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Poker Basics: All about the Bluff

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:54:20 +0000

Poker Basics: All about the Bluff
Texas Hold em and other types of poker are exciting because of bluffing. Imagine poker games wherein every player knew each others cards wouldnt that kill all the fun? Since poker is a game wherein everyone receives incomplete information, you can win the game just by simply acting and making your opponents believe you have the

What Are You Doing You Dafty Old Cow?

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:36:25 +0000

What Are You Doing You Dafty Old Cow?
published on 04/15/11 at 6:25 am Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of a PokerPlasm Legend, Handsome Eddie LeFrancois. Known for his crude, unrelenting, and derogatory poker playing style, he was a breath of fresh air in a poker world filled with donkeys, self-appointed experts, and Euro trash. He was always there to listen and give his opinion. If you needed a freeroll to enter to get your mind off the day, he would find one. And his gambling exploits were always good for a laugh. To honor his memory, Eddies good friend, RudyRudeth, plans on enjoying a game of late night poker. Hopefully hell be watching over me and Ill kick arse but its more likely hell be watching and yelling what the f#$* are you doing you dafty old cow! Ahhh, the memory of Eddie lives on! Here is to you, our good friend! Related posts: Remembering A True Gentleman In The Game Of Life

2010 WSOP

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:00:06 +0000

2010 WSOP
Submitted on Wed, 2010-06-02 05:53 It’s that time of year. The time when the poker world turns it’s eyes to the Mecca of gambling and the site of the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP)-Las Vegas. The first gold bracelet was won on Saturday 2010 Casino Employees Championship Event #1 of the 2010 WSOP was the Casino Employees Championship, which features casino employees. It was first held in 2000 and was called the Dealers World Poker Championship. The next year all casino employees were eligible to enter and the name change was initiated. Hoai D. Pham Wins Event #1 The winner of the first event at the 2010 WSOP is Hoai D. Pham, a dealer from the Village Club Casino in Chula Vista, CA. Pham, who is 43 years old, was born in Vietnam and now lives in San Diego. He won $71,424 after playing in a 15-hour session on Day Two of the event. There were 721 entries in Event #1, which had a $500 buy-in and a prize pool that totaled $324,450. Prize money was divided amongst the top 72 finishers. The final hand saw Pham with pocket aces and his opponent, A.J. Vea, with pocket fours. The community cards did nothing for either player and Pham claimed the top prize with his hole cards. WSOP More Action There is a lot more action to go at the 2010 WSOP with 56 more gold bracelets on the line. The 2010 WSOP runs through July 17 until the Main Event yields just nine players. After that there is a break with the final table for the No-Limit Hold’em Championship being played in November.

Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:36:11 +0000

Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks
December 09 2011, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: Randal Flowers Discusses Bluffing Preflop Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Amanda Musumeci Discusses WSOP Main Event Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Ben Wilinofsky Discusses Short-Stack Strategy Related Players Share It Tags Tournament Strategy, South Point, PokerNews Podcast, Mike Watson, Poker Player Interviews Print Mike Watson, also known as “SirWatts,” has accumulated more than $4 million in tournament winnings and is also one of the most respected high-stakes no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha players online. For this edition of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point, Watson discusses the strategy behind playing a big stack in a no-limit hold’em tournament. Here is a snippet from the interview: If you’re at a table with a player who’s good and has a big stack, how do you combat them? I mean, it’s a very difficult situation obviously. That’s the nightmare scenario in a tournament. Ideally you have position on them, but if you’re out of position, sometimes you have to tighten up a little bit. You might open-fold some of the speculative hands you’d usually try to pick up some chips with. If they’re going to give you trouble and three-bet you a lot, there’s not much you can do. All you can do is come up with a balanced strategy against them. You’re going to have to four-bet as a bluff sometimes. If they’re really over-aggressive, you might be looking to four-bet light for value hoping to induce them to spew. Sometimes, you can even take flops against them even though you’re out of position and try to outplay them postflop. They might be less comfortable in a postflop game. Players have to learn how to adapt, and for those who came up when no one was really playing that aggressive preflop, learning to four-bet as a bluff can be scary. I think it’s hard for players to integrate these types of plays into their game. Yeah definitely. I used to always be a very tight player, I think most people would say. That’s definitely stuff I used to be uncomfortable putting into my own game. Once you look at the game and break it down to a more theoretical level, you realize you just have to do stuff like that. These are plays that just have to be in your arsenal because it’s the only way to effectively combat the increased aggression of other players. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point. Feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Follow Kristy Arnett on Twitter @KristyArnett Comments

