Full Tilt Poker has an educational site called FullTiltPoker.net and this site has a sponsorship deal with the Sydney Roosters which is a Rugby League in Australia. The federal government has asked the Australian National Rugby League to part ways with the online poker site.
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Australian National Rugby League Asked to Part Ways with Full Tilt
April 19th, 2010What’s your favorite winning hand?
April 16th, 2010Rounders is great for quotes. What can I say, I’m famous for running a good thing into the ground. Anyway, I can’t recall the exact phrasing, but near the beginning Damon’s character voices over and says “Most poker players can’t remember their big wins, but they recall every detail of their worst defeats.” And I’m here to challenge that, because there are a couple of my favorite winning hands that I’ll remember forever. What are yours?
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Poker Terms – The C’s
April 16th, 2010More poker terms for you this week, picking up where we left off with the letter C.
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Kentucky State Officials Launch Lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker
April 12th, 2010Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has taken action against those who offer online gambling and poker to their residents. State officials recently launched a lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker which is a poker site that offers gaming to United States residents. The state is demanding that Full Tilt pay back losses to their residents for the past five years.
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More poker terms: Killer B’s
April 9th, 2010Back to some more explanation of poker terms, starting off again in the B’s.
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What’s your winning percentage?
April 9th, 2010You can get pretty involved into dissecting percentages when you’re playing poker and you’re in it for the long haul. You stop looking at hands individually and start looking at them by the hundreds…or thousands. What you’re doing here is simply gauging your win ratio – to see how you’re doing and assess whether you’re really at a level where the game is worth your time.
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Everest Poker Suing World Series of Poker
April 5th, 2010The World Series of Poker is one if not the most recognizable poker tournaments in the world and is one of the most anticipated events every year in the world of poker. The WSOP brand earns millions of dollars each year by hosting events and they also make money by charging poker companies to advertise during WSOP events. Recently one online poker company decided to sue the WSOP for what they are calling breach of contract.
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Isildur1 Agrees to Compete at Party Poker Big Game IV
April 5th, 2010Just a few days ago, poker pro Tony G invited the mystery poker pro Isiludr1 to compete in the Party Poker Big Game IV. Tony G offered to pay for everything just so Isildur1 would compete. Isidlur1 could even keep his identity a secret. Now Party Poker has confirmed that Isildur1 has accepted the challenge.
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What’s your favorite online casino?
April 2nd, 2010As much as I prefer to play poker in real casinos, I definitely spend time playing online, as well. When you get the itch, convenience rules, and check raising in your boxers is about as convenient as it gets. So what are the best sites out there? And what would the criteria even be for deciding?
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You rake my back, I’ll rake yours
April 2nd, 2010Everyone knows the rake. Hell, Edward Norton even made it famous in Rounders with the line, “In the game of life, women are the f-in rake.” But, does everyone know what a rakeback is? And do you know that it’s one of the criteria you should be considering when selecting a poker game? Let’s take a look at the definition and what each big casino offers.
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