July 31 2008
The ambiguity of the UIGEA which makes its implementation quite impossible in its present form, has finally been recognized by the Republicans as well. Four Republican Congressmen, Jim Gerlach (PA), Judy Biggert (IL), Christopher Shays (CT) and Kein McCarthy forwarded an ...
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July 30 2008
Ask around a bit, most poker affiliates will tell you that the month of July is an abysmal one revenue–wise year after year. This is when most people go on their summer vacation, and for at least a few weeks, online ...
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July 29 2008
Finally, more details have emerged about the cheating scandal which has been on the front page of every poker news website for the past 6 months. Tokwiro Enterprises, the company behind Ultimate Bet has been conducting an internal investigation for what ...
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July 29 2008
Those who like to rail ultra-high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker were in for a real treat the other day at the $200/$400 PL Omaha venue. Sure, the action is usually pretty tense and a delight to watch for ...
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July 27 2008
The effort to have the UIGEA repealed and have it replaced by a bill which would establish guidelines for the regulation of online gambling and poker, has gained new support from an (according to some) “unexpected” source: an independent study conducted ...
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July 26 2008
Our readers are probably aware of the super-user cheating scandal that was discovered a few months ago by a group of UltimateBet players. Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet’s sister site, had had a similar problem in late 2007- early 2008, ...
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July 26 2008
July 14 2008 will be a day to remember for South African online gambling and poker enthusiasts. It was the day that President Thabo Mbeki signed a bill introduced over a year ago to regulate online gambling, into law.
Most of ...
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July 26 2008
PokerStars’ Macau Cup might not be the highest-profile live poker event in the world, but it will lure participants with generous prize-pools and it’ll also create a wonderful example of how poker can be used to generate funds for ...
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July 24 2008
The deadline for the settling of damage claims by Antigua and Barbuda’s government on account of the online gambling ban unilaterally instituted by the US, has once again been extended. The parties involved were supposed to settle their issues on July ...
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July 23 2008
After having proved that it was completely unfit to fulfill the goals it was supposed to attain, the UIGEA is coming under attack from a wide variety of sources. California lawmakers are pushing a bill right now which could make it ...
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July 23 2008
For the past 6 months we’ve all been pretty much in the know about things going wrong in Ultimate Bet’s back yard. Just how wrong they were though, was only fed to the public in chewable and easily digestible bits and ...
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July 20 2008
After Democratic Assemblyman, Lloyd Levine’s initiative to legalize online poker in the state of California, the UIGEA is yet again under siege, this time on a federal level. Congressman James McDermott introduced a bill called “Investing in Our Human Resources Act ...
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July 20 2008
With all the fuss caused by the WSOP, an apparently insignificant event which pales in comparison with the excitement of the Big Dance took place at about the same time the green felt battles were at their peak. The University of ...
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July 19 2008
There’s a lot of debate around whether we are already in recession, or we’re merely seeing the economic growth come to a screeching halt. Ask anybody involved with the Las Vegas gambling industry on a financial level, and they’ll tell you ...
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July 17 2008
Intra-state online poker may soon be legal in California- much to the dismay of local tribal gambling operators. Democratic Assemblyman Lloyd Levine introduced a bill which required a study on the possibilities as well as the legal and administrative ...
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July 16 2008
The WSOP Main Event has hardly reached the final table, as fallout from behind the scenes is already all over every poker fan’s computer screen.
Tiffany Michelle, the only female competitor remaining for the last day of action, who set her ...
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July 15 2008
Day 7 of the WSOP Big Dance began at around 12:30 PM with the remaining 27 players bellying up to the tables for the final time this summer. At day’s end, there would only be 9 players left standing, the final ...
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July 14 2008
Day 6 of the WSOP Big Dance saw the field thin down to 27 players. Even though payouts have increased into 6 figures, with the coveted championship title so close, busting out was nothing short of a nightmare for the remaining ...
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July 13 2008
Phil Hellmuth’s fans are probably all familiar with the problems the above named starting hand had caused him in past WSOP events. In 2002, Hellmuth was sent to the rail by Robert Varkonyi’s Q,10. Fuming over how his opponent had overplayed ...
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July 13 2008
Day 4 of the Big Dance saw the remaining field of 474 players further narrow down, until only 189 players would be left to earn their seats at a Day 5 table. Starting the day were such celebrities as Johnny Chan, ...
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July 12 2008
1,307 players took their seats in the beginning of Day3 of the $10,000 NL Holdem Main Event. At the end of the day, there were only 474 left standing, among them Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Hoyt Corkins, Allan Cunningham, ...
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July 11 2008
2,379 players started Day 2B of the Big Dance, with Henning Granstad leading the hostilities as play began. At the end of the day, though not yet eliminated, Granstad would concede the lead and the apparent iron grip he had had ...
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July 10 2008
Day 2A saw all the survivors of Day 1A and Day 1B head to the tables once again. Short stacks were soon ground up as they adopted a do-or-die approach to the game, thus allowing the larger stacks to ...
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July 08 2008
Day 1C of the WSOP Main Event saw a field of 1,928 players take to the tables, from among whom Henning Granstad rose to overall chip lead, by accumulating a stack of 242,950 chips. Mike Matusow, Chris Moneymaker, Brad Booth, Joe ...
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July 08 2008
Day 1D of the Main Event saw the largest flight of players take to the tables. 2,461 people laid siege to the Rio, but at the end of the day the army would be in tatters and only 1,362 strong.
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July 06 2008
Day 1B featured a rather interesting crowd of celebrities. If Day 1A had a bunch of actors starting, on Day 1B the athletes got going. Orel Herchiser, Shane Warne, and Jeff Fenech were all at the tables, together with Greg Raymer, ...
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July 06 2008
Event #53 was the last WSOP side-event before the $10,000 Big Dance. This year, it was an extremely disputed one. Round 2 saw 90 players belly up to the tables, out of which Matt Graham, who’s already had 3 money ...
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July 06 2008
I hope I needn’t iterate the importance the WSOP’s Big Dance has in the life of a poker professional. While it is no longer the only $10,000 buy-in event one can find during the year, it still carries a more ...
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July 03 2008
Even though he’s had quite a few notable live poker achievements, Marty Smyth was yet to prove his worth in a WSOP event. Sure, he’s had a WSOP money finish, but that only came about this year, in the $1,500 PL ...
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July 02 2008
Out of the 20 players who began Day 3 of the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, Phil Hellmuth appeared in the best shape, as he’d finished the previous day in the chip lead. He did look well on-course towards his 12th WSOP ...
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July 01 2008
It’s been long since J.C Tran didn’t have to feel ashamed about his poker achievements. He had a WPT title, a whole bunch of WPT final tables, even a second place in a WSOP event, but he didn’t have a golden ...
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