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When trying to steal pots in No-Limit Hold'em, you have to ask yourself questions like: "How likely is it that my opponent has a hand?" and "Does my bet (bluff) make sense in the context of the way the hand played out?" Continue How To Bluff Against A Solid Player

The key to succeeding in tournament play is being able to handle the ups and downs, because it's not always going to go perfectly. Your chip stack is not always going to shoot upwards, which means you'll often need to make good decisions when you don't have a lot of chips. Continue Playing a Short Stack in Multi-Table Tournaments

The Hendon Mob Shootout is just around the corner. Starting on Thursday, July 26th, you can aim for your share of $500,000 in combined prize money and the chance to win an exclusive $8,000 prize package to the Great British Poker Tour Main Event with the Mob. Read Full News on The Hendon Mob Shootout

Readers may recall earlier reports that Linden had asked the FBI for guidance on the issue of legality of Second Life wagering, and it appears from the latest policy decision that the feedback from the feds has been negative. Linden's new Terms of Service state the company will comply with all subpoenas from US law enforcement demanding information. Read All Second Life Shuts Down Virtual World Gambling

Polaris is described by its university research team creators as the world's most advanced poker-playing computer program, replete with artificial intelligence (AI) and capable of 'learning' or adapting to the play of its opponents as a game develops. Read All Updates on First 3 days of Laak Vs Polaris

Laak will play with a partner, fellow pro Ali Eslami. The two will be in separate rooms, and their games will be mirror images of one another, with Eslami getting the cards that the computer received in its hands against Laak, and vice versa. Read All Phil Laak vs poker Bot Polaris

Under European Union rules, limits to competition, even those 'stemming from limits on gaming as a special or exclusive right, cannot be justified,' the Cour de Cassation, said Wednesday as it announced its decision. Read All European Commission Get Tough With The French

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Jerry Yang became poker’s newest champion this morning by besting a field of 6,358 players from around the globe to win the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em Championship at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker Read All Jerry Yang Wins 2007 Wsop

NETELLER agrees that it will pay an amount to the United States totalling US$ 136 million which is disgorgement of certain profits received by NETELLER from the activities described in the Statement of Admitted Facts. This amount includes the approximately US$ 60 million that the USAO has previously seized. NETELLER agrees that it will satisfy the remaining portion of its forfeiture obligation with a payment of US$ 40 million to be paid on or before 15 October 2007, and the remaining balance (approximately US$ 36 million) to be paid on or before 17 January 2008. Read Full Story on Neteller Case Ends

Antigua's legal counsel during its online gambling dispute with the United States at the World Trade Organisation has been sharply critical of American motivations and Department of Justice involvement this week. Mark Mendel from Texas-based solicitors Mendel-Blumenfeld told iGaming Business that outdated impressions of online gambling by some in the US Department of Justice (DoJ) are behind America’s stance, adding that the position taken by the DoJ has been detrimental to the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Read Full Article On United States Loses WTO Appeal

Seems someone got a copy of The last Harry Potter book coming out this week , photogrphed every page and released it as a torrent download . Well Heres What happens -- Burbage dies on pg. 12 Hedwig dies on pg. 56 Mad-Eye dies on pg. 78 Scrimgeour dies on pg. 159 Wormtail dies on pg. 471 Dobby dies on pg. 476 Snape dies on pg. 658 Fred Weasley dies on pg. 637 Harry gets fucked up by Voldemort on pg. 704 but comes back to life on pg. 724 Tonks, Lupin, and Colin Creevy have their deaths confirmed on pg. 743 19 years after the events in the book: Ron has married Hermione, their two children are named Rose and Hugo Harry has married Ginny, their three children are named Lily, James, and Albus severus. Draco Malfoy has a son named Scorpius The epilogue shows all of the children boarding the train for Hogwarts together. The final lines of the book are: "The scar had not pained Harry for 18 years. All was well." You Can Find The Full Book on many of the main torrent sites as it is sp...

