Now hear this: Headphone-wearing players may lose game Published: 2005-12-31 By: Steve Roaenbloom - Poker is a game of incomplete information, Howard Lederer is fond of saying. So many unseen cards, so much to be deduced from your opponents' betting patterns.
So much to be read into their physical look and actions, too.
Which is why the "Professor of Poker" believes you lose out by wearing sunglasses or headphones. With that weapons-grade stare of his, Lederer gives away none of the tells that players wearing sunglasses fear they show.
But he reserves special scorn for pl...
Poker Has High Appeal For Teens Published: 2005-12-31 It takes more than luck to win at Texas hold 'em, Eric Rothman says, which is why the 18-year-old high school senior enjoys putting his poker-playing skills to the test. For classmate Buzzy Adriatico, 17, poker's appeal is "the adrenaline ... of [having] a big hand."
Seven teenage friends gathered at Rothman's Batavia, Ohio, home on a recent Sunday afternoon and plunked down $10 apiece to play the popular poker game. Such scenes have become common, and there are few regulations that prohibit such frien...
Police, Texas Rangers Raid Poker Club Published: 2005-12-31 Reported by Martha Benavides
A high stakes game of Texas Hold'em ends not with a jackpot, but with 18 players and the owner hauled off in handcuffs.
In the middle of the night Thursday Texas Rangers, DPS, a swat team, San Benito police and the district attorney's office swarmed a popular night spot in San Benito called Diamond "C".
One by one men and women were hauled off in handcuffs.
"We closed down a gambling establishment a Texas hold ' em card shop .. a place they would come in and gamble,"...
Atlantic City's new attitude draws younger gamblers Published: 2005-12-31 By John CurranThe Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- LL Cool J was playing the House of Blues. A few blocks away, rapper Jay-Z's new nightclub was rocking. Fredericka Jones, 42, out on the town for a Friday night with her girlfriends, was determined to hit both, then try her luck at a casino.
She used to make the one-hour trip from her Philadelphia home once every couple of years. Now, she goes several times a year. And she has noticed some changes.
"The crowd is getting younger," she said. "You don...
Poker promoter files lawsuit Published: 2005-12-31 By Eric Collins
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO -- When it comes to public poker tournaments in Guilford County, you might say the dealin's done.
A highly publicized bust of a poker tournament at a Greensboro restaurant last spring essentially put an end to promoting the events here, law enforcement officials say.
But the company that organized the tournament hasn't folded. Charlotte-based 5th Street Entertainment filed a lawsuit in Guilford County Superior Court in November asking a judge to clarify that...
With pocket pairs, call _ you want to draw a bigger field Published: 2005-12-31 Chicago TribuneYou are dealt pocket 4s. You raise because you are hoping to eliminate the many hands with overcards that can beat you. At least that's what many poker books and many big-name professionals tell you to do.
But not Phil Gordon.
With pocket pairs, especially small ones, you just want to call because you have the chance to make a lot of money if the field is bigger, said the author of "Phil Gordon's Little Green Book."
"Before, I might've raised to limit the field," Gordon said, "but what I r...
Drawing pocket jacks is no walk in the park Published: 2005-12-31 By DANIEL NEGREANU
Many Texas Hold 'em players hate getting dealt two jacks because they feel they're unlucky with them. Well, chances are it isn't that they're unlucky with these cards. They're simply overvaluing the hand and misplaying it.
In Hold 'em, the best hands you can get are A-A, K-K, Q-Q, and then J-J. However, there is a significant difference between the strength of the jacks and the queens.
With queens, there are only two overcards — cards higher than a queen — that could hit on the...
How to Win at Poker Published: 2005-12-31 by Landon Howell
There are several excellent books on poker strategy, and this article will only attempt to deal with the basics that must be mastered by the beginner. A list of articles on the material summarized here appears below.
Hand strength:
Once a player has mastered the rank of hands, it is more important to realize their relative strength at a poker table. Approximately half the five-card hands in any given game will be less than a pair of twos, but only about one-fourth of five-card hands ...
POKER: LEARN HOW TO HANDLE THE BLINDS Published: 2005-12-31 By Fred Done
AS the blinds are a forced bet you need to learn how to play when you have posted, otherwise you will find a proportion of your bankroll is wasted.
I follow some simple rules and they have always stood me in good stead.
The most common way to lose when you have posted the big blind is to call an opponent's raise with a bad set of cards, because you have already contributed to the pot and you don't want to lose those chips.
In most cases however you will end up losing a lot more than j...
Web gambler stole to repay £26,000 loss Published: 2005-12-31 · Couple threw away money on online poker tables
· Fears that easy access is plunging more into debt
Steven Morris
Saturday December 31, 2005
The Guardian
A clerk at a bureau de change was jailed yesterday for stealing more than £26,000 in just four weeks to meet debts she and her boyfriend ran up by gambling on the internet. Cindy Streets fiddled computer records to try to hide the theft.
She and her boyfriend, Paul Hocking, described at Exeter crown court as a gambling addict, spent hours p...
Head of Hilton Group to earn £9m from deal Published: 2005-12-31 By Dominic Walsh
DAVID MICHELS, the chief executive of Hilton Group, will pocket almost £9 million over the next three years after the sale of the company’s hotel division to Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) of America for £3.3 billion.
Mr Michels, who has worked in the hotel industry for 40 years, will quit Hilton Group once the deal goes through, but is being taken on by HHC under a three-year consultancy-style contract paying him £239,806 a month.
IF HHC ends the contract early, he will receive...
Casinos Betting 2006 Is Year For Table Games Published: 2005-12-30 If the third time's the charm, 2006 could be the year West Virginia lawmakers open the doors to poker, blackjack and other table games at four racetrack casinos. The president of Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center isn't betting on it just yet, but he will wager this: If they don't let the four host counties vote soon, jobs will start to disappear.
Robert D. Marshall Jr. says the state will lose at least $30 million from its tax base when Pennsylvania's 61,000 slot machines come online unl...
Online Poker: Is it fair? Published: 2005-12-30 by Landon Howell
Online Poker: Is it fair?
As with other forms of online gambling, many critics question whether the operators of such games - especially those located in jurisdictions separate from most of their players - might be engaging in fraud themselves.
Internet discussion forums are rife with unproven allegations of non-random card dealing, possibly to favour house-employed players or “bots” (poker playing software disguised as a human opponent), or to give multiple players good hands thus...
How to play Poker Published: 2005-12-30 by Landon Howell
How to play Poker
The game of poker is played in hundreds of variations, but the following overview of game play applies to most of them.
Depending on the game rules, one or more players may be required to place an initial amount of money into the pot before the cards are dealt. These are called forced bets and come in three forms: antes, blinds, and bring-ins.
Like most card games, the dealer shuffles the deck of cards. The deck is then cut, and the appropriate number of cards ...
Charitable gambling group says smoking ban hurts Published: 2005-12-30 Associated PressMINOT, N.D. - The North Dakota Association for the Disabled says its charitable gambling proceeds have been cut in half and it has been forced to eliminate 10 staff positions since a statewide smoking ban took effect in August.
The association's president, Ron Gibbens of Grand Forks, said the organization had to cut $500,000 from its programming budget. Much of its gambling income comes from bingo, and the smoking ban includes bingo halls.
The association is looking at options to present t...
Prima Network and The Hendon Mob: Mission Accomplished! Published: 2005-12-30 ISLE OF MAN, Dec. 30, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Prima Network, the world's leading online poker network, and The Hendon Mob will conclude their third and final sponsorship deal this month. In 2003, the initial Prima tour teamed the emerging poker network with Europe's foremost poker professionals in poker's first major sponsorship deal. The success of that tour led to more ambitious and fruitful deals in 2004 and 2005. During that time, the network grew to its current leading position in the industry. Moving ...
Badugi Has Arrived Published: 2005-12-30 by Diane McHaffie
A new and exciting form of poker has come to town. Doyle Brunson has chosen-surprise!- doylesroom.com to be the first online site to make the game available. Well, actually, other sites in the Doyle Brunson Poker Network also offer it, but all contribute to the same virtual poker tables. The new game in town is called Badugi. Beginnings. I'm not sure how this strange form of draw lowball started. Some say it began in Korea and was called Paduki. Badugi has become a hit in several of Cal...
Futuristic Poker Published: 2005-12-30 ...Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hall, everything was crowded, the casinos, the malls. ---Cut! Well, you get the picture. Welcome to futuristic poker. The time is approximately, 9:00 p.m. in the year 3010. Casino gaming has really changed in 1000 years plus, in addition, the Christmas promotional bonanza in now in effect. The litany of gigantic neon placards placed intrusively close to the highway is beckoning for your patronage. "Twenty-four gaming, we never sleep, even when you are, ...
Legislators say table games proposal is dicey Published: 2005-12-30 by DAVE McMILLION
charlestown@herald-mail.com
CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. - The idea of legalizing table games like poker and blackjack for Charles Town Races & Slots and other racing facilities in the state is getting cool reception from local lawmakers who say the area does not need the expanded gambling.
