Archive for July, 2008
Rule Standardisation
July 24th, 2008
Standardisation in the pipeline?
Calls for a standardised set of tournament rules continued to grow after at least two rules were called into question at this years WSOP.
Both rules 87 and 31 were the cause of dispute. Rule 87 deals with the use of mobile phones, it stated ‘A player who wants to use a cell phone must be at least one table length away from their assigned table or be subject to penalty.
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Celebrity Poker
July 20th, 2008
Poker seems to hold an appeal for celebrities. For years actors, musicians, models and athletes have been going to Las Vegas for the opportunity to play in the prestigious WSOP tournament at the Rio Hotel and Casino. Some are there for fun, some for the media and some because they simply can’t get enough.
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Moneybookers now available on crypto
July 18th, 2008
MoneyBookers is now available to all players for both depositing and withdrawing on the crypto network.
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The November Nine
July 17th, 2008
On Tuesday morning Dean Hamrick was eliminated and the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event was put on pause. The first place prize of $9.1 million and the title of World Champion are both going to have to wait until November 9th and the return of the nine finalists to the Rio in Las Vegas to be claimed.
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Oxford Cup VII
July 14th, 2008
Dusk till Dawn, with dtd rakeback online of 30%, has announced a new date and a new sponsor for the Oxford Cup. Held on Saturday 20th September, 2pm at Dusk till Dawn in Nottingham it is a £20 + 5 No limit Texas Hold’em Rebuy with 3000 starting/rebuy/add-on chips, 24 min clock. The event is open to all students with student ID.
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Tournament Schedule for WSOPE 2008 announced
July 9th, 2008
The schedule for the second annual World Series of Poker Europe, presented by Betfair.com has been announced. The tournament will take place in LCI’s prestigious venues in London from September 19th to October 2nd. The 2007 event featured 623 entrants competing for £1,305,215 over 3 tournaments. The main event saw Norway’s Annette Obrestad win the largest amount ever for a female, £1 million, beating Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan.
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Poker Lessons
July 1st, 2008
Poker is not something that people often think to have lessons in, but not only will the set you up with all the information you might need to play poker, the rules, how to win, and some methods and strategies, but they can also be a lot of fun.
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