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Having made the final table of the WSOPC Las Vegas championship event the past two years, finishing fifth and fourth respectively, Bonomo got over the hump this time around, defeating a stellar final nine to book the $227,692 win and a seat in the 2009 WSOP Main Event.
Face The Ace, a new poker game show, will start airing on NBC in August. You can qualify on Full Tilt Poker for a trip to Vegas, where 30 players will audition for the show.
With the game of poker growing to epic proportions and the influx of new, younger players into the game, many of the old timers have undergone intense scrutiny from critics.
When we heard that Daniel Negreanu was in the new Katy Perry video, we were like, "You mean the non-Jill Sobule 'I Kissed a Girl' girl? Or is that Lily Allen?"
There's quite a bit written about the difference between playing limit and no-limit poker. However, the people who play these games on a regular basis have some things in common as well as many that are different.
The World Poker Tour Championship saw a major decrease in players in 2009. Should the industry be worried?
What will happen to online gambling during this year? The general picture is still not fully clear, but the biggest potential change would be probably in the United States.
Luxor today.
Speculation has been rampant through poker industry circles for some time that Harrah?s Entertainment, specifically with regard to the World Series of Poker, had an interest in legal online poker in the United States.
The internet is overloaded with websites teaching poker strategy. Heck, I even offer poker tips and throw in the odd piece of advice from time to time.
The PPA has been keeping an eye on Texas for a while...
There are currently 10 players still alive at the WPT Championship. One of those players is Scotty Nguyen, who is currently sitting as the tournament chip leader heading into Day 6 of the event.
I'd like to talk to you about something that came up the other night while playing live poker.
Friend of mine asked me recently if I keep notes on players while playing online and if he should start doing the same.
The third installment of the World Series of Poker Europe will take place Sept. 18 until Oct. 1 and four bracelets will be up for grabs at the Casino at the Empire in London.
Quite a few online poker websites were left with financial woes when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 was passed into law in the United States, forcing them to leave the most lucrative online gaming market in the world.
For anyone that plays poker, the World Series of Poker is the Mecca of all events. The only problem is that most people don’t get all the enjoyment they should out of Las Vegas during this time because they don’t have solid plans for getting around Sin City.
In lots of talking lately, which ex-World Champ and controversial professional poker player Scotty Nguyen should consider cutting back on, he has been constantly referring to cheating poker and his not doing it.
In a recent article by the Associated Press, it was revealed that the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the major lobbying force for the poker industry, plans to spend $3 million for lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill during the current Congressional session.
Some players act with class at the poker table, others don't. Two slimy things that poker players universally hate-slow-rolling and asking to see the losing hand-show no class whatsoever, yet you still see them happening.
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News Archives19th October 2009 3:08pmSource: Poker News HeadlinesIs SEGA Poker On The Way?
Video game provider SEGA could be set to launch their own poker and casino platforms following the granting of a gambling licence by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission today.
18th October 2009 10:25amSource: GoodLuck Poker BlogThe 5 Dumbest Things I Ever Did Playing Poker
As with anything new in someone's life - whether it's a new job, or a new recipe or even a new game, you have to learn about it before you can say you understand it. Same thing goes for poker.
17th October 2009 10:32pmSource: Poker News DailyFull Tilt Responds to Poker Bot Lawsuit
Online poker room Full Tilt Poker is known for keeping mum when it comes to its legal and business matters, but the company broke its silence to comment on a recent lawsuit by former customers Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotov.
16th October 2009 7:02pmSource: TJ CloutierFrom Canada to Texas: Football & Poker
Anybody who sees me at a poker table says that I look like a football player. And of course, that's what I was in my youth. After I got out of the Army, I signed on as with the Montreal Allouettes, where I played first string tight end until I was traded to the Toronto Argonauts.
14th October 2009 8:05pmSource: Poker News DailyDoyle Brunson Inducted into Hardin-Simmons University Athletic Hall of Fame
Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson will be feted yet again on Friday night, but not for any of his performances over his 50-plus year career in the game of poker.
13th October 2009 6:50pmSource: PokerListings.comWSOP introducing November Nine Academy
The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event represents the pinnacle of a poker player's career, but every player has to start somewhere.
12th October 2009 10:05amSource: Poker King BlogA.J. Benza Out as Co-Host of High Stakes Poker
When "High Stakes Poker" returns for its sixth season in February of 2010, there will be one major change - A.J. Benza will no longer be a part of the show.
9th October 2009 5:18pmSource: Poker News DailyAaron Gustavson Defeats Peter Eastgate in EPT London
As the great wrestler Ric Flair said, ?To be the man, you gotta beat the man!? In this week?s finale of the European Poker Tour?s (EPT) London stop, Aaron Gustavson did just that, besting reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate heads-up.
7th October 2009 7:04pmSource: PokerListings.comdurrrr Challenge: The half way mark and more
Possibly getting underway with the half-way goal in mind, the latest session in the durrrr Challenge only ended after a total of 1,063 hands were played.
6th October 2009 6:36pmSource: Poker News DailyDoyle Brunson Advocates WSOP Europe Venue Change
Even though he has more than 50 years in the poker world under his belt, poker legend Doyle Brunson continues to be one of the leaders in the community, advocating suggestions for improvements to the industry.
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