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Day 2 Recap at CHUPC in Calgary
Posted on March 8, 2008Day two of the Canadian Poker Championships got under way at 10am, with 16 heads up matches all scheduled to start at the same time. Surprisingly, many players showed up 15 minutes or more late for the starting, and the tournament director made the decision not to wait for them and blind them off at the rate of one hand per minute. Among the late arrivals were Joe Hachem, Gavin Smith and Greg Mueller.
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Poker Strategy - Reading Your Opponents I
Posted on March 8, 2008In order to win at online poker, it is imperative to you understand how to read your opponents. The topic of reading opponents is quite broad so for this first poker lesson, I want to focus on general concepts which can be applied to most poker games. So if your game is Texas Hold’em, Omaha, RAZZ or something else that involves playing against other humans, the following fundamental concepts will help you make better decisions. I will write this article in three parts, so you can gradually integrate the concepts in your game.
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Canadian Heads-Up Poker Championship Recap
Posted on March 8, 2008The decision amongst the pros was unanimous; the Canadian Heads Up Poker Championship has the best structure out of all the heads up tournaments in the world. The 10,000 stacks with 20 minute blinds and levels of 25/50, 50/100, 100/200, 200/400, 300/600 and halting at 500/100, as well as a best of three format would make for very exciting matches filled with play. Half of the first round matches were to be played at 3pm, and the other half at 7pm. The notable first round matches were Brad Booth vs. Peter “Apathy” Jetten, and Steve Paul-Ambrose vs. Shaun Buchanon, with most other pros being teamed up with locals and other internet qualifiers.
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Drama Unfolds at WSOP-C in Atlantic City
Posted on March 7, 2008Atlantic City, NJ – The first event of this year’s Caesars Atlantic City tournament series began with a huge turnout and some unexpected drama. A near-record 1,056 players showed up for Event #1, the $300 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship. This was one of the largest fields in the four-year history of the WSOP Circuit. Only a few events held last year in Tunica and Atlantic City attracted a bigger turnout.
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Round 2 Over at Canadian Heads-Up Championship
Posted on March 7, 2008The round of 32 is over at the Canadian Heads-Up Poker Championship, and there are some high profile players on the rail after the day's action.
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PartyGaming CEO Mitch Garber Steps Down
Posted on March 7, 2008Mitch Garber will not renew his contract as the CEO of PartyGaming, as 2007 saw revenue drop 67% due to the loss of the US market. Garber joined the company in April of 2006, and was instrumental in forming PartyGaming's 2007 strategy.
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Decision in IMEGA v UIGEA Case Delivered
Posted on March 7, 2008Although the case the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) brought against the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act was dismissed yesterday, there were some small victories for internet gaming.
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Canadian Heads-Up Championship Round 1 Over
Posted on March 7, 2008Round 1 at the Canadian Poker Open is complete, and 32 players will return today to square off in 16 more heads up matches. The $5000 buy-in event drew some of poker's biggest names.
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Canada May See UIGEA Type Regulations
Posted on March 7, 2008Canada’s Minister of Justice, Rob Nicholson, is pushing for a crackdown on what he describes as "illegal internet gambling." His attack is aimed at the Kahnawake reserve near Montreal, where 400 gambling sites are licensed.
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Legalized Online Gambling Would Bring in Billions
Posted on March 6, 2008Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced yesterday the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 that would ensure that taxes are collected on regulated Internet gambling activities. These revenues are estimated between $8.7 billion and $42.8 billion over ten years, according to a recent tax revenue analysis prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Everest Poker Inks Huge Deal With WSOP
Posted on March 6, 2008Everest Poker has signed a major agreement with Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. that includes satellite rights and brand placement on all of the table-top felts at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and for the first time, the inner rung of the WSOP feature table.
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3 Arrested in Strip Mall Poker Game Raid
Posted on March 5, 2008A raid on an illegal poker game led to three arrests early Tuesday at a strip mall in southeast Colorado Springs.
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New Tax Law on Poker Winnings in Effect
Posted on March 5, 2008Starting on March 4, 2008, a new tax law that requires poker players to report winnings in tournaments of $5,000 or more has gone into effect.
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Jonathan Little Released by Full Tilt Poker
Posted on March 4, 2008Jonathan "FieryJustice" Little was essentially fired as a Full Tilt Poker sponsored player today for violating the terms of his agreement with the online poker giant.
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Canadian Poker Open Kicks Off Tomorrow
Posted on March 4, 2008Some of poker's royalty will be in attendance at the Canadian Open Poker Championship, which is running from March 5 - 9 in Calgary, Alberta.
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Van Nguyen Wins WPT Celebrity Invitational
Posted on March 4, 2008Van Nguyen, the wife of professional poker player Men Nguyen, won the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational last night, pocketing $100,000 and a seat in the Bellagio $25,000 event.
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Nam Le Represents Bodog at LAPC
Posted on March 3, 2008Nam Le is best known for his solid play at the poker tables. His actions and results have always spoken louder than words, and it looks like his hard work has paid off. Nam most recently represented Bodog at the Los Angeles Poker Classic, where he made the final table for a solid cash.
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EC Strikes Against Greece and Netherlands
Posted on March 3, 2008The European Commission has targeted Greece and the Netherlands for their restrictions on gambling, promoting practices that go against the trade mandates of the European Union. The EU demanded that these countries open up their virtual borders and lift restrictions against foreign operators seeking to offer services to residents of the country.
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