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Poker Strategy With Ed Miller: Bet Sizing Tells

If you play live no-limit hold’em, then your games are absolutely rife with bet-sizing tells. If you know what to look for, your opponents will tell you in pot after pot what hands they have by how much they bet. Or, at least, your opponents will tell you exactly how they feel about their hands […]

Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw: Day 2 Results

The second day of preliminary events at the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw saw the tournament room fully packed, with each of the events having solid turnouts. Event 1 continues on to Saturday, while event 3 and the nightly $125 determined champions. Here are the results for Friday’s events: Event 1 — $235 No-Limit […]

William Hill Poker Revenue Down Seven Percent

William Hill Plc, the company which owns the majority share of William Hill Online where the minority share is owned by Playtech, has announced a drop in poker revenue of seven percent in the first half of 2012. However the company said profitability was up: “…as highlighted at the time of our first quarter results, […]

Cantor Gaming Eying California Web Poker

Nevada bookmaker Cantor Gaming and Horse Racing United, a coalition of California horse racing businesses, are partnering up. On Friday, the two announced a deal that would see Cantor Gaming provide the group with technology for an intrastate online poker site. The pair are banking on California legalizing web poker. Lawmakers are still pondering the […]

A Look At News From Around The Web

Here’s a look at the headlines for this week in the gaming business world. Boomtown Casino In Louisiana To Add 150-Room Hotel Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment has announced that it will be adding a 150-room hotel to its Boomtown Casino in Harvey, Lousiana, a suburb of New Orleans. Construction of the $20 million project is […]

New Rules At Alderney Gambling Commission

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has amended its regulations for the 100 plus online gaming operators it licenses. The new Alderney eGambling (Amendment) Regulations 2012 state that companies must hold customer deposits separately “in a bank account which exists solely for the purpose of holding, and holds only, funds standing to the credit of the […]

Paddy Power Poker Triathlon Continues

PaddyPowerPoker.com is well underway with it’s summer Poker Triathlon and players can still opt in up until August 1 to earn great prizes. Paddy’s Poker Triathlon is made up of three poker challenges – the Marathon, Sprint, and Long Distance. Players collect Power Points for playing and the more points collected, the better the award […]

Betsson Poker Profit Grows 49 Percent

Betsson Plc saw gross profit for poker during the second quarter grow 49 percent to to SEK25.4 million (€3 million), up from SEK17.1 million (€2 million) in the same period last year but down eight percent on the previous quarter. Gross profit growth in the second quarter out performed that of the first quarter which […]

Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw: Day 1 Results

The first day of preliminary events is off to a great start at the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw. The first event is a $235 no-limit hold’em re-entry with two starting days, and day 1A alone nearly fulfilled the $100,000 prize pool guarantee with 408 entrants, and more expected for Friday’s day 1B. The […]

Former Web Poker Money Man Gets Three Years

On Thursday, Ira Rubin, a former payment processor for Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, was sentenced to three years in prison and a $5 million criminal forfeiture, Bloomberg.com reported. Prosecutors had recommended a prison term of 18-24 months after Rubin struck a deal in January. However, the federal judge wanted more time. […]

Card Player Poker Tour Kicks Off At Choctaw

The first stop of the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour kicked off its series today with the $100,000 guarantee $200+$35 no-limit hold’em event at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. “We are off to a great start today with our $100,000 guaranteed tournament,” said Choctaw Director of Poker Ken Lambert. “It’s a re-entry event with […]

Shuffle Master Gets Nevada Web Poker License

Every month that goes by is one more shuffle closer to Nevada dealing its first hand of real-money intrastate Internet poker. On Thursday in Las Vegas, Shuffle Master, Inc. received its license to provide online poker technology to Nevada casino companies from the state Gaming Commission. Shuffle Master joins Bally Technologies, Inc. and International Game […]

Player of the Year Update: WSOP Main Event Final Table

The 2012 World Series of Poker wrapped up for the summer last week, with its 61 events making an absolutely huge impact on the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by Lock Poker. The biggest event of all, as far as the POY race is concerned, is not yet over however. The […]

Bodog Poker Network Launches Mac Client

The Bodog Poker Network today launches its Mac-compatible client less than a year after the launch of its new software and its Bodog Recreational Poker Model. Network’s CEO, Jonas Odman, said, "The Mac client was always a ‘must have’ offering but to have it up within the first year of the software going live puts […]

IPO Giveaway Launches Speed Poker Tables

Boylepoker.com has announced the launch of its new Speed Poker tables, and to celebrate the new fast-fold format the site is giving away four International Poker Open seats worth €230 each and 10 IPO Super Satellite tokens worth €22 each in its International Poker Open Need For Speed promotion. Those interested in taking part must […]

Italian Poker Tour Hits San Remo Thursday

Season four of the PokerStars.com Italian Poker Tour rumbles on today, Thursday July 26 with the €2,000 + €200 buy in main event getting underway in San Remo. Up to 500 players will be accommodated at Casino San Remo. Players will start at 2 p.m. local time with 25,000 in chips and one hour blinds. […]

