Young Gun Joe Cada stops by the Deal bringing his own brand of Michigan madness to Bristol.
Guys have their poker nights and now you can do the same with the gals. Here are some tips to hosting your first ladies poker night.
Not everyone knows how to play so make sure that you explain the rules before you begin. You’re also going to want to have some fun food and since it’s ladies only- you may want to add a girlish touch with pink poker chips and plates.
Good luck!
From OnlinePokerWebsite.net:
This week Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank introduced a set of bills designed to freeze the UIGEA and allow US residents freedom to play poker on the Internet. Frank’s bill establishes the Department of the Treasury as the licensing and regulating authority, and provides for the consumer protections the gambling ban does not offer, including age and identification verification, responsible gaming systems, and measures against money laundering and cheating.
Alphonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, praised Frank and his efforts.
“Online poker is a legal, thriving industry and poker players deserve the consumer protections and the freedom to play that are provided for in this legislation,” said D’Amato. The ex-Senator said he promised to “activate the alliances grassroots army made up of over one million members to help him drive legislation”.
The bill grants states the right to opt out, meaning states that don’t allow land-based poker do not have to accept online play. Licenses will only be awarded to operators that respect the laws of individual states, so such non-gambling states as Hawaii and Utah will likely be blocked by regulated poker rooms.
Also, players used to pocketing winnings on a regular basis without reporting them to Uncle Sam will now find their take a little lighter. Frank includes clauses that require the online gambling operator to set aside taxes against winnings before paying patrons.
Still, the legal gray cloud may be lifted if the bill can pass through Congress. Monitoring for cheating will ease the minds of many online players, and security of personal information may bring thousands of new players to the Internet.
“The government should not interfere with people’s liberty unless there is a good reason,” said Frank in a press conference on Capitol Hill. “This is, I believe, the single biggest example of an intrusion into the principle that people should be free to do things on the Internet. It’s clearly the case that gambling is an activity that can be done offline but not online.”
from Yahoo! News:
LAS VEGAS - Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos in the state about a card-counting program that works on Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch that illegally helps players beat the house in blackjack.
Card counting itself is not illegal under Nevada gambling laws, but it is considered a felony to use devices to help count cards.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board sent a memo to casinos last week warning them of the program.
In blackjack, certain card counting techniques help players determine when they are likely to win a hand and adjust their bets accordingly.
Nevada learned of the program from gambling regulators in California, where officials at an Indian casino found customers using it and tipped state authorities.
from GamingAlerts.co.uk:
US online poker players will be rejoicing after a new ruling from a Pennsylvanian Judge has deemed Texas Hold’em, the popular poker game, is not gambling and so not illegal.
The ruling came after Judge Thomas A James Jr stated that the game known as Texas Hold’em was considered to be more a game of skill and not chance and so did not constitute as gambling.
The case involved a man who ran a $1 – $2 no Texas Hold’em poker game in his garage. He was acquitted of all 20 charges against him and the games dealer. Judge James explained that, “the dominant factor test that is applied to games of skill can also be applied to poker.”
Citing a study which showed that expert poker players did not rely on the cards they were dealt or those that flopped but instead, used their skills to minimise their losses on bad hands and also to maximise their winnings on big hands.
Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas, told Poker News Daily, “Clearly the judge had an understanding of how poker is played….the decision sets an excellent bar for us in the future.”
from The Canadian Press:
Recent biochemistry graduate Poorya Nazari isn’t too worried about landing a job in today’s tough market. Why? The Toronto-area man knows how to play poker.
The 22-year-old, who still lives at home with his parents, recently returned home from a poker tournament in the Bahamas US$3 million richer. He spent about $700 to gain entry into the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and his investment paid off big time.
“It was pretty surreal, I just couldn’t believe it was happening,” said Nazari, who graduated from McMaster University last week but has long considered playing poker to be his future full-time job.
“I dreamt about doing something like that for a really long time, so it was absolutely amazing.”
Nazari, who had previously won about $80,000 in another big poker payday, said he doesn’t consider his success at the game similar to winning a lottery since poker requires a lot of skill and practice.
Winning the Bahamas tournament was the culmination of days of tough play and not just a few quick hands of poker, he said.
“We played pretty gruelling hours, about 12 hours a day (for) about four or five days,” he said. “It was just absolutely tough.”
Nazari said it wasn’t until the last day of the tournament that he began thinking he could win the multimillion-dollar prize.
While Nazari is still living with his parents at their home in Richmond Hill, Ont., north of Toronto, he plans on getting his own place soon.
Other than that, he said he doesn’t know what he’ll do with his new-found riches.
“Right now I’m just trying to take it all in,” he said. “I really don’t know what I’m going to do and what my plans are for all the money.
“I never thought what I would do if I came across this much money, so I’m going to have to take some time and think things through.”
Nazari will have a chance to earn more cash at a tournament he’s been invited to in Monte Carlo in April.
