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Last week, Frank (D-Mass.) - introduced two poker bills that are designed to thwart the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act, which has been haunting online players in the United States since late 2006, and legalize and regulate online poker.

Frank's been fighting this battle on UIGEA since it came out and would rather have the government taxing and regulating online poker instead of banning it.

(The bills may not make it to the House floor until September for a vote).

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Manne wrote: The Poker Players Alliance is flush with confidence after learning that their primary legislative agenda, legalizing online poker, ranked first as a priority among technology items in a citizens briefing book given to President Obama.

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Hopefully Obama will looking closer to that!!
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Ultimate Bet have announced the dates of 2009’s Aruba Classic, with the Caribbean-set event scheduled for October 3rd-10th.The Radisson Resort will again play host to the annual bash, with 550 runners expected. The $5,500 buy-in main event marks the end of festivities that also sees 4 lower buy-in No Limit Hold’em events planned and a charity tournament for local charities.

Full Tournament schedule:

October 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th - $500+40 No Limit Hold’em.
October 5-10th - $5,000+500 Aruba Poker Classic Championship Event.
October 7th - $2,000+100 Two-Day No Limit Hold’em Tournament.
October 8th - $1,000+60 No Limit Hold’em Tournament.
(October 8th - Charity Poker Tournament to Benefit the Aruba Community).
October 9th - $2,000+100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Tournament.

Regards: Ultimate Bet

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This is a busy time of the year for online poker. The World Series of Poker is right around the corner and that means that thousands of amateur poker players are trying to win their seat in the Main Event through online play.

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Online poker is the fact that the best poker hands often do not win the pot. If you have spent any time watching the World Poker Tour or World Series of Poker you will quickly find that, time after time, the weaker poker hands often beat seemingly power poker hands.

Big poker hands are great weapons if used properly. If used improperly they are a way to ruin. Just think of how many times a player had a hand like pocket Aces or pocket Kings and lost a big pot because he let inferior hands into the pot cheaply.

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Manne wrote: A Swedish appeals court greatly reduced the sentences for four men convicted for illegally arranging the 2007 European Poker Challenge, based largely on expert court testimony showing that Texas Hold'em tournaments are more skill than luck. The Local news reports that experts believe this ruling may pave the way for more competition for Sweden's state-owned gambling monopoly, Svenska Spel.

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Swedish poker players are elated by a decision earlier this week by the Court of Appeal in Gothenburg that declares poker tournaments in the country generally legal.

Within days of the new ruling a private operator had organised a poker tournament in Stockholm with more than a hundred players. 😄
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Goozik wrote: These first two hands happened at the Final Table of $11 15Kgd on PS. I ended up finishing 7th as you can see for $840. First place was 4.9K, I shoulda had a shot at it. But I can't dodge a 3 outer, then a 2 outer.

Losing to the 3 outer.
Seat 1: Zvornik187 (2918539 in chips)
Seat 3: ImTheMarine (577542 in chips)
Seat 4: Goozik (850782 in chips)
Seat 5: thanec (288189 in chips)
Seat 6: aznboy001 (761242 in chips)
Seat 7: Myxin17 (747128 in chips)
Seat 8: kelpiedog (1956578 in chips)
Zvornik187: posts the ante 4000
ImTheMarine: posts the ante 4000
Goozik: posts the ante 4000
thanec: posts the ante 4000
aznboy001: posts the ante 4000
Myxin17: posts the ante 4000
kelpiedog: posts the ante 4000
Zvornik187: posts small blind 20000
ImTheMarine: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Goozik [9c 9h]
Goozik: calls 40000
thanec: folds
aznboy001: folds
Myxin17: calls 40000
kelpiedog: folds
Zvornik187: calls 20000
ImTheMarine: checks
*** FLOP *** [4h 3s 4c]
Zvornik187: checks
ImTheMarine: checks
Goozik: bets 120000
Myxin17: folds
Zvornik187: folds
ImTheMarine: raises 160000 to 280000
Goozik: raises 320000 to 600000
ImTheMarine: calls 253542 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (66458) returned to Goozik
*** TURN *** [4h 3s 4c] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [4h 3s 4c Ad] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ImTheMarine: shows [Ah 8s] (two pair, Aces and Fours)
Goozik: shows [9c 9h] (two pair, Nines and Fours)
ImTheMarine collected 1255084 from pot

Losing to a 2 outer Yeah I was behind preflop. But after the flop I'm a 90% fav.