888poker Revenue Up 59 Percent In Second Quarter

888 Holdings Plc has published its second quarter 2012 interim management statement which makes for satisfying reading for shareholders. Online business-to-consumer poker revenue was up 59 percent to $20 million from $13 million in the second quarter of 2011. The company said this was, “…primarily boosted by ongoing product improvements, targeted marketing and effective CRM.” […]

Zynga Eyes Online Poker After Stock Plummets

Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) stock plummeted by roughly 40 percent on Wednesday following a reporting of its weak quarterly earnings. The company, which offered its initial public offering in December and saw stocks sold as high as $15.91 a share, closed the day at $5.08, and fell to as low as $2.93 a share after the […]

Casinos To Receive Online Poker Licenses This Fall

The World Series of Poker may be over for the summer, but the game is still taking center stage in the Las Vegas gaming world. On Wednesday, the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee, led by Gov. Brian Sandoval, met again to discuss intrastate web poker in a public setting. The first industry of its kind in […]

Hollywood Home Game Organizer To Release Memoir

Molly Bloom, the woman responsible for organizing and running high-stakes poker home games for Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes, will be writing a tell-all memoir about her experiences. Bloom, dubbed the “poker princess” by her clients, reportedly hosted games in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami and New York for years “until it all came crashing […]

Poker Strategy: Bart Hanson's Twitter Tips

Apr 13th: Be aware that when your bottom two gets counterfeited by top pair pairing this can be a good spot to turn your hand into a bluff One of the most frustrating things that can happen in big bet hold’em is having an opponent’s overpair in bad shape with two pair and then getting […]

Asian Poker Tour Macau Starts Wednesday

The Asian Poker Tour rolls into the Starworld Hotel, Macau today, Wednesday July 25. The week-long festival hosts 12 tournaments in total including the Heads Up Asian Champ event with a HK$5,500 (US$709) buy in today and the PokerAce High Roller event starting tomorrow with a HK$100,000 (US$12,890) buy in. There is also a ladies […]

Estrellas Poker Tour San Sebastian Main Event Thursday

The fourth stop on the Estrellas Poker Tour is underway in San San Sebastián, and tomorrow, Jul. 26, sees the start of the €1,000 + €100 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. The first of two starting days kicks off at 2 p.m. (local time) at Casino Kursaal on the north coast of Spain. The final […]

Final European Masters Of Poker Freeroll Tonight

The fifth and final Iron Man EMOP Barcelona freeroll is kicking off at 8.15 p.m. (CET) tonight, Jul. 25, at BetVictor Poker and players will have needed to accumulate 500 VIP points during the month to take part. On the line is a package for the European Masters Of Poker Barcelona main event worth €2,000. […]

Hustler Casino's Grand Slam Of Poker Going Strong

The place to be is Larry Flynt’s Hustler Casino, as The Grand Slam of Poker continues tonight through July 28. Events no. 1 and no. 2 have wrapped up, and over $270,000 has already been paid out. Congratulations to first place winner, Kwinsee Khoa Tran of Garden Grove, CA, who picked up $58,500 in event […]

WSOP National Championship Moved To New Orleans

This year’s World Series of Poker National Championship took place during the WSOP main event. That won’t happen in 2012, because the event has been moved to Harrah’s in New Orleans and will run from May 21-23, right before the summer series kicks off in Las Vegas. The National Championship is a $1 million prize […]

French Poker Sites Merge

French online poker website PokerXtrem.fr has announced it is to migrate its players to MyPok.fr on July 31. Both sites are on the Microgaming network. In a statement on its website PokerXtrem advised on the procedure players should follow stating, “On August 1 all accounts become PokerXtrem.fr accounts MyPok.fr. Download and install the software MyPok.fr. […]

World Championship Of Online Poker Schedule Released

PokerStars.com has announced details of its World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) 2012. The schedule sees a 22-day online festival of poker beginning Sunday, Sept. 2 and wrapping up Sunday, Sept. 23. The highlight of the 62 events is the $5,200 main event. The ultimate tournament in the series guarantees a minimum of $1,000,000 for […]

32Red Poker Revenue Remains Stable

32Red, the publicly-quoted online gaming operator specializing in casino, saw its first half 2012 poker revenue unchanged from the first half of 2011. The company earned £600,000 in the first six months of 2012 in poker revenue, the same as the first half of 2011 but up 20 percent from the £500,000 earned in the […]

Clinical Psychology Can Help Prevent Tilt, Says Prof

The poker player is a complex animal. For Dr. Daniel DeBrule, an assistant professor at Indiana University South Bend, the mind of the grinder has turned into a popular class. Once a year, DeBrule teaches a course titled “Poker: Behavioral, Clinical, Cognitive, and Social Concepts” to about 30 undergraduate students. Other academic institutions have also […]