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:warning Is it true the French are now actively blocking access to fulltilt and other poker sites? A friend of mine in France has informed me, he can no longer access fulltilt!! He is completely blocked. :warning
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Has anyone seen this new thing Carbon Poker is doing? If you haven't, here is the link for it

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AAUPMYSLEAVE wrote: Has anyone seen this new thing Carbon Poker is doing? If you haven't, here is the link for it

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Wow i hadnt been there in awhile but went and checked it out and i guess i will be visiting there more often.see if i can get lucky.not asking alot to play either.
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tallseas wrote: :warning Is it true the French are now actively blocking access to fulltilt and other poker sites? A friend of mine in France has informed me, he can no longer access fulltilt!! He is completely blocked. :warning
Wow they are serious to go through the effort to block a person out of a site.its just a matter of time before they find a way around it im sure.you never know.
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buzzmania wrote: Wow they are serious to go through the effort to block a person out of a site.its just a matter of time before they find a way around it im sure.you never know.
How could they do that?
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An online poker player from Hong Kong (Justin Chan) that has won the largest poker tournament to be held in Asia so far. Mirroring the World Series of Poker format of five starting days with the twist of giving players the chance to re-register, the Macau Millions drew in a total of 741 players, easily breaking the record for tournament size in an Asian event. The previous recordholder was the Filipino Poker Tour at the Metro Card Club, when 679 competed for their share of a pot. The tournament featured a HK$2,200 buy-in.

The one million dollar guarantee offered by an online poker room at Casino Grand Lisboa was easily matched and beaten by the assembled players with the final prize pool swelling to HK$1,467,180. 54 players made it through to the final day on Sunday and the top spot was claimed by a 30-year-old MBA student, Justin Chan. This was despite an early chip lead by Bryan Huang and stiff competition by Raymond Wu, who was holding AA when he busted out of the tournament against Chan's AK.

Perhaps vexingly for many of the pros and wannabes who were competing, Chan told press that was there simply because he wanted to pay in a big tournament. He was rewarded handsomely for this impulse, earning HK$275,000 for his efforts.
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I literally just accidently ran into this while looking up Phil Laak, I never knew this program/Bot existed. This is pretty cool, but at the same time scary.
Here is the link: en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Polaris_(poker_bot)
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In an unusual move, the World Poker Tour has announced an open casting call for a new on-air role covering events around the world. If you've ever shouted at the TV because there's no way you'd just limp in with pocket rockets or spent an hour analyzing why Ivey played what he played and won a hang, then you're going to be perfect for their new segment, "The Raw Deal." There's two ways to audition for the role, you can go in person or use the WPT's "Raw Deal" Facebook page.

People wanting to audition in person should appear at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles on August 19, 2010 from 11:00AM to 8PM during the buildup to the WPT Legends Of Poker tournament. Just like American Idol, you'll have to show your stuff to producers who'll want to know how passionate you are about the game.

If you're not going to be in LA for the Legends Of Poker event, go to the WPT's "Raw Deal" Facebook page and upload a 45-second video. They urge you to "Be sarcastic. Be sardonic. Be Sartorial. Most of all — be memorable." Family and friends are going to be able to vote for your video and the top ten vote-getters will move straight to the shortlist for callbacks.

World Poker Tour (WPT) | Facebook

Submissions for Facebook auditions close on August 15 at 11:59PM PT.

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Manne wrote: In an unusual move, the World Poker Tour has announced an open casting call for a new on-air role covering events around the world. If you've ever shouted at the TV because there's no way you'd just limp in with pocket rockets or spent an hour analyzing why Ivey played what he played and won a hang, then you're going to be perfect for their new segment, "The Raw Deal." There's two ways to audition for the role, you can go in person or use the WPT's "Raw Deal" Facebook page.

People wanting to audition in person should appear at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles on August 19, 2010 from 11:00AM to 8PM during the buildup to the WPT Legends Of Poker tournament. Just like American Idol, you'll have to show your stuff to producers who'll want to know how passionate you are about the game.

If you're not going to be in LA for the Legends Of Poker event, go to the WPT's "Raw Deal" Facebook page and upload a 45-second video. They urge you to "Be sarcastic. Be sardonic. Be Sartorial. Most of all — be memorable." Family and friends are going to be able to vote for your video and the top ten vote-getters will move straight to the shortlist for callbacks.

World Poker Tour (WPT) | Facebook

Submissions for Facebook auditions close on August 15 at 11:59PM PT.

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"Be Sartorial"? OK, guess that eliminates me. . . :crying
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A new payment option at bodog is available for U.S. players called Mypaylinq-com

Here's what bodog can offer at the moment up until September 18th


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[*]Once joined at Bodog create a MyPayLinQ account @ www-mypaylinq-com
[*]Deposit funds from your bank account directly to MyPayLinQ
[*]Make a deposit in your Bodog account using your funds from MyPayLinQ
[*]The funds will be transferred to your Bodog account immediately
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From now until September 18th receive a 20% bonus up to $1000 on your first deposit with MyPayLinQ

What is MyPayLinQ?