Lawmakers say legislation allowing table games at the local track and three other racing facilities is likely to get another look in the Legislature, which begins its regular session Jan. 11.
...
UKPN Feature: Derek Baxter Published: 2005-12-30 Tony Bromham
In a recent interview with Inside Edge magazine, David "Devilfish" Ulliott was asked to name some examples of non-USA poker players that he admired for their all-round game. He cited Marcel Luske, Ram Vaswani and Derek Baxter.
With so much television exposure of poker, some names appear frequently on our screens. Two of these are undoubtedly the singing Dutchman Luske and Crazy Horse Vaswani. However, not everyone who relies on TV coverage knows the name or the face of Derek Baxter. If o...
Stakes soar with guests on Flynt's jet Published: 2005-12-30 ON THE WAY HOME from Monte Carlo, I paid for a one-way seat on Larry Flynt's private jet. With one quick stop scheduled in Bangor, Maine, for fuel and pizza, it was to be pretty much a 12-hour straight shot to Las Vegas. Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and I were scheduled to play $400- to $800-limit poker all the way home. What's not to like? We were flying high, playing high-stakes poker (so the time would pass more quickly), and perhaps I could win $50,000 on the flight home.
Even before...
Matthew Miller On Digital Entertainment Published: 2005-12-30 The Big Trend
The debate over online gambling will intensify. Worldwide online gambling revenue topped $10 billion in 2005, with at least 80% of those bets placed in the U.S. The problem, of course, is that online gambling is illegal in the U.S. Though U.S. laws go largely unenforced, they have forced big online casino providers to list on the London Stock Exchange--as SportingBet, PartyGaming and BetOnSports.com have done and operate from shadowy tax-havens like Costa Rica and Gibraltar, effectively darin...
Fans dealt bad hand in '05 Published: 2005-12-30 No NHL, lots of poker, too much gab
Dec. 30, 2005. 01:00 AM
CHRIS ZELKOVICH
The sports media world will remember 2005 for many things, most of them bad.
It was a year that started with the cancellation of the Canadian sports world's version of mother's milk: the NHL season. That led to the emergence of poker on sports channels, a development that produced more pasty-faced, out-of-shape performers than classic curling broadcasts.
Despite this blow to sanity, the sports world survived and by the ...
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=405959&in_page_id=2 Published: 2005-12-30 Tessa Thorniley, Daily Mail
30 December 2005
WHILE Hilton Hotel guests have been guzzling turkey and downing mulled wine over the festive period the group's bosses have been tucked away with its posse of advisers wrapping up the industry deal of 2005.
Their efforts paid off last night as the British chain unveiled the £3.7bn sale of its 416-strong hotels and health clubs business to its US counterpart, Hilton Hotels Corporation.
The British group will enter 2006 as a pared-down business, consisti...
Online Casino Poker Affiliate Programs Published: 2005-12-30 In our previous articles, we discussed some of the differences between the various online casino affiliate programs in terms of payment structures. Today´s article focuses on two of the most common types of online casino affiliate programs. Most affiliates these days either chose to promote online casinos or poker rooms. What´s the difference you ask? Well, when you promote online casino sites you earn a commission regardless of which online casino game your referral decides to play. By the same token, poke...
Online Poker Gambling - The Year That Was - 12-30-05 Published: 2005-12-30 December 30 - 2005 marked the busiest and most lucrative year for the online poker gambling industry to date. The online poker industry was highlighted by huge corporate activity, new entrants and some very controversial stories...
Party Gaming without any doubt created the most news in the online poker industry. After a somewhat shaky start of its public debut, the online poker monster kicked into action. It first rejected an offer from Empire Online, its biggest "skin" to buy them out. A couple of week...
eCOGRA Named Top Poker Watchdog Published: 2005-12-30 Earl Burton
The voluntary online gaming regulatory agency eCOGRA (eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) has been named the Top Watchdog of the online gaming industry by the readers of Gambling Online Magazine.
27,000 Gambling Online Magazine readers responded overwhelmingly in naming eCOGRA the best for a variety of reasons. "Throughout the year, eCOGRA has set admirable benchmark standards for player protection and operational efficiency at its "Play It Safe" seal casinos and poker rooms...
Greece's New Year Gambling Tradition Bolsters Casinos' Earnings Published: 2005-12-30 Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- New Yorkers will flood Times Square to see the ball drop, Londoners will crowd Trafalgar Square to hear Big Ben chime, and most of Greece's 11 million people will welcome the New Year in their traditional way: gambling.
Constantinos Antonopoulos, chief executive officer of Athens-based bookmaker Intralot SA, said he will gather his family and friends at home on New Year's Eve to play 31, the Greek version of blackjack.
Celebrating the start of 2006 by gambling has more to do w...
U.S. Gambling Culture Spreads to Wall Street Published: 2005-12-30 In 1995 we saw the emergence of internet casino gambling, which includes playing games of
chance such as poker, blackjack, and roulette as well as betting on sports events. By the
year 2000, nearly 300 companies around the world operated almost 2,000 internet gambling
websites. And in 2005, worldwide online gambling revenue is expected to be over $US10
billion for such operators while a total of $US 200 billion is expected to have been
wagered.
Widely an issue of intense debate since its incep...
Chuck Blount: Poker: Pocket aces provide excitement but can hit you in the pocket Published: 2005-12-29 San Antonio Express-News
Pocket aces are the best starting hand in Texas Hold 'Em and will go on to win the pot roughly 50 percent of the time without needing improvement versus multiple opponents for the lucky player holding them.
You get them roughly once every 220 hands — the same odds for any specific pocket pair — and it's most players' favorite hand for obvious reasons. Often called "Bullets," "Pocket Rockets" and "American Airlines," A-A has more nicknames than Puff Daddy.
The old saying...
A Six-Pack in the Casino? Published: 2005-12-29 By Elliot Frome
29 December 2005
How can you not like a game called Six-Pack Poker? It must be a game created for the average Joe. When you take a look at the game, you begin to realize that it IS a game for the average Player. Many of the newer games require a much higher bankroll than Six-Pack Poker, because they require the Player to frequently bet 3, 4 or even 5 units per hand. Six-Pack Poker plays a little more like Three Card Poker, but better yet for the Player. In this game, the Player makes a...
Missing Out On The Online Casino Gambling Boom Published: 2005-12-29 The United States in many ways is losing out on the online gambling boom. Banks, investors, and online casino operators in countries like the United Kingdom are cashing in, while their US counterparts can only sit back and wonder about what could have been...
During my annual office clean out (it's not a pretty sight I tell you), I came across a story that was printed in Time magazine earlier this year. Needless to say, the story leads with the fortunes made by individuals like the directors of Party Gam...
Cindy Margolis and Cyndy Violette Are Teaming Up Published: 2005-12-29 The Two Are Launching a Poker Site
by Bob Pajich
There’s a new dynamic duo on the block.
Cindy Margolis, the self-titled “Most Downloaded Woman,” has teamed up with poker great Cyndy Violette to launch a website that will show off Violette’s teaching skills and Margolis’s marketing savvy.
CindyMargolisPoker.com will be launched sometime in January.
The website will be designed to harness the celebrity powers of both the blondes. Violette will be teaching the amateur poker player M...
Mobile Phone Gaming To Lead The Way Published: 2005-12-29 Paul Sandells
By 2009, experts are predicting mobile phone casinos and poker rooms will be making in excess of $4 Billion per year. But, you don't have to wait that long to start playing.
Poker on your mobile. Is it really possible? Well, apparently so. Back in November we revealed The Poker Channel had teamed up with Stream Group PLC to provide and promote mobile poker and other gaming products. Now 7WIN7 have entered the market place with their own mobile casino and poker room.
Juniper Research...
Cigars Bust Out as Poker Sees the End of an Era Published: 2005-12-29 In the days of smoky back-room poker, cigars were the perfect accessory for every hard-boiled poker buff. From the stogie-chomping pros in “The Cincinnati Kid” to C.M. Coolidge's famous poker playing dogs, cigars were a integral component in any given game. The tough-guy game of yesteryear, however, has undergone something of a domestication, and with it, cigars seem to be going up in smoke, so to speak. Poker's newfound legitimacy, having become the new All-American pastime, has also translated into a chan...
Survey Finds Online Gaming Increases Over Christmas Due to Players Escaping the In-Laws and Family Published: 2005-12-29 LONDON, December 29 /PRNewswire/ -- InterCasino, one of the oldest and Europe's largest online casino, noted a 12% increase in activity over Christmas and Boxing Day, compared to any other Sunday and Monday and also compared to last year, primarily due to players escaping the in-laws and family. The UK online casino market has over 1.5 million visitors per month(x).
Carrying out research amongst its customers InterCasino found that there were many different reasons for this growth. Some of the most popu...
Dream cards amount to a nightmare in Monte Carlo Published: 2005-12-29 I talked about playing in a $120,000 buy-in tournament in Monte Carlo, a seven-player affair carried live on Fox Spots Net and Sky Sports. We flew over there for just two tournaments, the first of which I covered in recent columns.
