Poker Sites and Poker Software

One of the problems that not only poker sites face but its players as well is the use of banned poker softwares which increases the advantage of dishonest players against honest players, but it cannot be denied that poker sites cannot truly monitor the players using them and kick them out of their sites, and it is also a fact that many players use these kind of softwares and get away with it.  For now, the only thing that they can do is to say that these poker softwares are not to be used while playing at their site. [Read][more][...]

Titan Poker’s Big September Million-Dollar Poker Tournament

Do you want to get a chance to bag some money in a tournament?  Then you, as well as other poker enthusiasts in the Internet, will surely be glad of what Titan Poker has in store for you this coming September.  This big poker site has a million-dollar guaranteed prize pool up for grabs to those who are willing to try their hands at this major event.

Million Dollars Up for Grabs

With a buy-in fee of only $535, you can buy a seat in Titan Poker's Million Dollar Online Poker Tournament, which is going to be held next month.  In fact, this is their first in a series of online poker tournaments that award huge prizes, so you can expect to compete against some of the best in the online poker world for the chance to take home a chunk of the million dollars. [Read][more][...]

Prahlad Friedman Bags the 2009 WPT Legends of Poker

August was a great month, indeed, for professional poker player, Prahlad Friedman, as he bags the 2009 WPT Legends of Poker tournament, which earned him a nice profit of $1,009,000.  In fact, not only has he won the prestigious title and that the much-coveted prize money, but he also defeated Kevin Schaffel, one of the November Niners of 2009 WSOP Main Event, heads up. [Read][more][...]

What’s in Store at CelebPoker?

Competition really is heating up not only in brick-and-mortar casinos but online as well.  Poker sites are out to get the lion's share of their target market, and this fierce competition shows up on the bonuses and promotions that online poker sites offer.

One poker site, in particular, is out with guns blazing, and this is CelebPoker.

The Bonuses and Promotions to Expect

When I say that CelebPoker is out with guns blazing, the poker site really has all its big guns out.  The bonuses and perks that they are offering right now are simply bigger and better.

Joining and winning at their monthly tournaments will give you the benefit of partaking in its guaranteed monthly prize pool, which is now bumped up to 20x its usual.  The monthly guaranteed prize now reaches well into $20M dollars in prizes. [Read][more][...]

Behind World Series of Poker

It is indeed the busy months once again for both ESPN and poker fans as the WSOP continues to air every Tuesday nights at the said cable network.  The show will continue to run each week until the final table showdown on November 10, and poker fans are given the chance to learn strategies and poker lessons.

Until then, players are given clips of the WSOP with players playing exciting poker hands with big piles of chips in front of them, but there are some things that viewers do not know.

It's Being Edited.

What you probably do not know is that the WSOP tournament also gets edited.  Of course, ESPN will not want to bore its viewers out of their wits by showing dull and boring hands or poker games that end much too quickly.  What they want to show its viewers are exciting hands and rounds of poker that resulted in an exchange of huge amounts of money, thus, the editing. [Read][more][...]

Legalizing Online Poker in California — A Bad Bet or Not?

California, as we all know, is one of the states hit hardest by the recession, that the state is now having problems looking for a new source of income to augment its loss.  One potential source of new revenue can come in the form of online poker, but the question is, is it going to be a good bet?  Or a bad bet?

Lobbying for and Supporting the Legalization of Online Poker

The State of California has made changes in its gambling plans and is now really promoting its state lottery as well as the growing Indian casinos that proliferate in the area, but it seems that its efforts are not enough to give the state its fiscal fix.  Furthermore, both the state lottery and the casinos have failed to deliver their promise.

Right now, a partnership is being created between one of the State's wealthiest gambling tribes and one of the State's largest card room owners to lobby for the legalization of online poker in California.  [Read][more][...]

Managing Your Bankroll — The First Strategy in Poker

Many poker pros could have had bigger bankroll and bigger earnings if they only understand proper bankroll management, but because they do not understand the concept of bankroll management, they lose huge amounts of money.  Money that should have been theirs now goes into the pockets of their backers, the people who manage their bankroll for them because they simply cannot.

Compiled here are some guidelines on understanding and managing bankroll. [Read][more][...]

The Asian Poker Tour Closes

Many poker fans are now talking about the recent ending of the Asian Poker Tour.  The said tournament was a 12-day event held at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau, and it has seen many poker pros who have signed up for the APT.  The number of registrants was up from last year's 257.  Today, the APT had seen 326 registrants who competed for the prize money.

Up from Last Year

As stated above, the number of poker players who registered at the APT increased from 2008's 257 to 326.  The buy-in fee for the Asian Poker Tour's main event was HK $34,000, and the organization of the tournament was pleased with the turnout, especially since they have feared a low number due to the current economic problems.  Truth to tell, APT was only anticipating about 300 registrants for the main event but was very pleased at the outcome since more than the projected number has registered.  CEO of APT, Chris Parker, remarked that their decision to make this a 12-day event was proven correct because of the turnout.  He also commented that the said event saw a bigger number of Asian participants, compared to last year's, and APT took this as an encouraging sign for the growth of APT.

The Champion of 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event [Read][more][...]

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PokerStars’ Very Own Poker Show to Air on Fox

23 August, 2009 Autor: pokernews  
Poker - All news, PokerStars news

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In an answer to Full Tilt Poker's Face the Ace, a poker series by the said poker site in cooperation with NBC, PokerStars has made known to the public that it is going to show its own poker series, which will be shown on Fox.  This is a show they call PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge.

A Quick View on PokerStars' Million Dollar Challenge

The plot of the series is simple enough where qualifiers to the poker series get to receive coaching lessons from Daniel Negreanu as the qualifier battles it out with some of the top poker players of Team PokerStars, some of which are Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer.  Those who have qualified to get into the final event will attempt to beat his poker coach, Negreanu himself, the only pro poker player who is going to stand between the qualifier and the million dollars.

This poker show is said to air this coming October 11, 2009 on Fox with a tentative timeslot of 4 p.m., but this schedule is still very much tentative because of Fox's coverage of the regional NFL, which will begin airing on the end of September. [Read][more][...]

Tags: Full Tilt Poker, online gambling, online poker, poker, PokerStars, PokerStars' Million Dollar Challenge

Professional Poker Player, Ernest Scherer III, to Stand Trial for His Parents’ Death

22 August, 2009 Autor: pokernews  
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Last year, professional poker player, Ernest Scherer III, found himself considered as the most likely suspect of his parents', Ernest Scherer, Jr. and wife Charlene, murders.  Today, he is going to stand trial for their deaths.

A Background on Ernest Scherer III

Ernest Scherer III worked in the mortgage industry but has a passion for poker, as did his father.  It was in 2002 that he decided to quit his job and focus more on his games and winnings as his and his wife's source of income.  He might have won almost $400,000 from gambling alone, but then his gambling debts stated to pile up.  Since both Scherer III and his wife do not have a stable income to support themselves and a $40,000 credit card debt among other debts including mortgages and taxes, his situation turned to worst.

A Brief Look at the Crime

The bodies of Ernest Scherer, Jr. and wife Charlene Abendroth were found last March 2008 in their very own home, which is situated in Castlewood Country Club.  [Read][more][...]

Tags: crime, death, Ernest Scherer III, poker, poker player, professional poker player

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