Filed in archive by matt on March 31, 2006
Today is the day! We will start our April contest and survey in the category "Gaming & Gambling" with the prize being a gift certificate over $50 from Best Buy! The rules are pretty...
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by matt on March 31, 2006
According to Card Player Magazine, Robert Varkonyi defeated defending champion Juha Helppi in Inter Poker's Extreme Poker Challenge. The event was played in a snow fortress in Finland where...
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by matt on March 31, 2006
According to Yahoo News, online poker giant, Poker Stars, reached another milestone this week with its 5 millionth registered player. Since its launch in 2001, Poker Stars has been cashing in on the...
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by matt on March 30, 2006
Popular Canadian poker player Gavin Smith recently signed a deal to promote Black Velvet Canadian whiskey. According to Card Player Magazine, Smith will represent the brand in the poker industry and...
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by matt on March 29, 2006
The "Robin Hood " of poker,Barry Greenstein is amassing a enormous chip lead in the WPT World Poker Challenge at the Reno hilton. According to Poker Wire, with 14 players remaining...
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by matt on March 29, 2006
Online money transfer group, Neteller, announced record growth numbers for the last year. According to The Online Independent, Neteller's sales rose 108% to a record $171 million. Pre tax profits...
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by matt on March 28, 2006
Do you have what it takes to dethrone Jennifer Tilly and win the 2006 WSOP Women's Event? Satellites are starting for as low as $3.50 at Poker Heaven to qualify for this years event. According to...
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by matt on March 28, 2006
Los Angeles professional Liz Lieu. leads the field at the World Poker Challenge in Reno, NV. According to Poker Wire, Lieu has 117,200 chips which is first in the starting field of 592 players. Play...
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by matt on March 28, 2006
With the astronomical growth of poker over the last few years, many people wonder if it will continue to grow and if it is still growing now. According to the poker pages.com industry index, poker has...
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by matt on March 26, 2006
The Ongame network, owners of most online poker sites on the poker room network including Full Contact Poker, Hollywood Poker, and Stay Home Casino, is set to host the largest online no limit holdem...
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by matt on March 26, 2006
For those of you that haven't seen the final table of this years Monte Carlo Millions, you missed a fantastic performance by Las Vegas professional player Phil Ivey. Ivey had a dominating chip...
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by matt on March 25, 2006
A new poker tournament book, Kill Phil by Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson, advocates a using a allin preflop bet to neutralize more skilled poker players from outplaying you after the flop. Although the...
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by matt on March 25, 2006
Hooters has opened a new casino and hotel on February 2nd located just off the Vegas strip. Hooters spent $130 million to renovate the old San Remo Resort into an 18 story hotel and casino. The 200...
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The CEO and founder of the World Poker Tour, Steve Lipscomb, will be a guest on the Joe Average Poker Show. Steve's visionary concept of televising poker tournaments in a way that the TV audience...
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by matt on March 24, 2006
The next big poker movie since Rounders, Lucky You, is set to premiere nationwide on April 7th. Directed by Curtis Hansen, Lucky You stars Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore. A poker pro (Bana) is pitted...
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by matt on March 24, 2006
You want to play 3-cards poker but your girlfriend wants to enjoy the warm Las Vegas weather outside by the pool. Now with the new PDA devices programmed with wireless mobile gaming software you can...
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by matt on March 24, 2006
According toYahoo Finance Pennsylvania residents can win their way into this year's WSOP Main Event for as little as $5 by playing instant lottery tickets. The scratch off ticket awards cash...
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Phil Hellmuth, long known for his bashing of incompetent poker players, may have found the perfect part time job. According to Poker News, Phil Hellmuth will begin hosting Celebrity Poker Showdown on...
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by matt on March 23, 2006
According to the Las Vegas Review Journal , tournament poker has turned into a live spectator sport with the new "poker arena" at the Neonopolis in downtown Las Vegas. Three of the movie...
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by matt on March 22, 2006
For years, texas holdem was played in the backrooms and bars "illegally" throughout the great state of Texas. According to The Poker Gazette, this could be changing soon if the Texas Poker...
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by matt on March 22, 2006
As tax time is less than a month away, many gamblers are scrambling to File their taxes for last year. Should i file as a professional gambler? Can I deduct my travel expenses and my losses against...
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by matt on March 22, 2006
World Poker Live recently opened its new online poker room that has software that lets you play online poker from your cell phone as well as your personal computer. They also offer "a big fat...
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by matt on March 21, 2006
I wish I could tell you that this is a joke, but April 1st is still over a week away. Apparently some enterprising person decided that you might want to poker while you poker her and created condoms...
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by matt on March 21, 2006
A lot of poker players are talking about the various bills now in Congress attempting to eradicate online poker. If you are confused and want more information or to know what you can do to help fight...
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