Archive for August, 2008



PartyGaming Slides on Slowing Growth in Online Poker Revenue - Bloomberg

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 2:08 am
PartyGaming Slides on Slowing Growth in Online Poker Revenue
Bloomberg -23 minutes ago
29 (Bloomberg) — PartyGaming Plc, the owner of the PartyPoker.com Web site, fell in London trading after the company said growth in online poker sales

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Pacific Poker to send players to Poker Open V - PokerListings.com

Friday 29 August 2008 @ 12:08 am
Pacific Poker to send players to Poker Open V
PokerListings.com -6 hours ago
By Sarah Polson 888 will be bringing together pros, stars and poker players from around the world for the Poker Open V at the end of October.
Another World Poker Tour tournament, another smaller field.Poker King
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Poker: Bluffing can be effective - San Jose Mercury News

Thursday 28 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
Poker: Bluffing can be effective
San Jose Mercury News,  USA -7 hours ago
kind of sophisticated play with five players left in the $2000-buy-in no-limit hold 'em event at the 2007 World Series of Poker at Las Vegas' Rio Hotel.

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Online Poker Historic Victory in Republican Party - Online Poker Website

Wednesday 27 August 2008 @ 1:08 am

Online Poker Website
Online Poker Historic Victory in Republican Party
Online Poker Website, Florida -11 hours ago
Earlier in the month it was discovered that the Platform did include such language, but a loud outcry by the Poker Players Alliance, along with the rest of
Online Poker Ban Struck From Republican PlatformOnline Poker Website
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'Adjustments' get around most new ethics restrictions - Baltimore Sun

Wednesday 27 August 2008 @ 12:08 am

ProPublica
'Adjustments' get around most new ethics restrictions
Baltimore Sun, United States -20 hours ago
They can rub shoulders with Ben Affleck and Sarah Silverman, thanks to the nation's professional poker players. Or just kick back in hospitality suites
Where's the old-fashioned party? Thanks to lobbyists and Congress Chicago Tribune
New ethics rules won't spoil Democratic convention partiesLos Angeles Times
Big firms sponsor parties for Democrats in DenverEconomic Times
ProPublica - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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WPT: Legends of Poker Q and A — Matt Graham - CardPlayer.com

Tuesday 26 August 2008 @ 10:08 pm

CardPlayer.com
WPT: Legends of Poker Q and A — Matt Graham
CardPlayer.com, NV -5 hours ago
Other than a win in a preliminary event in Reno, Graham had yet to score big in a $10000 event, nor on poker's biggest stage, the World Series of Poker.
Adam Weinraub Leads Day 2 Legends of Poker FieldPoker News Daily
Michael Mizrachi Eyes Pot Limit Omaha Win on ESPNPoker News Daily
ESPN Premieres World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha EventCardPlayer.com
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New ethics rules won't spoil convention parties - Los Angeles Times

Sunday 24 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
New ethics rules won't spoil convention parties
Los Angeles Times, CA -5 hours ago
Lobbyists find exemptions in the law, so free liquor and a poker tournament await lawmakers in Denver. By Cynthia Dizikes, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Loopholes let lawmakers live largeUSA Today
Ready to party heartySarasota Herald-Tribune
AT&T, Visa Plan Parties With Lawmakers at Political ConventionsBloomberg
MarketWatch - CounterPunch
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The VIP Club Comes to Walker Poker Online - Press Release 365 (press release)

Sunday 24 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm

Press Release 365 (press release)
The VIP Club Comes to Walker Poker Online
Press Release 365 (press release), FL -12 hours ago
NEW JERSEY, USA — Walker Poker's attention has now been focused on its Very Important Players who are those that form the cream and crop of its esteemed

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WPT: Legends of Poker Q & A — Scott Montgomery - CardPlayer.com

Sunday 24 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm

CardPlayer.com
WPT: Legends of Poker Q & A — Scott Montgomery
CardPlayer.com, NV -5 hours ago
Scott Montgomery was the only member of the November Nine to play on day 1A in the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker championship event at the Bicycle
WPT: Legends of Poker Day 1B RecapCardPlayer.com
WPT: Legends of Poker Q & A — Daniel NegreanuCardPlayer.com
WPT: Legends of Poker Day 1A RecapCardPlayer.com
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WPT Legends of Poker Main Event Begins - Pokerpages.com

Friday 22 August 2008 @ 12:08 am
WPT Legends of Poker Main Event Begins
Pokerpages.com -50 minutes ago
by PokerPages.com Hard to believe, but it has been more than a month since the craziness of the World Series of Poker was put on a 117 day break.

