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| The Brief History of Poker |
Enjoyed by millions worldwide, Poker is one of the most popular card games today. Still few poker fans know how exactly their favourite game has evolved into what it is today. |
Friday, 03 July 2009 |
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| Event#51 of WSOP : Carsten Joh wins the bracelet |
The third day of the Event #51 of Las Vegas World Series of Poker (WSOP) was been a competition rich of palpitation. The battle between the 30 survivors among the 2.781 enrolled in this 1.500$ No-Limit Hold'em tournament was achieved on a victory of Carsten Joh after more than 13 hours of competition. During the Final heads-up, it was Andrew Chen that he defeated. This latest won the second position with a gain of $412,632 against an amount of $664,426 and a bracelet for Joh. This final phase of the 51st competition in this 40th edition of WSOP noticed the fast elimination of 14 players on only two hours of meeting. Lebiszczak (30th), Alex Jacob (21st), Viktoria Szilasi (13th) were the first to leave the table. |
Friday, 03 July 2009 |
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| Poker tournament in Swiss: The Court settled about its legality |
Casinos’ complaints in Swiss against Texas Hold’em poker tournaments and parties with gambles around the same amusement, taking place outside casinos has just deliberated by the justice. Everything considered, the Helvetica Federal Administrative Tribunal (TAF) decided that poker is a game of skill and capacity in bluff but not a simple game of chance. “Poker is a game of chance and all game of chance, according to law, has to be held in casino”, Marc Friedrich, secretary of Casinos’Federation maintained when he lodges their complaints. Indeed, the group of gaming rooms asserts that because of these tournaments, they lose many players. But the court’s decision was clear, it resumes the judgment passed by the Federal Commission of game firms (CFMJ). |
Friday, 03 July 2009 |
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| Team 770 : Two qualified after the Day 1 of the WSOP Event#54 |
After one month of competition at the 40th edition of Las Vegas’ WSOP, players of the Team 770 still continue their adventures in this famous great world appointment of poker. Among the 35 online qualified during satellites proposed on poker sites like Poker 770, some still participate at the meetings of these last days. Moreover, results recorded by these players were promising and some of them didn’t tell their latest words yet. Concerning the Event#54 of which the Day 1 took place on Tuesday of June 30th, among the 2,800 players enrolled at this No Limit Hold’em tournament for $1,500 at the end of the day, 390 were qualified for the next stage. During this day, two players of the Team 770 will participate at the second day of the competition. |
Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
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| Russia: Casino’s operating reserved for four regions only |
Like in many countries, Russia has just modified its legislation about gambles and casinos. From July the 1st, only four regions, all are at least located at 1,000 km from Moscow : Kaliningrad extreme west of the country, Azov-City in the South, the region of Altaď in Siberia and that of Vladivostok, far East, will be the sites able to receive these firms. “Gambling and betting are like intoxication by alcohol of the population, which bring moral and material damage”, Vladimir Poutine said four years ago when he proposed this government bill. And in 2006, the Douma, Russian Parliament’s deputy Chamber passed it. |
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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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