01 Jun 06
Picking Your Addictions
"Some people think that online poker is addictive and should be illegal.
Well, I'm addicted to basketball. It would be nice if I had a normal addiction to, say, crack or sex-there are focus groups for that-but being addicted to basketball just makes me a loser."
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01 Jun 06
'Legends of Poker' Opens Tomorrow
"The world of art and poker collides tomorrow with the opening night exhibition of The Legends of Poker at Jack Gallery in Mandalay Bay, an art exhibit that features the poker photography of Larry Grossman. The free reception runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
'It’s really a celebration of the greats in poker and also the game itself,' Grossman says. 'I always felt that there was more to be offered than dogs playing poker.'"
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31 May 06
Players to challenge SC gambling law
Associated Press
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - A group of poker players arrested for gambling have asked for a jury trial in an effort to change South Carolina's 200-year-old gaming law that bans games of cards and dice.
"The law was basically set in place way back in 1802 because of the morality of the times," said Robert Chimento, who pleaded not guilty during an appearance in town court Tuesday.
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31 May 06
New 'Celebrity Poker Showdown' Season Kicks-Off
"BravoTV.com antes up for another online poker tournament this summer, kicking off with the new season premiere of the Bravo original series 'Celebrity Poker Showdown.' This year's online tournament grand prize winner will receive a non-speaking walk-on role on the NBC hit series "Las Vegas," including round trip airfare and hotel accommodations in Los Angeles for two. Filmed entirely in New Orleans, this new season of 'Celebrity Poker Showdown' will donate the million-dollar jackpot to Hurricane Katrina Charities in support of the rebuilding effort. The online tournament will launch with the new season premiere on May 31 at 9:00 pm ET/PT."
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30 May 06
Bullying a poker bully
Daniel Negreanu, The Poker Column
It can be really frustrating to have an extremely aggressive player at your table who just won't seem to leave you alone. No matter what you do, the bully keeps coming after you, especially if you aren't getting any good cards of your own.
Hopefully, after reading this column, you'll have all the tools you need to fight the good fight and start pounding back. If you know anything about a bully, you know that if you stand up to him, he'll usually run away and hide.
Let him run, but get his chips first.
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30 May 06
Professional Poker' A Must Read
"It seems that everyone today wants to chuck their particular nine to five job, hop onto the Internet or into their local card room and say they are a 'professional poker player'. Tell the truth…you've had the thought, after a particularly large tournament win or a good month in the cash games (wherever they may be), of doing just that. Some interesting food for thought before you make this monumental decision can be found in the new book from Mark Blade called 'Professional Poker' (available at his website, markblade.com ...."
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29 May 06
Consumer's Guide to Poker, PART 1 OF 3
"Have you ever thought about how much money you have paid to card rooms for the privilege of playing poker? I'm not talking about how much money you may have lost - just the price for using their facilities. I did some calculations and they amazed me."
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29 May 06
WA Makes It a Felony to Play Poker Online
By I. Nelson Rose, 28 May 2006
As of June 7, it is now a felony in the state of Washington to play poker on the Internet.
The bill, S.S.B. No. 6613, has stirred up great anxiety in poker forums. Many feel, correctly, that they have been blind-sided. I searched the databases of Washington newspapers and could find almost nothing written about the law as it was making its way through the Legislature. In fact, when the Seattle Times published an article about bills to make Internet gambling a crime, it only mentioned proposals pending in Congress.
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29 May 06
Big Brother Co wants in on online action
"Endemol UK, the owner and creator of reality-TV series Big Brother, has its eyes set on the online gaming industry, including online poker. Attracted by the potential of an industry that generates billions of dollars each year, the British company reportedly decided to develop new gaming concepts through its recently-launched division, Endemol Gaming."
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29 May 06
$3M On The Table This Past Weekend
"These weekends only come once a month, but this past weekend was an online poker players dream as far as money on the tables go. With Party Poker having their monthly million dollar guaranteed tournament on Saturday, in addition to their standard $750,000 guaranteed on Sunday, it meant that the top half dozen or so online poker tournaments over the weekend would have combined Guaranteed prize pools in excess of $3,000,000."
