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U.S. House to Hold Online Poker Hearing

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:18:16 +0000

U.S. House to Hold Online Poker Hearing
Submitted on Tue, 2010-05-18 00:00 The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee will meet on May 19, 2010 at 9:30 am in the Longworth House Office Building. The focus of the hearing is to consider the fate of online poker in the U.S. in connection with “The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act” (UIGEA) that is scheduled to go into effect on June 1, 2010. Invited Testimony The U.S. House committee press release has said that the point is to “hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invited witnesses only.” The release also notes, “However, any individual or organization not scheduled for an oral appearance may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee and for inclusion in the printed record of the hearing.” What is the UIGEA? This law prohibits anyone from accepting payments from someone if they know those payments are connected to illegal Internet gambling. However numerous Representative and Senators have been involved in excluding poker, which is considered to be a game of skill, from the law. Importance of this Meeting The meeting could be the start of the a movement in the U.S. House and Senate that would legalize online poker. There are numerous bills on tap that are designed to protect online poker in the U.S.

Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:18:31 +0000

Strategy with Kristy: Mike Watson Discusses Playing Big Stacks
December 09 2011, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Strategy with Kristy: Randal Flowers Discusses Bluffing Preflop Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Amanda Musumeci Discusses WSOP Main Event Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Ben Wilinofsky Discusses Short-Stack Strategy Related Players Share It Tags Tournament Strategy, South Point, PokerNews Podcast, Mike Watson, Poker Player Interviews Print Mike Watson, also known as “SirWatts,” has accumulated more than $4 million in tournament winnings and is also one of the most respected high-stakes no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha players online. For this edition of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point, Watson discusses the strategy behind playing a big stack in a no-limit hold’em tournament. Here is a snippet from the interview: If you’re at a table with a player who’s good and has a big stack, how do you combat them? I mean, it’s a very difficult situation obviously. That’s the nightmare scenario in a tournament. Ideally you have position on them, but if you’re out of position, sometimes you have to tighten up a little bit. You might open-fold some of the speculative hands you’d usually try to pick up some chips with. If they’re going to give you trouble and three-bet you a lot, there’s not much you can do. All you can do is come up with a balanced strategy against them. You’re going to have to four-bet as a bluff sometimes. If they’re really over-aggressive, you might be looking to four-bet light for value hoping to induce them to spew. Sometimes, you can even take flops against them even though you’re out of position and try to outplay them postflop. They might be less comfortable in a postflop game. Players have to learn how to adapt, and for those who came up when no one was really playing that aggressive preflop, learning to four-bet as a bluff can be scary. I think it’s hard for players to integrate these types of plays into their game. Yeah definitely. I used to always be a very tight player, I think most people would say. That’s definitely stuff I used to be uncomfortable putting into my own game. Once you look at the game and break it down to a more theoretical level, you realize you just have to do stuff like that. These are plays that just have to be in your arsenal because it’s the only way to effectively combat the increased aggression of other players. Podcast Powered By Podbean Tune in every week for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy, brought to you by South Point. 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 Twitter — @KristyArnett Comments

VC Poker bonus no longer available

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:18:55 +0000

VC Poker bonus no longer available
The long running free poker bonus from VC Poker has finally come to an end. Available since early 2007, this was one of the longest running free money promotions available directly from an online poker room. Unfortunately, as of September 2009 they have finished it, and VC Poker do not currently have any free money bonuses available. If you are looking specifically for a free bonus direct from a poker room then we recommend PokerTime for their $10 free cash bonus. The free $10 bonus from Poker Time is a straight forward free $10 to all new players. No quiz to take, no hoops to jump through, just $10 in free money. Claim this free $10 from Poker Time NOW If you are not looking specifically for a direct bonus from a poker room, but just want any free bonus you can get, check the main page for the latest free poker money bonuses and news. Related posts: Exclusive free money bonus at Poker Time! Poker Time Free $10 bonus PokerTime $10 Free ENDED Players from US No deposit bonus at Bodog Jacks n Queens Update 18th April 2007 Written by admin · Filed Under $10 Free, Poker Time Tagged as , $10 for free, $10 Free, direct free bonus, ended free offers, free bonus, free money promotions, free poker money, new accounts, no longer available, Poker Time, pokertime, VC Poker, Victor Chandler Poker

Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Lex Veldhuis Discusses Pot-Limit Omaha

