MTV True Life looking to profile online poker players
January 31, 2008
‘True Life’, the MTV documentary series that generally focuses on youth sub and co-cultures, is looking for an online poker player to round out the cast of an upcoming episode.
The poker player selected will be featured in an installment focused on people who lead “double lives”, at least insomuch that they have two (or more) distinct aspects of their life that are kept relatively hidden or secret from one another. The more your life matches that description, the more likely you are to be cast.
Paradise Poker pumps up action Friday
January 31, 2008
Paradise couldn’t get any sweeter Friday, Feb. 1, as the poker site is adding €70,000 in prize money to events during the day. That includes a €10,000 freeroll for players.
Paradise Poker will be doubling the winnings of poker players who cash in select guaranteed tournaments all day Friday. The additional winnings will be credited to the players’ accounts on Feb. 4.
The eligible tournaments on Feb. 1 will be:
TimeGuaranteeBuy-in2 a.m. €3,000 €20 11 a.m. €4,000 €10 2:30 p.m. €5,500 €10 4:30 p.m. €2,000 €15 6 p.m. €7,500 €10 8 p.m. €25,000 €50 10:30 p.m. €7,500 €10 Midnight €3,000 €20 2 a.m.* €3,000 €20
ESPN: Clean up online poker now
January 31, 2008
ESPN.com ran an article this weekend that focused largely on Josh Field as a window into the integrity and overall health of online poker. Field, better known to many as JJProdigy, is a controversial figure in the online poker world due to his well-documented history of cheating in online poker tournaments. His recent live poker debut at the Aussie Millions, and his ensuing public comments on his past behavior, generated immense amounts of discussion from both online and live pros regarding the ethical shape of poker. Read more
Secrets to beating
January 31, 2008
Its said that Francois Blanc, founder of the Monte Carlo and early developer of just count all the numbers on a roulette table and you’ll see that they add up to 666…). So for a quick short cut just call 1800 666 666. As for the rest of you, don’t despair, there are more earthly ways to beat roulette.
Strategies to beat roulette fall into two general categories, progression betting systems or mechanical strategies.
Progression betting systems involve rules to help decide how much to increase or decrease your betting after a win or a loss. The most famous progression betting systems are the Martingale System and the Labouchere System. Most of the $5000 online roulette ‘beat the casino’ computer programs are actually some hybrid of more traditional progression betting systems.
Dario Minieri makes mark at PokerStars
January 31, 2008
January has been a big month for Dario Minieri at PokerStars. He ended 2007 with wins in two events in the poker site’s big Sunday lineup, and he’s topped it off with two weeks in a row of taking down events.
This week, Dario Minieri came out on top of the PokerStars $5,200 Freezeout on Sunday. He received $100,000 for the win.
The $5,200 Freezeout takes place each week as a part of PokerStars’ big Sunday tournament lineup. The event has a 20-player max and only the winner gets to walk away with any cash.
Playing Online Casino Games
January 30, 2008
There is definitely a certain glamour, thrill and romance associated with casino games, but unless you live near Atlantic City, in the state of Nevada, or (in some parts of the country) a major Indian reservation, chances are that opportunities to play real casino games don’t exist. That has all changed, thanks to the Internet. Through the World Wide Web, online casino games are available to virtually everyone.
What Are Online Casinos?
Simply put, an “online casino” is like any other online business – it is a virtual, “cyber-version” of a traditional brick-and-mortar institution. Also called “virtual,” and/or “Internet” casinos, these websites enable people to place bets on traditional casino games, and include:
EPT returns with German Open Tuesday
January 30, 2008
After a three-week break, the European Poker Tour resumes its fourth season tomorrow with the German Open in Dortmund, Germany.
The inaugural EPT German Open took place last March at Casino Hohensyburg in Dortmund. Turnout for the event was strong, with 493 players paying €5,000 apiece to create a €2,317,100 prize pool, and the final table was the second of three during EPT Season 3 to be composed completely of European players.
World Poker Open winner: Brett Faustman
January 30, 2008
Brett Faustman wrestled his way to a new piece of jewelry, entry to the World Poker Tour championship this spring, and $892,413 in prize money at the Mississippi Gold Strike Casino & Resort yesterday.
After starting off in second place, the young insurance salesman and former poker dealer meandered his way through until all players but Hoyt Corkins had fallen off the table, then beat him with a pair of pocket queens.
The rest of the final table:
UPDATE: Las Vegas casino fire contained
January 30, 2008
The fire at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino has been contained, according to a report from the Las Vegas Sun.
The fire, which began at 11 a.m. today, started on the room and flames could be seen coming from some windows on the top floor of the Monte Carlo Hotel. The hotel and casino were evacuated as 100 firefighters responded to the scene to battle the blaze.
The Las Vegas Sun said it took about an hour for the firefighters to contain the fire, and according to the fire department scanner, seven people had been taken to local hospitals because of injuries.
The New Yorker: James McManus on Barak Obama the poker player
January 30, 2008
Poker author James McManus has an article in the upcoming edition of The New Yorker that focuses on the poker-playing side of Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama. McManus, best known to may players as the author of the excellent Positively Fifth Street, does a quick writeup on Obama’s card-playing history and then wraps it up with a few presidential poker nuggets.
Excerpt:
Obama never played for high stakes. Only on a very bad night could a player drop two hundred dollars in these games, typical wins and losses being closer to twenty-five bucks. Link describes Obama as a “calculating” cardplayer, avoiding long-shot draws and patiently waiting for strong starting hands. “When Barack stayed in, you pretty much figured he’s got a good hand,” former Senator Larry Walsh once told a reporter, neglecting to note that maintaining that sort of rock-solid image made it easier for Obama to bluff.
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