Pius Heinz wins 2011 World Series of Poker

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:36:10 +0000

Pius Heinz wins 2011 World Series of Poker
2011 WSOP, Poker, WSOP November 9th, 2011 Pius Heinz wins 2011 World Series of Poker The 2011 WSOP final 9 resumed play on monday and played down to three. Ben Lamb would flop quad kings to eliminate a crippled Matt Giannetti in 4th place. Play would resume Tuesday night and Ben Lamb would table a King Jack VS Martin Staszkos 77. Martin Staszko would fade the board and take on Pokerstars pro Pius Heinz. Pius Heinz would inch up and eventually overtake Staszko for the chip lead. Staszko would then deal a big blow to Pius but Heinz would regain the lead.Staszko would then take a monster chip lead and have Heinz down to less than 45 million chips. Heinz would once again double up and have Staszko down to 45 million chips after having him dominated AQ vs Q9. Play Online Poker Poker Blog Copyright 2008 Just add chips LLCSubscribe to PokerBloggs.com

â‚¬1200 SUPER 2012, Dublin, Ireland Package

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:18:14 +0000

1200 SUPER 2012, Dublin, Ireland Package
Home>Latest Promotions>Poker Promotions Satellites start at just .25 !! With more than 4,000 poker playersat once, this Super 2012 tournament is poised to be Europe’s largest poker tournament ever! Super 2012 poker tournament will run at the Citywest Conference Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Due to years of hosting the well-known Irish Open , Europe’s oldest poker tournament, the staff at the Citywest are more than familiar with providing poker players with great service. Combined with the on-site golf course and many other pleasantries, the host venue will be as almost as great as the event itself! The Super 2012 tournament begins during the weekend of Feb 25th-26th, followed by an 8 players final the next Saturday. Total prize pool is over 1,200,000! LuvinPoker will be running a SuperEvent Series for the next few couple of months and each and every week will have a final with another 1200 free package to the Super 2012 tournament. The series begins on October 24 and the last final will run on February 12, 2012. Good luck to all players! Please click here to visit Luvin Poker Promotion Date: 07 November 2011

U.S. House to Hold Online Poker Hearing

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:36:15 +0000

U.S. House to Hold Online Poker Hearing
Submitted on Tue, 2010-05-18 00:00 The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee will meet on May 19, 2010 at 9:30 am in the Longworth House Office Building. The focus of the hearing is to consider the fate of online poker in the U.S. in connection with “The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act” (UIGEA) that is scheduled to go into effect on June 1, 2010. Invited Testimony The U.S. House committee press release has said that the point is to “hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invited witnesses only.” The release also notes, “However, any individual or organization not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee and for inclusion in the printed record of the hearing.” What is the UIGEA? This law prohibits anyone from accepting payments from someone if they know those payments are connected to illegal Internet gambling. However numerous Representative and Senators have been involved in excluding poker, which is considered to be a game of skill, from the law. Importance of this Meeting The meeting could be the start of the a movement in the U.S. House and Senate that would legalize online poker. There are numerous bills on tap that are designed to protect online poker in the U.S.

PartyPoker Can Make You a Lifer

admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 06:54:08 +0000

PartyPoker Can Make You a Lifer
Submitted on Thu, 2010-05-13 11:28 Online poker giant, PartyPoker.com, has announced that it will award a lifetime World Series of Poker Main Event package to two players and that six more will win free entry to the event for 2010. The lifetime package would allow the winners to gain entry into the tournament for 20 years, and this year PartyPoker will also provide transportation and accommodations to the Main Event, which has been held annually for the past four decades. The WSOP, which is held in Las Vegas each year, is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Winning the Main Event instantly makes one an international force to be reckoned with when sitting at the green felt. WSOP Lifetime Tournament PartyPoker will hold the tournament to win the lifetime pass to the WSOP Main Event on June 20, 2010. During May and June, PartyPoker will hold daily qualifying tournaments via freerolls and low buy-ins for the WSOP for Life tournament. Players may also simply buy-in to the WSOP for Life tournament. There they will compete for the lifetime prize, which will be won by the person who finishes first. The second through fourth-place finishers will win passes to this year’s tournament. WSOP for Life Leader Board Another player will receive a WSOP for Life package via the PartyPoker leader board. The first-place finisher will be awarded the lifetime package and three others will win admittance to this year’s WSOP Main Event. Go to PartyPoker To find out more and to register for this exciting promotion got to www.partypoker.com. Every poker player should take advantage of this huge opportunity.

