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The stakes are high, the ante is low, and a lot of bluffs may soon get called. It's not Vegas, baby, but the freewheeling world of Internet gambling, a $7.5 billion business that is expected to more than double over the next five years. ... More
Hi Mark. What are you thoughts about poker players who call an abnormal amount of hands? I find them very frustrating to play against. Is there a way to beat them? Tom C. ... More
Modern Times Group's Viasat Broadcasting will this weekend launch a new sports channel in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. ... More
Omaha High poker is a popular variation of poker that can be found at all good quality online casinos. You should check your favorite online casino to see if they offer this variation of online poker. It is similar in many ways to Hold´em poker. It´s important to clarify the two types of Omaha High poker games you can find at the online casino: Limit Omaha High –called so because there is a specific bettin ... More
Is Texas Hold'em the new bingo? That might be the case in Somerville, where the increasingly popular poker tournaments are taking the place of the once-ubiquitous church-hall gambling games. ... More
To some, the word poker still conjures up an image of smoky back street card rooms where large sums of money are thrown around by sharks and hustlers and an undercurrent of violence is never far away. ... More
During the day, Michael Anthony Thorn was a police officer in Howard County, where for 18 years he worked to uphold the law. At night, police say, Tykie Thorn was the manager and pit boss of an illegal Texas Hold 'Em poker casino run out of a warehouse in Anne Arundel County. ... More
In Part 1 and Part 2, we applied six tips from the Mike Caro University (MCU) of poker -- as published in poker legend Doyle Brunson's new book Super/System 2 -- to investing. We discussed how every dollar you save is as valuable as every dollar you earn, avoiding over-diversification, making the right decisions, looking ahead, and that investing is about making money rather than earning respect. ... More
A few weeks ago, Fool contributor Jeff Hwang discussed how beating the stock market is theoretically similar to beating blackjack. This week, Jeff uses 10 tips from the Mike Caro University of poker to explain how many of the concepts required in playing profitable poker also apply to successful investing over the long run. ... More
Ever since those crafty producers put those tiny spy cameras on the table felt, television has never been the same. It's difficult to turn on a TV nowadays without ending up as a fly on a wall during a poker tournament. Bravo's got the Celebrity Poker Showdown, the Travel Channel airs the World Poker Tour, ESPN handles the World Series of Poker, and so on. World Championship Poker: Deluxe Series aims to cap ... More
We're guaranteeing 145 seats to WSOP events in 2005 – have a look at the qualification options below to find out how you can secure a place at the biggest Poker event of the year... ... More
If you never plan on playing, watching or learning poker, you probably want to stop reading at this point. If you like poker, enjoy watching "Rounders" and sleep with a copy of poker legend Doyle Brunson's book under your pillow at night, you would do better to set down this column and go back to daydreaming about royal flushes and chip tricks. ... More
Iconic US dot coms such as Google and eBay may grab the headlines across the world, but the UK's obsession with betting is paving the way for some exciting hi-tech players of our own. ... More
The world's best poker players say their success has less to do with the cards and more to do with faces, words and body language -- theirs and their competitors. ... More
In Part 1, we took three of poker theoretician Mike Caro's tips from Doyle Brunson's Super/System 2 and applied them to investing. In Part 2, we will take a look at three more tips from the Mike Caro University (MCU) and discuss the importance of valuation, being a forward-looking investor, and the idea that investors do not get bonuses for making tough choices. ... More
A weekly column called "Playing Poker with Daniel Negreanu" is being syndicated by Card Shark Media. ... More
Professional gambler Annie Duke played in the World Poker Tour championship, which runs through Sunday. ... More
SIR George Mathewson does not recall the Battle for NatWest in the clipped tones of a stuffy businessman. Reminiscences are punctuated by scowls and an occasional fist in the air, as if the events happened only last week. This isn't a banker's tranquil recollection of balance sheets, it is Marshall Zhukov reliving the Battle for Berlin. ... More
Citadel Commerce Corp, a leading Internet payment processor, announces that Bodog.com is now offering myCitadel as an instant payment option on their websites. ... More
No matter how much of a hard line Gov. Kathleen Blanco wants to take against the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians' efforts to negotiate a compact with the state for a tribal casino in Grant Parish because she is against gambling expansion, she is not in a very good negotiating position. ... More
As a theatre of cruelty, it is held by many to be the latest thing in cool. But can poker, possibly less exciting to watch than even synchronised swimming, really become a spectator sport? ... More