The second tournament was the $25,000 buy-in Monte Carlo Millions, to be shown on FSN and Sky Sports at a later date, with a sell-out field of 120 players and a first-place win of $1 million.
Because we started with $50,000 in chips, and the blinds were moved up slowly and incr...
Advice by Daniel Negreanu : Learn seven-card stud to strengthen skills Published: 2005-12-29 Advice by Daniel Negreanu
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.29.2005
advertisementWhile Texas Hold'em is clearly the most popular poker game in the world today, most people don't realize that it's actually a variation of another game: seven-card stud.
As anyone with a television knows, in Texas Hold'em, each player is dealt two cards, face down. Players then share five community cards that are eventually placed in the middle of the table.
In seven-card stud, everyone gets his or her own personal seven...
http://kyw.com/specialreports/local_story_362213005.html Published: 2005-12-28 (CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA An 18-An 18-year-old high school dropout does not often have a bright future, but one local teenager, featured in this month's Philadelphia Magazine , has left school behind for a lucrative career in on-line gambling.
“I buy a lot of watches, jewelry, clothes, earrings, cars,” said Jordan Berkowitz.
The Marple Township teenager is no actor or rap star, he is an online poker champ.
“I've won probably a dozen tournaments for $50,000 or more,” he said.
Berkowitz’s story is fe...
Business bets on poker popularity Published: 2005-12-27 By Katie Robinson
The Progress
Dec 27 2005
Poker is huge.
The game of luck, skill, and people has become such the crazy roller coaster ride that everybody now seems to want to jump aboard.
“There is no other skilled game in the world that has such emotional swings. There are highs, lows, ups and downs,” said Roanan Hawes, owner of Roanan’s Home Game Services, Chilliwack’s new poker supply store.
“It’s a true roller coaster ride and all you can do is get in, hang on tight, and go.”
That’s what Haw...
Poker's hot streak fading Published: 2005-12-25 There are signs that interest is waning in the $150 million industry.
December 25, 2005: 10:06 AM EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The worldwide poker industry appears to have hit every possible inside straight, flush and full house that it could, accumulating a large pot of cash in the process.
But as this holiday season nears an end, the industry's luck seems to be running out as boxed sets of cards and chips are discounted, ratings fade for some poker-themed television shows and shares of a poker-linke...
Poker- Just Another Fleeting Fad? Say It Ain't So Published: 2005-12-25 Since the beginning of the poker boom, skeptics have been quick to say that this was one game that just wouldn't last. But weeks became months, and months turned into years (well, at least a few of them), and poker is still the talk of the nation, if not the world. According to an article published recently by Reuters ('Poker's lucky streak seen fading in US shops', December 22), however, the poker craze is indeed nearing its end. The evidence: waning interest in poker merchandise, poker programming and, la...
ONGAME DEAL TO AFFECT UK ONLINE CASINO AND POKER GROUP CORAL EUROBET? Published: 2005-12-25 Will Brit online casino gambling group's online poker network membership be affected?
Just one of the possible consequences of Ongame's acquisition by Australian Bet And Win concerns the vast Ongame Poker Network... specifically the continued membership of UK online casino and gambling group Coral Eurobet.
Coral Eurobet only joined the Ongame network in November after Party Poker distanced itself from its "poker skins", leaving Coral out in the cold. As one of Bet and Win’s main competitors in the Eur...
Poker Strategy II - Analyzing Results Published: 2005-12-25 Today, let's talk about what we do with our results. Most dedicated players keep
meticulous records but aside from determining whether you're winning or losing, analyzing
what they mean can be a tricky business. Don't jump to invalid conclusions just because
they seem to fit. There are just so many variables at work that short term results can be
misleading as to their genesis. Regular readers of the Improving Performance series may
recall a column several months ago wherein I described my friend ...
Instead of raising, call with pocket pairs for bigger pay Published: 2005-12-25 You are dealt pocket 4s. You raise because you are hoping to eliminate the many hands with overcards that can beat you. At least that's what many poker books and many big-name professionals tell you to do.
But not Phil Gordon.
With pocket pairs, especially small ones, you just want to call because you have the chance to make a lot of money if the field is bigger, said the author of Phil Gordon's Little Green Book.
"Before, I might've raised to limit the field," Gordon said, "but what I realized th...
Nudie Poker Reigns- But Sex? No Thank You Published: 2005-12-24 Online poker is full of newbies, but did you know it was full of nudies as well? Well, it's true, at least according to PaddyPowerPoker.com, the poker wing of Irish betting company Paddy Power. Paddy Power Poker just released this interesting tidbit, along with several others, as a prelude to the official publication of its “Poker 2006: The State of Play” report next month. Accordingly, the study found that more than half of surveyed poker players saying that they had played poker in nothing but their drawe...
Caesars Palace opens poker room after sitting out for 16 years Published: 2005-12-24 Caesars Palace is betting 12 million dollars on the popularity of poker.
That's the cost of a plush new 30-table poker room the Las Vegas Strip resort just opened.
The resort's return to poker after 16 years comes complete with 11 original LeRoy Neiman art works depicting almost 40 years of Caesars Palace history.
Caesars is now owned by World Series of Poker owner Harrah's Entertainment -- which held most of that marquee tournament this year at the Rio hotel-casino.
The Caesars Palace room ...
Video Guy: Poker game deals mediocre hand Published: 2005-12-23
World Poker Tour
For PlayStation 2, Xbox and Game Boy Advance
Of all the poker shows on TV, "World Poker Tour" is the one I watch at least semi-regularly.
It really has nothing to do with the game itself. It's all about Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, the show's hosts. If you think about what poker on TV really is, it's not much more than six guys sitting at a table looking like statues. Yet Mike and Vince are somehow able to turn this into high drama.
I think it's because of Van...
Greatest Poker Players receive their own website Published: 2005-12-23 The greatest poker players the world has ever seen have been rewarded with their own website. It is a fitting gesture for their amazing achievements.
/24-7PressRelease/ - BEVERLY HILLS, CA, December 23, 2005 - The Greatest Poker Playersare household names which roll off the tongue.
Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim, Johnny Moss, Phil Ivey and Stu Ungar just to name a few.
All in all there are 15 players on the website. While these people are all very differnt and individuals in their own right - t...
All bets off as poker craze seems to be fading Published: 2005-12-23 Retailers set deep discounts for once-hot chip sets; TV ratings weaken
NEW YORK - The worldwide poker industry appears to have hit every possible inside straight, long-shot flush and unlikely full house that it could, accumulating a large pot of cash in the process.
But as the holiday season nears an end, the industry’s luck seems to be running out as boxed sets of cards and chips are discounted, ratings fade for some poker-themed television shows and shares of a poker-linked stock slump.
From tele...
CelebPoker.com Opens Online Poker Store for Players and Fans Published: 2005-12-23 CelebPoker.com has opened a poker store online for all players and followers of the site. There will be an assortment of merchandise available from poker clothes to table tops and celebrity signed items.
(PRWEB) December 23, 2005 -- Opening its store to the world in 2006 CelebPoker.com launches a place to get truly unique poker items and celebrity signed merchandise exclusive to the shop. There will always be great gifts and collectable items to available to anyone.
Going to the local casino and play...
'The Master' Takes Poker Player of the Year Title Published: 2005-12-23 Earl Burton
It came down to the final tournament of the year, but Men "The Master" Nguyen rode a late season charge to first unseat Californian John Phan from the first place slot and then ultimately to take the Poker Player of the Year championship.
Most of the concentration by poker fans worldwide was the battle at the Bellagio in the Five Diamond Poker Classic. An astounding twenty five men had a chance at capturing one of the top accolades in the poker world, but only the top fifteen of them had ...
Sailor here is online poker champ Published: 2005-12-23 By Christie Wilson
Advertiser Neighbor Island Editor
A pair of 8s was worth $1 million to a Pearl Harbor man who emerged from a field of nearly 5,000 players to win a free online poker tournament.
Navy Ensign Santino Sgambelluri, 32, returned to Hawai'i this week after dominating a 10-player, "No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em" final Sunday in the Bahamas.
"It hasn't sunk in yet. It's quite a feat," he said yesterday. "I don't even know how to describe it."
Because ParadisePoker.com's annual Million Doll...
World Championship Poker 2 Featuring Howard Lederer [video game review] Published: 2005-12-22 By Eric Schomburg
Poker has always been a game of skill and luck. Depending on how a player is depicts whether or not a person can play the game of poker. I am a huge fan of poker and have played poker myself on a number of occasions.
Poker’s popularity is as high as reality television, and it shows with television shows, video games, and the internet.
If you’re a fan of poker, and you have your own personal video game console then World Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer is your game...
In 2005 It is Estimated That Gambling on Online Poker Websites Was Worth More Than USD 60 Billion Published: 2005-12-22 DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19515) has announced the addition of Online Poker - Driving Gambling To New Heights to their offering.
Online poker is the perfect symbiosis of two mega trends in the gambling industry: online gambling and poker. What began as a radical innovation in the industry in the US is now a massive internet phenomenon with tremendous revenue and growth potential. The amount gambled on poker website...