MyPayLinQ is an online eWallet (like PayPal) that allows you to instantly deposit withdraw and transfer funds using cards or bank transfers to your Bodog account for the season.

Terms and rollover:

Reload bonuses will be issued to your Bodog account the day after your deposit and on your first MyPAyLinQ deposit until September 18th, 2010 at 11:59pm ET. Standard Rollover Applies 3X Sports/20X Casino/3 Poker points per dollar
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Bodog Poker is giving you the chance to become royalty in our ongoing King of the Felt promotion, a first-of-its kind event where players defend their throne against those that have proven worthy of the challenge. To qualify to become King of the Felt, you must be paid out in three or more qualifying Sit and Go Tournaments in a week. The more you play, the more chances you have to compete against the reigning King.

Cashing in three to five sit and go tournaments earns you one entry into the draw; six to eight tournaments gets you two entries and entry into a $1,000 freeroll; 9 or more sit and go cashes gets you three entries into the draw, entry into the $1,000 freeroll, plus entry into an additional $500 freroll. If the draw is held and your name comes up, you'll face down the current king for a shot at poker greatness.

What does being King mean? Outside of being crowned by Bodog poker, you defend your throne in a tournament with a $1,000 prize each week, and the more you win, the bigger the prizes get including a chance at a 2011 WSOP seat. Throw in the bragging rights that you get from being on the King of the Felt leaderboard and you're going to love being royalty.

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In a deeply surprising move on the part of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the town of Portsmouth has been told to shut down all poker rooms within its borders. It's a decision that seems to have taken everyone by surprise, especially as Commonwealth Attorney Earle Mobley seemed distinctly on the side of poker rooms and their legality in the state just a few short weeks ago. Local TV station WKTR visited Circle Restaurant and Victory Bowling Lanes owner Don Ferguson for more details on how he was handling the order. Ferguson has been running games at the Circle Restaurant and like all local poker halls, donating a significant portion of their income to charities.

"We were the main charity over there and we made donations to the Salvation Army every month and to the Noble Women and a lot of the money towards paying for youth and senior citizens to come bowl here at the bowling alley," Ferguson told WKTR.

The station also pointed out that the poker rooms allowed Ferguson to charge just a dollar for kids' bowling and host special events for senior citizens as well. Ferguson added: "I don't think it's fair but we got to do what we were told, so that's why we shut down as soon as he told us we had to stop."

Repeated attempts on the part of WKTR to get in touch with Mobley to discuss the matter were refused flatly by the Commonwealth Attorney's office. In the four years since Mobley agreed that poker was a game of skill, millions of dollars have been raised by the parlors for organizations like the local fire and police departments' youth outreach efforts, The March Of Dimes, and the Salvation Army among others.

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Manne wrote: In a deeply surprising move on the part of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the town of Portsmouth has been told to shut down all poker rooms within its borders. It's a decision that seems to have taken everyone by surprise, especially as Commonwealth Attorney Earle Mobley seemed distinctly on the side of poker rooms and their legality in the state just a few short weeks ago. Local TV station WKTR visited Circle Restaurant and Victory Bowling Lanes owner Don Ferguson for more details on how he was handling the order. Ferguson has been running games at the Circle Restaurant and like all local poker halls, donating a significant portion of their income to charities.

"We were the main charity over there and we made donations to the Salvation Army every month and to the Noble Women and a lot of the money towards paying for youth and senior citizens to come bowl here at the bowling alley," Ferguson told WKTR.

The station also pointed out that the poker rooms allowed Ferguson to charge just a dollar for kids' bowling and host special events for senior citizens as well. Ferguson added: "I don't think it's fair but we got to do what we were told, so that's why we shut down as soon as he told us we had to stop."

Repeated attempts on the part of WKTR to get in touch with Mobley to discuss the matter were refused flatly by the Commonwealth Attorney's office. In the four years since Mobley agreed that poker was a game of skill, millions of dollars have been raised by the parlors for organizations like the local fire and police departments' youth outreach efforts, The March Of Dimes, and the Salvation Army among others.

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A bit of local perspective and reporting on the situation can be found here:

hamptonroads-com/2010/07/portsmouth-poker-halls-face-enforcement-prosecutor
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Manne wrote: An online poker player from Hong Kong (Justin Chan) that has won the largest poker tournament to be held in Asia so far. Mirroring the World Series of Poker format of five starting days with the twist of giving players the chance to re-register, the Macau Millions drew in a total of 741 players, easily breaking the record for tournament size in an Asian event. The previous recordholder was the Filipino Poker Tour at the Metro Card Club, when 679 competed for their share of a pot. The tournament featured a HK$2,200 buy-in.