The invitation arrived at her guests' houses, wrapped in a keepsake pillowcase that had been decorated with pink lettering - "Pampered Poker P.J. Party." Ladies, this is a home game. ... More
This week, we continue to point out how you can best avoid revealing "tells," which are movements, habits or idiosyncrasies that can undermine your game. ... More
Lyle Berman is a world-class poker player, a winner of three gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker, and a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. ... More
Horse and dog track owners are pushing new legislation that would allow them to operate their poker rooms when they aren't running races. ... More
In the last couple of years poker professionals -- many of them Las Vegas residents -- have struck endorsement deals with Internet poker sites and regularly tout them during casino appearances. ... More
Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames, today announced that World Championship Poker: Deluxe Series has shipped for the Nintendo DS system. Developed by Sensory Sweep Studios for Crave Entertainment, World Championship Poker: Deluxe Series offers players the opportunity to take their poker game to the next level using the Nintendo DS system's dual screens, wireless connection and ot ... More
Americans gamble as much as $600 billion a year on everything from blackjack to bingo to poker to office basketball pools. Between $60 billion and $80 billion of that total ends up with the gambling industry as gross revenue, or the take before taxes and wages are paid. The rest is either passed directly from gambler to gambler, as in office pools or poker games, or paid out as winnings at racetracks and ca ... More
Online poker providers, Full Tilt, are offering three ways to win an additional $10,000,000 at the World Series of Poker Main Event. ... More
Canadian online gambling companies applauded Friday after the British government moved to regulate the industry and allow it to operate within Britain for the first time. ... More
Police raided an East Rochester business Thursday night after claiming it was the scene of illegal poker games. ... More
The circumstances surrounding this event were strange, to say the least. Harrah’s and ESPN decided to put on a special event and award $2 million to the winner of a 10-handed one-table tournament. When I saw the list of players, I noticed something I found a little upsetting: I wasn’t on the list! ... More
InterPoker.com is sending 145 players to the 2005 World Series of Poker, including an unbelievable 106 seats in the $10,000 buy in Main Event. Satellites to the famous poker tournament can be bought into for as little as $11. Earning a seat in the Main Event also entitles the lucky player to a seat in a $1000 buy in event at the WSOP as well. ... More
Lyle Berman is a world-class poker player, a winner of three gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker, and a member of the Poker Hall of Fame. ... More
Police raided an East Rochester business Thursday night after claiming it was the scene of illegal poker games. ... More
It’s just another weekday afternoon at Foxwoods Resort Casino and the wait for a seat at a poker table is well over an hour. All 81 tables, all 810 seats at New England’s only poker room, are filled. ... More
Bodog.com Celebrity Poker Shootout Hosted by Calvin Ayre and Dr. Buss Benefits LA Lakers Youth Foundation ... More
A tent where Texas Hold 'Em poker can be played might rise on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland this summer. It's an idea of developer Jeff Jacobs, who also favors a casino in Cleveland. ... More
Prosecutors and police in Salt Lake County are taking a hard stance against poker. ... More
The election of a new pope, a general election in the UK and the Grand National do not appear to have much in common other than their ability to generate headlines. ... More
A landmark ruling from the World Trade Organisation today may yet open the way for Americans to gamble online legally, paving the way for potentially massive growth among off-shore "virtual" casinos around the globe. ... More
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WPTE - News) announced today that Steve Lipscomb has been unanimously elected Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2005. Mr. Lipscomb succeeds Lyle Berman as CEO. Mr. Berman's new title will be Executive Chairman of the Board effective April 1, 2005. Mr. Lipscomb will also retain his position as President of WPT Enterprises, Inc. ... More
GoldenPalace has purchased the rights to advertise on the body of a poker playing pink bunny for the 2005 World Series of Poker. ... More
Seizing to continue to capitalize on the poker craze it helped to launch, The Travel Channel exercised its option early and announced today that the Travel Channel will broadcast the fourth season of the WORLD POKER TOUR(R) (WPT) which airs on Wednesday nights at 9pm ET/PT. ... More
For poker players like me who cannot stand being stared down, and who have a hard time not fidgeting at a live table, online poker has been a godsend. I can make a huge bluff bet in Texas Hold 'Em and scream "Fold!" at my cyber-opponents without their knowing. I can also leap for joy when I catch a card on the river and not be considered a boor. Online gaming is great in one other respect -- I don't have to ... More
