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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 […]
Ylon Schwartz is one of the November Nine, the most hyped final table in poker history. He’s about to play on poker’s biggest stage for the championship of the world and more money than even he could burn off in a few years. The eyes of the world will be upon him and the other […]
What’s going on here?? From Reuters:
Ireland’s biggest bookmaker said on Thursday it would pay out more than 1 million euros ($1.35 million) on bets that Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president, three weeks before the election.
Dublin-based bookmaker Paddy Power said it made the “unprecedented decision” to pay on bets taken so far, following […]
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From the AP:
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face criminal charges if he doesn’t repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, a prosecutor said Thursday.
“We’re in the process of sending Mr. Barkley notice that we’re considering filing a criminal complaint,” Clark County District Attorney David Roger said. “He’ll […]
COACHELLA, Calif., April 11, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Comedy Central lists him as one of the “Best 100 Comedians of All Time,” and now Eddie Griffin is coming to Spotlight 29 Casino. The hilarious star of comedy circuit, the big screen and the small screen will be in concert on May 31.
Griffin has been keeping audiences […]
(PRWEB) March 31, 2008 — CelebPoker Starts a New Poker Freeroll Marathon with their new ‘11-11′ Promotion… Players can win over €20,000 per month through Freeroll Poker Tournament’s starting every hour between 11am and 11pm (GMT) with No Rake Requirement! In accordance with the promotion’s title, ‘The 11-11′, CelebPoker have organised hundreds of new […]