Seat 1: Zvornik187 (3138539 in chips)
Seat 3: ImTheMarine (1215084 in chips)
Seat 4: Goozik (281240 in chips)
Seat 5: thanec (204189 in chips)
Seat 6: aznboy001 (677242 in chips)
Seat 7: Myxin17 (691128 in chips)
Seat 8: kelpiedog (1892578 in chips)
Zvornik187: posts the ante 4000
ImTheMarine: posts the ante 4000
Goozik: posts the ante 4000
thanec: posts the ante 4000
aznboy001: posts the ante 4000
Myxin17: posts the ante 4000
kelpiedog: posts the ante 4000
kelpiedog: posts small blind 20000
Zvornik187: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Goozik [8s As]
ImTheMarine: folds
Goozik: raises 237240 to 277240 and is all-in
thanec: folds
aznboy001: folds
Myxin17: folds
kelpiedog: raises 242760 to 520000
Zvornik187: folds
Uncalled bet (242760) returned to kelpiedog
*** FLOP *** [8c 4s 8d]
*** TURN *** [8c 4s 8d] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [8c 4s 8d Qd] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kelpiedog: shows [Qc Qs] (a full house, Queens full of Eights)
Goozik: shows [8s As] (three of a kind, Eights)
kelpiedog collected 622480 from pot

Getting my A's cracked here to fin 16th in $5 MTT on PS tonight.
First in this tourney was only worth $500 and some change, but I shoulda made it to the Final Table at least.

Table '158324041 21' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Goozik (47252 in chips)
Seat 3: LARRYTTT (210692 in chips)
Seat 4: oldschool46 (69022 in chips)
Seat 5: cachegirl19 (60974 in chips)
Seat 6: zocketpocket (60753 in chips)
Seat 7: 48joe (38689 in chips)
Seat 8: Rojo Diablo6 (61488 in chips)
Seat 9: adrock0902 (55371 in chips)
Goozik: posts the ante 300
LARRYTTT: posts the ante 300
oldschool46: posts the ante 300
cachegirl19: posts the ante 300
zocketpocket: posts the ante 300
48joe: posts the ante 300
Rojo Diablo6: posts the ante 300
adrock0902: posts the ante 300
48joe: posts small blind 1500
Rojo Diablo6: posts big blind 3000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Goozik [Ac Ah]
Rojo Diablo6 said, " no life?"
adrock0902: folds
Goozik: raises 5000 to 8000
LARRYTTT: folds
oldschool46: calls 8000
cachegirl19: folds
zocketpocket: folds
48joe: folds
Rojo Diablo6: folds
*** FLOP *** [Qd 9s Qs]
Goozik: bets 13000
oldschool46: raises 13000 to 26000
Goozik: raises 12952 to 38952 and is all-in
oldschool46: calls 12952
*** TURN *** [Qd 9s Qs] [Ks]
*** RIVER *** [Qd 9s Qs Ks] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Goozik: shows [Ac Ah] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
oldschool46: shows [Qh Kd] (a full house, Queens full of Kings)
oldschool46 collected 100804 from pot
Better Luck Next Time 😁
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G4 will be airing a new reality TV series this summer called “2 Months, $2 Million” (2M2MM). The series follows four math whizzes, who are determined to make it in the world of high stakes poker.

The four guys – Brian, Emil, Jay and Dani – are poker players who are looking to collectively earn $2 million in just two months while they set up shop in Las Vegas.They play poker nearly 24/7 and the cameras will be there to follow the action as these gents take on the online poker world.

The 10-episode series debuts August 2009 on G4. (For more information, visit g4tv.com).

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Manne wrote: Last week, Frank (D-Mass.) - introduced two poker bills that are designed to thwart the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act, which has been haunting online players in the United States since late 2006, and legalize and regulate online poker.