The one million dollar guarantee offered by an online poker room at Casino Grand Lisboa was easily matched and beaten by the assembled players with the final prize pool swelling to HK$1,467,180. 54 players made it through to the final day on Sunday and the top spot was claimed by a 30-year-old MBA student, Justin Chan. This was despite an early chip lead by Bryan Huang and stiff competition by Raymond Wu, who was holding AA when he busted out of the tournament against Chan's AK.

Perhaps vexingly for many of the pros and wannabes who were competing, Chan told press that was there simply because he wanted to pay in a big tournament. He was rewarded handsomely for this impulse, earning HK$275,000 for his efforts.
Congrats to Justin Chan.

Hong Kong

Nice 1st Place Cash Win $275,000


Ya Can't stop poker ......
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AAUPMYSLEAVE wrote: I literally just accidently ran into this while looking up Phil Laak, I never knew this program/Bot existed. This is pretty cool, but at the same time scary.
Here is the link: en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Polaris_(poker_bot)
Bots Bots Everywhere.

Interesting

Polaris (poker bot)
Play vs. professionals

Man vs Machine – Polaris vs Laak and Eslami

Way coool > Way Scary if out in the Wild 😡!

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Just wanted some clarification prior to adjusting my current Bodog account. I had originally setup with no support from any site, but since I am here now, would like to give credit & any benefits to you guys. My concern is my user id (rudeboyphx) and if this process would effect that.
I have high hopes (fingers crossed) of doing good and would like my ID to be, hmmm - well basically it's like an avator, when they see it they know it...:1orglaugh

Just checking...
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rudeboyphx wrote: Just wanted some clarification prior to adjusting my current Bodog account. I had originally setup with no support from any site, but since I am here now, would like to give credit & any benefits to you guys. My concern is my user id (rudeboyphx) and if this process would effect that.
I have high hopes (fingers crossed) of doing good and would like my ID to be, hmmm - well basically it's like an avator, when they see it they know it...:1orglaugh

Just checking...
Hmmm, good question. I know on Merge Gaming, I can not redownload the software and use the same username unless I click on existing account. If you click on new account, then I can not use the same username or email address. I have never played on Bodog so I really can't answer truthfully, only give you my experience with Merge. Manne would be the best person to answer this question for you
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ixgames wrote: A new payment option at bodog is available for U.S. players called Mypaylinq-com

Here's what bodog can offer at the moment up until September 18th


[LIST=1]
[*]Once joined at Bodog create a MyPayLinQ account @ www-mypaylinq-com
[*]Deposit funds from your bank account directly to MyPayLinQ
[*]Make a deposit in your Bodog account using your funds from MyPayLinQ
[*]The funds will be transferred to your Bodog account immediately
[/LIST]
From now until September 18th receive a 20% bonus up to $1000 on your first deposit with MyPayLinQ

What is MyPayLinQ?

MyPayLinQ is an online eWallet (like PayPal) that allows you to instantly deposit withdraw and transfer funds using cards or bank transfers to your Bodog account for the season.

Terms and rollover:

Reload bonuses will be issued to your Bodog account the day after your deposit and on your first MyPAyLinQ deposit until September 18th, 2010 at 11:59pm ET. Standard Rollover Applies 3X Sports/20X Casino/3 Poker points per dollar
Wow I thought they stopped all banks from doing this
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Watch John Pappas the Director of the Poker Players Allaince talk about the Bill on MSNBC. The videos are from Youtube...

YouTube - PPA Executive Director John Pappas appears on MSNBC to Discuss the Vote on HR2267 (08/01/10)!

YouTube - PPA Executive Director John Pappas Second Appearance on MSNBC (08/01/10)
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The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens (near Los Angeles, CA) was the scene of a rather unfortunate incident on Sunday evening Mesbah Khaffaji, a 52-year-old poker player, was playing at a no-limit Hold 'Em poker table when he apparently lost a hand, his patience and some would say his sanity. Khaffaji threw his cards down on the table, stood up, and spit a mouthful of food into the dealer's face, covering his glasses and causing casino security to take him into custody.

Khaffaji was detained by casino security until about 7pm, when the police arrived and arrested him on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. Brendan Kirkpatrick of the Bell Gardens Police Department had this to say about what incited the incident: "We can only assume [this happened] because he lost a hand."

Kirkpatrick also said that this wasn't the first time a player had vented their frustrations at the table, placing a dealer in the line of fire. "Is it often? No. Does it happen? Yes. People get heated. Large sums of money lost; people can’t control their emotions." Khaffajji was later released from custody on $20,000 bail.

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