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New Bill May Legalise Online Poker In The USA

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New Bill May Legalise Online poker In The USA

Senator Menendez introduces the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act which if passed into law will legitimise and regulate online

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Matt Graham won 40th Event of the WSOP

Matt Graham is making a habit out of winning WSOP bracelets. The respected play Poker Online Phenomenon Wins Second Bracelet at This Year’s World Series of Poker in Pot-Limit Omaha Event #40.read more

Most legendary Poker Gamblers placed their own personal bet

Doyle Brunson is once again proving how much of a living legend he truly is. Play poker pro is making his mark in an invitation-only championship tournament at this year’s WSOP, heading into the final day with an impressive chip stack. read more

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New Rake Contribution Method

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:36:07 +0000

New Rake Contribution Method
New Rake Contribution Method From March 5th, 2012, we are changing our rake contribution calculation to a weighted contribution method. This system is the fairest possible method for calculating a player’s rake. Only players who contribute to the pot will get a portion of the rake; their portion is calculated based on how much money they have put into the pot. If a player folds pre-flop without contributing anything to the pot, no rake will be awarded to him. You can still redeem your points in our VIP Club! Our new points table will be updated on March 5th on our point accumulation page. Publish Date : 23/02/2012 Print Article Send To Friend

Win a WSOP Main Event Seat at Cake Poker

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Win a WSOP Main Event Seat at Cake Poker
Cake Poker had a very popular and successful $100,000 points race in March. The online poker site has decided to run yet another $100,000 points race this April. In addition to this, Cake Poker has decided to give away a seat to the WSOP Main Event in Vegas valued at $10,000. There is also a special Easter long weekend reload bonus being offered to players at the Cake Poker online poker site. Players who wish to try their hand at winning a place at the Main Event can join in with the round the clock satellite games that begin on 5th April 2012. Players could win this seat starting with an amount as small as $0.30. There will be daily satellites that will take place, and there will be a weekly $10,000 Main Event Final. The Main Event Final will take place on Sundays at 5pm (GMT). Players can join in with the first Main Event Final on Sunday, 15th April 2012. On the Easter weekend, Cake Poker is offering its players a special 50 percent reload bonus. Players can make use of the 50 percent reload bonus only one time, and can deposit a maximum amount of $300 when using this special online poker reload bonus. The special reload bonus is available over the Easter long weekend, from 6pm (GMT) on Friday, 6th April until 6pm (GMT) on Tuesday, 10th April. The points race, with its $100,000 prize pool give the top 350 players every week a portion of $20,000. At the end of the month, the top 350 players for the entire month will each receive a portion of the remaining $20,000 from the $100,000 prize pool. Players who end in the money in at least two weeks in the month will be given entry to a Main Event Kamikaze tournament. The winner of this tournament will receive a $10,000 Main Event seat as a prize. Related Posts Barney Frank Thinks This is Not the Year for Online Poker Legislation Casino Holdem from World Match Launch of Circle Line Poker Last Chance Saloon at Paddy Power Poker Microgamings Bad Beat Jackpot Reaches 500,000 Euro Share on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace…