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:18:04 +0000

Strategy with Kristy Podcast: Lex Veldhuis Discusses Pot-Limit Omaha
September 15 2011, Kristy Arnett Related Articles Playing Aces in Pot-Limit Omaha: Part 2 Playing Aces in Pot-Limit Omaha Strategy with Kristy Podcast Part 2 with Tommy Angelo Related Players Share It Tags PokerNews Podcast, PokerNews Strategy, Lex Veldhuis, Omaha Print Lex Veldhuis has always been acclaimed for his no-limit hold’em cash-game skills, but he has recently transitioned to pot-limit Omaha. He’s been putting in thousands upon thousands of hands in an attempt to become highly skilled in a game that is new to him. For this edition of Strategy with Kristy, Veldhuis sits down with Donnie Peters and Kristy Arnett to discuss three cash-game pot-limit Omaha hands he played online. To view the hand history for these hands, check Arnett’s latest PokerNews Blog post. Here is a snippet from the interview in which Veldhuis shares a hand he feels he misplayed [game details and action of the hand is written separately]: Game: $2/$4 pot-limit Omaha Preflop Action: Veldhuis raised to $12 under-the-gun with . Next to act, Villain reraised to $42. Action folded around. Veldhuis four-bet to $132, and Villain called. Before we talk about this hand, I’ve been noticing that I don’t have a four-bet fold range. Anything I four-bet, I’m like, “OK let’s go.” For instance, I’ll have good double-suited kings, aces, or an insane rundown against a guy who three-bets a lot and anytime I four-bet, I pretty much go for the hand. I’ve been trying to put more stuff in my range where I four-bet fold because I’m always really impressed when someone does that. I’m trying to incorporate that into my play, so I figured I’d choose hands with holes in them so that I wouldn’t want to just run it out with them, but that can flop really well. Flop Action: The flop came . Veldhuis bet $100, and Villain called. The flop is pretty perfect for my four-betting range because I “never” four-bet bluff. So I don’t have to bet big on this flop, and also by the way, I have two backdoor flush draws and running gutshots. The most important thing about this is the ace of course. I know that he doesn’t have aces because he’s going to pot preflop. People don’t really three-bet all that much with queens, so I don’t think he has a set. I can bet really small I think, to represent aces because I “want” action. I’m pretty much all-in anyway. I bet $100. I would have actually liked to bet a little smaller, but I think $100 is fine. When he called the flop, I made the mistake of thinking that he’d do that with draws. I thought he might have some gunshot type of hand or something like queen-jack-ten but queen-jack-ten is like the only hand I could see him calling the flop and folding the turn. It’s so wrong to put someone on one specific hand. I think most of the time, he’s just going to have an ace, and on a good turn for him, he’s just going to call. People just don’t call this flop and fold. I went all-in on the turn, which is just horrible. Turn Action: The turn was the . Veldhuis moved all-in for $254, and Villain called with . He called with top two pair, but I don’t think that he would have folded any ace to me in this case. I think the only chance I had was to get him to fold with a small bet on the flop since I was representing a strong range with my four-bet preflop. I should have stopped on the turn because if he did have king-jack-ten, he’s not going to fold anyway. It’s just one of those hands where I had to hope he had a low rundown hand that he’d fold on the flop. This is just one of those hands where I wasn’t thinking about ranges well enough. This isn’t a spot where people peel with like queen-ten-nine-seven to see the turn because they know I’m going to be firing. Want to know what else Veldhuis told Arnett and Peters? You’re going to have to listen to the podcast: Tune in every Thursday for new episodes of Strategy with Kristy and feel free to send in questions, ideas or suggestions for the podcast to kristy@pokernews.com. Also remember, follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news. Follow Kristy Arnett on Twitter — @KristyArnett Comments

What Are You Doing You Dafty Old Cow?