The survivors of the last ten days of elimination poker that have involved a total of 6 358 hopefuls, are preparing for the climax of the $10 000 buy-in main event - the final table for the 2007 World Series of Poker. The nine players who will compete Tuesday have a rest day today (Monday) before battle is joined. At risk is a main prize of $8,25 million - substantially less that last year's $12 million but nevertheless impressive and worth fighting for. But every one of the nine survivors from that main event starting field will be well rewarded for their skills and good fortune, as the following list of runner up prizes illustrates: Read Full Article 2007 Wsop Final Nine - Player Profile's

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4am in the morning Vegas time, and after 16 hours of poker against highly skilled opponents, the surviving ten members of World Series of Poker Day 6 are feeling the strain, sipping energy drinks or coffee and trying to hang in to become one of the final 9 who will gather on Tuesday after a rest day to decide once and for all who the 2007 WSOP champ will be Read All Wsop Final Table

Some of the most entertaining players in this year's Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event were among the 76 contenders who had exited the race by the end of Day 5. Of the original field of 112, only 36 go through to Day 6 and sadly some of the competition's most exciting players were eliminated. Read All Wsop Day 5 Updates

Friday saw the 337 survivors from the World Series of Poker Days 1 A through D, Days 2 A and B and Day 3 in the big payouts range and eager to get started in the Amazon Room at the Rio in Las Vegas. Read All Wsop Day 4 Updates

The 55-event series, played at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, is now culminating with the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship, commonly referred to as the Main Event. With 6,358 entries, this year’s Main Event is the second-largest live poker tournament ever played. Read More 2007 World Series of Poker Draws More Than 54,000 Entrants

The added attraction of the money bubble bursting at the 622 elimination mark, offering the prospect of an exciting minimum payout of $20 320 to every player who remained thereafter had the Amazon Room buzzing from both a player and spectator perspective. Read All Wsop Day 3 Updates

Those 459 survivors will now move into Day 3 of the Main Event, combining for the first time with the 350 players who remained in the game at the end of the Day 2A heat on Tuesday. Read All Wsop Day 2 B Updates

Main event action over the past twenty four hours has included the completion of Day 2A, which started with a field of 1 037 players who prevailed in Days 1A and B, and played late into Tuesday night before the target of 350 survivors was reached. These players will combine with the survivors of Day 2B for the next leg of the main event on Thursday of this week. Read All World Series Of Poker Day 2 Updates

With the recent release of World Series of Poker main event statistics there has been wide speculation both in Las Vegas and the US media generally on the impact that excluding WSOP registrations flowing from Internet poker tournaments may have had. Read Full Story - http://www.recentpoker.com/wsop-online-participarion.html

Former Senator and chairman Alfonse D'Amato of the pressure group Poker Players' Alliance was in Las Vegas to make the traditional "Shuffle Up and Deal" call that started Day 1D - the fourth and last Day One heat in this year's World Series of Poker. see all Wsop Day 1d Updates

Shock early departures were Jennifer Tilly and Phil Laak, and they were followed to the exit by Light Heavyweight World Boxing Champion Antonio Tarver, Mike Matusow and former champ Greg Raymer during the long afternoon and evening. Read All Wsop Day 1c updates

The poker world is holding its breath today after a freak accident on the Las Vegas strip in which poker legend Phil Hellmuth lost control of his high-speed racecar. Read Entire Poker Article

The giant Vegas-based MGM Mirage gambling group would get involved in online gambling as quickly as it could if the United States legalised the online gambling market, a senior company exec told a newspaper journalist earlier this week. Read Full Gambling Article

Turkish players exploited to the full a foreign exchange screw-up bonanza that saw some of them being charged the equivalent of only $10 for their $1 000 deposits at Boss Media casinos. Read Full Gambling Article

In ring games, I like to build a really small pot when I have these hands in early and middle position. Sometimes I'll make a min raise; other times I'll just limp in. I want to keep the pot small when I have a small or medium pair because I lay them down if I'm faced with a large re-raise. Read all Playing Small and Medium Pocket Pairs in No-Limit Hold'em

World Series of Poker Pro Challenge offers players the first-ever opportunity to go head-to-head in a mobile poker match against digital representations of some of poker’s biggest celebrities. Players can challenge renowned stars Johnny Chan, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Shannon Elizabeth, Scotty Nguyen, Annie Duke and Michael Mizrachi. Read All WSOP Goes Mobile With Chan, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson and Shannon Elizabeth

Enright is the first woman inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in its 28-year history. Hellmuth recently won a record 11th WSOP gold bracelet, breaking a three-way tie with poker legends Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan, who’ve earned 10 bracelets apiece. Read all Barbara Enrightand and Phil Hellmuth Jr. Inducted Into Poker Hall Of Fame

Deeb bested a record field of 148 high-stakes specialists to win more than $2 million, plus an 18-carat gold bracelet studded with 91 black diamonds and a custom-designed wristwatch, both made by luxury Swiss watchmaker CORUM, in an event that demands players excel at five poker variations. Read all Freddy Deeb Wins $50,000 HORSE Championship at World Series of Poker >