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- • Online Poker Weekend: A 'pleace'-ing Night at Full Tilt
The distinctly American holiday known as Super Bowl Sunday resulted in reduced attendance across the board in the largest of Sunday's online tourneys. Still, solid turnouts were on hand at PokerStars, Full Tilt and PartyPoker, and each of...
• Sexton's Corner, Vol. 30: How One Paragraph Changed Bill Edler's Life
My wife Janis and I had just returned from Orlando, Florida, where we spent a week with our kids and grandkids at Disney World for the holidays. While there, I got to visit Dewey Tomko and see the beautiful golf course he owns...
• Facebook Forges New Online Poker Alliance
Inside the social utility Facebook, it's all about networking, and the company has now extended that networking to online poker. Last week it was announced that Facebook had teamed up with online game supplier Ujogo to provide online poker...
• Poker Room Review: Showboat Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ
I boarded the Showboat Casino Hotel In Atlantic City in the early evening after having played in each of the poker rooms on Atlantic City's boardwalk. I was a little tired and, frankly, a little weary from all of the poker...
• PokerStars EPT Dortmund, Final Table: 'Timex' Rolls to Title
Michael 'Timex' McDonald started the final day of the PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open as the chip leader, and after a few hiccups along the route, finished the same way, claiming his first EPT title and the ?933,600...
• Betfair Seeks Return of Ill-Gotten Winnings from SNG Software Glitch
In hopes of recovering funds won in an ill-gotten manner after the discovery of a programming error, the Euro-facing site Betfair has sent emails to approximately 20 online poker players in an attempt to recover money that was quickly...
• Stud Poker Strategy: Conquering Fear at the Table
It's corrosive. It eats away at your best judgment and withers your poker stack. It conquers all of the skills of aggression, patience and self control that you've taken years to master. It's fear. Know this: If you are afraid to lose...
• PokerStars EPT Dortmund, Day 3: 'Timex' Grabs Narrow Lead
When Day 3 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open kicked off, 32 players remained, with Spain's Diego Perez the chip leader. By the time the final table had been decided, Michael 'Timex' McDonald, fresh off an impressive three cashes...
• McDermott Urges Congressional Support for Online Gambling Legislation
Citing a recent analysis of online gambling revenue performed by prominent auditing and assurance firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) has urged Congress to again consider formal regulation of online...
• Costa Rica, Antigua File Additional WTO Arbitration Requests
With the recent EU/US settlement and the Antigua arbitration decision on record, many thought the World Trade Organization online gambling disputes were behind us. But in a somewhat unanticipated move, Costa Rica and Antigua both separately...