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Poker book review Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker

Date: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 Professional

“The national game is not base-ball but poker” ~NY Times 1875~Ask virtually any poker player to list the best non-strategic poker books and there is undoubtedly one title that will appear on every single list: Positively Fifth Street, by James McManus. After Positively Fifth Street hit bookshelves in 2003 the poker world has waited a long time for a second offering from McManus on poker, which finally came in 2009 under the title Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker.With Cowboys Full prepping for its paperback release on October 4th, 2010 –you can get Cowboys Full on September...

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Phil Laak triumphs at WSOPE, no longer best without a bracelet

Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2010 Professional

2010 was originally dubbed the Year of the Woman, but with the female poker pros unable to win a World Series of Pokerbracelet the headlines turned to the British Invasion of poker, with British poker players winning an unprecedented five WSOP bracelets as well as major tournaments around the globe. Now,with Phil Laak winningfirst WSOP bracelet, 2010 might become known as the Year of the Unabomber.Not only did Laak capture his first WSOP bracelet in 2010 --by winning the 2,500GBP 6-Max No Limit Holdem tournament at the World Series of Poker Europe-- he also set a world...

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Phil Laak makes final table at World Series of Poker Europe

Date: Thu, Sep 16, 2010 Professional

It's been an up and down year for poker pro Phil Laak both on the felt and away from the poker tables. The man known as the 'Unabomber' started off 2010 by setting a poker endurance record during the World Series of Poker by playing poker for over 100 hours straight while raising money for charity!Laak followed this upby going on a rafting with some friends, but this endeavor ended when Laak flipped an ATV and had to be taken to the hospital. More recently Laak is back in the headlines for more conventional reasons: His play at the poker tables.Laak came to London in...

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Avoid getting stuck in Poker Purgatory

Date: Sat, Sep 11, 2010 Professional

There are many instances of poker players getting burnt-out, or losing their enthusiasm for the game, and one of the biggest culprits for this attitude change is when a player gets trapped in what I call Poker Purgatory. Poker Purgatory is when you have gotten yourself trapped, where you are forced to play at a certain limit with virtually no chance of increasing your bankroll or moving up to a higher level. The most common way this happens is when a player goes pro, and their profits are virtually identical to their minimum monthly expenses. In these circumstances you end up living week-to...

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Who are the worst online cash game poker players of all-time

Date: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 Professional

The poker site highstakesdb.com has been tracking the results of the high-stakes online poker games since 2007, and searching their database can give you a good look at which poker players have truly been winning in the online poker games [click here], and which players have been spewing money, which will be the focus of this article. Over that period of time there are five (possibly 8 as you’ll see in a minute) players who have infused the high-stakes games with a lot of their own money. The following list of 5 players has lost a collective $40 million since 2007: 1. Gus...

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Biggest winners in online poker history

Date: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 Professional

The poker site highstakesdb.com has been tracking the results of the high-stakes online poker games since 2007, and searching their database can give you a good look at which poker players have truly been winning during that period of time.

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Cake Poker security breach raises Super-User concerns

Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 Professional

The recent revelation that Cake Poker’s encryption was not up to par and presented a security risk has raised concerns in the online poker world that the popular online poker network may also have a Super-User problem, similar to the Ultimate

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Cake Poker security breach raises Super-User concerns

Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 Professional

The recent revelation that Cake Poker’s encryption was not up to par and presented a security risk has raised concerns in the online poker world that the popular online poker network may also have a Super-User problem, similar to the Ultimate

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How important is a good rakeback deal?

Date: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 Professional

When the idea of rakeback first became a reality it seemed like it would be the greatest thing to happen to online poker since Planet Poker dealt the first real-money hand in 1998. However, over the years I have often wondered if rakeback is all it’s

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How important is a good rakeback deal?

Date: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 Professional

When the idea of rakeback first became a reality it seemed like it would be the greatest thing to happen to online poker since Planet Poker dealt the first real-money hand in 1998. However, over the years I have often wondered if rakeback is all it’s

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PPA Chairman takes politicians to the woodshed over online poker legislation

Date: Mon, Jul 26, 2010 Professional

Former US Senator Alfonse D’Amato has been spearheading the Poker Players Alliance grassroots movement to legalize and regulate the online poker industry for a few years now, but it was Friday’s op-ed piece on Politico that may be his most

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Online Poker Scandal: Poker bots caught after winning $58k at PokerStars

Date: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 Professional

One of the poker community’s biggest fears was confirmed this week when it was uncovered that not only were Poker Bots being used at PokerStars –and therefore it’s likely they are being used at Full Tilt Poker, Cake Poker, Party Poker,

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Breakout performances at the 2010 World Series of Poker

Date: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 Professional

The World Series of Poker can definitely make a poker player famous, and every year the WSOP produces some unlikely heroes, such as Jeffrey Lisandro from last year’s WSOP. In this article I will look at the poker players who had breakout performances

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Is Three Card Poker the best table game in the casino?

Date: Sat, Jul 10, 2010 Professional

I've had quite a bit of feedback on my recent article on poker table games, so I decided to do a follow-up and explain why I think 3 Card Poker is one of the best table games in the casino. Other than poker I am regular participant in just two other

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