Archive for September, 2008



On Poker: Min-raising in no limit Hold'em - Houston Chronicle

Tuesday 30 September 2008 @ 11:09 pm
On Poker: Min-raising in no limit Hold'em
Houston Chronicle, United States -13 hours ago
By DANIEL NEGREANU For The Chronicle Many poker books make the claim that it's never correct to raise the minimum amount in no limit Hold'em. I disagree.
For coin flips, wait on the flopDetNews.com
Small Pairs in Early PositionU Weekly
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Bodog WSOP Winner Jamie Gold Just Can’t Win: Barcelona Poker Raid - Gambling911.com

Monday 29 September 2008 @ 2:09 am

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Bodog WSOP Winner Jamie Gold Just Can’t Win: Barcelona Poker Raid
Gambling911.com, FL -14 hours ago
2006 World Series of Poker winner and one time Bodog representative, Jamie Gold, was scheduled to be the key speaker at this week's Casino Affiliate Poker
CAP Poker Tournament Raided by Police in BarcelonaGambling911.com
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4kingpoker Launches Team Play Trophy II - Team League at Carbon Poker - PR Web (press release)

Monday 29 September 2008 @ 1:09 am
4kingpoker Launches Team Play Trophy II - Team League at Carbon Poker
PR Web (press release), WA -Sep 28, 2008
Starting on Sunday 5th October at 4.00pm EST, the weekly team only league is a series of 12 poker tournaments. With a mix of $30 freerolls and $2 buy-ins
4kingpoker Launches New Poker Leagues - US Open League IV & Non US PR Web (press release)
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Poker players reaping benefits of Titan VIP Club - PokerListings.com

Monday 29 September 2008 @ 12:09 am
Poker players reaping benefits of Titan VIP Club
PokerListings.com -9 hours ago
By Arthur Crowson The Titan Poker VIP Elite Club, which was only introduced last week, is already in the process of being improved. Titan Poker, the largest

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Poker: Keeping the pot small with position - San Jose Mercury News

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 1:09 am
Poker: Keeping the pot small with position
San Jose Mercury News,  USA -6 hours ago
The trick, as noted tournament player Darrell Dicken showed at the $15000-buy-in Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Las Vegas' Bellagio in

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Poker players group spent $283000 lobbying in 2Q - Forbes

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 1:09 am
Poker players group spent $283000 lobbying in 2Q
Forbes, NY -11 hours ago
AP 09.25.08, 4:34 PM ET The Poker Players Alliance spent $283000 in the second quarter to lobby in favor of licensed and regulated Internet poker in the US,

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Bluff, counter-bluffin high-stakes poker - The Canberra Times

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 12:09 am
Bluff, counter-bluffin high-stakes poker
The Canberra Times, Australia -12 hours ago
BY STEPHEN COLLINSON With 40 days until election day, the fast-moving global financial crisis has transformed the White House race into a daring duel of
Video: McCain Campaign Announcement and Debate ScheduleCSPAN
Political AnimalBaltimore City Paper
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Kentucky Governor Seeks Takeover of … - Bluff Magazine

Wednesday 24 September 2008 @ 2:09 am

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Kentucky Governor Seeks Takeover of
Bluff Magazine, GA -12 hours ago
If Kentucky governor Steve Beshear has his way he’ll soon be in control of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, DoylesRoom and Bodog. Don’t be fooled though,
Kentucky governor seizes gambling site domainsPokerListings.com
Ky. governor seeking to block online gamblingForbes
Kentucky Governor Attempts Mass Domain-Name Seizure Targeting PokerNews.com
GamblingCompliance.com - WebProNews
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Another online poker site caught cheating: UltimateBet - ZDNet

Wednesday 24 September 2008 @ 2:09 am
Another online poker site caught cheating: UltimateBet
ZDNet -4 hours ago
Like other incidences of online poker fraud, this one was an inside job: The company blamed the intrusion on “individuals … (who) worked for the previous

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/ CORRECTION - GreasieWheels, LLC - MarketWatch

Wednesday 24 September 2008 @ 12:09 am
/ CORRECTION - GreasieWheels, LLC
MarketWatch -8 hours ago
Additionally, the subhead should read "Winner Receives a 2009 $10000 World Series of Poker Main Event Seat" instead of "Winner of the Fourth Annual Hold 'em

