01 May 06
World Poker Congress June 27-28
"The World Poker Congress, scheduled to take place on June 27-28, 2006 at the City Conference Center in Stockholm, Sweden, is the first conference designed to combine both online and land-based aspects of the international poker industry. Participants of the conference will be offered the unique opportunity to address concerns related to both Internet and live poker operations, and examine the poker world's future possibilities."
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01 May 06
Omaha Hi-Low is for psychotics
"Omaha Hi-Low is poker for psychotics. These players never know where they are, or where they're going, or how they're going to get there. What's more, they don't care who they hurt along the way! Some well-known poker columnists consider it an absurd game. One wrote, 'Omaha Split players are the bungee jumpers of Poker'."
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28 Apr 06
Popularity begs question: Sport or not?
"USA Today -- In this iPod, Xbox age, the question is no longer under the table: Is poker a sport?
The dictionary definitions of the two words seem to render the case closed. They don't belong in the same sentence. But Webster and colleagues haven't taken into account the effect of television and the blurring of our cultural boundaries everywhere."
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28 Apr 06
The Top Ten Best - And Worst
There are a lot of "Top 10" poker articles around --everything from best "fish" sites to worst rail-bird pick-up lines-- but the "Poker Prof" at LasVegasVegas.com has one that's pretty original and actually worth reading. Here are the categories he gives us a Best and Worst for:
10. Blogs
9. The WPT on the Travel Channel
8. Kids
7. The Mainstream Media
6. Phil Hellmuth
5. The Out-of-Context All-In
4. The Hole Card Cam
3. Celebrity Poker
2. The Rise of Party Poker
1. Chris Moneymaker
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27 Apr 06
Protecting Your Blinds
"One of the trickiest aspects of poker is deciding when to defend your blind and when to give it up. The question cannot be answered easily.
... Allow me to go over a few scenarios and explain my thought process when I've already got some money in the pot, facing a raise. It really shows the importance of strategy and the stage of the game."
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27 Apr 06
Poker Goddess Annointed
"Betfair's Poker Goddess tournament culminated in the Poker Ladies Night Live final this week, hotly contested by thirty very skilled and aggressive players.
... The players had a diversity of experience from professionals to first-timers, flying in from all over the United Kingdom and Ireland to meet for a chance to win a seat at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ladies Event 2006 in Las Vegas.
... Despite having never been involved before in a live poker event, Angela Thacker, 30 from Halifax, was crowned the Betfair Poker Goddess. She was presented with a giant plane ticket by Betfair's Head of Poker Ben Fried."
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26 Apr 06
Vidmer Directs 'High Roller'
"Filmmaker A. W. (Tony) Vidmer was a recreational poker player who started playing at levels 'over my head,' began reading poker books to learn more about the game and the players, and became intrigued with the life (and death) of poker icon Stuey 'The Kid' Ungar. He decided to do a feature film on the life of Stuey, his first venture away from corporate, in-house documentaries."
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26 Apr 06
Heads-up championship: in the trenches
Daniel Negreanu / Special to The Detroit News
It's that time of year again -- time for one of the most prestigious events in the poker world, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. ...
There are some significant differences between playing heads-up poker and more common poker games where six to nine players compete at a table. The type of hands you should play, and the way you should play them, are very different from a standard game. Here are a few things to look for when you watch the show in the coming weeks.
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25 Apr 06
Poker Strategy XVI: Passive Plays
"There's no question that aggressive poker is winning poker. If the world's top players have only
one thing in common, it's that they take control of the hands they play with bets and raises.
Usually, among the world's poker elite, calling is the least attractive option.
For this tip, however, I thought I'd talk about a couple of instances when playing passively -
just checking and calling bets - may be the preferred option. "
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25 Apr 06
Poker Porn: Crisis Or Media Stunt?
