Bodog's 10 Reasons to Play Online Poker

Date: Mon, Sep 15, 2008

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Bodog's 10 Reasons to Play Online Poker

Thinking of taking your live experience into the online poker scene?

1. You don't have to go anywhere to play, just log in and start playing from home.

2. You can still watch television or be with someone special as you play.

3. You can get into free tournaments by buying-in or earning VIP points as you play.

4. There are lots of novice players that can't play very well and are easy money.

5. You can play any time you want, you don't have to wait for a poker room to open.

6. There's lots of poker rooms to choose from, or you can play in more than one.

7. You can win a big tournament every week, and even bigger special events.

8. Play is faster and you get to play more hands with your time.

9. You can play players in time zones that are returning home from the bar.

10. You can meet interesting players in the chat rooms.

But don't just take it from us. Head over to the Bodog online poker room and find out for yourself.

If you're looking for the best online poker tournaments with the biggest overlays, head over to the Bodog poker room. Or if you're looking to qualify for any major live poker tournament check out their Player's Choice qualifiers.

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10 Reasons to Play Tournament Poker

Date: Sat, Sep 13, 2008

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10 Reasons to Play Tournament Poker

Tournament poker is best bet for making serious cash.

1. Anyone can place high or win a poker tournament for a big payoff.

2. You get to travel to beautiful casinos in exotic places when you play live tournaments.

3. You get to meet interesting people both online and in live poker tournaments.

4. The buy-ins are cheaper, and the payout is better than in cash games.

5. You could meet big-name poker stars if you go to major tour events.

6. Satellite events could get you into a big money tournament for little or no investment.

7. One big win could put you on easy street for the rest of your life.

8. You could get on television playing against the best players in the world.

9. If you win a big one you could help a charity or some needy family or friends.

10. You'll learn patience and how to put down big hands in tough situations.

But don't just take it from us. Head over to the Bodog online poker room and find out for yourself.

If you're looking for the best online poker tournaments with the biggest overlays, head over to the Bodog poker room. Or if you're looking to qualify for any major live poker tournament check out their Player's Choice qualifiers.

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Harrah's 10 percent bonus for poker players

Date: Fri, Sep 12, 2008

Harrah's is offering an interesting bonus for morning poker players that amounts to much more than rakeback or $1/hour comps.

Daily beginning Monday, Sept. 15, play in the Harrah's poker room for at least an hour between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

You'll then receive a 10 percent buy-in bonus for your next visit to the poker room. A voucher will be given for 10 percent of your buy-in, up to $30, which you can cash in on your next trip.

There's seemingly no limit on the amount of times you can do this, but presumably your next visit needs to be the following day.

We think we might be getting up a bit earlier to play at Harrah's before going to work from now on.

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Bodog Sends Two to WSOP Europe

Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2008

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Bodog's WSOP Europe Semifinal went down last weekend and awarded two players WSOP Europe VIP prize packages worth $24,000 each and include transportation, accommodations, a seat at the WSOP Europe Main Event, and a ton of stylish Bodog swag.

The top two finishers, "syzygy3732" and "Ozone23" will both be heading off to London where they will compete alongside the many of Europe and North America's finest poker players.

Last year saw Team Bodog's Matt McCullough become the last American standing as he went on to a third-place finish and a $766,674 payday.

McCullough will once again cross the pond to play in the poker tournament that he came so close to winning and will join Bodog poker pros David Williams, Jean-Robert Bellande, and Justin Bonomo.

The WSOP Europe Main Event is scheduled to take place in London on September 27.

Can't make it to London? Not a problem. They've still got qualifiers starting at as low as $1 that can get you into a $12,000 Player's Choice semifinal. Head to the Bodog Poker room and learn more about how you can qualify for any major poker tournaments.

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CardRunners offers free 24-hour pass

Date: Tue, Sep 9, 2008

Online poker training site CardRunners is celebrating their merger with StoxPoker by offering free limited passes.

We enjoy CardRunners videos (particularly GreenPlastic's) and have picked up a few tricks here and there that we still use today at the no-limit table.

To pick up your pass which gives you full access to the site for 24 hours, text "cardrunners" on your cell phone to 32075. You'll then receive a text back telling you to go to this link to register as a guest and a special code.

Offer expires Sept. 30.

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Poker Stars launches Mac version of software

Date: Tue, Sep 9, 2008

After over a year of development, Macs can now play online poker on Poker Stars.

