09 Nov 07
AP Issues Interim Statement
allinmag.com - Absolute Poker will, when appropriate, issue periodic updates concerning the recent security breach in its system. Because the Kahnawake Gaming Commission's (KGC's) investigation is on-going, the information provided in this interim statement is subject to the completion of the final KCG inquiry. Gaming Associates (GA) is in the process of auditing AP's systems as part of the KGC inquiry. AP continues to cooperate fully with these investigations.
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09 Nov 07
Absolute Poker Situation: Q&A
pokernews.com - [O]ne of the people closest to the informal investigation has been Nat Arem, the driving force behind thepokerdb.com ...
Arem became an unofficial conduit of sorts for information between Absolute Poker sources and the general poker public, with an offer even being extended to Arem by Absolute Poker to travel to AP's offices and ask more questions concerning the affair.
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09 Nov 07
Differing Fortunes since UIGEA
pokernews.com - This week two of Europe's leading online poker networks have issued differing quarter three financial reports for their shareholders. These reports ultimately show the difference in fortunes of the providers since UIGEA. Playtech, who own the Ipoker network have reported an outstanding quarter for the period up until October, while the Cryptologic network have reported that profits are down since 2006.
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08 Nov 07
Negreanu: Tempting a Three-Barrel Bluffer
fcnp.com - Poker has changed in many ways. The game has mainstreamed and its tactics have evolved. And there are just so many more great players today than in the past. It is remarkable to see how quickly these players have been able to introduce new winning poker strategies.
There is one simple reason for this: online poker. It seems as if an internet player can cram seven years of experience into one.
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08 Nov 07
Full Tilt’s Series VI Guarantees $9 M+
4flush.com - Today is the start of Full Tilt’s online poker Series which will take place over a 12 day period with 16 different events. The series will feature over $9 million in guaranteed prize and is sure to draw a large number of entrants.
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08 Nov 07
Can you make a living at tourny poker?
pokerlistings.com - In 2006, Jamie Gold went from being an obscure Hollywood producer and agent to World Champion of poker, seeing a record $12 million payday in the process. This year, Jerry Yang went from being a devout civil servant and social worker to poker champion but "only" earned roughly $8 million for his efforts.
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07 Nov 07
UK: Online poker is big hit but ...
scotsman.com - Nearly a quarter of internet users in Britain have logged on to gaming sites to play poker in the past 12 months, according to a new report. But many are too unsure of the rules to play with real money. ...
Some 35 per cent of the poker players surveyed took part just for the fun of it, without gambling any money ....
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07 Nov 07
High Stakes Poker: Don't bluff billionaires
pokerlistings.com - The latest episode of High Stakes Poker saw $5 million in play. Cirque du Soleil billionaire Guy Laliberté unleashed most of the action at the table. In one of the first hands of the show, Laliberté flopped a pair of aces holding Ac-Jh, and bet $12,000. ...
Millionaire Jamie Gold tried to bluff billionaire Guy Laliberte and failed.
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07 Nov 07
Absolute Poker spurns audit offer?
More news on the Absolute Poker scandal: apparently AP reps approached 2+2 -- the forum where the story first emerged and was openly debated -- to ask if they could get a stamp of approval from 2+2 on their efforts to date. Needless to say 2+2 had a few strings they needed to attach before they'd issue such a statement and ...
After a long discussion AP basically hung up on the 2+2 discussions, in spite of initially agreeing to have 2+2 put together an independent audit team. It seems now that they'd rather stick with their in-house people. Go figure!
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06 Nov 07
New PAD Episodes Return on NBC
cardplayer.com - This week’s shows will feature newcomers Paul Wasicka and Alan “Boston” Dvorkis. Wasicka is known for coming in runner-up in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event to Jamie Gold, who is also at this week’s PAD tournament. Dvorkis is a long-time Las Vegas gambler who has played poker for 25 years.
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06 Nov 07
France Wants Further Talks On Gambling Spat
France's Budget Minister Eric Woerth and European Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet met the Commission's internal market chief, Charlie McCreevy, who has sent a final warning to France for banning private betting firms, with the next step the European Court of Justice.
The European Commission says the ban restricts the free movement of services within the 27-nation EU.
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06 Nov 07
World Poker Finals start tomorrow
pokerlistings.com - After a brief Canadian tour of duty, the WPT is coming back to the United States in a big way.
The World Poker Finals are set to begin tomorrow and they're sure to constitute one of the premier poker events of the year.
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06 Nov 07
A&B Upbeat About Pending WTO Ruling
Antigua and Barbuda can expect to have a ruling on its US$3.4 billion compensation claim by the end of the month, as a World Trade Organisation panel concludes its review of the claim against the United States.
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05 Nov 07
Scott Clements Wins the North American Poker Championship
cardplayer.com - One of the best final tables in the history of the World Poker Tour was assembled Friday at the Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario. A packed crowd watched one of poker's old guard, one amateur, and a sampling of the best young players in the game to see who would take down the first-place prize of $1,387,224 CAD.
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05 Nov 07
"I call it no-brainer poker"
Most card rooms and casinos in Northern California offer live poker the old-fashioned way: with dealers doling out cards and players tossing chips into the center of a table.
But here at the Folsom Lake Bowl Sports Bar and Casino, just outside Sacramento, the action is entirely different — no cards, no chips and no dealers whatsoever.
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05 Nov 07
Are poker forums fumbling?
pokerlistings.com - Recently ... I have noticed a significant erosion in the quality of poker forums that has led me to ask if they are necessary at all anymore.
Perusing forums on several sites I have bookmarked, I've noticed that what people are discussing isn't necessarily poker related and, in some cases, would be better relegated to the locker room.
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05 Nov 07
WSOP is wedded to its current business model
pokerlistings.com - In the past couple of years, many tournament schedules have become totally devoted to No-Limit Hold'em, completely ignoring the intricacies and charms of the other disciplines in the poker world. Casinos may do this in the belief that they are catering to the desires of the players, but it has done more of a disservice to the game of poker than they might imagine.
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02 Nov 07
Sweden Offers State-Controlled Poker
A state-controlled gaming company – who is a member of the World Lottery Assocation (“WLA”) - has obtained permission from its government to arrange Internet poker in cooperation with Svenska Spel and Boss Media. The WLA Company will use Svenska Spel’s and Boss Media’s solutions for security and supervision.
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02 Nov 07
High Stakes Poker IV Features $.5M Buy In
4flush.com - GSN will televise its popular television show High Stakes Poker beginning November 5th. High Stakes Poker features some of the world’s best poker players bringing $100,000 to the table and battling it out for the money.
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02 Nov 07
Bodog gets a new look
pokerlistings.com - Bodog Poker has released a new look for its online poker room.
The new Bodog Poker design is the result of player feedback and user testing over the past two years.
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