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Internet Poker
on May 1, 2008
All the major poker sites are clamoring to get as many t-shirts, hats, bottle openers, and g-strings with their logos embossed in visible places for the cameras at the World Series of Poker. Yes, the ...
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Internet Poker
on April 30, 2008
Party Poker was a haven for those poker players who had a little knowledge about the power of position and in most cases, the knowledge of the strength of starting hands. Money seemingly flowed from t...
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Internet Poker
on April 30, 2008
I am sure the players competing in the Battle of the Planets SnG giveaway at PokerStars did not use Mrs. Frizzle's guide to the solar system on the Magic School Bus to acquire their seats. A fav...
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Internet Poker
on April 29, 2008
Throughout the Battle of the Blogger Tournament series all players have had their eyes on those World Series of Poker seats waiting in the Tournament of Champions and the competition along with the fl...
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Tournament News
on April 28, 2008
Putting your money in the middle while a favorite proved to be a fatal flaw at the final table of the World Poker Tour WPT Championship.
Had no diamond come, the headline might read "Cory Carrol...
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Tournament News
on April 26, 2008
I was checking out the conclusion of the World Poker Tour's WPT Championship this morning, and instead got the final update of a women's tournament. Not that this blogger has anything against ...
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Tournament News
on April 25, 2008
Win a flip, lose a flip. It's the difference between brilliant poker play and having someone question your ability to hold two cards in your hands while breathing at the same time. In most cases, ...
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Tournament News
on April 24, 2008
I was watching the 2007 Aussie Millions yesterday while picking my daughter from daycare (thank goodness for grandparents that live close by) and two huge figures in that tournament were down to the f...
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Tournament News
on April 23, 2008
The live blog at this hour notes that the World Poker Tour WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas that a mere 22 players from the starting block of 545 still have chips. As one pops up the Worl...
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Tournament News
on April 22, 2008
From one major championship to the next, as some players went straight from the riches of Monte Carlo to the nightlife of Las Vegas and the World Poker Tour's WPT Championship being held at the Be...
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Internet Poker
on April 21, 2008
The writing on the wall has shouted loud and clear about my participation in the Battle of the Blogger Tournaments part trey sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.
"Thanks for the donations"
"M...
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Poker News
on April 19, 2008
The poker drama surrounding one of its own has seemingly come to a conclusion. According to the boys over at WickedChopsPoker have reported that poker pro brandi Hawbaker is deceased via suicide.
Ho...
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Tournament News
on April 19, 2008
Having the most chips entering the final table helps, but only if you're holding all of those chips at the end does it matter what you started the table with. Glen Chorny, a PokerStars Qualifier, ...
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Tournament News
on April 17, 2008
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Tournament News
on April 16, 2008
When last viewing the European Poker Tour's Monte Carlo Grand Finale, I saw Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem and Antonio Esfandiari battling it out when Hachem made a button raise only to be popped ...
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Internet Poker
on April 15, 2008
PokerStars brought two new players into its stable of resident pros recently. Anyone else think a PokerStars vs. Full Tilt heads up battle royale is on the horizon? Made for TV, promotions, brackets, ...
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Internet Poker
on April 14, 2008
The two "major" internet poker sites have some exciting things forthcoming (I hope of which will be an increase to my balances at those sites).
First off is PokerStars with their current &q...
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Tournament News
on April 11, 2008
The quietest superstar of poker has struck again. Eric Seidel showed his poker chops and can add another bracelet (as shown here at Pokerati, which sadly doesn't include leather chaps and a Harley...
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Internet Poker
on April 10, 2008
Ummm... looks like I didn't do an update from the Battle of the Blogger Tournament series at Full Tilt last week. This author would like to extend his apologies for the oversight as I have fallen ...
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Tournament News
on April 9, 2008
There has been a few instances where an online poker tournament ended when the final table was reached then the remainder of the tourney was played out several weeks/months later at a live locale (Par...
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Television and Radio
on April 8, 2008
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Even though the boys from Wicked Chops Poker may look towards the skies for raining locus, yes a woman took down another poker tournament. Not just any tournament ...
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Tournament News
on April 7, 2008
I was already for the post title "Super Dario World" in case the formidable Team PokerStars Pro Dario Minieri had used his final table chip lead of the European Poker Tour San Remo event to ...
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Tournament News
on April 4, 2008
For those who just watch the World Series of Poker on ESPN, you'd probably describe Dario Minieri as the kid who emulated Harry Potter with complete with Gryffindor-styled scarf. For those at the ...
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Poker Laws
on April 3, 2008
The House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology hearing for implementing some teeth into the Unlawful Internet Gambling En...
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Internet Poker
on April 2, 2008
I've seen the generosity of poker players over the years in many different way and forms. From watching Barry Greenstein donate all of his tournament winnings, to meeting up at a bar in Malvern, P...
