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Poker Stars has announced that it has signed comic actor and poker buff Jason Alexander to be a celebrity spokesman.

Alexander, 49, is best known for playing the role of nerdy loser George Costanza in the American hit television series "Seinfeld."

In real life he is an avid poker player, having competed several times in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.


Alexander will officially be known as an "international celebrity ambassador" for Poker Stars.

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A mathematics professor at the University of Newcastle in Australia, calculates that more than 133 million different hands are possible in a game of seven-card stud poker..............


Read more: Brian Alspach - Poker and Mathematics

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As the Obama administration and the new Congress evaluate their policy priorities, they cannot ignore the significant challenge to fund these programs given our nation’s financial situation. Our new leaders have been dealt a struggling economy, and even President Barack Obama can agree that tax increases to pay for his agenda won’t reveal the winning hand, politically or practically. A possible solution, however, is not out of reach. Our new president needs only to look at his favored form of skillful avocation: poker..........


Read more: Regulate and Tax internet Poker

By: Alfonse D’Amato

An online poker player who signed up for a free UltimateBet account just nine days ago in hopes of winning big like 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has discovered that losing is just as lucrative. UltimateBet today announced that a 19-year-old online Texas Hold'em player from Canada has won $173,693.20 playing Texas Hold'em at UltimateBet's Bad Beat Jackpot tables.


Full details on UltimateBet's Bad Beat Jackpot game can be found at ultimate bet

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Super Bowl is the biggest weekend in all of sports, and Bodog Poker is celebrating this year’s big game with two big tournaments that will have online poker players battling it out on the virtual turf for some seriously super cash prizes and VIP packages to the LAPT event in Punta del Este, Uruguay............


Read more: Super Bowl Weekend Poker

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With two sizeable stimulus packages on the table totaling over $1 trillion, part of the money to fund such programs may come from new forms of revenue. A simple solution, according to D’Amato, who spoke on behalf of the online poker industry, is to tax and regulate the game we all enjoy. He commented, “The online poker industry and the millions of Americans who play on the internet have been crying out for regulation and taxation. The absence of government regulation, and in fact the quixotic efforts to ban internet poker, has left U.S. consumers vulnerable and left billions in potential tax revenue on the virtual poker table.” It’s not very often that an industry volunteers to become taxed and regulated by the U.S. Government. However, in the case of online poker, online poker has held its hand high.

Chairman Alfonse D’Amato.

Famous actor Steve Martin told David Letterman a story in an interview about how he one night took an Ambien and played poker for money on the Internet. Martin admitted to liking the game of poker, but claimed that he has stopped playing when it became illegal.

The only problem is that online poker is not illegal in the US. Martin's perception of Internet gambling laws in the US is one that is shared by many people, even though it is incorrect.

(Poker is not a game of chance and therefore is not covered by UIGEA rules).

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The schedule for the 2009 World Series of Poker has only been out for a week, and already Bodog is gearing up for another incredible summer in Las Vegas by offering the first prop bets available for this year’s series. Ranging from simple last-longer bets to record-breaking feats, Bodog’s 2009 WSOP prop bets offer something for every level of action junkie...........


Read more: 2009 World Series of Poker Prop Bets at Bodog

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Recently, the Merge Gaming Network, whose sites include Carbon Poker and Poker Nordica, announced that poker players will now be able to receive rakeback on tournament and sit and go fees. The move follows a similar policy change by Ultimate Bet, which makes its home on the CEREUS poker network.

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Now that they have a Mac friendly flash based poker client, bodog rocks!

The Poker Players alliance (PPA) represents several thousand members who all strongly believe in a regulated and taxed online poker industry. The newly formed Obama government has hinted that online poker could soon be legalized to help stimulate and boost the countries struggling economey.

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Mac poker players - Your options at the tables have gotten a little bit broader. Recently, online poker room Bodog launched an Instant Play option that allows users to play on its software in a web browser. However, the new feature is limited to one table, making multi-tabling impossible for the foreseeable future.

(The Instant Play software opens in a matter of seconds and takes users to a replica of the main cash game lobby found on Bodog).

Regards: Bodog Poker

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CelebPoker is proud to announce the International Championship of Online Poker (ICOP) - a series of tournaments running over 7 days (9th March-15th March 2009), with a guaranteed prize-pool of €600,000.

Satellites will be available in the Celeb Poker lobby from the 23rd of February 2009, meaning that no matter how big or small your online bankroll is, you can still take a shot at your cut of at least a cool €600k.

(U.S players restricted)

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Pai Gow Poker and Three-Card Poker are the most popular poker-themed casino games. It's a no-brainer which game is better if you know anything about the two games. Pai Gow Poker is the better game because you can act as the bank, and lower the house edge against you. In Three-Card Poker the house edge can be as high as 2.5%, if you play to optimum Q-6-4 strategy.

The edge in Pai Gow Poker will change based on the amount bet when you're the player and the amount bet when you bank action. Your skill level at setting hands will also affect the odds the house will have against you. Pai Gow has more strategy involved than Three-Card Poker, and is more challenging and fun to play. And banking hands in Pai Gow Poker can produce a faster profit in a short amount of time when you win them.

You can play Pai Gow Poker at: Bodog Casino

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California lawmakers are working to pass a measure that would legalize online poker. The state, which has been among the hardest hit by the current recession, would welcome some already existing online poker rooms.

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Playing poker online in the U.S. is not a felony unless you happen to live in the state of Washington!

Poker Stars has introduced promotions as part of its 25 billionth hand celebration. The festivities will be capped off when the milestone hand is dealt. It’s winner will take home $100,000 plus $50,000 in major tournament entries................


Read more: 25 billionth poker hand celebration

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From city to city, state to state, the US truly seems to be on its way closer to legalizing online poker. Several recent court rulings have deemed poker a “game of skill”, while other legislative matters seem to be leaning towards amending the UIGEA.

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Today marked the end to the 25,000,000,000 hand promotion that PokerStars has been running all week.

Starting around midnight the tables started to pack. Then, at 4:35:36 am ET, then 25 billionth hand was dealt on table Susliva fast, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo.

25 Billionth Hand Jackpot Winners:

NeonFrost: Won high pot — $50,000 and tournament package
tupapi777: Won low pot — $50,000 and tournament package
FrtSpkndMn: $33,333.33
n47j25s: $33,333.33
chris12080: $33,333.33

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