Online Poker Petition Reaches Goal; Poker Players Alliance Urges More Players to Sign

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:18:20 +0000

Online Poker Petition Reaches Goal; Poker Players Alliance Urges More Players to Sign
September 28 2011, Matthew Kredell Related Articles Has Senator Jon Kyl Changed His Mind? Poker Players Alliance D.C. Rally Coverage Poker Players Alliance Plans Washington, D.C. Fly-In Share It Tags Poker Players Alliance (PPA), Poker Players, Gambling legislation, Online Poker, Poker and the Law, Politics and Poker Print Poker players are working to get the attention of President Obama. A petition to the Obama administration to protect consumers, create jobs and generate revenue by licensing and regulating online poker took only three days to generate the more than 5,000 signatures required to get an official response. The White House website asked for citizens to create petitions on important issues facing the country, promising that if the petition gets enough support, White House staff would review it, ensure that it is sent to the appropriate policy experts and issue a response. Given what has become of Internet poker in the U.S. during Obama’s reign, with no acknowledgment from the man himself, it seemed like an opportunity not to be missed for the poker community. Drew Lesofski, director of grassroots and external affairs for the Poker Players Alliance, posted the petition on Friday. By Monday, the petition hit the initial threshold of 5,000 signatures that the White House is giving petitions 30 days to reach. “What we really want is to show the administration that a lot of people care about this liberty,” said Rich Muny, PPA vice president of player relations, who mobilized PPA members to sign the petition. “We want it to always be in their heads that poker is in the top-tier of Americans’ interests. To me, that is more important than what response we get from the administration.” For that reason, the PPA is hoping members don’t rest now that the petition has hit the initial necessary total. Muny is asking for more players to sign and to ask family members and friends to sign. On Wednesday morning, the petition was up over 6,500 signatures. That placed it 21st of 86 petitions made. A petition to legalize and regulate marijuana use leads the way with over 40,000 signatures. Some of the petitions are repetitive. Six of the 20 in front of the poker petition involve the legalization of marijuana. The website warns that if a large number of petitions reach 5,000 signatures, the needed total may be raised so that the workload for the White House is manageable. Signing the petition requires submitting a full name and email address to sign up for a whitehouse.gov account. The process takes a minute at most. Last names are not shown on the signature page, just first names and last initials. “It’s very important for everyone in the community to participate,” Muny said. “We want to stay above any bar they choose. It’s very gratifying that the White House thought a good proposal would take 30 days to get 5,000 votes and we did it in three days. That shows the strength of our community. More votes will increase our priority in getting an answer. Every additional signature is an important one.” It’s unclear whether responses will come from a specific person or under the general label of the Obama administration or the President himself. Petitions will be up for signatures until Oct. 22, then the site says the administration will issue an official response on the White House site within a few weeks. Follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Recent Articles Take a trip to St. Maarten with Everest Poker The WSOP on ESPN: Phil Collins Unstoppable on Day 6 2011 PokerStars.com Estrellas Poker Tour Ibiza: Grzegorz Gosk Wins The Nightly Turbo: Was Full Tilt Sold, Nevada Internet Poker Regulations, and More Preparing for the 2011 World Series of Poker November Nine: Martin Staszko Most Popular This Week Department of Justice Issues Warrant In Rem Against Bank Accounts The Nightly Turbo: Furst’s Open Letter, Epic Poker Suspends Lederer & Ferguson, and More The Nightly Turbo: Online Poker Petition, T.J. Cloutier on Full Tilt Poker, and More The Legal Outlook for Full Tilt Poker Featuring Expert Maurice “Mac” VerStandig The Nightly Turbo: Full Tilt Poker Statement, Sure Bet Poker Signs Trishelle, and More Comments

Summer Breeze Freerolls at William Hill Poker

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:18:06 +0000

Summer Breeze Freerolls at William Hill Poker
The daily poker freerolls continue with the Summer Breeze tournaments – held 3 times a day, every Monday to Friday Read the full story at http://www.classicasinos.com/Poker_Promotions/Summer_Breeze_Freerolls_William_Hill.html