Strategy with Kristy: Reid Young Discusses Showdown Value

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Strategy with Kristy: Reid Young Discusses Showdown Value
March 22 2012, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: Tax Time Strategy with Kristy: Quinn Sivage Discusses Min-Raising Button Strategy with Kristy: John Kim Part Two Share It Tags Cash Poker, Online Poker, Poker Players, Poker Strategy, PokerNews Podcast, PokerNews Strategy Print Reid Young is professional poker poker player who, prior to Black Friday, made his living playing online cash-games. In late 2010, he authored, The Blue Book: An Advanced Strategy Guide for No-Limit Hold’em Cash Games, which first sold for $2,500. Young is also a very sought out poker coach and has plans to launch an innovative coaching website. For this edition of the Strategy with Kristy Podcast, he discusses various topics, but really delves into advanced strategy concerning showdown value by illustrating it with a couple of hand histories. Here is a snippet from the interview: This straightforward guy raises in the cutoff. We are 100 big binds, effective, so we both have $200 at $1/$2. I reraise from the big blind with ace-nine suited just because its slightly below my calling requirements. Im not really comfortable calling. I think I can take it down preflop often, combined with continuation betting a decent amount and outplay him postflop, plus the equity of my actual hand versus his calling range gives me several ways I can win money here. I think they all add up to make me a small profit on the play. He called, and wed gone back and forth a little bit before this. I was kind of surprised to see him call. I more expected him to four-bet or fold, which is also why I decided to three-bet a hand like ace-nine. Im not as dominated by his calling range, and if he four-bets, I can just get away. It makes it easier to play and less likely that hes going to have an ace-X hand that he can combat my light three-bet with. The flop comes three-four-five, all different suits. This is a pretty good flop for me and one that puts him in an awkward position with a lot of hands like middle pairs. Also, hed call a bet on the flop with a lot of better ace-highs that I think I can get him to fold by the river. Its a good board for me being the aggressor and not one that he wants to get in a lot hands with. Even if he has a hand like pocket nines, in his best-case scenario, I have ace-king, and hes only a little better than a two-to-one favorite. Its not that amazing for him to raise pocket nines, so I have the green light to continuation bet here, looking to fold out queen-jack suited and hands like that. So, I do c-bet, and he ends up calling. When he calls, combined with the fact that I said that we have a fairly pre-established dynamic preflop, its extremely evident to me that he either has a similar hand to mine like ace-jack or ace-queen, or he has one of those medium pairs like nines, eights, or sevens. I think sixes might be a little too light to peel on this flop, but who knows, he could have those for sure. The turn is a two, which gives me the wheel. Its one of those spots where I have so many ace-highs in my range. Sure, I could have continuation bet the flop with king-queen or complete air like seven-eight, and then continued betting on the turn to try and represent an ace, but Ive found that more straightforward players that play their hands based on equity, just arent going to be calling down with pocket nines here. They are just worried about so much of my range, and they will worry about me betting the river. Its not like they just have to call the turn and the hand is over. I can still over-bet shove the river. I can have sixes in my range as well so its not that amazing of a situation for him if he has an ace, let alone a hand like pocket nines. It would be a really tough call down for him. Thats why I decided to check. Listen to the podcast to hear more of Young’s analysis on this hand. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy. Feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Follow Kristy Arnett on Comments