From Daniel Negreanu at Chron.com:
The best players in the world rely on small ball poker when playing in No Limit Hold’em tournaments. And though it is the optimal strategy, it’s not meant for players of all skill levels. You must have superior hand-reading and people-reading skills for it to be effective.
You’ll play a lot of hands in small ball poker which means you’ll often face difficult situations with marginal cards. That’s why this approach is simply too advanced for beginning players.
In my book, Power Hold’em Strategy, I teach two distinctly different strategies. One is targeted at the experienced player who is looking to get to the next skill level. The other is an entry level approach that seemingly contradicts some of the basic tenets of small ball poker.
Here’s the first tip for beginners: Avoid playing small pots against experienced players because you’ll almost certainly be outplayed after the flop. Instead, make much larger bets before and after the flop. Also, play fewer hands, especially when out of position.
On the other hand, experienced small ball players should come in for a slightly smaller raise when they are first to enter the pot. A raise of 2 ½ times the big blind is about right.
Say you’re dealt 7c-8c with the blinds at 50-100. A skilled small-baller would raise the bet to 250. Not so for a novice player; he should avoid playing the han
d altogether. You see, experienced players can get away with playing more hands pre-flop because they are less likely to make mistakes after the flop.
A novice, though, needs to play much tighter before the flop. And when they do get a playable hand, they need to make larger raises — as much as five times the big blind.
Large raises serve multiple purposes for the beginning player. They apply pressure on skilled opponents who like to play a wide range of funky hands. They also improve the beginner’s chances of taking down the blinds and antes without a fight. Finally, they can help novices avoid difficult decisions after the flop by inducing skilled opponents to lay down their hands.
Remember, this isn’t the optimal tournament strategy for skilled players; it risks too many chips in relation to the expected small payoff. It works for novice players, however, because their primary goal should simply be to stay out of trouble and survive.
Here’s the second tip for beginners: Use the same big betting approach through to the flop as well. For example, with 1,200 in the pot, make a large bet to apply maximum pressure on your opponents. A pot-size bet ought to do the trick.
A bet of that size, though, is clearly too steep for an accomplished small ball player. It’s too exploitable and forces skilled players to assume much more risk than is necessary. Instead, small-ballers should bet around 700 chips for which they would gain virtually the same information as the beginner’s 1,200 bet – but at much lower cost.
Big raises by inexperienced players cause advanced players to operate outside of their comfort zones. That’s because skilled pros hate playing big pots unless they have the nuts, or something close to it.
Big bet poker is effective against small ball players because it forces the skilled player to wait patiently for trapping situations. Yes, this approach does make the beginner more susceptible to a trap. But the pro must still catch strong cards in order to even consider calling a big raise, and that’s not easy to do.
Visit www.cardsharkmedia.com/books.htm for information about Daniel Negreanu’s popular book, Power Hold’em Strategy.
Here’s a nice quick preview of the upcoming 2008 World Series of Poker from GamingAlerts.co.uk:
The WSOP represents the largest and most prestigious land based poker tournament in the world. The final 9 players will be desperate to get their hands on the huge jackpot prize of $9.1 million.
The event will be history in the making and making one player extremely rich. This year’s main event tournament took place in September, in Las Vegas. Thousands turned up with their chips and after several days of dealing cards the field has been whittled down to the November 9.
Due to TV scheduling and promotional factors the main event was decided to be played in November. This has allowed TV coverage to create hype and build up excitement surrounding the event. Players have also had three months to get as much practice in as possible, and now the wait is almost over!
None of the finalists have won a WSOP title to date and chip leader, Dennis Phillips holds an impressive lead over his rivals with around 38 million chips. Phillips has only won just over $4,000 in winnings since he began playing professional poker, and the man from Texas leads the pack going into the main event final.
Many consider Peter Eastgate as favourite to earn the precious WSOP bracelet. The 22 year old Dan has been extremely impressive in recent years and is tipped to be the youngest ever main event winner.
David “Chino” Rheem is arguably the most famous players out of the November 9 therefore making him one of the favourites the exit early. Rheem is likely to have been studied in depth by fellow players and is the most feared.
What ever takes place in 5 days time, it will make history and be watched by million around the globe. Make sure you visit us again for more online poker news
Nice one buddy… you’re parents might murder you.
A 16 year old boy from Granada has generated a debt of 48,000 € using his parents credit cards on an internet virtual casino.
The Spanish Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers, FEJAR, spokesman, Jorge Barroso, says that the boy ran up the debt on the parents credit card, and such things are common as nobody from the casinos sees or checks the age of who is playing. He said it was getting so common as to be ruining some people’s lives forever.
He also warned about the amounts now being spent by some children on their mobile phones, especially if Internet was present, with bills of 300 or 400 € a month not uncommon, and some children already suffering from deformed hands from sending so many text messages.
Latest data showed that the amount gambled on the internet in Spain is up five-fold since 1997 and will reach five billion €. The FEJA thinks that as many as five percent of the Spanish population could have a problem with gambling.
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