BetCRIS.com: Poker Players Edge Out Bush and Usher in The Pope Published: 2005-12-22 BetCRIS Poker Survey Sees the Pope Become Favorite Over George W. Bush; Which World Leader Poker Players Most Want to Play Against
December 22, New York – It’s a perfect world, and you’re given the opportunity to line up against any world leader of your choice, so who do you choose to check raise in a game of poker?
This is precisely the question executives at BetCRIS Poker asked their players. In the first release issued by BetCRIS, our fearless leader George W. Bush held the lead with 27% of the v...
POKER GRAND SLAM SET TO ROLL Published: 2005-12-22 Playing for reward and national honour
Top European poker players will battle it out in the Poker Grand Slam tournament (see previous Online-Casinos.com & InfoPowa reports) scheduled to take place in January at the Casino Star City in Birmingham - and representative players from the nations involved give the tournament added excitement as they battle it out to assert national poker dominance.
42 players from France, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales will fight it out for...
Poker's lucky streak seen fading in US shops Published: 2005-12-22 By Christian Plumb and Paritosh Bansal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The worldwide poker industry appears to have hit every possible inside straight, flush and full house that it could accumulating a large pot of cash in the process.
But as this holiday season nears an end, the industry's luck seems to be running out as boxed sets of cards and chips are discounted, ratings fade for some poker-themed television shows and shares of a poker-linked stock slump.
From televised celebrity poker tournaments to Inte...
It's always poker night on campus Published: 2005-12-22 By Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
Every Sunday at 6 p.m., coast to coast, more than a thousand college students go online to compete for scholarship money in the qualifying rounds of a national poker tournament.
Others play the hot poker game Texas Hold'em in all-night tournaments, at campus fundraisers, in dorm rooms with friends, or increasingly, on the Internet.
Poker, once a pastime for cowboys in Wild West saloons but now a cash cow for cable TV, is at the forefront of a gambling craze that has swept co...
Australian poker champion trumps tax collector Published: 2005-12-22 SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian world poker champion has played the perfect hand -- against the tax collector.
Mortgage broker Joe Hachem won US$7.5 million (4.3 million pounds) in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in July this year, setting up a high-stakes showdown with the Australian Taxation Office.
In Australia, a professional gambler is liable to pay tax on offshore winnings, but Hachem's lawyer said poker was his hobby, not his profession.
"He was a full-time mortgage-broker and poker ...
Online poker captures nation Published: 2005-12-22 by sarah walters
BRITAIN has perfected its poker face this year and helped the sport to explode outside its native USA.
Online poker has captured the public interest in 2005 - three companies successfully floated on the London stock market after poker players spent £1.2bn on internet gaming, and a raft of games and books have hit the shops just in time for Christmas.
The biggest winner was PartyGaming, taking around £500m in revenues and floating for around £4.6bn.
But the company has also h...
Columnist Jeff Haney: On learning that a poker experts's advice at a weekend seminar on aggressive heads-up play is worth its weight in gold Published: 2005-12-22 Poker expert Mike Sexton was trying to make the point that winners of big tournaments are afforded fame, fortune and glory while second-place finishers are relegated to the discard tray of history.
"Who can tell me who the runner-up was in the World Series of Poker?" Sexton asked students at the World Poker Tour Boot Camp at the Mirage last weekend.
The students, seated around a couple of poker tables in a small conference room, paused for perhaps half a second before chanting in unison, "Steve Dannen...
Another Online Poker Millionaire is Made - 12-22-05 Published: 2005-12-22 December 22 - Paradise Poker has crowned its second Million Dollar Free Roll millionaire at the final table in Nassau - Bahamas. A naval officer walked away with the prize, becoming only the second online poker gambling millionaire...
Santino Sgambelluria was flown out to the Bahamas along with 9 other players who reached the final table in Paradise Poker's Million Dollar Free roll. Santino, a naval officer,beat out nearly 4,000 other players in this online poker. Once ten contestants were reached, the t...
Online Poker Room Launches An Online Casino - 12-22-05 Published: 2005-12-22 December 22 - Online poker operator PokerRoom.com has launched its own online casino. Following huge success for its poker offering, achieved through excellent software, quality service and great promotions, the online casino is destined to attract many players...
The site will feature a variety of casino game that are already available via PokerRoom.com, as well as two brand new games. CasinoRoom.com will accommodate most casino players with card games like blackjack, baccarat, Caribbean Pirate Poker, P...
CelebPoker.com: On the Road to Becoming One of the Top 5 Poker Rooms in the World in 2006 Published: 2005-12-21 CelebPoker.com has seen growth in traffic and players towards the upwards of 600 percent in the past 5 months alone. CelebPoker.com is the most realistic, vastly growing and ambitious poker room online.
(PRWEB) December 21, 2005 -- CelebPoker.com opened its tables in April of 2004. On that day the poker world was introduced to a celebrity based, interactive poker room where they could log on and play games with stars they would never have the opportunity to mingle with anywhere else. While this was premi...
Gambling Online Magazine's Annual Readers Poll Awards 2005 Announced Published: 2005-12-21 SOURCE: Bluff
Atlanta, GA - Poker is a game of power: The power to be courageous, the power to win with nothing in your hand but a fistful of determination and the power to turn rags into royal flushes. Bluff Magazine polled a panel of industry heavyweights and poker pundits to identify the most powerful and influential names at the final table of the poker industry – ‘The Poker Power 20’. This definitive list ranks individuals and organizations based on their demonstrated ability and willingness to be a...
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2005/12_21-12/TOP Published: 2005-12-21 By JEFF HORSEMAN, Staff Writer
Driven by the immense popularity of poker, bars and restaurants and private clubs increasingly have asked the county liquor board in recent months for permission to cash in by offering free or charity tournaments for patrons.
But wary of opening the door to illegal gambling, the Board of Liquor License Commissioners is forcing them to fold.
"It just seemed to the board that it's not worth it," said Chairman Richard C. Bittner. "We're just concerned about opening a Pando...
Player Profile... Joe Hachem 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Published: 2005-12-21 by Phil Hevener
"It still has not hit home," World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem says about this business of becoming an instant celebrity.
One minute he's a reasonably successful but unknown Australian, a former chiropractor who fancied himself a pretty good gambler.
And then within a matter of days, he is the winner of the World Series of Poker's main event, a man who outplayed 5,619 other wanna-be champs, gets a $7.5 million first prize and then jets off to LA for some late night con...
State-of-the-art poker room opens Published: 2005-12-21 Jill Cohen
The Desert Sun
December 21, 2005
We have casino poker from Coachella to Cabazon, but since the old Spa closed its room back in '01, Palm Springs has gone without. All that changed last Friday night with the grand opening of the Spa Casino's much anticipated state-of-the-art poker room.
Just before the 5 p.m. opening, there was a large crowd of eager players standing outside the doors waiting to rush in. The dealers, resplendent in their fresh blue uniforms, anticipated dealing the first ha...
(PZ) Royal Vegas Poker Gives Players Cause to Celebrate Their Bad Beats Published: 2005-12-21 BELIZE CITY, Belize, Dec. 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Most players don't remember being dealt the great hands in poker; they just remember winning. However, ask a player about their bad beats and they can tell you every card and suit on the flop, the turn and the river. Now, for the first time, Royal Vegas Poker (www.royalvegaspoker.com) is giving players who suffer bad beats a cause to celebrate. Unfortunate victims of gut-wrenching losses can ease their pain with Royal Vegas Poker's new progressive Bad Beat J...
PartyGaming looks to fuel poker explosion Published: 2005-12-21 By Pete Harrison
LONDON (Reuters) - Thanks to the Internet and television, poker exploded outside its U.S. homeland in 2005, and PartyGaming Chief Executive Richard Segal sees technology boosting that boom further in 2006.
Internet poker took a firm hold in 2005, sparking three big London stock market flotations, generating revenues of around $2 billion (1.14 billion pounds) and launching games and books that are now topping Christmas lists around Europe.
PartyGaming takes about half of that $2 bil...
Online Poker Forums: Another Tool to Improve Your Game Published: 2005-12-21 Press Release by: Poker Reviews
Published on openPR 12-21-2005 03:07 pm - CET
(openPR) - Almost any activity one can think of has an online forum dedicated solely for the discussion and exchange of information on that particular topic and Poker is no exception. Poker forums are a magnet for the novice as well as the seasoned poker professional and provide much needed information in all aspects of poker play, types of poker and the latest news.
Poker related forums can also be game type specific...
Caesars Now Primed for Poker Published: 2005-12-21 Las Vegas Gaming Wire
Hoping to ride the current wave of poker popularity, Caesars Palace will open a $12
million poker room today, the casino's first poker room in 16 years.
Caesars Palace, now operated by World Series of Poker owner Harrah's Entertainment, will
offer a permanent 30-table poker room next to the resort's race and sports book.
Eleven original LeRoy Neiman paintings showcasing nearly 40 years of Caesars Palace
history decorate the entrance to the poker room.
Caesars Palace f...
