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| Poker News Bytes: July 18, 2008 |
| Published: July 18, 2008, 10:00 pm |
| Tags: Poker News Poker Items |
| Officials closed down a central Indiana business where patrons are alleged to have played poker for money, contrary to that state's law. Authorities targeted the Hold 'Em House, in Tipton, 30 miles north of Indianapolis, stating that... |
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| Blackjack betting strategy: reverse progressive |
| Published: July 18, 2008, 7:29 pm |
| Tags: Blackjack 21, Betting, Betting System, Blackjack, Cards, Casino, Gambling, Gaming, Money Management, Reverse Progressive, Strategy |
| Alright. This is the other very common betting system in blackjack. I’ve heard it called by another name, but I can’t think of what that name is at the moment. I’ve always called it reverse progressive. This betting system works almost exactly the opposite of progressive betting. The basics. Start off with a minimum bet, |
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| Poker After Dark The Cash Game's $300,000 Pot |
| Published: July 18, 2008, 4:20 pm |
| Tags: High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark, Allen Cunningham, David Peat, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan |
| This week marked the return of Poker After Dark to the NBC lineup. Although the majority of this season of Poker After Dark will feature the typical six-player tournament lineup, the inaugural week is being played in a cash game format. With a $100 per person ante and blinds set at $200/$400, six players bought in for a minimum of $100,000. |
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| Del Mar Racetrack is Open |
| Published: July 18, 2008, 3:55 pm |
| Tags: Hold Em, Horeseracing, Poker, Casinos, Gambling |
| Goodie, goodie another spot to gamble. Now I have to think , should I play my on-line regular game or should I go to that tournament at the Indian reservation? Maybe I will go to the races but then again my friend has a home game on Saturday. So many places and so little time. Don’t worry there is always a spot for you to |
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| McDermott Introduces Bill to Raise $40B via Online-Gambling Taxation |
| Published: July 18, 2008, 11:34 am |
| Tags: Poker News Poker Law And Society |
| Congressman James McDermott (D-WA) has taken a second stab at creating a federal revenue/tax-generating mechanism for online gambling with the introduction of his 'Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008.' Formally designated as HR 6061... |
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| World Poker Tour Moves to Fox Sports Net |
| Published: July 18, 2008, 1:40 am |
| Tags: Poker News Poker Tv And Movies |
| PokerNews has learned that World Poker Tour Enterprises and FOX Sports Net will soon announce an agreement that will bring Season VII of the long-running series to FSN on Sunday nights. According to sources close to the deal... |
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| New Mexico Poker Tournament Kicks off Simmering Indian Affairs Legal Battle |
| Published: July 17, 2008, 9:05 pm |
| Tags: Poker News Poker Law And Society |
| A poker tournament held in late June at a New Mexico Indian casino unlicensed by that state, operated by Oklahoma's Fort Sill Apache tribe, may, as planned for the tribe, result in a legal battle over the tribe's stated casino plans... |
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| The ESPN 2008 WSOP Television Schedule |
| Published: July 17, 2008, 5:42 pm |
| Tags: World Series Of Poker Wsop |
| Even though the WSOP is on hold until the final nine meet in November, ESPN is not done with the 2008 World Series of Poker. For those that didn't catch the action on ESPN360.com, ESPN will be playing edited versions of certain tournaments beginning next Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Here is the official ESPN 2008 World Series of Poker Television |
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| Inside the Tour, Vol. 94: Seniors Tournaments |
| Published: July 17, 2008, 10:07 am |
| Tags: Poker News Inside The Tour |
| There has to be a lot of equity in playing in events where the players are falling asleep at the table, showing cards, and falling out of their wheelchairs. Or so one would think. But I've played well over 30 senior events in poker and have... |
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| Last Nine from WSOP |
| Published: July 17, 2008, 4:50 am |
| Tags: Hold Em, Poker, Wsop, Casinos |
| Here are the November Nine from the last table for the WSOP at The Rio. One of these guys is going to be famous and a millionaire soon. This is the first year that they are waiting 4 months to finish the tournament. Reminds me of the campaign trail this year. Hope we are not bored to death watching them. I hope the media |
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| Yvette Lamprecht the CHAMP |
| Published: July 16, 2008, 9:10 pm |
| Tags: Hold Em, Poker, Casinos, Ladies Poker |
| Yeah Baby, the winner of the Lips Poker Championship won $17,285 beating out almost 200 gals. I never have won a ladies tournament but I have won others. I guess when I play with my peers they have my number. I think we mix up the men but to tell you the truth, the ladies I play with get me mixed up myself. We have more |
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| Carbon Poker get on board with huge PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls! |
| Published: July 16, 2008, 5:26 pm |
| Tags: Poker News Pokernews Cup |
| One of the first few rooms to host freerolls to the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Carbon Poker host five in the coming months exclusively for PokerNews players |
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| Will the WSOP Stem the Losses on the Strip? |
| Published: July 16, 2008, 5:25 pm |
| Tags: Poker News Poker Business |
| Prior to Harrah's acquisition of the WSOP, the Las Vegas tournament was held in the spring. Harrah's shifted the large-drawing event closer to the summer, a traditionally slow period for the desert gaming locale. But with a sluggish... |
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| California Moves Closer to Intrastate Online Poker |
| Published: July 16, 2008, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Poker News Poker Law And Society |
| The bill by California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys) which would lead to the legalization of intrastate online poker in California has cleared a significant legislative hurdle and is on its way to the Senate Appropriations... |
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| Becoming a Winning Poker Player |
| Published: July 16, 2008, 7:18 am |
| Tags: Poker, Poker Strategy |
| Yesterday I talked about the importance of not spewing chips and today I wanted to explore the opposite side of that equation in terms of how to make your opponents put more chips into the pot when they're behind. It's the hallmark of winning players at the higher levels that they know how to eek out 1 or 2 BB more out of a pot than their |
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