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PokerStars EPT High-Roller Recap -- Day 2
by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Oct 01, '09
… structure was “bad.” Others at the table seemed to agree with him, but not as vocally. Nonetheless, the director relented and granted the players an additional level of play. It didn’t make much of a difference for Thorson, however, as he was eliminated …
WSOP November Nine Profile -- Eric Buchman
by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Nov 05, '09
… abilities, the 30-year-old pro isn’t taking anything for granted. “I could see myself winning, but I don’t expect to … you expect it? How can you take something like that for granted?” Still, the Long Island native believes in his ability to consistently …
Asia Pacific Poker Tour -- Dermot Blain Wins Macau
by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Aug 31, '09
… chip stack fall to as low as 300,000 before he turned things around. After the money bubble burst, Geshkenbein still had to defeat Grant Levy and Johhny Chan at the final table. Levy fell in fifth place ($49,127), and when just two players remained, it …
Poker Continues to Boom at bwin
by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Aug 20, '09
… for its new P5 poker platform. €13.8 million in customer bonuses were granted in the second quarter of 2009 (compared to the €11.6 million granted in the second quarter of 2008). This increase is due to reactivation …
Deal Me In -- Poker Pro Chau Giang
by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Aug 23, '09
… for the journey, under the cover of darkness. (You were not allowed to leave Vietnam without permission, and permission was never granted, at least not to the United States.) "A friend in America had told me of the freedoms and privileges that were …
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$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. — Part II
by Todd Brunson | Published: Nov 01, '09
… three aces. Now, as sick as I am, I realize that I haven’t looked at my river card yet. It’s like the governor called and granted me a reprieve. Well, my river card was no help, so I went back to being sick. As if things couldn’t get any worse, at this …
Poker Business News From Europe
by Card Player News Team | Published: Nov 01, '09
… to the first half of 2008. Customer bonuses of €13.8 million were granted in the second quarter of 2009 (compared to the €11.6 million granted in the second quarter of 2008). This increase is due to reactivation …
Meet the November Nine Part II
by Card Player News Team | Published: Nov 01, '09
… year-old pro isn’t taking anything for granted. “I could see myself winning, but I … can you take something like that for granted?” Still, the Long Island native believes in … Now, nine years later, he has been granted another chance. At 25 years of age, …
Dirty Wally Turns 90
by Max Shapiro | Published: Oct 16, '09
… on in every cardroom in Southern California. Nothing has changed. Every time he sees me, he reminds me that I have been granted the honor of being the chief pallbearer at his funeral. Yeah, right. By now, all of his other appointed pallbearers have …
No-Limit Hold’em Raising Rules
by Bob Ciaffone | Published: Oct 16, '09
… rules that we use today. I first played no-limit hold’em in Vegas in 1978. Some of the rules that are taken for granted nowadays were vague three decades ago. For example, if someone bet $100 and the next player raised to $200, you were usually required …