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The end of last week saw the final line-up for the 2009 WSOP Main Event being determined. So, back to the Rio, in Las Vegas, in November will be: Darvin Moon, Eric Buchman, Steven Begleiter, Jeff Shulman, Joseph Cada, Kevin Schaffel, Phil Ivey, Antoine Saout and James Akenhead. Having qualified for the $8.5 million first [...]
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The more you play online poker the more you’ll find that your online poker betting strategies will be pretty well the same as if you were in a bricks and mortar casino. In a casino that you’re visiting, be it in your hometown or on vacation, you’ll all the time be sizing up your opponents, [...]
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WSOP has more than its fair share of headlines around this time of year, which aren’t always just to do with the poker games. But, a headline they would have rather avoided is being accused of racism! The row erupted when the third Brit this year to win a gold bracelet had the British National [...]
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Well surprise, surprise – Ultimate Bet look set to keep the $10 million they’ve offered as an extra bonus to anyone winning this years WSOP Main Event
Well surprise, surprise – Ultimate Bet look set to keep the $10 million they’ve offered as an extra bonus to anyone winning this years WSOP Main Event. Despite being [...]
There’s a proportion of the population that will for ever believe that nothing good can come from gambling and card games such as poker and would scoff at the idea of the question – can poker save you? The fact is that poker is no more potentially harming to the player themselves or their family [...]
It’s been a long time coming but suddenly within days of each other ‘Brits’ have won WSOP Gold Bracelets. The first one went to John-Paul Kelly who won the $1500 pot limit Texas Hold ‘em which was event 20 in the series; scooping a very tidy $194,434 along with his gold bracelet. Then, in event [...]
Some good news for all online poker fans is that that PartyPoker, one of the best and original online poker websites, looks set to return to the USA. Those of you that have been playing online poker since before 2007 will undoubtedly remember that PartyPoker was incredibly popular until good old “George” pushed through the [...]
The World Series of Poker organizers have changed the rules for determining their Main Event Player of the Year. In previous years players eligible for consideration of the award were all determined before the start of the Main Event. However, this year the Main Event result itself will count towards determining who wins WSOP Player [...]
If you’re just a regular poker player that likes getting together with a few friends to play poker or that likes mixing it at either casino or online poker tables – then here’s a potentially gold-plated opportunity to join the big time. The Poker Plays Alliance (PPA) is offering you the chance to have a [...]
It’s a well known fact that when we get nervous we can get a dry throat. It’s quite simply one of the reasons why poker players have a drink near to hand, whether its alcoholic, non-alcoholic or even just water. We know we’re going to get a dry throat at some point, whether through nerves [...]