PokerStars Finalizes 2012 SCOOP Schedule

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PokerStars Finalizes 2012 SCOOP Schedule
April 05 2012, Chad Holloway Related Articles PokerStars 2011 SCOOP Day 16 Results: Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro Wins the SCOOP-H Main Event PokerStars 2011 SCOOP: Day 15 Results: Toby “810ofclubs” Lewis Leads The $10,000 Main Event PokerStars 2011 SCOOP: Days 12, 13, & 14 Results Share It Tags Online Poker, SCOOP, PokerStars Print PokerStars has finalized the schedule for the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). This year, 40 events will each offer three buy-in levels, meaning 120 SCOOP tournaments will take place from Sunday, May 6 and Sunday, May 20, culminating in a Main Event for each level: Low: $109 Main Event Medium: $1,050 Main Event High: $10,300 Main Event This years incarnation, which is guaranteeing $30,000,000, features six more events than last year, which hosted 114 events, and according to the PokerStars Blog, saw 403,378 buy-ins from 107,697 players in 156 countries. Heres a look at this years schedule: PokerStars 2012 SCOOP Schedule Date Event Time Low Buy-In Medium Buy-In High Buy-In Sunday, May 6 SCOOP #1 NLH 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Sunday, May 6 SCOOP #2 NLH 14:30 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Monday, May 7 SCOOP #3 NLH 6-Max w/ Rebuys 11:00 ET $5.50 $55 $530 Monday, May 7 SCOOP #4 FL Badugi 14:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Monday, May 7 SCOOP #5 NLH Turbo w/ Rebuys 17:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Tuesday, May 8 SCOOP #6 NL Draw 11:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Tuesday, May 8 SCOOP #7 NLH Heads-Up 14:00 ET $7.50 $82 $700 Tuesday, May 8 SCOOP #8 NLH 17:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Wednesday, May 9 SCOOP #9 NLH Super Knockout 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Wednesday, May 9 SCOOP #10 Stud 14:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Wednesday, May 9 SCOOP #11 PL Omaha Hi/Lo 17:00 ET $7.50 $82 $700 Thursday, May 10 SCOOP #12 PL Omaha Heads-Up 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Thursday, May 10 SCOOP #13 NLH Knockout 14:00 ET $27 $265 $2,600 Friday, May 11 SCOOP #14 NLH Ante Up 11:00 ET $7.50 $82 $700 Friday, May 11 SCOOP #15 FL Omaha Hi/Lo 14:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Friday, May 11 SCOOP #16 NLH Turbo 2x Chance 17:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Saturday, May 12 SCOOP #17 NLH 10-Max Shootout 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Saturday, May 12 SCOOP #18 NLH PL Omaha 6-Max w/ Rebuys 14:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Saturday, May 12 SCOOP #19 Triple Stud 17:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Sunday, May 13 SCOOP #20 NLH 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Sunday, May 13 SCOOP #21 NLH 14:30 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Monday, May 14 SCOOP #22 Mixed NLH/PLO 11:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Monday, May 14 SCOOP #23 NLH 14:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Monday, May 14 SCOOP #24 PL Omaha Turbo w/ 1R1A 17:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Tuesday, May 15 SCOOP #25 Triple Draw 2-7 11:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Tuesday, May 15 SCOOP #26 Stud Hi/Lo 14:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Tuesday, May 15 SCOOP #27 NLH 17:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Wednesday, May 16 SCOOP #28 Razz 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Wednesday, May 16 SCOOP #29 NLH Big Antes w/ Rebuys 14:00 ET $11 $109 $1,050 Wednesday, May 16 SCOOP #30 NLH Super Knockout 6-Max Turbo 17:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Thursday, May 17 SCOOP #31 8-Game 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Thursday, May 17 SCOOP #32 PL Omaha Hi/Lo 14:00 ET $27 $265 $2,600 Friday, May 18 SCOOP #33 NLH 1R1A 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Friday, May 18 SCOOP #34 FL Holdem 6-Max 14:00 ET $55 $530 $5,200 Friday, May 18 SCOOP #35 NL Omaha Hi/Lo 17:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Saturday, May 19 SCOOP #36 PLO 6-Max 11:00 ET $55 $530 $5,200 Saturday, May 19 SCOOP #37 NLH Heads-Up High-Roller 12:30 ET $215 $2,100 $21,000 Saturday, May 19 SCOOP #38 HORSE 14:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Sunday, May 20 SCOOP #39 NLH 6-Max 11:00 ET $27 $215 $2,100 Sunday, May 20 SCOOP #40 Main Event 14:30 ET $109 $1,050 $10,300 For more information, be sure to visit the PokerStars Blog. Stay up to date on all the latest news by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook. Follow Chad Holloway on Recent Articles The Nightly Turbo: Tony G Wins Premier League Heat 2, Phil Hellmuth Has ADHD, and More Online Chat: Steve “betrthanphil” Tripp Global Poker Index: Fabrice Soulier Returns to the Top 10 UFC Champion Georges St-Pierre Joins Team 888; Will Play 2012 WSOP Main Event Win a Share of $1 Million in Titan Poker’s iPoker Online Poker Series Most Popular This Week The Nightly Turbo: Chris Ferguson Receives Extension, Vanessa Rousso’s Bentley, and More The Nightly Turbo: Full Tilt Poker Hiring, EPT Grand Final 100K High Roller, and More The Weekly Turbo: High Stakes Poker in Macau, Premier League V Lineup Set, and More Pro Blogs: The Game of the Future by Alec Torelli The Nightly Turbo: Jason Mercier Leads The Nuts, Sam Holden Documentary, and More Comments

VC Poker bonus no longer available

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VC Poker bonus no longer available
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Sit ‘N’ Win Cash Giveaway

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Sit ‘N’ Win Cash Giveaway
Sit ‘N’ Win – The Weekly Starting on March 22nd, CelebPoker will be giving away $600 real cash, every week, to the top 10 Sit n Go players. Every Thursday to Tuesday, a race will be held in which players will compete to win as much money as possible from Sit N Go tournaments. The top 10 players who win the most will then be paid out prize money as detailed on the Sit N Win leader board. Further terms and conditions apply. Please see the Sit N Win information for more details. This is just one of the many CelebPoker promotions in which you can boost your bankroll, and further details on similar promotions can be found on CelebPokers Extra Cash listing. Publish Date : 19/03/2012 Print Article Send To Friend