CaribbeanSunPoker.com is happy to announce several satellite tournaments in the upcoming months that will give players a chance to win a seat at three World Series of Poker (WSOP) events including the main event being held in Las Vegas July 6 - 15. ... More
THE first official UK Student Poker Championships is taking place this weekend at the University of St Andrews. ... More
CYOP Systems International, a developer and provider of online skill-games and video games, has announced a plan to target Asian portals for integration of its new online poker software. ... More
TV poker is upping the ante — with an awards show of its own. The first-ever "Casino Awards" are being prepared for a December debut on cable-channel GSN, according to officials. ... More
I've been to this play before. It always starts out like the coming-out season for debutantes in Palm Beach, and it always ends around a smoky poker table in Las Vegas. ... More
London Poker Club is the World's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Right no they are offering one of the highest new player Bonuses around 30% up to $100! They also have Daily Free Rolls, and $8 Satellites running daily for a chance to win a seat in the WSOP in Las Vegas this summer! ... More
In a nightclub converted into a poker room, eight players sit around a black velvet-clad table, chips stacked and cards shuffled. ... More
InterCasino.com (www.intercasino.com) has announced that its latest monster 'Rags to Riches' Progressive Jackpot has toppled straight into the lap of Danish player 'Gesualdo'. The 30 year-old Dane plundered the ever-popular machine for $182,915 with an investment of only $14. ... More
A LETTER arrived this week from 'Keen but confused, Milton of Campsie' asking about the difference between certain types of poker games he has seen online. ... More
THE first official UK Student Poker Championships is taking place this weekend at the University of St Andrews. ... More
NBC and The Golden Nugget hosted one of the most exciting poker tournaments to date; 64 players were invited to put up $20,000 each and compete in heads-up matches. To win the title, you had to win six straight matches. It was set up like the NCAA basketball tournament. There were four groups (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs), and if you made it through your grouping of 16 players, you were in the final ... More
Buzztime Entertainment, Inc., Raises the Stakes on Multiplayer Competition by Adding Virtual Game Tables to Its Play-Along TV(R) Technology ... More
LIVERPOOL-BASED betting firm Sportech made a loss of £800,000 last year, despite increasing turnover by 50% to a record £497m. ... More
Back in the '70s, the only acceptable reason in my mind that TV dramas The Love Boat and Fantasy Island should ever have been preempted was ABC's Battle of the Network Stars. ... More
What Would You Do With Your Share?. Every Sunday starting April 3, 2005 at 2 PM EST you can now play in Bodog's $100,000 Guaranteed Weekly Tournament. ... More
Texas Hold 'em Poker: Smoke-filled barrooms. Dour faced men in cowboy hats chomping on fat cigars. Crumbled cards under the table or aces pulled from sleeves. Five shots of straight whiskey. Next month's paycheck on the table. Loaded six shooters. Bar room brawls. The Wild West rides into Jackson with both barrels blazing. Or does it? ... More
Milford police have halted the weekly Texas Hold 'Em Poker games that were taking place at some local restaurants after prosecutors told them the games are illegal. ... More
American IDC Corporation and Smart Entertainment bring CelebrityPokerChat to your phone. CelebrityPokerChat is a new SMS, or "text messaging," service that allows world-renowned Poker players worldwide, for the 1st time in history, to be in direct contact with their fans through their cell phones, and generate money from each message. Poker tips and news from the pros could hit thousands of mobile handsets ... More
In just under three years, the World Poker Tour has become one of the most lucrative ventures in sports for its players. Over the weekend, the WPT crossed the $100 million mark in prize money with the awarding of the $7 million plus prize pool on the latest tournament stop of the WPT. Michael Gracz captured first prize, earning $1.5 million, and entered the record books as the WPT's "$100 Million Man." ... More
Gamblers played in the new poker room in the MGM Grand after its opening on Monday. ... More
And the great range of games and Tournaments is growing too. Check out our WSOP satellites as well as the new TURBO tables. If you haven't visited Fair Poker yet, you're in for a real treat, the software is amazing. ... More
A council committee voted on March 21 to draft an ordinance that would allow social gaming. Social gaming was one of the hot topics at the March 21 Corvallis City Council meeting. ... More
Some citzens were concerned about the Lathrops' application for a gambling license. Small-stakes card gambling will not take place at a new bar and restaurant in Waukee, allaying concerns by some area residents about activities planned for the business. ... More
The craze over poker games in the United States reached a whole new level with the announcement of the first ever World Series of Poker Consumer Retail Show. That's right -- a trade show for poker fanatics. ... More
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