Archive for 2009-12-11
December 11, 2009
A look at poker blogging and its history.It all started the 11th of December in 2004. Pauly (methinks) is the one that put it together, summoning a few friends to join him and his brother Derek in Las Vegas for the weekend, and the show started at Sam's Town in an upstairs room set up just for the bloggers. Dick Gatewood was the cardroom manager (possibly still is), and notables that addressed our small gathering before the tournament were: Marcel Luske, Kirill Gerasimov, Evelyn Ng, Ron Rose, Tom McEvoy, and Charlie Shoten. My record of that event is here.
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December 11, 2009
Over the course of about six months, the Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment, Inc. division was established with ex-PartyGaming executive Mitch Garber as its new CEO, the company signed an agreement with Dragonfish, a subsidiary of 888.com, and launched its inaugural online casino website.
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December 11, 2009
Poker players who venture into the world of live tournament poker usually start with small tournaments at local casinos and slowly work their way toward $10,000 buy-in events or larger, though it usually takes years or the win of a satellite tournament to be afforded the opportunity to play at that level. But Full Tilt Poker is looking to give more players the chance to sit with the best at none other than a World Poker Tour main event. And those chances are available from now through the end of February 2010.
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December 11, 2009
One of the most frustrating things in online poker is when poker rooms don’t offer a variety of limits within their ring games. That’s why SportsBook Poker has worked hard to ensure they provide enough action to suit any bankroll. If you’re someone who is just starting out in poker, and doesn’t have a lot of money at the moment, the low limit ring games at SportsBook are an excellent place to start. If you’re really strapped for cash, SportsBook offers limits as low as $0.02/$0.04 in Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and Omaha Hi-Lo. There are also $0.05/$0.10 and $0.10/$0.
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