"... Of course me being the conspiracy theorist that I am, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is all a publicity stunt to bring more attention the Bodog’s Rat Pack which one of the members happen to include David Williams. You have to admit, this is some pretty good timing & everything’s fair game in the entertainment industry, & poker is definitely entertainment….NO PRESS IS BAD PRESS!"
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25 Apr 06
WPT Championship 4 is a Wrap
"... With small action before the flop, the board showed 9c 8h Ah, and after a significant raise by Joe [Bartholdi], David [Matthew] went all-in, and Joe called. Joe showed 9-5, and David turned up 10-4 of hearts and a flush draw. The turn brought a 2d, and the river was no help for David as it gave the board an Ad. David walked away with honor and grace, not to mention the $1,903,950. With a pair of 9's, Joe Bartholdi won the 2006 WPT World Championship, a gold bracelet, a trophy, the title of WPT World Champion, and $3,760,165."
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24 Apr 06
Women's Poker Tour Winner Crowned
UK -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The search for the worlds first winner of the women's poker tour, the 'Queen Of Diamonds', has reached its climax with Eunice Waterfield from Dudley in England taking the title, the $40,000 prize money and the stunning $20,000 Women's Poker tour diamond ring.
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24 Apr 06
Final Table Revealed at WPT Championship
The chip counts going into the final table are as follows:
James Van Alstyne, $8,070,000
Joe Bartholdi, $7,135,000
Claus Nielsen, $5,875,000
David Matthew, $5,765,000
Roland De Wolfe, $1,860,000
Men 'The Master' Nguyen, $1,490,000
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23 Apr 06
"Heads-Up" TV Numbers Strong
"While the Second Annual National Heads Up Poker Championship was completed over a month ago, it seems that interest in what actually went down during the four day run of the tournament runs very high among poker players across the United States.
The premiere broadcast of the event last Sunday on NBC was an unqualified success for the network as it matched the numbers from the first broadcast of the same tournament last year. Almost one and a half million viewers tuned in for the broadcast ...."
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23 Apr 06
Hilton loses family car in Vegas
Paris"I always win" Hilton recently lost her family's $200,000 Bently during a "bad" poker game, at her parent's own casino no less. The heiress can apparently add poker playing to her list of accomplishments, right up there with acting and DIY porn.
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21 Apr 06
Poker sites used in fraud
"Nine Skaraborg [Sweden] residents have reported that their bank accounts have been emptied. According to their bank statements they have each lost an average of 10,000 kronor playing internet poker, despite the fact that not one of them has visited the web sites.
But now police think they have identified a common thread. All nine have shopped in the same place in Skövde and paid there with cards."
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21 Apr 06
Five Star Classic Under Way
"The World Poker Tour 4th Annual Five Star World Poker Classic has begun at the Bellagio, Las Vegas, where over 600 direct entry players and internet qualifiers sat down to play on 'Day 1'. Day 1, as is the norm for today's major poker tournaments, was split over two days to accommodate everyone."
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19 Apr 06
Poker Extremes
"Who said the game of poker can't get any more exciting? The folks at Inter Poker have introduced a new facet to this game of cards that equals the thrills and challenges of any extreme sport. It began back in October 2005 in the planning stages of the world's first ever, underwater poker game in the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts. ...
So what is extreme poker? Well, according to Inter Poker, 'Extreme Poker is aimed to test the physical and mental limits of even the most seasoned tournament professionals and tournaments are held in the harshest and most exotic conditions known to man.'"
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19 Apr 06
Hilton reveals addiction
Paris Hilton is apparently addicted to poker. She's even started playing in tournaments!
Hilton explains: "I'm obsessed with poker. It's my favourite game now. We love it. We play at tournaments in Vegas. I'm really lucky in Vegas - I always win!" Wow.
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18 Apr 06
$15M Pot Rakes 'Em In
"Nearly 600 poker players from more than 40 countries will play for a prize pool of about $15 million starting today in the World Poker Tour's World Championship at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The winner of the No-Limit Texas Hold'em tournament could take home $3.5 million."
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