The Rules of Poker
3 March 2008 nessun commento
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.
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.
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.
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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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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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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Clip from “The Real Hustle”
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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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