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The Rules of Poker

Texas Hold’Em

Players
The game is a table allowed a maximum of 10 players.

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3 March 2008 nessun commento

Orel Hershiser Makes Quarters of Poker Tournament With Big Time Pros

Orel Hershiser is a well respected ex major league pitcher. He experienced tremendous success as the ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers for many years.

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2 March 2008 nessun commento

Bellande Latest Professional Poker Player To Join Team Bodog

Jean-Robert Bellande was a contestant on the most recent Survivor television show set in China. He has become famous to those who did not know him.

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1 March 2008 nessun commento

Majestic Star Owner Suspends Casino Payments To Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indians, has been receiving tax money from the Majestic Star Casino. That money has been used for several different financial obligations that Gary has. Now that payment is getting withheld.

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21 February 2008 Comments Off

Poker Game in Florida Turns Deadly For Three Victims

Three longtime friends were found dead on Saturday morning in Florida, the result of a high stakes poker game that went bad. The men were involved in the poker game on Friday night.

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20 February 2008 nessun commento

The Biggest Gamble of Your Life (Is College Worth it?)

In 2005, young people (ages 18-25) in the US gambled $67 billion. Not in Vegas or online poker rooms, but on a betterment program called college. Their hope is that the monies they are spending will allow them to earn more money over their lifetime. Many are paying for this wager by amassing a mountain of debt that will take years to pay off.

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18 February 2008 Comments Off

Congress Wants to Ban Online Gaming

One of many controversial bills designed to regulate the internet has passed favorably out of a congressional subcommittee. This particular bill would attempt to ban certain types of online gaming – including online poker. It is unclear if this is even possible or what the bill would ultimately mean for the internet.

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18 February 2008 Comments Off

Poker Giant Says It’s Exempt From Gaming Ban

PokerStars, the world’s second-biggest Internet poker firm, said on Thursday that a looming U.S. ban on online gaming would not apply to poker, as it is a game of skill, and its business would continue as usual.

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18 February 2008 Comments Off

How to cheat at Poker

Clip from “The Real Hustle”

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18 February 2008 Comments Off

Absolute Poker Cheating Scandal Blown Wide Open

A combination of some incredible detective work by some poker players and an accidental (?) data leak by Absolute Poker have blown the scandal wide open.

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18 February 2008 Comments Off