U.S. Government Files Brief in iMEGA Appeals Case

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On September 29th, the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) filed an appeal with the Third Circuit Court in a case to declare the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) unconstitutional. This week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed its response with the Court. Read more »

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A Beginner’s Guide to ICM

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The Independent Chip Model (ICM) is a game theory application that has become essential in sit-and-gos. It is best defined as a way to calculate your equity in relation to the prize pool based on the stack sizes of the remaining players in the tournament. Simply put, ICM is a way of analyzing how much your current chip stack is worth as a dollar value. Read more »

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Bernard Lee wins Third World Poker Finals Title

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On October 27th, one man made history at Foxwoods, the site of the World Poker Tour's World Poker Finals. In the days leading up to the WPT's televised championship event, a series of preliminary tournaments have been held. Winning a preliminary tournament three years in a row by taking another one down in 2008 was Poker News Daily contributor Bernard Lee. Read more »

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LEOCOP Beat the Team Tournament Attracts 499 Players

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The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker IV (LEOCOP IV) held the fourth tournament on its docket on Wednesday, which was a $22 buy-in Beat the Team event with $10,000 added. The goal was to knock out Ladbrokes-sponsored pros in the field in order to capture a rich prize placed on each person's head. Read more »

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WSOP Changes Venue for Main Event Final Table

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When the final nine players return for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event on November 9th, they won't be headed to the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. Instead, the action will move to the Penn and Teller Theater inside the hotel, where the final table participants will quite literally take center stage to determine a winner. Read more »

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Ylon Schwartz Critiques the 100 Day WSOP Main Event Break

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Ylon Schwartz is a member of the World Series of Poker November Nine, the players at the Main Event final table. He is passionate about the fact that the conclusion of the tournament should not have been postponed and now finds himself in the middle of the fray, holding the fifth largest chip stack when play resumes. Read more »

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Commerce Casino Launches Poker University

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While you can learn the game of poker by playing online for free, no cost poker seminars held in casinos to teach new students about poker are often unheard of. The world's largest card room, Los Angeles' own Commerce Casino, is looking to change that notion. Read more »

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Internet Gambling May be Censored in Australia

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Fresh on the heels of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear seizing and pursuing the forfeiture of 141 internet gambling domain names in the United States, the buzz in Australia surrounds a plan to ban pornography and internet gambling sites from being accessed by residents of that country. Read more »

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Ladbrokes LEOCOP in Full Swing

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The Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker (LEOCOP) kicked off over the weekend, the fourth time that the tournament series has been held. This time around, it boasts $500,000 in money added to the prize pools of 16 tournaments, culminating in a $250,000 added Main Event on November 9th which has a $1,100 buy-in. Read more »

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Darus Suharto Discusses WSOP Final Table

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When play resumes in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Darus Suharto will be sixth in chips. He is the self-proclaimed amateur at the table and has had his life turned upside-down ever since the tournament wrapped up play in July. Read more »

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It’s OK to Play Scared

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One of the most common lines I heard uttered by players, almost exclusively amateurs, was, "I'm folding everything until I make the money. Even pocket Aces." Most people who say this are not serious, but every year, without fail, I hear about someone who actually did fold Aces pre-flop and showed them to the table to prove it. The question that inevitably comes up after something like this is, "Is it ever reasonable to fold pocket Aces pre-flop?" Read more »

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WSOP Gives Television Ratings Update

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On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker Main Event will air two one-hour episodes at 9:00pm ET and 10:00pm ET. The field of the final 27 players will take to the felts inside of the Rio in Las Vegas. Players left in the field may shatter a bevy of milestones, making every episode a truly entertaining affair. Read more »

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WSOPC Draws Big Crowds In Hammond; Two Champions Crowned

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While neither the Chicago Cubs nor White Sox were able to reach baseball's Fall Classic, there is still plenty of World Series action that the denizens of the Second City can get into. For the first time ever, the World Series of Poker Circuit continues its 2008-09 season with a stop near Chicago at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Read more »

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