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26 May 06
Russian champ sets new record
"What is probably the biggest poker prize in Russian gambling history was paid out this week to a 27 year old Moscow-based professional player who won the first Party Poker.com St. Petersburg Open poker tournament in Russia.
The media were describing Peter Vlasenko as Russia’s Poker Tsar after the young professional hit an $84,000 jackpot at the event, held in St. Petersburg’s Golden Garden Casino which, over an action-filled four days, generated an incredible prize pool of more than $500,000."
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26 May 06
PokerShare Gives New Yorkers Free Gas
'May 26 - PokerShare.com, the first poker site in the world to offer its players the opportunity to share in its success with 40% back, is offering New Yorkers FREE gas today. With gas prices soaring, PokerShare.com have decided to throw a little party, and give a little gas...'
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25 May 06
Bill to Ban Gambling Online Gets 4th Chance
By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer
Today, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up a bill introduced by Rep. Robert W. Goodlatte (R) that would ban much online gambling, including bets on sporting events and games of chance -- namely poker, which has enjoyed a boom in recent years.
The legislation could get an unexpected boost from the Jack Abramoff scandal. The disgraced lobbyist was key to blocking one of Goodlatte's three previous attempts to ban Internet gambling, and backlash over corruption charges could help the current effort.
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25 May 06
Countdown To WSOP XXXVI
"Slightly less than one month from now, thousands of poker players from around the globe will gather at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino for the 36th Annual World Series of Poker. ...
Over the next month, we'll look at many subjects that you might want to think about before heading to Las Vegas from June 25th to August 11th. In the first part of this series, we'll take a basic look at what to expect when you come to Las Vegas for the World Series. While some of the things here may be obvious, they will be things that have to be considered."
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25 May 06
Titan Signs "World's Sexiest Woman"
"TitanPoker.com announces the signing of supermodel and actress Joanna Krupa as an official spokesperson.
Over the past twelve months, Krupa has appeared on the cover of Maxim's US Calendar and was also featured on the cover of Playboy. Joanna was voted 'sexiest woman in the world' by magazines in Australia, USA, South Africa, England, Czech Republic and Germany."
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24 May 06
'High Stakes' Back For Season 2
"By far one of the most popular new poker programs on television this year has been GSN's 'High Stakes Poker'. The show ... featured the greatest players in the game, including Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha and Phil Hellmuth, in a No-Limit cash game where the minimum buy-in was $100,000. Calling it 'the only real game of poker on television' wouldn't be far from the actual truth."
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24 May 06
Poker Pros, On Your Phone!
"Sports-Stuff.com Inc has announced that it has acquired the exclusive wireless rights for poker pros Huck Seed and Paul 'The Truth' Darden.
Sports-Stuff will produce and publish voice ringtones and create wireless web pages (WAP sites) dedicated to these poker stars."
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24 May 06
Mansion Poker Introduces the Poker Dome
"MANSION Poker COO David Kinsman is in Las Vegas this weekend to introduce Americans and the world to “speed poker,” an exciting and unique way to view and play the game. Kinsman ... believes that after fans and participants experience the Poker Dome, with its stadium seating, fast-paced action, and spectator-friendly arena, they’ll finally lay to rest the question of whether poker is a sport."
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23 May 06
Paddy Gives Players a Second Chance
"This Saturday, PaddyPokerPoker.com will give away two World Series of Poker seats in a freeroll available to players who got close to already securing a seat, but missed.
The WSOP Wired Freeroll takes place May 27. It’s open to players who placed in the top 18 in any of the regular WSOP Wired multi-table tournaments that take place daily at the site."
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23 May 06
One Quality You Just Can’t Learn
"Maybe you’ve just learnt the basics and you’re ready to plunge in and have a go. Do it! Just don’t risk your shirt because with the best will in the world you’re probably going to lose.
But the experience that you pick up from those first games is probably the most powerful lesson you will ever learn in poker. Realizing that you can’t just stroll in and clean up might come as a bit of a jolt to you, but the experience gained will be worth it’s weight in gold."
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