The same secure and reliable software found on PCs can now be found on the Mac, without having to run third-party applications to get around running the PC application.

Operating systems X 10.4.10 and later are supported. More than 15 languages are contained in the dedicated Mac version.

To download the software, visit this link.

We thought the latest black skin on Stars looked a little Mac-like. Can it be only a matter of time before a release for the iPhone?

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2008 WSOP Main Event Tuesday Night on ESPN

Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2008

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Tuesday brings the next two hours of the 2008 WSOP Main Event. As always it starts at 8 pm EST on ESPN and as always, check local listing for times in your area. With 6844 players paying the $10K for a seat the first day of the Main Event was spread over four days which resulted in two Day 2's. In fact, the players were not combined until we were a week into the event.

Tuesday night expect to see a continuation of last week's Day 1 action. As usual, many of the professional players were scheduled for Day 1 play on Day 1 C and D. Settle in Tuesday with a load of snacks and brews for another two hours of poker from the most exciting poker tournament on the planet, the WSOP at the Rio resort in Las Vegas.

Another dozen Flipchip photos direct from the 2008 WSOP Main Event after the jump.

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Excalibur Poker Room Goes High Tech

Date: Fri, Sep 5, 2008

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Las Vegas now has an all digital poker room. The Excalibur Resort has opened it's 12 table, sans dealers, poker room filled with PokerPro digital tables. I was at the initial introduction of the dealer-less tables some years ago at the Imperial Palace when poker industry and media people got their first look at what was touted to be the future of poker. Of course, this was before UEIGA made Internet poker a fond memory and pricked the poker popularity bubble.

I have to admit I have little experience with the new tables; but my stop by the Excalibur last night left me with some impressions. The poker players were seated around a large center table embedded flat screen and each seat had its own small screen that allowed players to bet, check, fold, or raise. The first thing I noticed was the room didn't look much different from the dozens of other Vegas poker rooms with dealers, the difference being one less seat (for a dealer).

The most striking difference for me was the library-like silence of the room even with a number of full tables going. Amazing how much noise is generated in a traditional room with poker players constantly shuffling their chips. Maybe someone will produce an audio track of poker room sounds that could provide us traditionalist with the familiar poker room background noise we require to be comfortable.

For those wondering if they must learn a whole new set of skills the answer is no, you can learn the system in about two minutes or less. Another point of seeing the new room in action is the close association with a traditional poker room rather than an Internet poker room, after all, you're there with other real live players instead of tiny abstract avatars so the skill of reading players is in full force. Some of the 'traditional vs digital' poker room differences will be considered an advantage by many players. More hands per hour, no mistakes reading hands or pushing pots, and you keep the dealer toke money.

Next trip to Las Vegas remember you now have another option to play live poker so make it a point to visit the Excalibur's new all digital poker room. For more information about the details of the PokerPro system visit their website.

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Hockey pro Mats Sundin becomes poker pro

Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2008

While the future of hockey player Mats Sundin is still up in the air, today he announced he'll become a professional poker player on PokerStars.

That's PokerStars.net, not PokerStars.com.

Stars has recently been signing sports stars not generally known for poker, such as Boris Becker and Orel Hershiser.

The former Toronto Maple Leafs captain will play online and live under the username MatsSundin and will travel Stars' global poker tour circuit, beginning with next week's European Poker Tour in Barcelona.

Any winnings he may earn from poker will be donated entirely to charity.

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2008 WSOP Main Event Tonight on ESPN

Date: Tue, Sep 2, 2008

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Its the event we've all been waiting for. The first two hours of the scheduled twenty-two hours of coverage of the 2008 WSOP Main Event. Beginning tonight at 8 pm EST on ESPN (check schedules in your area for exact times) will be the granddaddy of all poker tournaments, the $10,000 WSOP No-Limit Hold'em World Championship. Every Tuesday we'll get two hours of the 2008 Main Event until November 11 when the final table is finally played and a 2008 Champion is crowned.

Dr. Pauly's daily recap for Day 1A and Day 1B is a must read for tonight's TV poker show. A selection of Flipchip photos from the 2008 WSOP main event Day 1A and 1B after the jump.

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Eastside Cannery Poker Room Now Open

Date: Sun, Aug 31, 2008

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A new poker room on the Boulder strip is open and spreading your favorite games. Eastside Cannery is first new property to open on the Boulder Strip in more than a decade and the first new poker room on Boulder in 14 years.

