Today on PokerListings Wednesday, May 14, 2008
WSOPC New Orleans prelims under way
The last stop on the '07-'08 season of the World Series of Poker Circuit is under way and several events are already in the bag.
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Rio Grande! Nuijten Victorious at LAPT...
It's not every day that a major poker tournament escapes the iron grip of the PokerListings.com tournament reporting juggernaut but the inaugural stop on the PokerStars.com...
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Our Brains and Change
Humans in general like patterns. We like things to stay constant, and when things change, we become anxious.
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My Thoughts on WSOP ME Final Table Delay
Well, a lot has happened in the two weeks since my previous post here at PokerListings, both for me and for poker.
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Question of the Day Wednesday, May 14, 2008
No-Limit Hold'em
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$150
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Your Hand $1,650
- 1st $1,402
- 2nd $8,000
- 3rd $1,720
- 4th $1,800
- 5th $1,900
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Cut-off $2,600
$250
- Button $3,200
- Small blind $1,800
Background:
You are playing in the later stages of an online sit-and-go. The play has been fairly aggressive, with lots of stealing. In this hand it’s folded to the cut-off, who makes a raise to $250. The button and the small blind fold.
Options:
Million Dollar Cash Game: Ivey Starts to Climb
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Jesus Ferguson |
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For Phil Ivey, the opening stages of the second annual Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Cash Game were something of a nightmare. Ivey came to play and mixed it up more than anyone else at the table; problem was, he wasn’t winning...
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Texas Holdem No-Limit WSOP 2001
$10,000 Main Event: Trapping with aces
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17.4% Carlos Mortensen |
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82.6% Dewey Tomko |
Carlos Mortensen had a 2-to-1 chip lead when he and Dewey Tomko played the last hand of the tournament. Mortensen raised to $100,000 with the K
-Q and Tomko flat-called with the A
-A
in an attempt to trap Mortensen. The flop came J
-T-3 giving Mortensen...
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