PartyPoker Can Make You a Lifer

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PartyPoker Can Make You a Lifer
Submitted on Thu, 2010-05-13 11:28 Online poker giant, PartyPoker.com, has announced that it will award a lifetime World Series of Poker Main Event package to two players and that six more will win free entry to the event for 2010. The lifetime package would allow the winners to gain entry into the tournament for 20 years, and this year PartyPoker will also provide transportation and accommodations to the Main Event, which has been held annually for the past four decades. The WSOP, which is held in Las Vegas each year, is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Winning the Main Event instantly makes one an international force to be reckoned with when sitting at the green felt. WSOP Lifetime Tournament PartyPoker will hold the tournament to win the lifetime pass to the WSOP Main Event on June 20, 2010. During May and June, PartyPoker will hold daily qualifying tournaments via freerolls and low buy-ins for the WSOP for Life tournament. Players may also simply buy-in to the WSOP for Life tournament. There they will compete for the lifetime prize, which will be won by the person who finishes first. The second through fourth-place finishers will win passes to this year’s tournament. WSOP for Life Leader Board Another player will receive a WSOP for Life package via the PartyPoker leader board. The first-place finisher will be awarded the lifetime package and three others will win admittance to this year’s WSOP Main Event. Go to PartyPoker To find out more and to register for this exciting promotion got to www.partypoker.com. Every poker player should take advantage of this huge opportunity.

Straight Gives UK Player Super Tuesday Win

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:54:23 +0000

Straight Gives UK Player Super Tuesday Win
Posted by Bradley, March 14, 2012 After eight hours of play, only two players were left standing in the $40,000 GP Super Tuesday R/A tournament and both of them were from Titan Poker. lechuckpoker from the United Kingdom and mainstreamer from Austria were well-matched in chips when heads-up play began. The Austrian player grinded his way into the lead, but the English player made his way back and when the final hand was dealt, again the two finalists were nearly tied. Blinds were 5,000/10,000 and the ante was 1,000 when mainstreamer raised to 20,000 with his pocket cards of 8 6. lechuckpoker made the call with T 9. The flop was dealt: 8 6 2. The English player checked; mainstreamer bet 26,125 with his two pairs, and lechuckpoker called. The turn was dealt: 7. Despite his good fortune, lechuckpoker checked. The Austrian player bet 64,125, to which the English player responded with a raise to 147,200. mainstreamer responded by going all-in, and the English player called. The cards were turned over, exposing the English players straight. Only an eight or a six would save the Austrian, but the river delivered an unhelpful queen. The straight held and lechuckpoker won the tournament. For his first place finish, lechuckpoker received $10,100.40, while mainstreamer had to make due with $7,088 for his second place finish. This was the biggest win ever for lechuckpoker at Titan Poker, while mainstreamer has frequently been spotlighted as one of Titan Pokers winning players. A total of 165 players paid the $100+$9 buy-in for the weekly $40,000 GP Super Tuesday R/A tournament, one of the most exciting features on the Titan Poker weekly tournament schedule. Another high finisher for Titan Poker was Russian player rafter777, who finished in fifth place for a $2,658 prize.

Strategy with Kristy: Quinn Sivage Discusses Using Stats Preflop

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Strategy with Kristy: Quinn Sivage Discusses Using Stats Preflop
February 09 2012, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: John Kim Part Two Strategy with Kristy: John Kim Part One Strategy with Kristy: Jared Tendler on the Mental Game of Poker Pt 1 Share It Tags PokerNews Podcast, PokerNews Strategy Print Quinn Sivage is an online and live grinder known for his skills in using statistics to his advantage. The latest guest on the Strategy with Kristy podcast, Sivage discusses using statistics for optimal preflop strategy in six-max no-limit hold’em games. Here is a snippet from the interview: The idea of cold four-betting has been around for a while now, but a lot of regs [regular players] still havent added this to their game. If you see that the button is stealing over 50 percent, and the small blind is re-stealing at a frequency of 12 to 14 percent, thats a really great spot to put in a really small, cold four-bet. Its just an insanely powerful play that a lot of people dont do enough. I know that Andrew Seidman, or Balugawhale, in your first podcast, talks about how when people are polarized, they have either really strong hands or really weak hands, and often theyll have weak hands because in holdem its hard to make strong hands. I think thats true except some people dont ever four-bet weak hands. Theyre not polarized if they are only cold four-betting the very top of the range. If you look at that stat, and it says only 2 or 3 percent, Im going to guess that its only pocket jacks or better, and ace-king. That makes up two or three percent right there. That tells me that this player is only four-betting for value, and thats a mistake. When you cold four-bet, you can make it nice and small. You can make it like 22 big blinds, so youre risking like 21 big blinds to win like 19. Half the time, you need to get a fold there. If youre going to four-bet there with tens or better and ace-king, then to balance that out, you can actually put in ace-three suited up to ace-six suited, every single king-queen, every single ace-queen as a bluff. I chose those hands just because they have good blockers. Thats actually a good way to balance your range and will get your four-bet stat up to 6 percent. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy. Feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember to follow PokerNews on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Follow Kristy Arnett on Comments