Archive forApril, 2010

Poker Fever Invades Smartphone

Nowadays, technology invasion has influenced the quality of living. Every consumer now is having this specialized gadget called Smartphone. iPhone is not the first to knock the interest of people but it happens to be the first gadget to target average people. In few months time Microsoft will endorse iPhone as the king among Smartphones.

The can result to new application of poker game in your phone, and browser poker support is yet to be released around the globe. For poker enthusiast, this fever can bring about vast change. As great selection is about to be offered by one company, then the other companies will go with the flow to embrace the progress of the industry.

If all phone will offer full Flash support to the native browsers, this could result to online playing of poker game using mobile browsers, and it can add to the capabilities of smartphones. If this thing will happen, it will give another step for players to poker apps. But this poker app won’t be able to reach smartphones if the governing body of USA still imposes the anti-poker laws.

Easier access to poker players to enjoy their favorite poker game that will simply live on their pocket. This app is still tentative to be approved. But one thing is for sure, poker fanatics are dying to have this app on their phones.

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World Poker Tour Adds Pull Over Amneville, France

Last week the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced that they have added a second France stop to the 9th season for the year 2010-2011. The WPT Amneville will going to start on 30th of October and will be staged at the Casino Municipal D’Amneville, with the total of €3,200 + €300 for the Main Event that run between the 2nd of November up to the 6th.

The said event will be joining the Grand Prix de Paris on its ninth season as it stops in France. The WPT Grand Prix de Paris will take its flight at the prestigious Aviation Club in Paris. As the tournament continues the lucky winner of WPT Amneville will take home a WPT bracelet and a total of $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship that will be held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Currently, the 2010 WPT Championship is heating up the table and will begin on April 24th. Only 35 players out of 195 will remain at four tables after three days. Leading with 1,841,000 chips is Shawn “Buck21? Buchanan, champion of the WPT Mandalay Bay Poker Championship in 2007, his tough competitors were Heather Sue Mercer (1,364,000), Robert Cooper (937,000), Matt “All In At 420? Stout (919,500), and Billy Baxter (887,500). The game will resume at the Noon Pacific Time as poker players gather down to take home $1,530,537 as the first prize.

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The Online Railbird Report: Hansen Still Heats Up!

This was not a seven-figure week for Tom “durrrr” Dwan and so with “Isildurl” mayhem. Generally accounts, is has been comparatively calm week on the front of the online poker, but still the high-stakes cash games at Full Tilt Poker have been producing big winners and losers from the past few days.

The two pokers pro Gus Hansen recently continued his hot streaks just like with “MicahJ” who has performed amazingly last six weeks with a profitable run. Hansen’s excellent year is on a deal and he has estimated earnings up to $750,000 for the year. He put up good numbers this past week and a $300/$600 no-limit hold’em session with Phil Ivey of Full Tilt Poker and Cole South has greatly contributed to that.

Hansen started the hand with $77,000, after getting on the game he garnered a total $153,000 pot. In the same manner, “MicahJ” take the pot of $88,000 with aces and fours from “luckexpress10″. It feels like the two is having the same luck this week.

After the game the, this week’s biggest winners were Gus Hansen with $373,500, “URnotINdanger2″ with $318,000 and “MicahJ” with $205,000.In the midst of losses were; Phil Ivey (-$314,000),”NEKOTYAN” (-$271,000), Tom “durrrr” Dwan (-$197,000).

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The Floor is Open For 2010 Women in Poker Hall of Fame; Are You In?

Women in Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010 nominations are now in the hands of the poker playing public for the first time. The ceremonies will take its peak during Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas.

The submission will be valid until April 30th; eleven days after the final ballots will be proclaimed. For females to be qualified they must be an active player in the poker industry for 15 years, and has contributed to the world of poker in few important ways, this was according to the newly released information from Women in Poker Hall of Fame last week, this person could be a tournament winner or a great contributor in the poker world.

The candidates must be a proponent of women’s poker, for a unique change in the said nominations. In the past years, only members were allowed to vote, but now using the same manner of voting the public is also free to vote for their bets.

As the final ballot was complied and released, the voting process will also open for public. The public’s suggestion will be considered for the half of final identification; the nomination will be equally forwarded and will be using simple web form which is available on the Women in Poker Hall of Fame website. Voters should give their name and e-mail address together with three candidates.

The commencement for the Women in Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010 will take its action on September 3rd at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas; the ticket would be purchase online for $75 using major credit card, all tickets would be tax deductible.

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Poker Goodies: Making Money Through Online Poker

The World Series of Poker chip was ruled by best casino playing cards online by wild motorcycle poker, the instruction about the poker game is posted through the Boss Poker Network. The book of poker gives out different type of poker game casino chips sets, the red hot poker tours, bomb girl poker shell, demo poker superstar, and cheat poker software.

The online poker game has brought about many incentives to all avid players, cheats are provided to gain more chips in playing, and the Texas Hold’em poker has given out poker tips in order to have online chips. Wide variety of poker is also available online, games like, Caribbean Poker Royal tournament.

In playing the online poker, players can divide their poker chips. Full Tilt poker game party poker coupon codes give out tips in case chip hockey leafs maple poker via classic poker by the use of poker programming.