Frank's been fighting this battle on UIGEA since it came out and would rather have the government taxing and regulating online poker instead of banning it.

(The bills may not make it to the House floor until September for a vote).

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I hope people will listening to him :warning
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An e-mail sent to members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) late Friday night offered the prospects of playing in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for renewing or upgrading to a premium membership. The seat is worth $10,000.

The offer is available until Midnight ET on June 15th and doles out one seat into the world’s most prestigious poker tournament. Last year, a total of 6,844 players entered the Main Event, which saw its final table delayed until November for the very first time in order to coincide with its airing on ESPN. In the end, it came down to a battle of Europe, as Danish poker pro Peter Eastgate bested Russian sensation Ivan Demidov, becoming the youngest WSOP Main Event Champion ever at age 22 and banking $9.1 million.

More info at: Poker Players Alliance

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Manne wrote: At HollywoodPoker-com, online poker players are getting something for nothing! Players can earn cash every weekday playing daily Freerolls. There is nothing sweeter than making a few extra bucks after knocking-off work all without breaking a sweat.

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In states such as Florida, where poker is already legal, Internet poker players would still benefit from increased gambling options. If the federal government deems poker a skill game, it would be exempt from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that passed Congress in 2006.

The law cast a cloud over the legality of Internet gaming, and prompted some websites to no longer accept U.S. players.

Poker advocates now feel their skill message is gaining steam. The Florida Legislature this month approved higher-stakes poker at the state's Indian casinos and parimutuels. During the legislative session, skill was mentioned as one reason lawmakers should allow higher stakes - with the idea that more chips in players' hands allow for skill to play a larger role.

The state must still reach a final gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe before the new poker rules take effect.

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Manne wrote: 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jamie Gold has just signed a partnership deal with poker agency Poker Icons. Home to the likes of Annete Obrestad, Soren Kongsgaard and Juha Helppi, Poker Icons will now be the home of Jamie Gold. He is the winner of the biggest poker tournament payout in history, as he won $12 million at the 2006 World Series Of Poker.

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I like Jamie, he is a superb poker player!!
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Manne wrote: This is a busy time of the year for online poker. The World Series of Poker is right around the corner and that means that thousands of amateur poker players are trying to win their seat in the Main Event through online play.

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When will the madness start ??
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He said that if he didn’t win at least four million dollars this year that he’d retire from poker and wouldn’t be seen in 2010. That’s a tall order for even the great Scotty Nguyen, but there are a few more 10K events and a special 40K anniversary event made for high rollers like Scotty. He won’t necessarily need to win a bracelet to accomplish this feat, but it will make it a lot easier if he does.

He’s been one of the best players over the last year, winning over a million dollars in multi-table tournaments since his $1.9 million cash in the H.O.R.S.E. event championship last July. And we know he’s going to play a busy schedule of events as he tries to compile $4 million in a month and a half. Win a seat to the WSOP with Bodog Poker now.

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David_1 wrote: When will the madness start ??
When will the madness start ??

The first public World Series of Poker event (the $40k NLHE tournament) begins on May 28th.
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In New Zealand police are investigating a Hamilton trio's involvement in a spate of poker machine robberies in the North Island. The three Hamilton men were arrested yesterday after two bars in the area had money stolen from poker machines. Police were also investigating the men's involvement in nearly 60 poker machine robberies in the North Island.

Police had recovered $1300 in $2 coins. :1orglaugh
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Poker Players from all around the globe are currently converging on Las Vegas to play in the 40th edition of the World Series of Poker.

There are many different prop bets currently available through Bodog Poker, here are some of them.

Will Scotty Nguyen earn $4 million dollars or more at this year's WSOP?
Yes, +1400
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Will a player win 2 or more bracelets this year?
Yes, +130
No, -180
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Will a player win 3 or more bracelets this year?
Yes, +1200
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Will Phil Hellmuth win his 12th bracelet this year?
Yes, +300
No, -500
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Will the winner of the main event be American born?
Yes, -230
No, +170
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Which of the following players will last the longest in the 2009 main event?
Tom Dwan, -120
Patrik Antonius, -120
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Bodog Poker offering its customers an assortment of different WSOP-related lines that they can bet on.

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