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Jesse Green Wins at Heartland Poker Tour
Posted on March 14, 2008The Heartland Poker Tour’s fourth season continued onto the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel in Tama, Iowa over the weekend. There were189 total main event players. Over 700 players played in the HPT qualifiers for the opportunity to have a seat in the main event. Jesse Green, a local farmer, won the HPT title and a large first prize of $80,664.
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Poker Strategy - Reading Your Opponents II
Posted on March 13, 2008In part one of this article, I talked about getting a feel for your poker table and also to gauge your opponents. We’ve only explored areas of the game where you can pick up information simply by observing what goes on around you. Let’s expand further on tactics you can use to get a read on your opponents.
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WPT Bay 101 Closes Day Two
Posted on March 13, 2008The World Poker Tour's Bay 101 Shooting Stars event in San Jose, CA finished day two, and 36 players will come back for day 3 to compete for the $1,000,000 first prize.
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Day 1b in the Books at EPT Warsaw
Posted on March 13, 2008Day 1b has come and gone at the European Poker Tour in Warsaw, Poland, with notables Greg Raymer, Luca Pagano, Thor Hansen, Dave Colclough, Thomas Wahlroos and others in attendance.
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Day 1b in the Books at WPT Bay 101
Posted on March 12, 2008Day 1b has come and gone at the World Poker Tour's stop in San Jose, CA for the Bay 101 Shooting Stars event. In day 1a, we saw only 5 shooting stars make it past the first heat, but 11 stars survived Day 1b.
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Montel Williams Hosts Charity Tournament for MS
Posted on March 12, 2008On Thursday, March 13, Montel Williams will bring celebrities and poker fans together in a gala bash to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research. Williams, a show host with CBS for over 17 years, has combined the glitz of a celebrity benefit with the excitement and fun of poker. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go towards finding a cure for MS.
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Massachusetts Casino Plan On the Ropes
Posted on March 12, 2008As the debate heats up on allowing casinos in Massachusetts, the gambling industry in New England is cooling down, and so is support for Governor Deval Patrick's casino plans.
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Day 1a in the Books at EPT Warsaw
Posted on March 12, 2008Day 1a has come and gone at the European Poker Tour's stop in Warsaw, Poland, and Robert Flink is our chip leader from the first heat, holding 113,300 in chips. Second place Anio Alcaraz only has 78,000.
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Huck Seed Wins Canadian Heads Up Championship
Posted on March 11, 2008The round of 16 took place partially on Friday morning before the 2pm scheduled start of the $1000 NLH tournament which drew approximately 150 runners, with the final matches occurring at 7pm. The results ofthe round of 16 were as follows, with each winner being guaranteed 20,000.
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Flaws of UIGEA Hot Topic in Congress
Posted on March 11, 2008Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, will hold a hearing in early April to explore the burden on U.S. financial institutions to comply with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). The law was intended to deter illegal Internet gambling activity. Meanwhile, support for legislation that would regulate Internet gambling continues to gain momentum as Congressman George Miller (D-CA), one of the most influential members of Congress, signed on last week as a co-sponsor of the bill introduced by Congressman Frank.
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Pokerstars Launches Latin American Poker Tour
Posted on March 11, 2008PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, today announced the launch of Latin America's first major poker tour, the LAPT. With stops in Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay, the tour is set to bring world-class poker action to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world.
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Day 1a At Bay 101 Shooting Stars Over
Posted on March 11, 2008The first day has come and gone at the World Poker Tour's Bay 101 Shooting Stars event in San Jose, California. There were 24 shooting stars to be gunned for; whoever knocks out these players receives a bounty of $5000.
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EPT Kicks off Today in Warsaw
Posted on March 11, 2008The European Poker Tour is traveling to Warsaw, Poland for yet another exciting event. This is the second year that the EPT will be held in Warsaw after last year's smashing success.
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EU Investigates US Gambling Restrictions
Posted on March 11, 2008The European Commission (EC) announced Monday that it will be investigating whether or not the US gambling ban discriminates against European Union operators.
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Sunday Tournament Review 3-9-2008
Posted on March 10, 2008Another big Sunday has come and gone, and there were some very big winners in internet poker-land, including some big names in the online community.
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PPA Adds New Policy Expert
Posted on March 10, 2008Drew Lesofski, former senior federal policy adviser from Washington DC, has joined the PPA as director of Grassroots and External Affairs. His previous position under Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons had him dealing with a variety of issues, such as immigration, health care, education and gaming. This is not his first time working with a grassroots political organization, having worked and volunteered with a number of local, state and federal campaigns prior to his tenure in Washington. ' "As we get closer to reaching the million-member milestone, it is more important than ever for PPA to find new ways to energize and mobilize our members, Drew's policy and political campaign experience will be an asset to PPA as we further refine and augment our grassroots program."
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CardRunners Signs With Full Tilt Poker
Posted on March 10, 2008Every poker player has been waiting for CardRunners to make a move with an online poker room, and they may have put themselves in a position to run for a long time with their latest deal with Full Tilt Poker.
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Internet Gambling Rules Under Fire
Posted on March 10, 2008It's not easy making rules for a U.S. law intended to deter illegal Internet gambling by choking off the flow of funds to offshore sites.
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