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Pull up a Chair for Mansion Poker’s Happy Hour

Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008

Do you have a flexible poker playing schedule? If you do, then grab a seat and play during Mansion Poker’s Happy Hours and receive a 'Happy Hours' points boost twice a week, every week! Build up your player points fast just by playing during the appointed Happy Hours and you will truly have something to smile about!

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Boot Camp: Ways To Survive A Tough Economy

Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008

It's tough out there, even if you don't own a 401K or play around the stock market. Food prices are up, jobs are disappearing and the economy flows about as well as a blood clot.It's getting tougher online as well. Lately I've found it increasingly difficult to find a good game.Maybe it's the economy.

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Where Are They Now - Layne Flack

Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008

Sometimes life can take you far away from home, and that statement couldn’t be truer for poker professional Layne Flack.  Born in a state with as many people as the city he now calls home, he’s played all over the world, has been both high and low, and has the reputation as one of the best tournament poker players in the world.

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Full Tilt Fever: FTOPS X in the Books, Julian Verse Takes Main Event

Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2008

For nearly two weeks, all the talk in the online poker world has been the Full Tilt Online Poker Series. In its tenth installment, FTOPS guaranteed over $15 million in prize money and finished with a total of $17,457,500, a stellar growth from its first series in 2006 with a combined prize pool of little more than $1 million.

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Clonie Gowen Files $40 Million Lawsuit Against Full Tilt Poker

Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2008

On Friday, November 14, 2008, Clonie Gowen officially began legal proceedings in the form of a lawsuit against Tiltware LLC and Full Tilt Poker. The case was filed in the Nevada District Court, and in essence, Gowen is seeking damages in the amount of $40 million.

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Introduction To The Gap Concept

Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2008

It's Not All About The Cards An important concept in poker, especially in tournament poker where survival is paramount and players cannot reach back into their pocket to replenish their stacks, is a concept known as “the Gap Concept.” This concept is outlined by David Sklansky in his excellent book, Tournament Poker for Advanced Players.

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Van Marcus Marks the Spot as APPT Manila Champion

Date: Sun, Nov 16, 2008

The PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) took to their fourth stop on its second season tour on November 13, 2008 in the busy city of Manila, Philippines. As the last city before the season-ending championship in Sydney, Australia in December, players were ready for some high-stakes tournament action in Manila.

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Take the VIP Challenge at Titan Poker

Date: Sun, Nov 16, 2008

Do you think you ready for a poker challenge? Well, here it is - your chance to earn points and win prizes in Titan Poker’s exciting November Challenge! Titan Poker is calling all VIP players because now is the time to get into the action and give it all you’ve got. Titan Poker is offering you the opportunity of a lifetime where you could win the lion’s share of $4.15 million in prizes! Where?

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Fulfill your Need for Speed at Hollywood Poker

Date: Sun, Nov 16, 2008

At Hollywood Poker, you get the celebrity treatment! And, with a host of tournaments designed to fit any player’s style, you will feel like the spotlight is out there, waiting just for you!Do you like your tournaments fast? Then the Hollywood Poker Turbo Tournament is the one for you! With a buy-in of $5+.

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Small Buy-in HORSE Tournament

Date: Sat, Nov 15, 2008

Have you been looking for an easy way to learn to play mixed game formats and be able to play with an easy going crowd that won’t rip you or scald you in the chat for playing a bad hand or making a bad call?  And you must be looking for a tournament that won’t cost you an arm and a leg to play but you might win a few pennies if you place?  Of course you have!

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Win Your Way To a PokerStars Poker Camp

Date: Sat, Nov 15, 2008

PokerStars wants to send you to camp, and not the kind with bunk beds, showers with sandals and that funky smell on the fourth day.Instead, this camp's in the Bahamas - don't you wish your parents sent you there for the summer? - and you can win your $4,500 seat through a bunch of cheap satellites.

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Strike Gold in the $500,000 Freeroll Bonanza

Date: Sat, Nov 15, 2008

Ladbrokes Poker has an amazing promotion for all you gold seekers! Right now, Ladbrokes Poker is running a $500,000 Freeroll Bonanza and you will definitely want to stake your claim and be a part the fun. Hop aboard the gold train for your opportunity to win your share of over $500,000 in cash and prizes from now until January 4th!Getting into the $500,000 Freeroll Bonanza is easy!

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Charity Report: Nov. 21 Star-Studded Charity Tourney in NY for Sunflower Children

Date: Sat, Nov 15, 2008

For the second year running, Sunflower Children will be hosting its Texas Hold’em Charity Benefit on November 21st, 2008 in New York City. All of the funds raised for the event will go directly to benefit the Sunflower Children nonprofit organization for at-risk children worldwide.

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UIGEA Regulations Finalized, Will Take Effect Jan. 19, 2009

Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2008

Representative Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, wrote letters to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Secretary Henry Paulson asking that the Treasury Department not do it. But the Bush administration took advantage of midnight regulations to do it anyway. It finalized the UIGEA regulations and set them to go into effect on January 19th, 2009.

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