06 Mar 07
EU Court Strikes Down Gambling Restrictions
winneronline.com - State-run gambling companies in the European Union may find it harder to defend their monopolies after Europe's highest court lifted a barrier Italy used to keep out foreign competitors.
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today ruled Italy can't use criminal law to stop gaming companies licensed in other EU nations, including the U.K.'s Stanley Leisure Plc, from taking bets in the country.
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05 Mar 07
Actors push in first round of Heads-Up Championship
casinocitytimes.com - Actor Don Cheadle defeated high-stakes professional poker player Phil Ivey in the first round of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship on Friday at Caesar's Palace.
Cheadle was one of three actors to advance to the second round.
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05 Mar 07
More Than One 'Robin Hood of Poker'
cardplayer.com - The poker player most famous for his charitable donations is Barry Greenstein, who is also known as “The Robin Hood of Poker.” Greenstein has accumulated nearly $5.5 million in tournament wins and donates 100 percent of it to charity. Children Incorporated, a charity that provides food, shelter, and clothing to children in 21 countries, is the primary recipient of his donations.
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05 Mar 07
Internet Poker Folds A Winning Hand
eog.com - Every publicly traded gaming company is running for cover, and many of the private ones as well. Operators as big as PartyPoker and the payment processor FirePay stopped taking bets from the U.S. when President Bush signed the bill into law on Friday, October 13th. Other companies have said they will cut off U.S. players once regulations are in place.
The main question is: Why?
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02 Mar 07
WSOP Launches Ladies-Only Poker Camp
bodogbeat.com - With more and more women playing poker these days, both online and in casinos, it’s no surprise that a poker camp just for them would eventually come along, and first to do so is the World Series of Poker Academy. The card camp series featuring WSOP bracelet winners as instructors announced yesterday that it will host the first ever poker camp just for female poker players this June 8-9, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
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02 Mar 07
Daniel Negreanu: To catch a bluff
nj.com - Before you even play a hand against an opponent, pay close attention to his tendencies. You must try to figure out if bluffing is something that's part of his arsenal.
Being a poker player is much like being a criminal profiler. Before you make a decision about how to play your hand, try to classify your opponent as a habitual bluffer, a straightforward player, or a player who bluffs sporadically (the toughest opponent to face.)
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02 Mar 07
L.A. Poker Classic: Rookie Wins $2.4 Million
pokernews.com - A South African native playing in his first ever live tournament came from behind to beat one of the toughest pros in the world and win $2.4 million at the L.A. Poker Classic. Eric Hershler, a lawyer who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA stunned everyone on the rail at the Commerce Casino when he overcame pro JC Tran for the L.A. Poker Classic title.
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01 Mar 07
USA: The Land Of Confusion
winneronline.com - The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was intended to put a dent in online poker and sports betting in America; in fact, it would’ve stamped out the perceived vice altogether if the bill’s architects had their way.
But lately it seems as if mixed signals are being sent out by both pro and anti-online gaming activists. Will the United States do away with the unlawful gaming legislation? Will it stay the course? There has been both good and bad news.
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01 Mar 07
L.A. Poker Classic: The Final Six
pokernews.com - After five grueling days of poker at the Commerce Casino, six players remain in the hunt for $2.4 million at the L.A. Poker Classic. JC Tran lost a tremendous margin in chips, yet managed to end Day 5 as the chipleader for the second day in a row with $3.47M.
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01 Mar 07
WSOP Preregistration Begins
cardplayer.com - Preregistration for the 2007 World Series of Poker has begun, scheduled for June 1 through July 17 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. ...
New changes have been made to the new participant rules, including a less conservative player apparel policy. Players will now be allowed to wear apparel with multiple logos and patches.
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28 Feb 07
LA Poker Classic - Then There Were 18
pokernews.com - 54 players returned to the Commerce Casino for the fourth day of action at the L.A. Poker Classic main event. By Midnight, only 18 players remained and JC Tran leaped out in front of the pack with a massive $3.46 million stack, which was almost as much as second, third and fourth places… combined.
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28 Feb 07
Euro Poker News: Trouble in France
cardplayer.com - First, there were the arrests of BWIN (PokerRoom.com) executives in Monte Carlo. Then there was the forced withdrawal of the Deauville EPT event (allegedly due to their association with Poker Stars). Now, the French authorities have “asked” to interview John Anderson (former executive of 888 / PacificPoker.com).
Feeling the heat, last week PartyPoker announced that it would not accept any new real money accounts from French players. Existing players are able to continue playing, for now. Meanwhile, French authorities have forced PokerStars to cease its affiliate activities in France.
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27 Feb 07
2007 L.A. Poker Classic Day 3
cardplayer.com - Day three of the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic dispensed with the “levels played” criteria of the previous stages, and instead became a race to pop the tournament’s money bubble. In other words, the returning field of 152 needed 98 players to bust in order to move onto the LAPC’s penultimate phase.
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27 Feb 07
'Women's Poker Night' Offers Insight
pokernews.com - "Women's Poker Night" ... is a book expertly put together by the publisher of Woman Poker Player Magazine, Maryann Morrison. By bringing together the best of the women players in the game, the best poker writers around and some newcomers that provide excellent insight, Morrison has provided a compilation that ably demonstrates why women are coming to the world of poker ...
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27 Feb 07
WSOP's 52 Greatest Moments
pokerplayernewspaper.com - Over its 37 year history, the World Series of Poker has produced many moments of remarkable drama.
Some of these events have already achieved legendary status. Mark Rogers attempts to catalogue and, ambitiously, rank the top 52 World Series moments in his awkwardly titled book, "52 Greatest Moments World Series of Poker".
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26 Feb 07
Harrah’s To Launch WSOP-Europe
businesswire.com - The World Series of Poker®, the planet’s most prestigious poker tournament, is extending its international reach this year by launching the World Series of Poker Europe, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. announced today.
The inaugural WSOP Europe is scheduled to debut in London September 6-16, 2007. The new tournament will be held at three casinos operated by London Clubs International – Fifty, Leicester Square and the Sportsman.
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26 Feb 07
Germany Catches The Poker Bug
dw-world.de - Poker clubs are springing up like mushrooms across Germany. Every week, poker tournaments take place in practically every urban area. It's a game almost everyone is familiar with, either from playing simple variants like Draw Poker or from any good old Western.
"The basics are there, so people quickly lose their inhibitions to play," said Michael Körner, a poker commentator at Germany's leading sports channel DSF.
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26 Feb 07
L.A. Poker Classic - Day 1 Recap
pokernews.com - The largest and most prestigious tournament in California kicked off on Saturday at Commerce Casino outside of Los Angeles with the L.A. Poker Classic championship main event, which also happened to be the latest stop on the World Poker Tour. 791 players bought in for $10,000 each for a shot at the coveted $2.4 million first place prize.
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26 Feb 07
Ladies poker tournaments are a kick
cardplayer.com - For many years certain hardcore female poker players have opposed women's events because women could compete fairly against men and did not need the poker equivalent of affirmative action.
True, but so what? I have observed that women just seem to have a good time playing poker amongst themselves.
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26 Feb 07
Party Poker Says 'Non' To French Players?
online-casinos.com - Affiliates with French connections were wondering what the future had in store for them this week following the brief appearance of a notice on the Party Partners.com affiliate program site, suggesting that French player days on Party Poker could be numbered.
The notice, dated Friday 23 February said that PartyPoker will no longer accept deposits from new French customers, although existing players from France may continue to play. No reasons were given for the decision.
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