2007 December 22 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The poker world rebounded in March from a tough February when several negative or downbeat news stories broke. Equilibrium was soon reached, however, and as spring neared, brighter stories began to appear. The month also saw…
2007-12-22 | After reviewing the mainstream media reports on the political response to the National Intelligence Estimate, it seems clear to me that the leaders of the Axis of Good are bent on betting all their stakes on Iran. Although the summary of the findings of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies reveals that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in the fall of 2003 and has shown no signs …
I was playing at my favorite stud venue, Foxwoods, this past week. They had a midday stud tournament, so I took off a day from work to play in it. It was a nice diversion. I drove down, arrived an hour before the tournament was set…
Going under the interesting name of “Santa’s Bulging Sack” is the latest offering from online poker room Paddy Power Poker, a $30k freeroll that will run on the first day of the new year. The event, which can be entered by playing in two $5 rebuy events running from December 21 to December 31, will be paying out top prizes to top players. 1st prize is a buy in to the 2008 Irish Open Main Event worth €4,500, 2nd prize is a buy in to the Irish Open No Limit Holdem Freezeout event plus expenses worth €2,000, and all the way down to iPods for finishers from 9th through 15th.
In October, a runner up on the PartyPoker Late Night Poker TV tournament show is used to beating players in a more traditional sense - with her fists. Former female light welterweight champion Agnieszka Rylik, who hails from Poland, tried her hand at the game and found herself doing well, despite being a relative newcomer to the world of poker. Known as “Aga”, she held her own on the felt, as she is used to doing in the ring…
The 9 year old daughter of Problem Gambling Foundation chief executive John Stansfield was watching the Simpson’s one evening when she spotted a commercial for a poker site, an instance that has New Zealanders seeking a probe into why the commercial aired during a time that a child could see it. The ad, which depicted great skill in playing ball, moved on to show poker playing. The rule in New Zealand is that poker commercials cannot be aired during children programming time…
Texas Hold’em is a game played in several different formats, including Limit, Spread Limit, Pot Limit, No Limit and No Limit with a cap. Any of these variations also can include an ante. Playing with an ante changes the game significantly and necessitates a change in playing strategy.
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