NYC transit strike means boom for poker Published: 2005-12-21 NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- It was no coincidence that record numbers of people played online Texas Hold'em poker on the same day New York City's transit system was shut down by a strike.
Marty Wallace, chief operating officer for DoylesRoom.com, told the Chicago Tribune the site usually has 3,000 to 3,500 people playing during business hours, but Tuesday, the count jumped as high as 6,500 players.
"At first we didn't know what was going on with the flood of players we were getting from New York City...
Games on the Green: WGL and Mandalay to Bring Poker and Golf Pros Together for Competition on the Home 'Green' Published: 2005-12-21 Poker Felt and Putting Green to Challenge Pros in Golf & Poker Invitational
ORLANDO, FL and LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/21/2005 -- The World Golf League, Inc. (OTC BB: WGFL) has teamed with Mandalay Sports Action Entertainment (MSAE, part of the Mandalay Entertainment Group) to produce The Golf & Poker Invitational. The made-for-television event will include six PGA tour players and six professional poker players in a crossover competition with a winner take all prize.
Poker and golf are tw...
HOT NEW POKER TOURNAMENT IN IRELAND Published: 2005-12-20 500 players to take a shot at Euro 500 000 prize pool
UK poker fans will be able to watch the finals of a major Irish poker tournament on TV towards the end of January next year.
The Boyle Poker Irish Poker Championships will take place between January 6-8 at City West Hotel Dublin, and will be one of the largest such events held in the UK and Ireland with over 500 competitors and an estimated prize pool of 500,000 Euros.
The final will be televised on the January 27 on RTE, Ireland’s national bro...
Behind The Scenes Of New 'King Of Vegas' Reality Show Published: 2005-12-20 An amateur gambler is competing heads-up against a professional bettor. Who feels more pressure? And who is more likely to let the pressure affect him (or her)? That's the conflict at the heart of the TV series "King of Vegas," which debuts next month on Spike. It concluded production last week in a temporary studio constructed in the parking lot behind Bally's.
"Just because someone is an amateur, or an 'unknown' as I like to call them, doesn't mean he's not a skilled gambler," Henderson-based TV spo...
SEC Investigating Poker Star's Bid To Take Over Company Published: 2005-12-19 The Securities and Exchange Commission said last week it is investigating poker star Doyle Brunson's $700 million bid earlier this year to take over World Poker Tour operator WPT Enterprises. The SEC said that it is conducting a formal investigation into whether Brunson's offer and a decision to publicize the offer violated federal securities laws.
WPT shares had surged 49 percent on July 8 after the offer was publicized, closing that day at $26.50 a share. The stock price later declined amid ques...
Charities capitalize on poker boom Published: 2005-12-18 By ISAAC GUERRERO, Rockford Register Star
ROCKFORD — Poker is the new bingo.
At least, that’s how a growing number of charities in the Rock River Valley feel.
Just ask John Guth, director of Ken-Rock Community Center. Like many other nonprofit groups, Ken-Rock has watched charitable donations dry up in recent years. Budget shortfalls have forced the neighborhood center to lay off two full-time employees since 2002. And revenue from weekly bingo games is slipping.
So Guth organized a Texas Hold ’...
Poker Strategy I - Tuning Your Raise in Tournaments Published: 2005-12-18 In tournament poker the question often arises, "What is a standard raise?" Conventional
wisdom suggests as standard a raise of three times the big blind or, if there are antes
involved, the exact sum of the antes and blinds. Rather than yield to conventional wisdom
(a product of conventional minds) I would instead ask two questions: "What are you trying
to do with your raise?" and "What bet gets that job done?"
Assuming you want to pick up the blinds and antes without a fight, you need to tune y...
US watchdog probes $700m poker bid Published: 2005-12-17 By Amy Yee in New York
Updated: 3:12 a.m. ET Dec. 17, 2005
US regulators are investigating a $700m bid for World Poker Tour Enterprises launched by Doyle Brunson, one of the game's best-known players.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said it is formally investigating whether Mr Brunson's unsolicited offer and its publication violated anti-fraud laws.
Shares in WPTE, parent of the World Poker Tour television series, rose more than 50 per cent when the offer from Mr Brunson and unnam...
Learning from an expert best bet for poker newbies Published: 2005-12-17 You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done. — Kenny Rogers, The Gambler
Niagara Falls, Ont.— Bruce Redwood looks nothing like Kenny Rogers. He's shorter, has no beard and not once during our time together at The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort did he break into song.
Kenny may know the simple rules of gambling, but if you're...
Founders of Swedish poker site hit the jackpot Published: 2005-12-16 By Paivi Munter in Stockholm
Updated: 4:40 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2005
Christmas came early for a handful of Swedish IT entrepreneurs who will pocket billions of Swedish kroner in a €473m (SKr4.9bn) deal to sell Ongame, the operator of the gaming website PokerRoom.com, to BETandWIN.com of Austria.
Erik Hornell and his three sons Oskar, Karl and Johan - who own 53 per cent of Ongame - are set to earn nearly SKr2.6bn if the deal is executed at the terms announced on Friday. In addition, Claes Lidell, co-foun...
Absolute Poker Selects Skins Contest Winner -- Announces Special Tables for the Holidays Published: 2005-12-16 New Table 'Skins' Now Available Online -- Lucky Designer Paid $500 for Winning Contest Entry!
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Players at Absolute Poker have learned that they can add a touch of personality to their poker game with the launch of Absolute Poker "Skins". Absolute Poker has opened to its players the ability to personalize their own poker table with new and improved graphics and a user-friendly setup. Players can visit http://absolutepoker.com/tableskins/ , where they will fi...
Online Poker Staredown: Poker Host Live Published: 2005-12-16 Michael Friedman
One of the things missing from online poker is the ability to read another person's reactions and mannerisms while playing. This key part of "live" games is an essential talent necessary to have success, but in online play things are different. Well, at least it used to be that way.
Thanks to RIAM and partner PokerHost.com, the "visibility" factor is no longer an issue. Players on the PokerHost.com site will be able to talk to other players as well as observe them during play. That's...
Poker shows success comes to those who get the breaks Published: 2005-12-16 By Sam Braids
The recent crackdown on local poker tournaments makes me wonder why the vice squad has not gone after the organizers of local chess tournaments.
As in a poker tournament, each participant in a chess tournament must pay an entry fee on registration. The money collected is used to pay for the cost of the event, its organizers and to form a prize award for the winners.
The stock response to my seemingly absurd question is that poker is gambling because it involves luck while chess is n...
FullTiltPoker.net and Matchroom Sports Announce the Global Poker Challenge Published: 2005-12-15 The U.S. versus the world in the first of its kind television spectacular.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 15, 2005 -- Get ready to rumble with the first Global Poker Challenge. On December 15th at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, history will be made as the best poker players in America team up to take on the best poker players around the globe in a white knuckled event.
Partnering with UK producer Barry Hearn and Matchroom Sports, FullTiltPoker.net will pull out all of the stops for this international...
CELL PHONE COMPANY TO SPONSOR ALL STAR POKER SHOWDOWN Published: 2005-12-15 Learn from poker champs Johnny Chan and Chris Moneymaker
The cell phone division of global electronics giant LG has agreed to sponsor the first annual LG All-Star Poker Showdown, hosted by Jenny McCarthy.
The event will feature professional poker stars Johnny Chan and Chris Moneymaker providing poker lessons for and playing against the finest poker enthusiasts Hollywood has to offer, and will give them an intimate look at a new and function-rich LG phone, The 'V'.
The No Limit Texas Hold 'Em even...
NEW DVD HELPS YOU NAIL THE POKER CHEATERS Published: 2005-12-15 New instructional DVD tells you how to nail the poker cheaters
Understanding how poker cheats work is an important step to identifying and blocking cheaters if you have the misfortune to encounter them at the poker table, and a new 90 minute DVD seeks to clue players up on the scams used in the game of Texas Hold’em.
Cheating at Hold’em (The Essentials) from the Double George company in the States teaches viewers how to properly shuffle, cut, and deal the cards, learn about Peeking (learning the iden...
Chuck Blount: Keep gifts practical for poker devotees Published: 2005-12-15 San Antonio Express-News
Since we still have time between now and Christmas, I have some advice for all spouses, friends and relatives of poker players: Just because we play the game doesn't mean we desire every product imaginable associated it.
This holiday shopping season, shoppers are bombarded by the major department stores with poker-themed items that range from functional poker tables to ludicrous chocolate poker chips and even a stainless steel set of cards that could double as ninja weaponr...
DiceHoldem Game Released - Next Evolution in Poker Play and Perfect Holiday Gift Published: 2005-12-15 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2005--The evolution of Poker continues with the release of DiceHoldem. The Poker craze has been sweeping the US and shows no sign of slowing down. DiceHoldem adds fuel to the fire with fast, addictive game play for the casual player and strategic depth to keep even the most advanced player challenged.
