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Oct 13

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PokerNews Cup Event 3, Day 1: Roy Bhasin Leads as Final Table Set

The Crown Poker Room in Melbourne was host to an action junkie’s wildest dream as Event 3 of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia kicked off on Monday, Australia time. The Pot Limit Omaha tournament, Event #3, featured some big names…

WSOPC Southern Indiana Day 1: The Kopacz and Kopacz Show

The newly remodeled Horseshoe Southern Indiana played host on Sunday to the start of this property’s World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, with 84 players putting up $5,150 to take their shots at the Circuit championship ring…

Cash-game Format Returns to ‘Poker After Dark’

This week’s edition of NBC’s popular late-night series, "Poker After Dark," returns to the cash-game format tried only once before in the series’ extensive run to date. While the show is traditionally televised as a week-long…

PokerNews Cup, Event 1: Harry Ligos Triumphs

The second installment of the PokerNews Cup at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia kicked off with 422 entrants easily combining to exceed the $75,000 guaranteed prize pool for the series’ opening event, a no-limit…

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Oct 13

Folding can make you lose a Poker game

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It has been confirmed that you might probably lose a Poker game if you fold the cards. In a poker game, if cards are distributed randomly, the probability of you winning any particular hand is less than 20% when you fold the cards. This also means that when the guy under the gun folds and you are in the big blind, you probably have an extra more than 20% chances of winning. When the next guy folds, you will also have a one-third probability of winning against the remaining six players. When everyone folds to the button you have your chances of winning increasing to more than 100% and this is the true fact about the game of Poker.

One of the most important thing is to keep a positive attitude at the poker table when you are in for a match. It is also important for you to know that no matter what the button does, you can three-bet your opponent and then triple barrel him with a shot-gun facing down the meter reader just because you have already won a pre-flop. If you want to keep yourself successful in the Poker game and as well nudge yourself into a happy mood each time you play, you need to train and cultivate the habit of not folding up while you are in a competition. If you fold up, your chances of losing a poker game is greatly increased, and you give your opponents the opportunity to override you each time.

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Oct 9

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PokerStars.net APPT Auckland, Main Event Day 1a: Nathanael Seet Leads

The PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour resumed with the largest poker tournament in New Zealand history in Auckland on Thursday. With 164 players taking the field on Day 1a, the SKYCITY Hotel and Casino played…

Lakes Entertainment Giving Away WPT Stock to Shareholders

On October 7th, 2008, Lakes Entertainment announced it would be distributing all of the company’s shares of World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) stock. Lakes, a casino development and management company, is the largest…

Online Poker Report: ‘DidIGetBoned,’ ‘I Pay Ur Rent’ Log Online Wins

A busy Tuesday night saw big winners at both PokerStars and Full Tilt, highlighting the night’s online action. ‘DidIGetBoned’ took down a big payday at Stars, while ‘I Pay Ur Rent’ captured the night’s biggest tourney prize…

Seven-day Wait Period Announced in Kentucky Domain Seizure

A contentious hearing in the court-ordered forfeiture to the state of Kentucky of 141 Internet domains connected with online gambling will see another seven days elapse before the judge in the case issues a decision. Kentucky Governor…

PokerNews WSOP ‘November Nine’ Focus: Kelly Kim

Kelly Kim has to know the odds are against him. The 31-year-old poker pro from Whittier, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, is going into the final table of the 2008 WSOP Main Event with just 2,620,000 in chips…

Dutch Professor Cites Poker as Skill Game

Using a formula which has been part of the Dutch government’s official determination for games of skill when compared to games of chance, Dutch mathematics professor Ben van der Genugten has criticized the Netherlands’ official…

PokerStars.net APPT Auckland Set for Kickoff

A healthy contingent of star players is expected to be on hand for the main event of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s upcoming Auckland stop, which begins Oct. 9th at Auckland’s SKYCITY Casino. It’s the third of five…

Poker and Pop Culture: Critical Reception of ‘The Cincinnati Kid’

Debates about the best-ever poker movie nearly always resolve into discussions of the relative merits of a few favorites, with The Cincinnati Kid (1965) usually figuring as one of a small group of candidates for top honor. The relative

PokerStars.net EPT London £1 Million Showdown Day 2: Mercier Prevents Juanda London Double

After two days and a couple of timely double-ups, EPT San Remo champion Jason Mercier came out atop the 85-player field at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London £1 Million Showdown. Mercier made it through…

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Oct 7

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PokerStars.net APPT Auckland Set for Kickoff

A healthy contingent of star players is expected to be on hand for the main event of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s upcoming Auckland stop, which begins Oct. 9th at Auckland’s SKYCITY Casino. It’s the third of five…

Poker and Pop Culture: Critical Reception of ‘The Cincinnati Kid’

Debates about the best-ever poker movie nearly always resolve into discussions of the relative merits of a few favorites, with The Cincinnati Kid (1965) usually figuring as one of a small group of candidates for top honor. The relative

PokerStars.net EPT London £1 Million Showdown Day 2: Mercier Prevents Juanda London Double

After two days and a couple of timely double-ups, EPT San Remo champion Jason Mercier came out atop the 85-player field at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London £1 Million Showdown. Mercier made it through…

Online Poker Weekend: Daniel ‘Allanon85′ Drescher Claims Stars Sunday Million

For the second consecutive Sunday, the major online tournaments at PokerStars and Full Tilt fell just short of their announced guarantees, thereby offering a bit of extra money for the players that did make it to the fun…

PokerStars.net EPT London High Rollers, Day 1: Benyamine Tops Opening Session

With the World Series of Poker Europe finished and the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London final table in progress, what better way for 85 of poker’s biggest stars, champions and action junkies to spend a rainy Sunday than…

PokerStars.net EPT London Final Table: Michael Martin Captures Title

In a comeback for the ages, Michael Martin battled back from a one-time micro stack to take down the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event title and its £1,000,000 first prize. The young American beat out…

Duplicate Poker Halts Operations, Cites Global Credit Crunch

In a brief update to its home page and a similar e-mailing to its customer base, US-facing site Duplicate Poker pulled the plug on its operations on Sunday, effective immediately. A check of the online Duplicate Poker…

Poker Room Review: Harrah’s Casino, Reno, NV

I’ll admit right up front that I haven’t been impressed with most of the Harrah’s poker rooms I’ve visited. They’re adequate, to be sure, but they tend to be, in my opinion, somewhat cold and inflexible with too many rules…

PokerStars.net EPT London, Day 3: Tureniec, Liu Lead Final Eight

The last 32 players standing in the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour London Main Event returned to the Grosvenor Victoria Casino to play down to the eight-handed final table. Frenchman Philippe D’Auteuil started the day…

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