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Mexican Primera Round-Up: San Luis Superlider; Morelia Poker In … - Goal.com

Monday 22 September 2008 @ 2:09 am

Goal.com
Mexican Primera Round-Up: San Luis Superlider; Morelia Poker In
Goal.com, Switzerland -2 hours ago
The Jornada 9 not only saw the return of San Luis as superlider, but also a dramatic finish to the Cruz Azul versus Santos rematch, a second consecutive

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Online Poker: Team PokerStars Comes Close to Two WCOOP Wins - CardPlayer.com

Monday 22 September 2008 @ 12:09 am

CardPlayer.com
Online Poker: Team PokerStars Comes Close to Two WCOOP Wins
CardPlayer.com, NV -16 hours ago
The two events to take place last night in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) were a limit hold’em event and a HORSE event.
PokerStars WCOOP Main Event Draws 2185 EntrantsPoker News Daily
PiKappRaider Wins WCOOP Six-Handed Rebuy EventPoker News Daily
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Manro aims to cash in on internet poker - Financial Times

Sunday 21 September 2008 @ 10:09 pm
Manro aims to cash in on internet poker
Financial Times, UK -8 hours ago
Manro Haydan, a London proprietary trading business, is betting it can make money from online poker by putting up the stakes for an army of more than 150

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Poker: Take a good look at your cards - San Jose Mercury News

Friday 19 September 2008 @ 2:09 am
Poker: Take a good look at your cards
San Jose Mercury News,  USA -7 hours ago
Elezra, who owns a World Series of Poker bracelet and has won a World Poker Tour main event, was laughing when he said it, but for several betting rounds in

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Americans React to Wall Street Crisis By Playing More Poker - MarketWatch

Friday 19 September 2008 @ 1:09 am
Americans React to Wall Street Crisis By Playing More Poker
MarketWatch -16 hours ago
DuplicatePoker.com, one of the fastest growing online poker communities, recently registered its 250000th player. The milestone reinforces the growing

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Galway poker player wins almost €1m - Irish Times

Friday 19 September 2008 @ 12:09 am
Galway poker player wins almost €1m
Irish Times, Ireland -7 hours ago
Fintan Gavin at the €8000 entry European Poker Tour event in Barcelona during some tense moments at the card table. The Galway man won €900000 for finishing

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Man charged with robbing poker game faces additional counts - Hagerstown Morning Herald

Wednesday 17 September 2008 @ 12:09 am
Man charged with robbing poker game faces additional counts
Hagerstown Morning Herald, MD -7 hours ago
By HEATHER KEELS (heather.keels@herald-mail.com) HAGERSTOWN — A Hagerstown man charged in the holdup of an illegal poker game May 30 faces an additional 30
Hagerstown woman ordered to trial on charges including attempted Hagerstown Morning Herald
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Poker Run to benefit Shawnee State Park - Jackson Times Journal

Tuesday 16 September 2008 @ 11:09 pm
Poker Run to benefit Shawnee State Park
Jackson Times Journal, OH -8 hours ago
The Friends of Shawnee State Park in conjunction with the Portsmouth Motorcycle Club will host a Poker Run on Saturday, September 20, at 1 pm that will

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Diamond may be better poker player than Lewis - MarketWatch

Tuesday 16 September 2008 @ 10:09 pm

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Diamond may be better poker player than Lewis
MarketWatch -23 hours ago
By MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) — If Wall Street were to hold its own World Series of Poker — and by the state of things, it probably would be a
Video: Lehman, Lynch Shake Up MarketCBS
High Stakes Poker Update: Lehman Poised To Fold; Side Bet on MerrillSeeking Alpha
No federal bailout of Lehman Brothers, the free ride was over for Times Online
New York Times - Seeking Alpha
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Online Poker: WCOOP HORSE and PL Hold'em Event Conclude - CardPlayer.com

Monday 15 September 2008 @ 1:09 am

CardPlayer.com
Online Poker: WCOOP HORSE and PL Hold'em Event Conclude
CardPlayer.com, NV -16 hours ago
Last night’s two events in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker featured HORSE and pot-limit hold’em. Read the event recaps below to find out
Team PokerStars Pro Dominates $25K WCOOP EventPoker News Daily
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