"We are proud to release DiceHoldem just in time for Christmas," according to Cheryl Campbell, SecurePlay President. "Our pocket version is as portable as a deck of ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-robber14dec14,1,7125296.story?coll=la-headlines-nation Published: 2005-12-14 The college sophomore needed to cover $5,000 in gambling losses, his attorney says. The son of a Baptist minister faces 20 years in prison.
By Matt Assad, The Morning Call
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Somewhere in a hectic schedule that included being president of his Lehigh University sophomore class, playing second-chair cello in the university orchestra and working at the chaplain's office, Greg Hogan developed a secret habit.
For 14 months the polite, energetic finance and accounting double major from an...
Forget the charades, poker gets biggest hand this Christmas Published: 2005-12-14 It's 5pm on Christmas Day, the Queen's speech is a distant memory and the children are becoming restless.
In past years this would have been the moment for dusting down the Monopoly set, digging out the Pictionary or rounding up aunts for a game of charades.
But in these rapacious times, the simple pleasure of an innocent board or parlour game is no longer enough. This Christmas, families increasingly will be huddled around the card table, playing poker.
Sales figures from department stores and sup...
Online Poker Room Introduces Leader Board Published: 2005-12-14 December 14 - Online poker room Bodog.com have introduced another fantastic feature to their online poker tournaments with the addition of a new online poker Leader Board and a host of new promotions and cash prizes...
Every week and month, the top players at Bodog.com will be posted. Weekly winners will also receive a $1000 heads up, Sit-N-Go against the pros Josh Arieh or David Williams. All other players who are listed in the top 10, will receive credits towards the World Series of Poker/WPT tour or a...
The First Poker Grand Slam In Europe To Be Organized Published: 2005-12-14 The first Poker Grand Slam in history will be held this month in Casino Star City in Birmingham. 42 players will participate in the event, and they will also win points for the team of their own countries.
This exclusive competence, will have teams with six participants each, representing seven European nations. The 42 players from France, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales will play Texas Hold’Em no-limit for two days. Sky Sports chain will broadcast the event in March next...
World Poker Tour Now Has Casino Game Published: 2005-12-13 Now people who don’t even play poker but are fans of the World Poker Tour can walk into a casino and say the words “all in” like they mean it.
After a field trial at Bellagio, the Nevada Gaming Commission approved the “World Poker Tour All-In Hold’em” table game. The game was developed by a Minnesota-based casino operator and gaming company that owns more than half of World Poker Tour Enterprise’s stock.
The pit game looks a like a blackjack table. The action of the game is very similar to the versio...
Poker Climbs the Ranks of Top Online Search Terms Published: 2005-12-13 Poker aficionados and newbies alike can rejoice because the Lycos search engine has recently provided further evidence that the poker trend in on the up-and-up. Yes, it's that time of the year again, time for “The Lycos 50,” a list of the site's most popular search terms of the year. The list is a handy indication of what's on the screens of Web surfers around the globe. Confirming the status of poker in mainstream online culture, poker has made it to the top 10 for the second year in a row, joining the lik...
Metaphysical Poker & Life Published: 2005-12-13 by Charlie Shoten
In poker and life people find it very difficult to focus for long periods of time. I once overheard Phil Ivey giving someone advice where he emphasized focus, focus, focus. Like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, what separates Phil Ivey from the rest of the field is his ability to focus at the highest level while playing. We all have watched many play, whether in poker, basketball or golf, focus at the highest level.
But, few of them can maintain their focus day in and day out, mont...
Stud Poker Strategy - Chasing, Part One Published: 2005-12-13 When I was first starting to learn about how to play poker, I learned the importance of
playing what was referred to as tight/aggressive poker. In a nutshell this meant betting
when you had the goods and folding when you didn't. It was considered a mistake to chase -
that is to play from behind, hoping to catch up to someone who was betting and in the lead
with a better hand. It was, in fact, the sign of a weak player - someone who didn't have
the self control or discipline to get away from their ...
$80m poker prize up for grabs Published: 2005-12-12 By Nick Papps
13dec05
THE world's richest poker game, with a staggering $80 million winner-take-all prize, will be held at Melbourne's Crown Casino next year.
Aussie poker king Joe Hachem is expected to be among the six players who will each pay $13.3 million to enter the tournament.
The four-hour event in July will carry the richest prize in Australian history.
The tournament, to be launched in Los Angeles today, has already signed up one of the world's leading players, American Phil Ivey.
...
FSN to televise richest poker tournament ever Published: 2005-12-12 FSN and Mansionpoker.net will partner to telecast a new "PokerDome" series of tournaments, including a "Mega Event" that will introduce the single richest winner-take-all purse in poker and sports history.
The MansionPoker.net PokerDome Series will premiere on Sunday, May 15, 2006 on FSN and continue for 43 consecutive weeks. Players will be encased in a high-tech cone of silence overlooking the Las Vegas Strip. The one-way mirrored glass will allow fans to see in, without the players seeing out, and mic...
'Big Ron' Hargrove Trains With Poker Academy Texas Holdem Software, Wins $133,760 at Caesars Indiana Circuit Championship Event Published: 2005-12-12 Poker Academy, the leading Texas Holdem poker software developer with world renowned artificial intelligence, today announced that “Big Ron” Hargrove won $133,760 by making the final table and finishing third place at the Caesars Palace Casino Circuit Champ Tournament. Big Ron attributes a big part of his success to training diligently with Poker Academy Texas Holdem software (www.poker-academy.com). The tournament took place on October 30 through November 2, 2005, in Elizabeth, Indiana.
(PRWEB) December...
What if you are being cheated...how do you know...how do you stop it? Published: 2005-12-12 This release announces a new instructional DVD called Cheating at Hold’em (The Essentials). It illustrates and explains how recreational, semi-professional and professional poker players can take simple counter measures to protect themselves from being scammed by card cheats.
(PRWEB) December 15, 2005 -– Texas Hold’em, like all card games, has rules to keep the play honest, fair and fun. Unfortunately the reality is that 99% of all games can easily be cheated. Double George, LLC has developed a DVD progr...
Driven to Win: Atlantic City Poker Pro Chris Reslock Defeats John Juanda at the WSOPC Published: 2005-12-12 by Nolan Dalla
Back in 1998, Chris Reslock was in his mid-40s and was working what many would consider to be a dead-end job. Reslock was driving a taxi in Atlantic City. Reslock wanted more. He started playing poker part-time to make extra money. Then one day, Reslock decided to take a chance. He made an investment in himself.
Reslock parked his taxi inside a casino parking garage and started playing poker professionally. He vowed that he could always go back to the garage, hop in the cab, return t...
In poker, a reputation can mean everything Published: 2005-12-11 By Steve Rosenbloom
Chicago Tribune
You make a bad move, you lose your chips, you beat yourself up about it.
Been there, played that.
But wait. You might be surprised to learn that good things can come out of bad plays.
So says Barry Shulman, the publisher and chairman of Card Player magazine and author of "52 Tips," a sharp book on hold 'em. Shulman has won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet, but says he has made plenty of bad plays and has found a way to make them pay off.
His thinking co...
Elements Of Poker Etiquette Published: 2005-12-11 Acting in Turn
Although you may see others fold or call out of turn, don't do it yourself. It is considered rude because it gives an unfair advantage to the players before you who have yet to act. This is especially important at the showdown when only three players are left. If players after you are acting out of turn while you decide what to do, say "Time!" to make it clear that you have not yet acted.
Handling Cards
You may find it awkward at first to peek at your own cards without exposing them ...
TV poker about to reach new heights Published: 2005-12-11 In retrospect, it seems inevitable that the popularity of TV poker would lead to the erection of a Pokerdome for a new poker series in which cards will carry computer chips and the marquee event offers the winner $60 million — a payday billed as the biggest ever in sports.
Sounds like satire. But Fox Sports Net will announce Monday the creation of the Mansionpoker.net Pokerdome Series, a sort of case study in wretched excess that also seems like a promising TV property.
Take the so-called Pokerdome, whi...
Doyle Brunson Creates Buzz at the Recently Concluded Poker Industry Expo Held in Beautiful Costa Rica Published: 2005-12-10 Doyle Brunson creates buzz at the recently concluded Poker Industry Expo held in beautiful Costa Rica.
San Jose, Costa Rica (PRWEB) December 10, 2005 -- Costa Rica boasts so much rich and exotic scenery, that one might easily forget there is poker too!
With the inception of poker tournaments televised to main stream America, poker has rapidly become a multi-billion dollar industry. An industry so diverse, that its revenue originates from an array of services – such as poker cruises, poker chip manufa...
Can Shane Patreau make a million bucks playing poker? Published: 2005-12-10 By David Helwig
SooToday.com
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Shane Patreau is a Saultbie who works for Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. at the Thousand Islands Charity Casino in Gananoque.
A week from now, on December 18, Patreau will be one of ten elite players competing in a televised poker tournament at Crystal Palace Casino, Wyndham Nassau Resort (shown) in Nassau, Bahamas.
He won an all-expenses-paid trip and $10,000 after placing third out of 4,781 players in a online tournament at ParadisePok...
