20 Feb 07
3rd National Heads-Up Poker Championship
womanpokerplayer.com - Sixty-four of the world’s best poker players are set to converge on Las Vegas March 1-4 as the 3rd National Heads-Up Poker Championship brings its distinctive, confrontational style to the Caesars Palace Poker Room. ...
Celebrity participants include Don Cheadle, Jennifer Tilly and Shannon Elizabeth.
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20 Feb 07
Doyle's Room Closes To US Players
cardplayer.com - Starting March 1, U.S. players at Doyle’s Room will no longer be able to play at the site.
The site announced to its players yesterday that it will no longer allow U.S. players to sign up at the site or existing players to deposit money. On March 1, U.S. players will have access to only the withdraw section of the site.
Players will have the option to transfer their funds and frequent player points over to online rival Full Tilt Poker.
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19 Feb 07
Party Launches Premier League Poker
uk.pokernews.com - Viewers of Channel 4 TV in the UK will be the first to see a new "groundbreaking" poker series featuring a poker league of a dozen of the biggest poker talents in the world. Phil Hellmuth, Tony G, The Devilfish and more will be in it to win it.
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19 Feb 07
Wynn Poker Classic Starts Wednesday
cardplayer.com - Poker players are gearing up for the Wynn Poker Classic, as the Las Vegas casino resort kicks off its first annual poker tournament on Wednesday, February 21...
“We’re excited about the Wynn Classic,” said [Tournament director Dave Eglseder]. “Hotel executives and staff have gone all out to make this a first-class experience for players.”
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19 Feb 07
US Congress won't reverse UIGEA
bookmakersreview.com - Frank Fahrenkopf, President of the American Gaming Association, told Las Vegas Sun journalist Jeff Simpson that is unlikely that the new Democratic-led Congress will reverse the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 to introduce a new law defining poker as a game of skill. "They [online poker players] don't have a chance in hell," said Fahrenkopf.
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19 Feb 07
D'Amato tapped as Chair of the PPA
pokerplayernewspaper.com - The PPA is putting big chips in the pot with expectations that [former New York Senator] Alfonse D'Amato can turn the tide and re-secure the freedom for adults to play poker in pajamas— with a cyberspace seat in the comfort of their homes.
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16 Feb 07
Negreanu: Watch your bets in No Limit
nj.com - There's a myth among No Limit Texas Hold'em players that goes like this: If you raise before the flop, then you must continue to bet on the flop.
Yes, in Limit Hold'em you should bet the flop a high percentage of the time if you raised before the flop, regardless of what comes. In No Limit, however, you should be a little more cautious with your continuation bet.
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16 Feb 07
D'Amato may lobby for poker industry
newsday.com - Former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato may soon be lobbying on behalf of the online poker industry.
D'Amato, a famously avid poker player, is in talks with the Poker Players Alliance about becoming the group's lobbyist and spokesman, said Michael Bolcerak, president of the San Francisco-based group.
"We looked for three-term senators who love poker," Bolcerak said Thursday. "He fit the bill."
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16 Feb 07
WSOP Academy debuts
casinocitytimes.com - Harrah's Operating Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET), has launched the World Series of Poker Academy, a new instructional camp that offers participants an opportunity to learn first-hand from some of the poker world's greatest players. ...
"School is in session at the World Series of Poker Academy," said Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the WSOP. "Our new academy is a tremendous value. Participants will learn from the best minds in poker and have a chance to win a seat in the 2007 WSOP Main Event.
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15 Feb 07
Cheating in Online Poker
gambling911.com - There are two main types of cheating that occur in online poker. You can really term the two types active or passive. Active cheating is where players work in teams to raise other players out of the pot or raise the pot for each other. This type of cheating does occur, but it is far less common than you might think. Online poker sites usually have automated software that tracks if a person is engaged in this type of betting. There have been people caught at online poker sites at cheating when they were part of a team.
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15 Feb 07
Sweden: Poker Boosts Profits for State
cardplayer.com - It has been over one year since the Swedish government’s decision to enter the online poker market. The decision has proven to be a great call for all involved.
"It has really fulfilled its purpose of bringing home a big part of Sweden's unregulated poker playing to a responsible environment within the country's borders," stated Jesper Karrbrink, the CEO of Svenska Spel AB.
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15 Feb 07
Play Absolute Absolutely Anywhere
cardplayer.com - Absolute Poker announced the release of the newest version of its software today that allows poker players to play from any computer with an Internet connection without downloading or installing anything. The new version should be live later this evening.
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14 Feb 07
Negreanu: Tips for taking on the big boys
nj.com - Unless you truly believe that you're the absolute best poker player on the planet (you're not), here are some adjustments to make when playing against superior opponents.
Make larger pre-flop raises: As a rule, I'm a big advocate of making small raises before the flop rather than oversized ones. That being said, when you're facing tough players, you should be seeing fewer flops and be willing to risk a few more chips in order to steal the blinds. ...
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14 Feb 07
Plenty of Poker Choices for U.S. Players
cardplayer.com - There are still plenty of poker sites out there that thousands of American players are buying in to and playing cards at, the proof being at the large numbers of players playing in the big weekend tournaments.
The following is a list of several sites still accepting U.S. customers ...
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14 Feb 07
Poker boosts 888 by 12%
bloomberg.com - 888 Holdings Plc, an online casino company being reviewed as a takeover target by Ladbrokes Plc, said fourth-quarter sales from countries outside the U.S. rose 12 percent as revenue from Internet poker increased.
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14 Feb 07
Ultimate Poker Challenge: RIP ... Not!
cardplayer.com - “You may have read recent online articles claiming that the Ultimate Poker Challenge is dead,” sites the official UPC website, “but don’t you believe it.”
The UPC vows it will continue to air its series on schedule, since scheduling was the only factor that forced the cast and crew to take a short break from their Las Vegas venue.
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13 Feb 07
Party Poker CEO: Profits Halved in '06
pokerpages.com - PartyGaming CEO Mitch Garber optimistically said he expected to report full-year profits for 2006 of over USD$140 million ...
PartyGaming's 2005 net profits were over double those expected for 2006, at USD$293 million ...
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13 Feb 07
UK: Playing Poker Via Television
cardplayer.com - An innovation long in the cards is being introduced by an already well-known name: Sky. The media empire's latest channel promises more than the eerie specters of animated greyhounds and lone roulette presenters talking through the small hours of the morning: a dedicated channel with an ambitious new program aiming to get people playing poker via TV – the medium that may well have introduced them to the game.
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13 Feb 07
Ultimate Poker Challenge: RIP
pokernews.com - The Ultimate Poker Challenge has become the latest victim of the draconian enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act. Sorting out what remaining parts of the Ultimate Poker Challenge will actually survive is a week to week guessing game.
The posted notices at Binions and on the web have said that all future television tapings have been cancelled.
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12 Feb 07
Dutch Govt. Enters Online Poker Market
cardplayer.com - Much to the joy of Dutch poker players, the state of poker is finally improving in the Netherlands. The liberal Dutch government has partnered with Holland Casino in entering the lucrative online gaming market.
CryptoLogic, the leading public e-gaming software developer and supplier, will power a new Dutch state-sponsored gaming portal. The site will launch in June 2007, and will be open only to Dutch players.
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