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As the World Series of Poker Europe reaches the money tonight, we're reminded of Mike McD's rhetorical question, "Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker every year?...
The online giant drew 307,016 players on 42,814 tables Sept. 6, which was more than enough for a new world record.
In my last article, I discussed how the relative strength of your hand reading skills versus your opponents’ can help determine whether you’re ready to move up to higher stakes games. The river betting round is the one that allows you to benefit most from sharp hand reading, so it’s a good place to start.
The news used to be a public service; now it’s mostly a thinly veiled ratings grab where octamoms and brainless starlets get more air time than messy issues like war and unemployment.
Phil Hellmuth, known for his extravagant entrances into major poker tournaments, arrived at the World Series of Poker Europe earlier today dressed as an emperor.
Daniel Negreanu, in ESPN's World Series of Poker Main Event coverage, broadcast September 22, 2009.
Inside London's Casino at the Empire as the preliminary events of the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair played out, Zimbler played poker for an amazing 74 hours, 20 minutes and 21 seconds straight.
The saying goes “You’re not a real poker player until you’ve gone broke”. While that may or may not be true few broke poker players can lay claim to losing a family member during a game.
One of the main complaints about those affected by the UB superuser scandal is that players have not been able to see their hand histories against the list of 100+ superusers.
The Bellagio poker room in Las Vegas is one of the most famous poker rooms in the world, but it has been operating on less than modern day technology.
Who will win the 2009 WSOP Main Event? Poker News Daily sought the insight of some of the other players who made incredible runs at this year's Main Event as well as a couple of our own writers who spent the summer keeping a very close eye on the action. You'll be surprised to read just how many of them did not opt for fan favorite Phil Ivey.
A while back, it was reported that Tom Dwan would have the chance to be the youngest person ever inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Now this news looks really outdated since the powers that be have decided to trim Dwan off of the original 10 man list of possible inductees.
Poker Road's Joe Sebok signs on with Ultimate Bet as a sponsored pro and consultant, promises that scandals are a thing of the past ...
JP Kelly has captured his second bracelet of the year and is the first ever Brit to win a WSOPE bracelet.
Since I'll be heading out to Vegas one day soon to play a tournament, I started thinking about the old days in Glitter Gulch when gambling and just about everything else was influenced by Benny Binion.
If the opposite of a bad beat is a good beat, then the player sitting at Table 67/Seat 2 during a typical night at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) was most certainly the benefactor of a miraculous catch - in other words, a good beat. Most players remember their bad beats, but we usually forget the synchronized miracles that are dealt just as impartially.
Full Tilt Poker's Million Dollar Cash Game featured a $1.1 million pot during its fourth season, which will air on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom in January. The season includes commentary from poker pro Robert Williamson III.
Man, oh man, and I'm not talking about a resurgence of the Tilt Boys again, but Abraham Korotki, 65, of Ventnor City, NJ, beat out 260 women in a $300 buy-in hold'em tournament at Atlantic City's Borgata to take home the $20,982 first prize in what was otherwise a woman's poker tournament!
The Betfair Poker ad, distributed by email, shows a picture of Obrestad with the tagline, "Online experience is measured in games, not years. Join the new breed. Annette_15."
Fans of televised poker will be relieved to hear that the popular program "High Stakes Poker" will be returning to GSN in early 2010. Poker News Daily has learned that the show will be filming new episodes in November that will begin airing in February of next year.
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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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