Gold hits $12M jackpot by winning poker's top prize
Seventy-five minutes before Sin City struck midnight Friday, casino executives escorted by pistol-packing guards carried 14 briefcases from a vault at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino and deposited the contents on a large, reinforced poker table next to the final table of the $10,000 buy-in, no-limit Texas Hold'em main event at the 37th annual World Series of Poker.As the last five players of an original 8,773 who started play July 28 looked on, more than a half ton of $100 bills...
More than one way to build your stack
At this year's World Series of Poker, we saw a mix of entrants: amateurs, professionals, online players, veterans, young guns and close to 300 women as well.Everyone comes into the event with their own view as to what's the best strategy. Some players bet large sums early in the hand, looking to steal pots before the flop; others only play small pots pre-flop, trying to win big by taking advantage of their opponents' mistakes after the flop.There are pros and cons to both strategies. Being a dead...
Online poker players face legal issues
With the nightclub Tao swathed in red and black, music pulsated and go-go dancers gyrated on raised platforms along the wall. Everything from the "reserved" signs to the billiard table felt to the models' Chinese-style dresses bore the same label: "bodog.com." The only thing missing was the online gambling site's flamboyant founder, 45-year-old Canadian Calvin Ayre, who was nowhere to be found."He'd have girls all around him and he'd be the life of the party," said Ronn Torossian...
How to play small pairs
There's been much written on the subject of playing small pairs in Texas Hold'em. Small pairs consist of 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 and 6-6. With so many words devoted to the topic, it's obvious that there are opposing theories regarding the best way to play them.Here are my suggestions.Unlike higher pairs, small pairs should not be played in all situations. Several factors determine whether you should enter a pot with a small pair: position, chip count, number of players, and cost to play.In a typical...
Poker has evolved into a lifestyle 'sport'
For most of America, legal gambling is a relatively late arrival. But the current poker craze shows that public gambling is becoming more than a revenue generator or job farm -- it is becoming a lifestyle.This year, the World Series of Poker, held in its entirety at the Rio for the first time, is bigger than ever. More than 8,000 hopefuls entered the championship event this year, and the winner will collect more than $10 million -- for simply playing well and avoiding a few bad beats...
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