Online poker game was legalized in Texas that also involves money deals, they give out bonus chips to players, so with the other poker online tournament. The poker room promotion has a movie trivia regarding poker. In general, this online poker game has the same rules, and this game can be visited through social networks, this serves as an application that is open to all poker players.

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The Early Retirement

Poker is not for a lifetime for “Timex”.

Full Tilt Poker Mike “Timex” McDonald has gain a total of $2,627,136 from his poker career. Mike McDonald or known as “Timex” seems to acquire all the wealth that he needs. Noted for winning at the EPT’s 2008 German Open and recently scored $417,610; finishing as third place at that franchise’s Deauville stop, it was proclaimed in his CardRunner blog, that he is going to back off from the poker’s table.

“I feel like in some ways poker has become and escape for me; an opportunity to let time pass and just get through to the next day and justify it by saying “this is the most valuable use of my time” and I don’t much like the idea of that”; I won’t be earning a significant amount of money in the next few years and beyond that even if I were to say bink the WSOP main, the money itself would probably do almost nothing to change my future.”

An impressing remark from 20-year-old, McDonald says that he is going to go for a University. Applying the gained experience as retiree would be; enhance his abilities and be more productive.

Allegedly, popular online pro Shaun Deeb, have gone through the same decision few months ago but never seems to live to rest for the table. It was cleared by McDonald, that he is going to the next two EPT stops, no choice for the young poker master because trips have been scheduled before he come to realize everything.

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Ashton Griffin Wins North American Poker Tour High-Roller

The $25,000 High- Roller Bounty Shootout final table of the North Venetian table was completed and it was Ashton Griffin who won the title for the event. The last event has a unique event where there are seven tables of seven players competing against each other.

Scott Seiver was among the top players that played in the final table after he made his way in eliminating six of his opponents in the final table. Peter Eastgate was the first player o be eliminated in the game and happens to be the only member of the Team PokerStars. Peter was the former WSOP Main Event champion but was left behind with Seiver holding double aces.

Brett Richey was the next player that left the game. With the result of the river, Richey went home in the fourth place. Following Richey was Faraz Jake and two other players. Seiver wanted to become the top bounty hunter and wasn’t able to send Joe Cassidy and Hoyt Corkins.

Hoyt Corkins brought himself to the second place with a total earning $100,000, but it was Ashton Griffin who earned the title and earned $560,000. Griffin admitted that we was a bit nervous in playing the final table and was not able to sleep well.

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Another Charity Poker Tournament

This coming April 4, Full Tilt Poker and PokerGives.org will hold a charity tournament. This is not the first charity tournament that is done by Full Tilt Poker. Last February, they sponsored a Kandy Masquerade Charity Event at the Playboy Mansion. The proceeds of it went to the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Those players who are interested to join the charity event on the 4th of April need to log into the Full Tilt Poker site. Important information should be known in order to correctly register. The tournament ID is 137275439, and the password of the event is “PokerNations” who together with Twitter Poker Tour also sponsors the charity event.

There are many reasons to get attracted in joining the contest. There will be a lot prizes that you can acquire like poker sunglasses from Blue Shark Optics, a home game set from DB Dealer, a one-year subscription to Bluff Magazines, six months poker coaching with Deuces Cracked, poker books, cards protectors, gift certificates to Andrew Shirley and Company.

In addition to the mentioned prizes, every entry of a player will give him a opportunity for a one-month CardRunners Gold Subscription, Texas Hold’em strategy cards, a one-year membership to the Down to the Felt Club, a one-year Subscription the Australia Poker Weekly and a prize pack from PMS PokerWear.

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Apparel Company Offers Sponsorship to Joe Cada

In the world of poker, sponsorship opportunities are rare for the players. Fortunately for Vanessa Rousso who has already been to lucrative deals outside poker, now Joe Cada will have the same offer.

Joe Cada was the World Series of Poker WSOP Main Event Champion who won against Darvin Moon in November. He was also considered as the youngest Main Event champion now was offered a sponsorship by Shodown Couture, a clothing company. Shodown Couture’s clothes features theme in the poker world.

There are many reasons why Shodown Couture chose Cada. According to Philip Lake , Joe’s style is aggressive but at the same time respectful when he play poker. He also intimidates in the table, considered the face of poker and is really talented. The president and founder of the clothing company believed that Cada will perfectly represent quality play, bad ass style and respect for the game which the company represents in their apparel. The North American Poker Tour stop in Connecticut will be the first event where Cada will wear the apparel from Shodown Couture. In the near future Cada will have his own self-inspired line of clothing with the Shodown Couture.

Cada is so thankful that he will be joining the company. He stated that it is not easy to find sponsorship when it comes to clothing that will really show your personality. He is looking forward in helping design his signature series with the company.

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Titan Poker: Real-Time Game History

The Real-Time Game History is without any doubt one of titan Poker software’s stronger features. With just a single click you can see how you’ve played in recent games even from within a poker game you’re currently playing. It’s a good – and quick – way of seeing an analysis of how you’ve been playing.

The software is presently available in 12 languages which is the very reason it is used by many players all over the world. Titan Poker uses 128-bit encryption and the company flaunts the measures they take to protect player security.

You won’t be frustrated with the number of tournaments (single-table, multi-table, and satellite tournaments) you can join at Titan Poker. The most major tournament is unquestionably the $2.5 Million Guaranteed Prize Tournament.

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