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Daniel Negreanu Takes Down BC Poker Open and $371k

November 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Daniel Negreanu claimed one of Canada’s largest poker events on Sunday by winning the main event of the BC Open Poker Championships, collecting a payday of $371,910 in the process. Negreanu’s win over a 690-player field at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, BC, near Vancouver was his third major cash in recent months, following a fifth-place finish at the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event in September and a bracelet win in the 2008 WSOP $2,000 Limit Hold’em event last June. Negreanu, a Toronto-area... [Read the full story]

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Legality Of Poker in Flagstaff, AZ being Decided Dec, 3rd

November 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

 ICGPA founder Judge Harold Lee, will be addressing the Flagstaff city counsel December, 3rd with the hopes of being granted a license for the ICGPA sanctioned card room “Aces & eights Club” in Flagstaff, AZ. This would make for a landmark ruling - If granted being the first license issued for a card club in the state of Arizona. There are already approximately 40 card rooms in the state of Arizona operating under the “social gambling” clause in Arizona’s code. ICGPA is the first organization... [Read the full story]

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High Stakes Online Poker Results for November

December 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

November was one of the slowest months (in terms of high stakes action) that we have seen in some time. With growing popularity of Full Tilt Poker’s $2000/4000 limit mixed games we are seeing some new (to online anyway) players like Eli Elezra and David Oppenheim making some big scores. The player known as “mastrblastr” ended the month in 3rd place after scoring a huge $678k win over Ilari “ziigmund” shahamies playing $500/1000 NLH and PLO on Thanksgiving morning. Winners Results Sessions Hands Hours Eli... [Read the full story]

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ESPN Ratings Up 50% for WSOP Main Event Final Table

November 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Many had questioned whether the decision by Harrah’s to move the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event back 117 days would be effective. Would the decision really generate renewed interest in poker? Would ratings shoot through the roof as viewers tuned in to see who won instead of seeing how a player won? On Thursday, these questions were answered, as ESPN announced its rating for Tuesday night’s two-hour telecast of the Main Event’s final table. All told, the episode earned a 1.9 rating, which... [Read the full story]

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Pro Poker Tip - Poker Guide Of Common Mistakes - Phil Gordon

November 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Poker Guide Of Common Mistakes Phil Gordon June 6, 2005   Everyone makes mistakes. The thing is, a good player will learn from them while a bad player will make the same mistake over and over again. And poker players that can exploit these mistakes through this poker guide will win. Here is a poker guide to some of the most common mistakes that bad players make and my usual methods for exploiting them: A player doesn’t bluff enough. When these players bet or raise, I usually give them credit for a good hand. When... [Read the full story]

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Legality Of Poker in Flagstaff, AZ being Decided Dec, 3rd

November 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

 ICGPA founder Judge Harold Lee, will be addressing the Flagstaff city counsel December, 3rd with the hopes of being granted a license for the ICGPA sanctioned card room “Aces & eights Club” in Flagstaff, AZ. This would make for a landmark ruling - If granted being the first license issued for a card club in the state of Arizona. There are already approximately 40 card rooms in the state of Arizona operating under the “social gambling” clause in Arizona’s code. ICGPA is the first organization... [Read the full story]

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GigaMedia Net Profits Rise in Third Quarter

November 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

On Tuesday, GigaMedia Limited, which is the exclusive provider of software to online poker room Everest Poker, reported a 24% growth in consolidated net income to $12 million during the third quarter of 2008. The figure was up from $9.7 million during the same period in 2007. Revenues jumped 16% to $45.7 million. In the third quarter of 2007, revenues were $39.3 million. However, despite the year over year increase, revenues fell by 7% in comparison to the second quarter of 2008. GAAP consolidated income from operations... [Read the full story]

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Kentucky Internet Gambling Case Stayed

November 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Rounders Report has confirmed that the Kentucky Court of Appeals has granted the request of the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) to stay a ruling handed down by Judge Thomas Wingate last month. Oral arguments will now be heard in a Louisville courtroom on Friday, December 12th at 10:00am ET in front of the Appeals Court. The motion to stay was granted by Judges Caperton, Keller, and Taylor. On October 16th, Judge Wingate of the Franklin Circuit Court, which makes its home in the state’s capital... [Read the full story]

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High Stakes Online Poker Results for November

November was one of the slowest months (in terms of high stakes action) that we have seen in some time. With growing popularity of Full Tilt Poker’s $2000/4000 limit mixed... [Read more]


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ESPN Ratings Up 50% for WSOP Main Event Final Table

Many had questioned whether the decision by Harrah’s to move the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event back 117 days would be effective. Would the decision... [Read more]


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Legality Of Poker in Flagstaff, AZ being Decided Dec, 3rd

 ICGPA founder Judge Harold Lee, will be addressing the Flagstaff city counsel December, 3rd with the hopes of being granted a license for the ICGPA sanctioned card room “Aces... [Read more]


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Pro Poker Tip - Don’t Play a Big Pot Unless . . . - John Juanda

Don’t Play a Big Pot Unless You Have a Big Hand John Juanda May 30, 2005   I’m at Foxwoods playing the $2,000 No Limit Hold ’em event. We all started with $3,000... [Read more]


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