifts to poker
pokerlistings.com - You've heard of University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt. He was named one of Time magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World," and his book, Freakonomics - a look at the hidden side of economics and how it manifests itself in everything we do, co-authored with Stephen J. Dubner - is a respected and best-selling hit.
And he's recently shifted his attention and his award-winning brain to poker.
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07 May 07
Poker Flic "Lucky You" A Huge Bomb
poker-king.com - "Lucky You", the poker movie starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore, tanked ridiculously at the box office this weekend, barely making more than $2 million dollars in its opening weekend.
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07 May 07
Annie Duke Levels the Field
gambling911.com - Annie Duke, sponsored by top online poker site Ultimate Bet, was recently interviewed by the Washington Post. In the interview, she clearly states that the world of poker now offers a level playing field.
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07 May 07
JC Tran Wins WPT Player of the Year
cardplayer.com - J.C. Tran has officially won the World Poker Tour Player of the Year title and is well on his way to winning the Card Player Player of the Year as well.
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07 May 07
ITV to Televise Great British Poker Tour
pokerpages.com - Gala Casinos announced a deal Tuesday to televise all six Great British Poker Tour (GBPT) festival events to UK viewers on ITV4 this Autumn.
Presentable, the production company that started the worldwide boom in television poker back in 1999 with Late Night Poker, is filming all the key play from each of the 5-day festival events that comprise the Great British Poker Tour (GBPT): Edinburgh, Teeside, Nottingham, Bournemouth and Leeds.
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03 May 07
Everest Poker bringing back European Cup
pokerlistings.com - After a successful event in 2006, Everest Poker is bringing back the European Cup for a second season. Online qualifiers began Tuesday, and players in certain countries can also qualify in life events.
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03 May 07
Addicted? 7 Steps To Tame The Beast
poker-king.com - [W]hile there are some very successful players online, most players will end up as losing players. Should you start feeling yourself being addicted to poker, there are several steps that you should take, immediately.
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03 May 07
Play Shorthanded No Limit Texas Hold'em Poker
pokerplayernewspaper.com - Two vultures are sitting on a tree in a desert and one says to the other, "Patience my ass, I'm gonna go kill something." If your attitude toward no limit Texas hold'em is "patience, my ass," man, do I have a game for you. It's called shorthanded no limit Texas hold'em, and not only does it let you play a ton of hands and see a ton of flops, you're actually playing incorrectly - disastrously incorrectly, in fact - if you don't.
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02 May 07
Top 10 Reasons Why Pro Players Are Broke
poker-king.com - Run down a list of the top 100 most recognizable names in poker, and you would be astonished by how many are penniless and owe money to various backers and lenders. ...
Here is a list of the most common reasons for a busted bankroll ...
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02 May 07
Paradise To Join Boss Network
uk.pokernews.com - This month sees the migration of Paradise Poker to the Boss Media Network. Boss, already one of the higher poker networks for player traffic, is set for a huge player boost.
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02 May 07
Negreanu may leave Full Contact
casinocitytimes.com - Daniel Negreanu, one-time owner and long-time front man for Full Contact Poker, is seeking other endorsement opportunities now that his FCP contract is about to expire, his public relations company said.
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