2006 October 16 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

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Asked about his prospects in the main event of the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago tournament at the Bellagio, Gus Hansen didn’t skip a beat. “I’d have to say that right now I’m definitely the favorite,” Hansen said late Saturday night at the Bellagio, displaying a steely, picture-perfect poker face.

Perhaps they were going to do it anyway, but the fact that Mansion Poker added extra money to a big online tournament this past Sunday could have had more than a little to do with the new changes in US law that are affecting the online poker world as of this past Friday. On Sunday October 15 at 01:00 GMT, the event with a buy in of $100+$9 had $3,000 added to the prize pool. To add to the pot the Mansion Poker team threw in a Team PokerNews Aussie Millions package worth $12,000 - making the total pot valued at $15,000…

http://www.AbsolutePoker.com — Absolute Poker is a privately held business and one of the largest online poker rooms in the world, its executives today issued the following positive statement:

SANTA CRUZ — With popular TV shows such as World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPN and the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel bringing timeless card skills to the masses, the Ocean View Card Room has given new meaning to having a “full house.”Those interested in trying their luck at Texas Hold’em are filling the tables at the increasingly popular poker hot spot at 709 Pacific Ave.Saturdays through Mondays, gamblers pile into the card room for daily tournaments in hopes of outsmarting other

There are opposing schools of thought as to whether you should limp in before the flop when holding a big pocket pair like aces in No Limit Texas Hold’em.Some players believe that it’s a mistake to give your opponents the opportunity to outdraw you for free. When dealt A-A, this school will advise to raise pre-flop to narrow down the field and increase the odds of winning the pot.That betting strategy makes some sense. While it’s true that pocket aces will win a high percentage of the time again

Looking for something to do on Thursdays? Then why not join in with the Eurogamer PKR Challenge 2006 poker tournament, which we’re announcing today with great happiness (cunningly masked behind a veneer of icy concentration, naturally).