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| 3 LPT Warnemünde Beach : Cédric Hiblot will represent France in the final |
The lucky competitors who will compose the final table of the tournament 3 Länder Poker Tour (3LT) Warnemünde Beach are now known. On the third day of competition, the 20 survivors among the 133 participants initially fought to be part of the final runners. Some well-known players like Mark Van Der Voorden, Tobias Wagner, Kai Rocholl, Stephano Luchetti and Stephan Rotach were eliminated early. And after the bursting of the bubble, the Spaniard Pablo Ubierna, Holger Lindemann and one of two French representatives, Roman Cojean, suffered the same fate. Cojean finished in the 11th place and received a prize of € 3.900. And France is counting on Cedric Hiblot to defend the honor of the French poker community. |
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
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| Barrière Poker Tour Dinard : A first title for Delmas |
The fifth stage of the Barrière Poker Tour 2010 took place during the last week-end of August at the Casino of Dinard. Three days which knew a very weak turnout of only 68 players at the kick off of the € 1,500 + € 150 Main Event for a guaranteed prize pool of € 100,000. Some regular players of the French circuit as Michael Cohen, Willy Korchia, Stephane Bazin, Mercedes Osti, the winner of the WSOP Ladies 2010, Vanessa Perdigon Hellebuyck were part of the game and it was also the first time in poker tournament of the skater Philippe Candeloro. During the first two days, 10 players already guaranteed their participation in the final table dominated by Victor Delmas after a fairly ordinary start to reach the final duel that lead him in the final head's up with Paul Ribaud. A first ever victory which earned him € 30,000 with a ticket for the final. |
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 |
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| European Poker Tour Vilamoura : Brandon Cantu as chip leader |
The second day of competition of the European Poker Tour Vilamoura (EPT) has just terminated. It remains 69 competitors in the race. The last champion of the event Matias Antonio could not defend his title and left the game without reaching the paid places. Other famous players have also surrendered as Vicky Coren, Liv Boeree, Dario Minieri, Ludovic Lacay, Michel Abecassis, Antony Lellouche, Antonio Esfandiari, David Williams and John Duthie, the holder of a bracelet of the World Series of Poker, James Dempsey and the EPT Snowfest champion Allen Baekke. |
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| World Poker Tour : Stopover in London |
After the recent success of Andrew Frankenberger in Los Angeles, the World Poker Tour London Poker Classic takes place now in Palm Beach Casino, precisely from August 30th to September 5th, 2010 in the exclusive area of Mayfair for a first European stage in London. The Day 1A has already been played by announcing the color test with a buy-in of £ 5,300 and will end on Saturday, September 4th as part of the final table. The £ 15,000 buy-in High Roller Event will for its part close the United Kingdom WPT. A lot of poker players from all around the world, predominantly European, have already taken rendezvous in the British capital for this new tournament. The presence of Phil Ivey, Tony G, Dave Ulliot, Erik Seidel, James Akenhead and Annette Obrestad are also noted. |
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| PPT Cannes : The third edition for September 2nd to 7th |
Cannes prepares itself for one of the last great summer poker circuit event in the European calendar. This is the third edition of the Partouche Poker Tour (PPT) of € 8,500 entrance ticket and € 3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, which will take place at the Palm Beach Casino on September 2nd to 7th, 2010. As usual, the final table of the Main Event will take place on November 6th and 7th 2010. In addition, qualifying events for the Main Even will be offered on Wednesday 1st and Thursday, September 2nd at Cannes with three super-satellite of € 900. The season 3 of Cannes PPT's will have a big step to do to break the record of the season 2 in terms of participants which knew the presence of some 523 players last year. Indeed, between EPT Vilamoura ending on September 2nd and the WPT London which is played from August 30th to September 4th, the heart of players balance among these international events. |
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| College Poker |
A new phenomenon in the online poker world: College students playing it like the pros. But aren't the college kids supposed to be going to classes, attending frat parties, and drinking beer? Wasn't online poker supposed to be geared
towards the middle-aged crowd? Not anymore, it seems. Television has helped to spread the popularity through coverage of numerous poker tournaments. The internet has more online poker rooms now than ever before. And on top of all this, companies
have lately been aggressively spreading their marketing audience to younger age groups.