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:53:42 +0000

What Are You Doing You Dafty Old Cow?
published on 04/15/11 at 6:25 am Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of a PokerPlasm Legend, “Handsome” Eddie LeFrancois. Known for his crude, unrelenting, and derogatory poker playing style, he was a breath of fresh air in a poker world filled with donkeys, self-appointed experts, and Euro trash. He was always there to listen and give his opinion. If you needed a freeroll to enter to get your mind off the day, he would find one. And his gambling exploits were always good for a laugh. To honor his memory, Eddie’s good friend, RudyRudeth, plans on enjoying a game of late night poker. “Hopefully he’ll be watching over me and I’ll kick arse but its more likely he’ll be watching and yelling ‘what the f#$* are you doing you dafty old cow’!” Ahhh, the memory of Eddie lives on! Here is to you, our good friend! Related posts: Remembering A True Gentleman In The Game Of Life

World Poker Tour Returns to Nevada

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:36:14 +0000

World Poker Tour Returns to Nevada
The Western Regional event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) will be played in Reno. The World Poker Tour has not been played in Nevada for three years. The main event begins this weekend on 24th September 2011. Those who will be taking part will have either won a place or will pay a buy in of $2,500. The World Poker Tour has events around the world, one of the most recent having taken place in Paris. The World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris was an exciting poker tournament that took place a few days ago, and it was won by Matt Waxman, an American. This was the first time that an American had won this event. Since the clampdown in the online poker world in the United States, marked by Black Friday, the World Poker Tour has simply stepped in to help bridge the gap. There are now many new events and new dates that have been announced for the World Poker Tour this year. There is great prize money available and some of the prizes can even reach into the millions. As an international poker series, the World Poker Tour has become the most sought after poker series worldwide. Some of the biggest poker stars are traveling from even to event around the world, increasing the entertainment value for both players and poker fans. For those who wish to take part, they can join in with one of the satellites that are available, and have the possibility to win a place into one of the WPT games, where they will have a chance to play with some of the best poker players. This is one of the important points of the WPT, that new players can win their way into the tournament and can have the chance at winning a serious prize and becoming famous themselves. Related Posts Microgaming Poker Network Improves Victor Chandler Poker Offers Facebook Promo 6th Anniversary of Titan Poker Party Poker Changes Rake Merge Poker Network Ready for US Players Share on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace…

Titan Poker Super Sale

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:36:15 +0000

Titan Poker Super Sale
Home > Latest Promotions > Poker Promotions Discounts on Buy-Ins & New Amazing Sign-up Bonus Titan Poker is offering discounts on buy-ins to some of its most prestigious poker tournaments during the months of May and June 2011. Discounts range from 50% to 80% off the regular tournament buy-in prices. The guaranteed prizes awarded to winning poker players in the Super Sale tournaments remain unchanged and total $1,000,000. As part of thjs promotion, Titan Poker’s hugely popular Sunday night freezeout will be staged as a $250,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament for three successive weeks starting May 29, 2011. The Super Sale won’t last, so sign up now in order to enjoy some of the best discounts in online poker. New Sign-up Bonus New poker players at Titan Poker are also entitled to an improved First Deposit Bonus up to a maximum level of 200% up to $1,000. This bonus is released to players automatically as they play at Titan Poker’s cash game and tournaments, and the redemption rate is being improved to enable players to enjoy the full benefits of this bonus as quickly as possible. This is one of the largest sign up bonuses in online poker! For more info about this promo please visit Titan Poker Promotion Date: 25 May 2011

The 5th Annual Binion’s Classic & Venetian Deep Stack III

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:36:07 +0000

The 5th Annual Binion’s Classic & Venetian Deep Stack III
To round out our coverage of the summer’s top poker action, we thought we’d recap of the 5th Annual Binion’s Poker Classic and Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III, whose Main Events were won by Todd Breyfogle and Adam Elpayaa respectively.

Easy Tips for Poker Bankroll Management

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 10:36:26 +0000

Easy Tips for Poker Bankroll Management
Easy Tips for Poker Bankroll Management Poker is not just about winning the big prizes and tournaments, it’s also making sure that you have enough money to play. Practical players know that poker involves a lot of risk. High stakes can also mean big losses. Poker bankroll management is essential to be able to play [...]

Players from US No deposit bonus at Bodog

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:18:08 +0000

Players from US No deposit bonus at Bodog
PokerSource have launched a new free poker money bonus offer at Bodog Poker but this offer is exclusively for players from the US. This bonus is a straight $25 free no deposit required bonus. It is only available to American players. You will need to earn 150 Bodog player points in order to be able [...] Related posts:Winner Poker Free Money – $75 More No deposit poker bonuses Free Poker Money at Titan Poker

Winner Poker Free Money – $75
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Is it Possible for a Poker Room to Succeed with Electronic Poker Tables?
Chad Holloway’s thoughts on electronic poker tables, like those in Ho-Chunk Madison’s new room and whether a poker room can survive with them.