Poker Can Be an Addiction or a Character Builder Published: 2005-12-10 By Fred Renzey
10 December 2005
I'm over 60 years old. Three years ago when I walked into a local poker room, I knew most of the players. Their average age was probably forty-something and three or four kinds of poker were being played throughout the room.
Today when I walk into the room I don't recognize anybody. Most of the faces are younger than my own kids and only one game is usually being played – Texas Hold'em.
I'm mentioning this because of some recent articles in the newspapers about yo...
Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Poker Licensed to Use WSOP Brand Name Published: 2005-12-09 Texas Hold 'Em Bonus(TM), a game developed by Progressive Gaming International Corporation, is being released in an upgraded version boasting the World Series of Poker brand name. Texas Hold 'Em Bonus is benefiting from the WSOP brand following a licensing deal inked between Progressive Gaming International and Harrah's Licensing Company, LLC, which owns the rights to the WSOP.
Texas Hold 'Em Bonus differs from classic hold 'em in that Progressive Gaming's version is essentially played against the deale...
Students ‘All-In’ For Poker Published: 2005-12-09 Will you be bold, or will you fold?” That is the slogan for the All-In Poker Club at Oakland University, where students come to master their skills in one of the most popular card games in the country. Up to 25 students meet every Wednesday night in the Oakland Center for pizza, pop and a no-limit Texas Hold’ em tournament.
Six players are assigned to each table where they bet and bluff to accumulate the most chips possible. Players say they use their own personal strategies to outsmart the compet...
The Big Poker Gamble Published: 2005-12-08 By Phillip Kemp
BBC Money Programme
The business of online poker is booming, giving players the chance to win a fortune from the comfort of their own front room.
More than $1m (£575,000) are staked every minute by enthusiasts like Jane Foster, or Ms Fortune, as she's known online.
"It's grown and grown, and it's done very well for me," says Ms Foster, a single mother of three from Manchester who is studying for a degree in IT.
"That $30 that I put in two-and-a-half years ago has grown into t...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA120805.3C.COLblount.poker.17c15d3c.html Published: 2005-12-08 San Antonio Express-News
Last week, we talked about the promotion. Now it's time to talk about the poker in the inventive "Extreme Poker" event played 30 feet underwater on the floor of the ocean.
Sponsored by Interpoker.com and taking place in the waters bordering the Caribbean island of St. Kitts, joining the game required an insurance waiver and a diving certification.
Professionals Phil "Unabomber" Laak (who even wore his signature charcoal-hooded sweatshirt), Kenna James and Juha Helppi jo...
Helpful Hints and Tips for all abilities Published: 2005-12-08 Helpful Hints and Tips for all abilities
By: Jason Fang
Hello again and welcome back. This week I would like to discuss the art of playing pot odds.
Many people I know claim to have heard of pot odds, but few really understand it. Essentially, the concept of pot odds refers to the probability you will win a hand in relation to the amount of money you would profit. Most of the time, this is used to determine whether you should stay in the hand with a flush or straight draw.
Not to sound like your ...
Lucia is cut above star talent in poker stakes Published: 2005-12-07 MICHAEL BLACKLEY
THE Edinburgh hair salon owner who won a place in one of the world's biggest poker tournaments has seen off the challenge of a top Hollywood actress.
Lucia Barrett, whose salon is in Ratcliffe Terrace, was stunned when Bullets Over Broadway star Jennifer Tilly sat down opposite her while she was playing in the prestigious Caribbean Poker Classic on the paradise island of St Kitts.
Ms Barrett, who lives with her husband Ian and 13-year-old daughter Antonia in The Grange, was ev...
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/06/03/cooper-sexton.php Published: 2005-12-07 by MARC COOPER
Before the spring of 2003, watching poker on TV was a bit like watching flies fornicate. There was nothing to see. Not until L.A. entrepreneur Steve Lipscomb put the World Poker Tour series on the Travel Channel.
Lipscomb figured out that if you could show viewers the two “hole cards” that each player had face down on the table, you could build real drama. Add to that “hole cam” maybe 16 cameras, elaborate lighting and digital music á la Who Wants to be a Millionaire and you might have...
All In With the Bad Boy of Poker Published: 2005-12-07 He’s the tantrum-throwing card shark who’s taking the Texas Hold ’Em craze from Vegas to your cell phone. A no-limits weekend with Phil Hellmuth Jr.
by MARC COOPER
LAS VEGAS — No one seems surprised that world-class poker champ Phil Hellmuth Jr. has shown up late to his own kickoff seminar at his recent three-day Fantasy Poker Camp at Caesars Palace. This is part of Phil’s shtick. Bursting with confident arrogance, he can be counted on to be defiantly tardy even to multimillion-dollar tournaments, let...
'HIGH STAKES POKER' Featuring a $100,000 Minimum Buy-in Premieres on GSN Published: 2005-12-07 Millions of Dollars of the Player's Own Money Are at Stake as the First 'CASH GAME' on Television Debuts
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GSN is bringing viewers the first true cash game of poker on television with a $100,000 minimum buy-in. Unlike other poker shows where the most players can lose is their initial buy-in of up to $10,000, the stars on GSN's newest series, HIGH STAKES POKER, have millions of their own cash at stake and will win and lose several hundred thousand dollars. HIGH S...
Daniel Negreanu Mentoring Opportunity up for Grabs for Online Poker Tournament Winner Published: 2005-12-07 Daniel Negreanu, one of the best known and most accessible professional poker players around, announced last night that he was in search of a protege upon whom to lay his pearls of poker wisdom. The protege search is part of a promotion launched jointly by Negreanu and online poker room www.fullcontactpoker.com.
The protege opportunity will be offered on a four to five-month basis, with a new protege being named at the end of every mentoring period. Since not just anyone can learn one-on-one with the pr...
EMPIRE POKER FIGHTS BACK Published: 2005-12-06 Dispute with Party Gaming now destined for the courts
After some pretty dismissive comments on the prospect of litigation by Empire Online from Party Gaming spokesmen last week, Empire Online came back strongly Tuesday with an emphatic announcement that it is launching litigation against Party Gaming with a claim of "several hundred million dollars" that will probably be decided in the law courts of Gibraltar.
Empire spokesmen said that the company has been assured by a top British Queens Counsel in L...
Titan Poker and Noble Poker Team Up to Offer $100 Million Jackpot Freeroll Published: 2005-12-06 Titan Poker and Noble Poker will offer a $100 Million Jackpot prize, the largest prize ever awarded in any sporting event, at the Final Table of what promises to be the world's most exciting freeroll tournament.
(PRWEB) December 6, 2005 -- In what is being billed as the World's Best Freeroll ever, a $100 Million Jackpot Tournament will be staged in April, 2006, jointly by Titan Poker (http://www.titanpoker.com) and Noble Poker (http://www.noblepoker.com), two of the fastest growing online poker rooms on ...
Bodog.com Comes Up Aces With Launch of Poker Tournament Leader Board Published: 2005-12-06 Bodog.com, a favorite site for online poker players, announced the launch of its Tournament Leader Board, a feature that allows players in all Bodog tournaments to win weekly and monthly prizes when they come out on top. Bodog.com poker players will compete against each other to be the king of the board.
The player who has the most points for the week will win a weekly prize of a $1,000 heads up, Sit-N-Go against either Josh Arieh or David Williams, the Team Bodog poker pros. The others who finish in the...
Online poker titans to clash in Gibraltar court Published: 2005-12-06 By Pete Harrison
LONDON (Reuters) - Gaming group Empire Online said on Tuesday it had begun legal proceedings in Gibraltar's High Court against former partner PartyGaming, claiming a breach of contract.
"The company seeks substantial damages and injunctive relief from PartyGaming," Empire said.
Empire gave no further details, but a source close to the company said Empire was claiming that PartyGaming had breached contracts by marketing to Empire's best customers after breaking up their previous all...
Future unveils plans for World Poker Tour title Published: 2005-12-05 Future Publishing has finally revealed details of its widely rumoured plans for a new poker title to tap into the growing gambling market.
World Poker Tour: The Official Magazine will be the first magazine sanctioned by the World Poker Tour brand, which has built a major following in recent months in the UK after securing a high profile slot on the newly launched ITV4 digital channel.
The magazine will launch in February 2005 and join Future's Online Gambling magazine, a monthly title distributed to ...
Getminted Poker Invites Virgin Poker Players Published: 2005-12-05
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Its not just Virgin players joining which has pushed the growth on Getminted Poker. Mav, the getminted site professional commented "We launched a £300 monthly loyalty bonus at the start of November and this is causing a stir in the UK market attracting strong cash players - some have already clocked up winnings over £10,000 this month, on top of their loyalty bonus."
Getminted Poker has offered an invitation to players of the old Virgin Poker network who wish to resume playing, they...
Tycoon offers full house to a poker ace Published: 2005-12-05 Tyson given chance to win back his Vegas mansion
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David Parkin
Business Editor
THE Yorkshireman who bought Mike Tyson's house is planning to give it away in a multi-million dollar poker tournament in which the former world heavyweight boxing champion will be given the chance to win it back.