If you want to narrow down the reasons to the sudden surge in college-aged online poker players, then you can rest at this explanation: What better way to pay off tuition loans than through the small, steady gains in online poker rooms? Companies
have taken advantage of this by employing tournaments with scholarship prizes; the winner goes home with a good amount of money to pay off his college loans. Some are worried about these college-age players turning into gambling addicts, but it
hasn't seemed to stop the growing number of tough student players.
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| Poker Tournaments Tips |
Here, at www.poker777.com, we want to introduce you to three things that can happen when entering a poker tournament.
When entering a poker tournament, three things can happen:
- You swiftly lose all your cash and find yourself out of the tournament.
- You hang in for awhile, but eventually let the pressure get to you and make bad bets until you run out of money and end up a sullen bystander.
- You play brilliantly, adjusting your strategy to the different stages of tournament play and win big.
Although these are broad generalizations, they do cover the majority of poker tournament play. As with everything having to do with poker, strategy in tournament play is critical and must be tailored to the type of tournament and game variation. Starting
with the basics, it's important to identify if the tournament is a 'freezeout' and only costs the initial playing fee, or if it allows add-on's and re-buys. In addition, blinds will usually increase in cost as the tournament progresses, requiring players
to be extremely careful with their money management. The next important factor in developing tournament strategy is being aware of your tendencies as a poker player and the different stages of tournament play. For example, if you are an aggressive player,
learn at what stage to be aggressive and when to hold back and play conservatively.
Tournament play is a matter of survival. If you've managed to make it to the final round, the question will be can you handle the pressure and continue to think clearly, or will you make a silly error and see the game slip from your fingers. Many experts
have written books to help develop tournament strategy and explain the details surrounding tournament play. Check out our section on Poker Tournament Tips and on Poker
Books for more information, or develop your poker skills by playing in an online poker room.
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| Poker Books |
Poker Essays
Poker Essays By Mason Malmuth Poker is an extremely complicated game. This is especially true if your form of poker is either Texas hold’em or seven–card stud. In addition, the typical opponent that you will face has gotten tougher as
the years have gone by. As a result, those of you who just play right (also known as playing ABC) are unable to win more than just a small amount at the lower limits. As a result, to win at poker in today’s modern game requires not only numerous
skills, but also a lot of thinking about the game. This text contains many of the author’s current ideas on poker and related subjects. Topics covered include General Concepts, Technical Ideas, Structure, Strategic Ideas, Image, Tournament Notes,
In the Cardrooms, and Poker Quizzes. In addition, advice is offered on jackpot games, handling pressure, way you lose, fluctuation, bankroll requirements, differences between stud and hold’em, too many bad players, limit versus no-limit, thinking
fast, weak tight opponents, the best hold’em seat, playing short handed, playing loose or tight, appropriate image, being an alternate in tournaments, taking advantage of tight play in tournaments, behaving professionally, the future of poker, and
much more. The book is designed to make the reader do a great deal of thinking about the game. In fact, very few readers will agree with everything the text offers, but the information provided should help most people become better players. For
the best discussion of poker and gambling on the Internet, visit our website at www.twoplustwo.com. |
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| Poker History |
No one is 100% certain on where poker was born. We, at http://www.poker777.com present various beliefs, held among the majority of people. Some believe that it was a simple game created by the Chinese in 900 C.E. Others think that poker
comes from a 5-suit card game in Persia that used 5 players at a time. Then there were the French in New Orleans who played a buffing and betting card game in the early 1800's. Apparently, they were the first to use a deck of cards consisting of the
4 common suits - Hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs.
This New Orleans poker floated slowly up the Mississippi River, spreading in popularity and familiarity in the neighboring states. As train and wagon became a more used transportation, the game was able to spread farther out towards the coasts. By the
1800's, variations of poker, such as the draw and stud poker, began to blossom.
Poker was considered a harmless pastime until 1910 when the state of Nevada decided to make it a felony. They declared that any type of gambling game was unsavory to the people and should be made illegal. California, however, stepped in and asserted
that not all types of poker games, such as Draw, could be considered gambling - While some variations of poker are based solely on luck, others are based on skill. Because of this statement, Nevada repealed its decision and legalized casino gambling
in 1931. |
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