Archive for March, 2009

WSOP-C Rincon Day 1: Esther Taylor in Front

pokerdog283 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn a long Day 1, the 106-player field at the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s Rincon near San Diego thinned all the way down to 16 survivors. As the dust settled on Day 1, Esther Taylor emerged as the chip leader, [...]

Weekly Sit & Go Tip: 1st Place or Bust

PokerGrind.net Poker Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFor the past two months or so, I’ve found myself playing Sit & Go’s almost exclusively, in fact currently I am up to 11 straight cashes in S&G’s at the moment. Both recently and long before my current streak, I had the [...]

CD Poker’s Fantastic $500 PokerNews Cash Freeroll Series!

pokerdog283 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptYour Thursdays will never be the same thanks to CD Poker’s $500 PokerNews Cash Freeroll Series…(full text retrieval failed)
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Dream Team Poker

PokerGrind.net Poker Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA new facet of poker is beginning to open up with the concept of team poker tournaments. Last November, The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas hosted a team poker event. This event was private and only open to the industry, [...]

WSOP Satellite Spots Up For Grabs With Bluff Europe’s Card Gang

pokerdog283 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBluff Europe’s Card Gang series kicks off Monday, March 30 at 8:00pm (GMT) March 27, 2009 (London, UK) – Europe’s biggest poker magazine, Bluff Europe, has announced that the next step in its popular “Card Gang” series of tournaments will kick off at ParadisePoker.com [...]

Opinion: Inside the WSOP: The F-Bomb Part III?

pokerdog283 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBack in 2005 the World Series of Poker rules included the original “F Bomb” rule. Back then the rule was simply: Use the “F” word — get a penalty. The player reaction was nearly unanimous that this was a very bad rule. But it [...]

Calling an All In With Ace Rag

pokerdog283 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptEarlier this week I was playing a tournament online and had pushed my stack of $22,000 with AQs. The blinds were at $1,000/$2,000 with a $300 ante which was high enough that I couldn’t just raise with my stack, and I was hoping to [...]

The PokerNews Profile: David ‘Raptor’ Benefield

PokerGrind.net Poker Blog wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptDavid Benefield isn’t afraid to take a shot. If there’s a game running where he feels he has an edge, you’re likely to find him in it. It was Benefield’s willingness to take these calculated risks that allowed this 22-year old to [...]

Bugsy’s Club Closes Doors, Players Can Transfer to PokerStars

pokerdog283 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe online poker site Bugsy’s Club closed its virtual doors this week, having dealt its final hand after just over six years of operation. By arrangement with PokerStars, the 180,000 players on Bugsy’s Club have been invited to transfer their accounts over to the [...]

Full Tilt Kicks Off 2009 WSOP Race for Bracelets

pokerdog283 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptNow that the 2009 WSOP (World Series of Poker) is nearing, most of the top poker sites are holding some sort of satellites and/or qualifiers awarding players free entry into the Main Event. But most poker sites stop there. Not Full Tilt Poker, though. [...]