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Gas betting - playing poker at the pump - San Francisco Chronicle

Friday 22 August 2008 @ 12:08 am
Gas betting - playing poker at the pump
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA -14 hours ago
Leave it to the World Wide Web to be the playground for a new-age spin on pumping gas. There's even an element of gambling mixed in.

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PocketFivesLive to Cover WPT Legends of Poker - PR Web (press release)

Friday 22 August 2008 @ 12:08 am
PocketFivesLive to Cover WPT Legends of Poker
PR Web (press release), WA -1 hour ago
With the World Series of Poker Main Event in a 100-day layoff until November, the poker world will turn to the World Poker Tour's Legends of Poker
Banish the Miserable European Summer with Everest Poker'sPR Web (press release)
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Yaqui lawsuit aims to make poker club fold - Arizona Daily Star

Wednesday 20 August 2008 @ 1:08 am
Yaqui lawsuit aims to make poker club fold
Arizona Daily Star, AZ -1 hour ago
By Brian J. Pedersen The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has filed a civil lawsuit against the owners of a poker room that opened last month on the North Side, prompted,
Tribe files lawsuit to shut down new poker roomTucson Citizen
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Aquatic sensation Phelps not a poker 'fish' - Canada.com

Wednesday 20 August 2008 @ 12:08 am

Canada.com
Aquatic sensation Phelps not a poker'fish'
Canada.com, Canada -8 hours ago
But one thing he isn't is a 'fish' - poker parlance for a gambler who loses a lot of money - say the card sharks who've bumped elbows with him in the wager
Swimming Champ Phelps: World Series of Poker Next?Online Poker Website
Michael Phelps going all in at the World Series of Poker?Baltimore Sun
Poker aspirations for multiple Gold Medal winner PhelpsGaming Alerts
Bluff Magazine
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Case forwarded against Hagerstown man charged in robbery at … - Hagerstown Morning Herald

Tuesday 19 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm
Case forwarded against Hagerstown man charged in robbery at
Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD -8 hours ago
By ERIN JULIUS (erinj@herald-mail.com) HAGERSTOWN — The case against a Hagerstown man charged in the May 30 holdup at an illicit poker game was forwarded to
Poker Game Robbery Case ForwardedWJZ
Hagerstown woman faces charges in connection with shootingHagerstown Morning Herald
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Spanish Siblings in Rival Bid for China Poker Glory - PR Web (press release)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 2:08 am
Spanish Siblings in Rival Bid for China Poker Glory
PR Web (press release), WA -26 minutes ago
Skilled Spanish brothers Antonio and Bruno Naves will set all brotherly bonds aside this August as Titan Poker sends them both to compete at the Asian Poker

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Unlucky 13: No Heartland Poker Tour seat for me - MLive.com

Sunday 17 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm

MLive.com
Unlucky 13: No Heartland Poker Tour seat for me
MLive.com, MI -3 hours ago
Neither happened, though, and I eventually busted out in 13th place of a Heartland Poker Tour main event satellite in which the top 12 finishers were

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Houston Man Turns Poker Win Into 21 - Pokerpages.com

Sunday 17 August 2008 @ 10:08 pm
Houston Man Turns Poker Win Into 21
Pokerpages.com -7 hours ago
by PokerPages.com It wasn't cash that poker players were fighting for last week at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, but frequent flyer miles
Houston man wins 21 million frequent flier milesPokerListings.com
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Muscles, mind games help in medal poker - guardian.co.uk

Friday 15 August 2008 @ 1:08 am
Muscles, mind games help in medal poker
guardian.co.uk, UK -20 hours ago
By Sophie Hardach BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Think of it as poker with bells on. Barbells, to be precise. Watching Olympic weightlifters plot their winning

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UltimateBet Guarantees Another 50 Aruba Poker Classic Seats this … - PR Web (press release)

Friday 15 August 2008 @ 1:08 am

Point-Spreads.com
UltimateBet Guarantees Another 50 Aruba Poker Classic Seats this
PR Web (press release), WA -1 hour ago
Online poker site puts another 50 Aruba Poker Classic packages on the line this weekend with the goal of sending a record number of players to UltimateBet's
Online Poker: 50 Aruba Poker Classic Seats Up for GrabsPoint-Spreads.com
Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic Giveaway This WeekendPoker News Daily
Aruba Poker Classic 50-Seat-Guaranteed Event SaturdayCardPlayer.com
Point-Spreads.com - PR Web (press release)
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