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The spacious 8 table poker room is filled with modern poker tables equipped with Shufflemasters and the popular Genesis tracking systems. Genesis tracks play through player's cards so stop by the C.A.N. Players Club and sign up for your free player's card before you play or click here to sign up online. Poker players earn comps at the rate of $1/hour with no daily limit. Comps are good at any of the casino's food outlets.

The room is currently spreading $2-$4 and $4-$8 limit Hold'em plus a $1-$2 No-Limit Hold'em with a $100 min - $300 max buy-in. For the stud players there is a $2-$7 Limit Seven Card Stud game with a $1 low card bring-in. A $2-4 LHE, $4-8 LHE and the stud game were up and running along with $1-2 NLHE during our early Sunday morning visit. Stop by the Eastside Cannery to play in the newest poker room in Las Vegas. If some of the room personnel look familiar you probably saw them dealing at the 2008 WSOP.

Tip: Park near the eastside doors at the Eastside Cannery, walk-in, look left ... the Poker Room. Couldn't be easier.

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Five Top Poker Blogs List

Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2008

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Human Head has spent the past weeks collecting data and comparing most everything poker to come up with a definitive list of the Top Five Poker Blogs you should be reading. these bloggers are the are the originals, the people that defined poker blogging way back when most poker players couldn't define blogging.

Want to know who made the list? Click this link for the complete article running now on LasVegasVegas.

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Hoyt Corkins' Las Vegas Home Robbed

Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2008

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Well known professional poker player Hoyt Corkins was the victim of a burglary at his Spanish Trails home in Las Vegas. The easy going Corkins had been away from his Vegas residence in the upscale gated Spanish Trails neighborhood for about a month when friends discovered the break-in and called him back to Las Vegas.

The crooks not only ransacked the residence but gathered up his trophies and poker memorabilia before leaving the scene. The poker goodies taken included a WPT bracelet and his two WSOP bracelets - 1992 $5K Pot Limit Omaha, 2007 $2.5K No-Limit Hold'em 6 Handed. The thief (s) also absconded with two cars, a motorcycle, electronics and more than $10K in cash. Corkins told Las Vegas Channel 8 News his losses were more than $100,000 and counting.

They also stole his identity by using his office phone to get a credit card in his name. Corkins indicated he believed the break-in occurred a few weeks earlier at the beginning of the month. This is an opportunity for poker player everywhere to keep their ears and eyes open for any clues that might help capture the bad guys and return the cherished items to Hoyt. It's also an opportunity for players to evaluate their personal security and plug up any chinks in the armor to avoid becoming a crime victim.

Anyone with information that may help in solving this crime can contact the Las Vegas Metro Police Crime Stoppers at 702.385.5555, you do not have to identify yourself and you may be eligible for a reward.

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2008 WSOP Pot Limit Omaha Championship on ESPN TV

Date: Sun, Aug 24, 2008

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Are you ready for poker? This is the last two hour episode before next week's start of the marathon coverage of the 2008 WSOP Main Event lasting until we finally play the final table in November. Tuesday evening at 8:00 pm EST (check local listing for times in your area) will bring the $10K Pot Limit Omaha World Championship into the comfort of your home. This final table features poker professionals Kiddo Pham and Robert Mizrachi doing battle with seven other not so well known but just as tough hopefuls.

A starting field of 381 players contributed to the $3,581,400 prize pool that pays 36 places. The winner will walk away with $859,549 in cash and one gold WSOP bracelet. The following list is a little program to help you keep track of the final table players with their seat assignments, hometowns, and chip counts.

Seat 1 - Kido Pham - Dallas, TX - 1,080,000
Seat 2 - Brandon Moran - Chicago, IL - 1,286,000
Seat 3 - Peter Jetten - Toronto, Canada - 492,000
Seat 4 - Michael Mizrachi - Las Vegas, NV - 1,767,000
Seat 5 - Billy Argyros - Melbourne, Australia - 729,000
Seat 6 - Greg Hurst - Tazewell, TN - 637,000
Seat 7 - Tom Hanlon - Dublin, Ireland - 192,000
Seat 8 - Marty Smyth - Belfast, Ireland - 1,068,000
Seat 9 - Richard Harroch - San Francisco, CA - 372,000

More Flipchip photos after the jump. All photos were taken during the three days of play of WSOP event #50, $10K Pot Limit Omaha World Championship.

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