How to Play Against Evelyn Ng
Posted on Abril 23, 2008
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You’ve seen her on television in all the major land-based poker tournaments, including World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour events. As beautiful as she is formidable, last month poker pro Evelyn Ng took on the top two players on the Bodog Tournament Leader Board in heads-up matches.
Second Annual Jennifer Harman Nevada SPCA Fundraiser a Huge Success
Posted on Abril 21, 2008
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There are many charity poker tournaments these days, but only a few of them would qualify as events. Friday at the Venetian, about 275 generous poker players saddled up to play some poker and help a great cause at the second annual Jennifer Harman Nevada SPCA Fundraiser.
Webcam Poker
Posted on Abril 21, 2008
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A French-based online poker room, Monbluff.com, has just instituted a new innovation poised to make it even easier for online poker players to read each other’s tells, namely: a live webcam system.
bsolute Poker Introduces Bounty Tournaments
Posted on Abril 21, 2008
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Following on the heels of PokerStars and its successful PokerStars Bounty Tournaments, where players win money for being the one to knock any of a group of select poker celebrities out of the competition, regardless of who wins the overall tournament, Absolute Poker has just started offering a similar type of regular event. Of course, AbsolutePoker puts its own unique spin on it.
Controlling the Pot
Posted on Abril 18, 2008
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One of the most critical aspects to surviving – and thriving – in deep stack tournaments is learning how to control the size of the pots you play. In short, your goal should be to play big pots when you have big hands and small pots when you don’t. When you and your opponents are deep stacked in a tournament, there are two vital elements to pay attention to when you enter a pot – your opponents’ playing style and the texture of the flop.
Feds approve Florida gambling agreement
Posted on Enero 5, 2008
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The agreement Gov. Charlie Grist signed with the Seminole Tribe in Florida allowing expanded gambling and more poker tournaments at the tribe’s casinos has been approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Esfandiari takes on players at Four Winds Casino
Posted on Enero 5, 2008
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The Four Winds Casino Resort in Michigan is giving poker players the chance to play against a top pro player, without having to shell out the buy-in for a major poker tournament.
Grosvenor UK Poker Tour announces 2008 schedule
Posted on Enero 5, 2008
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After a highly successful debut throughout Great Britain in 2007, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) and its sponsor, Blue Square Poker, have announced the dates for its 2008 season.
As was the case last year, each of the 10 tournaments during the season will have a £1,000 buy-in, except for the Grand Final, which is £3,000. The events usually draw some of the best poker players from across the British Isles.
Winners in 2007 included such notable names as WSOP bracelet winner Praz Bansi, former EastEnders actor Michael Greco, EPT champion Julian Thew and the always-dangerous Dave Colclough. At the end of 2007, Michael Ellis was able to take the Grand Final when he overcame a difficult 197-player field to win the championship.
MMA legend to host charity poker tournament
Posted on Enero 5, 2008
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Randy “The Natural” Couture is preparing to take his fight outside of the octagon to raise some money for charity. The Mixed Martial Arts legend will host “Operation All In,” a charity poker tournament, Jan. 12 from 1-6 p.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The tournament will benefit the Xtreme Couture GI Foundation, which was formed by Randy Couture and his wife Kim to raise money and awareness for armed forces members who were wounded in action and their families.