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Voice of Bart bets on poker for charity
Nancy Cartwright, voice of cartoon icon Bart Simpson, will open her home in September for a Monte Carlo Night and Texas Hold'em tournament to benefit a local youth program.
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Final Table Set: WPT Legends Day 4
Bustouts were a dime a dozen in the first few levels of play on Day 4 of the 2008 WPT Legends but during the last four hours you couldn't buy one for $140,830.
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Omaha Hi-Lo Beginners Guide Part 1
Omaha Hi-Lo, or O8 as it's commonly called, is growing in popularity both live and online thanks to its heavy action and the complexity of play compared to No-Limit Hold'em.
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BBC in Session: Nothing Runs Like a Durrrr
Long time no bad beat counseling. However today I came across a hand that was especially sick - a hand enough to make 90% of us quit poker for life.
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PokerStars | local | 8.35 | $100 | Review |
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Pacific Poker | 8.24 | $475 | Review | |
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| 3,548 | 4,243 | 2,223 | -4% | ||
| 2,004 | 2,892 | 1,373 | -3% | ||
| 1,160 | 1,708 | 918 | -3% | ||
| 723 | 2,223 | 1,219 | -2% | ||
| 677 | 1,788 | 963 | -9% |
Question of the Day Thursday, Aug 28, 2008
No-Limit Hold'em
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FlopTurnRiver$121
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Your Hand $140
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Button $170
- Small blind $45
- Big blind $200
- 1st $300
- 2nd $600
- 3rd $800
- 4th $100
- 5th $230
- 6th $102
Background:
You're playing in a $1/$2 game at your local casino. It's folded to you in the cut-off and you raise to $10 with A
K
. The button calls and the blinds fold. Your read on the button is he's a fairly average TAG. Not great, but probably a marginal winner in this game. The flop comes A
8
T. You bet $14 and he calls. The turn comes 3. You bet $35 and he calls. The river comes 3.
Options:
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| Full Tilt Poker | $3,000 | 100 points |
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| Ultimate Bet | $5,000 | 100 raked hands |
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Freerolls & Live Tournaments
August 2008
Hollywood Poker
- Prize: $1,000
- Time: 17:00 PST
- Collect points: 50
- Qualify between: -
- Location: Mantra Resort Spa Casino
- Event: LAPT Punta del Este
Buy In: $2,500
Winner: Jose Miguel Espinar
Total Purse: $851,175
- Location: Mantra Resort Spa Casino
- Event: LAPT Punta del Este
Buy In: $2,500
Winner: Jose Miguel Espinar
Total Purse: $851,175
- Location: Mantra Resort Spa Casino
- Event: LAPT Punta del Este
Buy In: $2,500
Winner: Jose Miguel Espinar
Total Purse: $851,175
Absolute Poker
- Prize: $5,000
- Time: 20:00 PST
- Play raked hands: 100
- Qualify between: Jul 1 - Jul 31
Ultimate Bet
- Prize: $5,000
- Time: 20:00 PST
- Play raked hands: 100
- Qualify between: Jul 1 - Jul 31
- Location: The Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Event: Legends of Poker
Buy In: $10,000
Dates: Aug. 23 to Aug. 28
Pacific Poker
- Prize: $5,000
- Time: 20:00 PST
- Collect points: 35
- Qualify between: Jul 14 - Aug 17
- Location: The Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Event: Legends of Poker
Buy In: $10,000
Dates: Aug. 23 to Aug. 28
- Location: The Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Event: Legends of Poker
Buy In: $10,000
Dates: Aug. 23 to Aug. 28
- Location: The Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Event: Legends of Poker
Buy In: $10,000
Dates: Aug. 23 to Aug. 28
- Location: The Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Event: Legends of Poker
Buy In: $10,000
Dates: Aug. 23 to Aug. 28
- Location: The Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles
- Event: Legends of Poker
Buy In: $10,000
Dates: Aug. 23 to Aug. 28
PokerStars
- Prize: $10,000
- Time: 15:00 PST
- Collect points: 1,000
- Qualify between: Jul 1 - Jul 31
Full Tilt Poker
- Prize: $3,000
- Time: 13:00 PST
- Collect points: 100
- Qualify between: Aug 22 - Aug 29
Pacific Poker
- Prize: $17,000
- Time: 20:00 PST
- Collect points: 75
- Qualify between: Jun 24 - Aug 24
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Poker As Life by Lee Robert Schreiber
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