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More Poker Superstitions
Gambling and superstition go hand in hand Poker players – along with gamblers in general – often have specific rituals they follow before or during play which they believe will bring good luck...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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The Feminine Side Of Poker
Poker, once traditionally considered a “man’s game”, is a man’s game no longer Although men still dominate the game numbers-wise, women are certainly making rapid inroads on a professional level...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Poker, The Cheating Game? - Part I
Poker’s advance from the casino’s of New Orleans to the paddle wheelers plying the Mississippi River in the early years of the 19th century...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Poker, The Cheating Game? - Part Ii
The introduction of the 52-card deck meant that the poker tables could now accommodate more players and there were more cards left over to draw, with each player having the chance to improve their hands...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Poker Betting
Betting is really what poker is all about There wouldn’t be much excitement in the game if your only motivation to play is to have a better hand then the next guy...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Blackjack vs. Poker
Blackjack has always rivaled poker for popularity In fact, many land-based casinos featured Blackjack over poker...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Gambling In The Movies
The September, 2006, release of Hollywood’s latest poker themed movie, “Lucky You” starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore continues a decades-long love affair between gambling and the movies...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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Player Profile: Amarillo Slim
Thomas Austin Preston Jr is one of the great legendary figures in the world of professional poker, but to most fans he is much better known as “Amarillo Slim”...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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An Internet Gambling Glossary - Part One
Despite the fact that internet gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new bettors world-wide sign on daily to play at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online gambling who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the terminology used in online gambling, and betting on sports in general...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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An Internet Gambling Glossary - Part Two
This is the second installment of my internet gambling glossary
FOLD: In poker, to opt out of a round...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Player Profile: Andy Bloch
Some people can just blow you away with their achievements and Andrew (Andy) Bloch is one such fellow...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Player Profile: Erik Seidel
Modest and unassuming, Erik Seidel is a professional poker player, one of the world’s best In fact, he is one of a very select few players who have won multiple World Series of Poker Bracelets, (he has won seven WSOP Bracelets as of this writing)...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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Player Profile: Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson has enjoyed playing poker since the age of ten And even while attending UCLA where he earned a Ph...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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Player Profile: Men Nguyen
A native-born Vietnamese, Men Nguyen was 24 when he escaped from communist Vietnam in 1978 and sailed with a group of compatriots to Malaysia...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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Player Profile: Jennifer Tilly
A well-known character actress for over two decades, Jennifer Tilly was nominated for an Academy Award for her marvelous portrayal of Olive Neal, the hopelessly untalented actress in Woody Allen’s movie, “Bullets Over Broadway...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Player Profile: Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes is a family man who resides with his wife and three children in his native Costa Rica...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Playing Poker Online - A Few Tips
It’s easy nowadays to learn to play poker onlineThere are countless good books on the subject, many written by top professionals, as well as on-line tutorials, and dvd’s that explain the various rules, strategies, etc of poker, so that anyone with an affinity for the game, and a strong desire to learn can become a proficient player in a comparatively short period of time...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Internet Gambling And The Casinos
The United States Department of Justice has declared internet gambling sites to be illegal, a violation of three separate sections of Title 18 of the United States Code...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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Player Profile: Tuan Le
Of Vietnamese descent, but Paris born, Tuan Le spent his early childhood in Kansas City before his family settled permanently in Los Angeles...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Player Profile: Scott Fischman
Born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania in the year 1981, Scott Fischman and his family relocated to South Jersey, where Scott spent his earliest years before the family moved to Las Vegas in 1992...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Player Profile: Phil Gordon
Phil Gordon (or Gordan), was born in Texas in 1970, but now resides in Las Vegas Phil is an intelligent many-sided individual; a businessman, entrepreneur, author, commentator, adventurer, celebrity, and last but not least, a world-class professional poker player...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Player Profile: Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow “The Mouth,” is an emotional, and occasionally volatile player, who can be aggressive and verbal...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Player Profile: Michael Mizrachi
If anyone doubts the value of learning to play poker skillfully online before entering live play, all one has to do is examine the poker profile of “The Grinder”, Michael Mizrachi...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Internet Gambling 'Round The World
It’s hard to believe, but it has only been about ten years since internet gambling really got underway...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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The Internet Gambling Prohibition A
Thursday May 25, 2006, was “a day of infamy” for the online gambling industry, for that was the day that the House Judiciary Committee passed HR 4777, otherwise known as the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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The Us Vs Online Gambling - Part One
The 2006 World Series of Poker provided an excellent opportunity for Internet poker sites to advertise their web presence to the public at large...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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The US vs Online Gambling - Part Two
Online gaming won a small victory in 1999, when the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act failed to achieve the two-thirds majority vote necessary for passage in the House of Representatives as required by law...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Entertainment
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The World Poker Tour
Just as the World Series of Poker (WSOP), introduced the world to big-time poker tournaments, so has the World Poker Tour revolutionized the game as seen on television...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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Jaime Gold – Grand Prize Winner – 2006 World Series Of Poker
Not so very long ago poker was just another card game, but not anymore Poker has evolved – thanks to The World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour – into what might almost be considered a “sport” attracting unprecedented player participation, and literally “legions” of fans...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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The Changing Face Of Live Tournament Poker
An all-time record was established at the 2006 World Series of Poker when an impressive 8,773 players registered to compete in the $10,000 buy-in Texas hold ‘em event...
Author: Kenneth Bateman - Category: Recreation
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