Self-made businessman Dominic Marrocco, 32, who paid $4m (£2.3m) for Tyson's former Las Vegas estate last year, wants to make the poker game the centre of a reality television show in which hundreds will ba...
World Series of Poker victory changes winner's life Published: 2005-12-04 By JEFF HANEY
Las Vegas Sun
04-DEC-05
LAS VEGAS -- Not much has changed for Aussie Joseph Hachem since he jockeyed his way through a field of 5,619 to win the 2005 World Series of Poker at Binion's in July.
Well, except for the fact he's richer by $7.5 million _ the top prize for winning poker's most prestigious competition and the biggest tournament in the history of the game.
Oh, and now every time he joins a poker game, a funny thing happens. All of the other players sit up a little straight...
When 'Devilfish' spots a weakness, he swims in Published: 2005-12-04 Find a weakness and exploit it.
The plan works in any sport, in any game. In poker, many pros have said that they are more likely to play to an opponent's weakness than emphasize their greatest strength, and here's why: Poker is a game of mistakes, so you are better off by trying to put your opponent into a position to make a big mistake.
David "Devilfish" Ulliott, the daring poker pro from England, attempted to do exactly that when he was one of 22 players remaining in the $5,000-buy-in pot-limit hol...
Two of a Kind Wins in Fargo Published: 2005-12-03 A couple of buddies succeed with a poker show that features regular Joes
By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/5/2005
The news that the televised poker craze is slowing down apparently hasn’t reached Fargo, N.D. That is where two friends, Todd Anderson and Greg Lang, decided that, while other televised poker shows try to trump each other with escalating payouts and more celebrities, they should go in another direction.
So the duo, one a former TV-station exec and the other an entrepreneur...
Poker-Story, a Holdem Lesson Published: 2005-12-03 I was playing in a 10-handed $20-$40 hold’em game at The Mirage in Las Vegas when the following hand came up. Since the hand involved actual players, I have changed their names to protect their identities. Adam was in the small blind with the Ah-Th.
Sitting in the cutoff seat was Ward. Ward is one of those instinctive players who seem to have a good feel for the game once the flop arrives. His major weakness is his preflop play. He plays lots of strange hands preflop and has no conception of hand values....
Hendry will never fold Published: 2005-12-03 TOM ENGLISH
SO THERE he was, sitting at the poker table in Vegas and concealing a smile that would have stretched across the room and touched the walls had he allowed it to. In his hand he held a pair of aces; two bullets for the opposition. Stephen Hendry's heart was racing but on the outside he had his game face on. No sweat. Hiding emotion is what he's done his whole career. Nobody's done it better in the history of snooker but this ain't the Crucible he's in now and none of the guys he's facing or c...
Veteran Poker Pro 'Action' Dan Harrington Shows the Young Bloods Who's Boss by Winning 'POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE AGES' Published: 2005-12-03 SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In a fierce heads up match
between "Action" Dan Harrington and Michael "The Kid" Gracz, time and
experience was on the veteran's side as he schooled the young blood on poker.
After playing in three previous matches and the finale, Harrington took home
the grand prize of $50,000, and the POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE AGES crown.
Known for his "action" at the table, Harrington is one of the most
recognized players on the poker circuit today. Gracz has also...
US calls as poker king cashes in Published: 2005-12-02 By Nick Papps in Los Angeles
AUSSIE poker king Joe Hachem has done it again, this time pocketing $120,000 in a Las Vegas poker tournament.
Just months after winning $10 million, the former chiropractor is now even richer after finishing fifth in a world series event at Bally's Paris casino.
"It was nice to know that the other win was not a fluke," Mr Hachem said.
"It's given me another boost of confidence."
Flushed by his poker success at last week's tournament, Mr Hachem says he plans to mo...
PokerHost.com and RIAM bring online gamers face to face for the first time ever. Published: 2005-12-02 Under an exclusive contract RIAM's "Live" Interactive Poker will bring PokerHost.com to the top of the online gaming industry. For the first time online gamers sitting at home will be able to see and speak to their opponents.
/24-7PressRelease/ - COSTA RICA, December 02, 2005 - Gaming is the fastest growing industry on the internet today. Millions of people pay tons to gamble online from the comfort of their own homes. One thing that has been missing from online poker is the poker face and the abil...
Small Town Poker Tour To Be Featured On Radio Network Published: 2005-12-02 Small Town Poker Tour (STPT) will be feartured on the radio this weekend. Mark Fracalossi creator and executive producer will be interviewed about the tour on the Michigan Gaming and Casino Show. Host Ron Pritchard discussed various aspects of the tour and Mark releases some new and exciting information about the upcoming event. The show can be heard on the Michigan Talk Radio Network live this Sunday from 4:35-5P EST and then repeated at 8:35.
The STPT will tour all 50 United States in search of ...
Everest Poker Players Compete in the Master Classics of Poker & Lido International Poker Tournament Published: 2005-12-02 Edited by Carly Zander
Staff Writer, Send2Press.com
Everest Poker Satellite Winners From France And The Netherlands Conclude All-Expenses-Paid Trip To Amsterdam, The Netherlands For Prestigious Poker Event
MONTREAL, Quebec (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Everest Poker players raie50 and RDke represented Everest Poker at the Master Classics of Poker & Lido International poker tournament in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on November 9-11. Both players competed extremely well and demonstrated their skill in live ...
Ian Frazer wins £300,000 in UK Poker Open triumph Published: 2005-12-02 A Croydon man is £300,000 richer after battling the world's top professional poker players to win the UK Open Championship.
Ian Frazer, 46, competed against five others in the final, including World Bracelet winner, Brian Wilson and Julian Gardner the youngest ever world poker champion.
He eventually saw them all off with a winning hand of two sixes to scoop the massive cash pot.
In the competition's semi-finals Ian kicked out veteran West Ham United striker Teddy Sheringham.
The money was prese...
New Poker Tour to Travel Europe Published: 2005-12-02 The Small Town Poker Tour, has announced a new venue, Europe.
Denver, CO, USA, December 2, 2005 (XTVWorld.Com) -- "The amazing interest in the upcoming USA Tour has lead us to push up the date for the European Small Town Poker Tour Championships," said Mark Fracalossi Executive Producer. "The format will be the same as the US Tour, raise money for charity along the way and crown one champion. We are working on a few European sponsors and a television deal, as soon as we finalize the details we will ...
Harrah's Hosts World Series of Poker MBA Championship Published: 2005-12-02
LAS VEGAS -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) and Jungle Media Group, publisher of Jungle Magazine, today announced plans to host the World Series of Poker MBA Championship at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas January 13-15, 2006.
More than 500 MBA students are expected to play in the tournament in 2006, the first year the competition will carry the World Series of Poker brand and offer the winner a seat in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event.
"The World Series of Poker b...
YOUTH/POKER ADDICTION, Treatment and Casino Executive Training Published: 2005-12-02 Bradley Beach, NJ 07720 December 2 2005
In the next three weeks, Arnie Wexler, one of the nations' leading expert on compulsive gambling, will be traveling the country to do workshops.
His first stop will be C.A.R.E. Florida treatment center where he will talk to clients who are in treatment for compulsive gambling.
On December 5th, Arnie and Sheila Wexler will be doing a workshop for the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia called: "Minor Bettors, Major Problems".
On Decemb...
TV, Internet adding fuel to America's poker craze Published: 2005-12-01 Jeff Coda was bit by the poker bug two years ago while watching the World Series of Poker on ESPN.
Fascinated by the intricacies of the game and the high stakes involved, he bought a deck of cards and started teaching himself. Soon he and a group of friends started a regular Thursday night game of no-limit Texas Hold 'Em.
In an attempt to perfect his play, the 27-year-old Redlands man began playing poker online about a year ago. He made the rounds on the free sites for six months before upping the ante...
Poker TV Network Launches Online Video Network Published: 2005-12-01 LAS VEGAS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Poker TV Network, Inc.
(Pink Sheets: PKTV), the Internet's first and only poker broadcasting company,
announced today the launch of their new online video network. Located at
http://www.pokerTVnetwork.com, the new site offers poker related videos ranging from
short news clips to full length poker TV shows.
"Poker on TV has exploded over the last couple of years. Our site is
designed to bring that TV watching experience straight to your computer," said
...
Chuck Blount: Online poker rooms need good hook to land players Published: 2005-12-01 San Antonio Express-News
The battle for poker-playing customers is intense among the online card rooms, and every day a promotion for a new site pops up to either recruit new players or bring in existing ones from another site.
Traffic determines the value of an online poker room, and a healthy site with thousands of players in a variety of limits has more to offer than a fledgling site with hundreds of players. The strong grow stronger and the weak die out because more players bring increased profi...
Harrah's Announces World Series of Poker(R) MBA Championship Published: 2005-12-01 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2005--Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) and Jungle Media Group, publisher of Jungle Magazine, today announced plans to host the World Series of Poker MBA Championship at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas January 13-15, 2006.
More than 500 MBA students are expected to play in the tournament in 2006, the first year the competition will carry the World Series of Poker brand and offer the winner a seat
