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WPT shuts down ill-starred online venture
WPT Online, the online poker room owned by the parent company of the World Poker Tour, shut its virtual doors to rounders forever at the close of business last night.
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Final Table Set at 2008 CPC!
For three years PokerListings.com has attended the Caribbean Poker Classic and for three years we've never once had a shred of doubt about returning the next time around. This...
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Listen to the Quiet Voice: More on Intuition
In an earlier strategy article, we discussed the notion of intuition from both a scientific point of view and as an element in a winning poker player's game.
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Playing Ace-King Out of Position
By Jon "Pearljammed" Turner -- Ace-king may be one of the strongest starting hands in poker, but you've got to play it right in each position to make it pay - especially in the...
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Eastgate Wins WSOP Main Event!
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Question of the Day Saturday, Nov 22, 2008
No-Limit Hold'em
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FlopTurnRiver$101
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Your Hand $200
- Small blind $200
- Big blind $354
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1st $190
$85
- 2nd $350
- Cut-off $40
Background:
You’re playing in an online six-max game. In this hand a tight under-the-gun player makes it $8 and it’s folded around to you on the button. You decide to smooth-call, and the blinds fold. The flop comes 3
T8
and your opponent bets $12. You again choose to smooth-call. The turn comes Q
and your opponent bets $30 and you elect to smooth-call. The river comes 9. Your opponent bets $85.
Options:
What should you do?
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- Location: Las Vegas Caino, Sofitel Hotel, Budapest
- Event: EPT Budapest
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Winner: Will Fry
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- Tournament/Location: Horseshoe Hammond
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- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
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Winner: Jonathan Little
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- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
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- Event: Event 54
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Winner: Peter Eastgate
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- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
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Winner: Jonathan Little
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- Location: Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Event: Event 54
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- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
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- Location: Harvey's Resort and Casino, Lake Tahoe
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Winner: Michael Binger
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- Location: Manila
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Winner: Van Marcus
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Winner: Michael Binger
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- Location: Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
- Event: EPT Polish Open
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Winner: Joao Barbosa
Total Purse: $4,340,000
- Location: Manila
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- Location: Harvey's Resort and Casino, Lake Tahoe
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Winner: Michael Binger
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- Location: Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
- Event: EPT Polish Open
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- Event: EPT Polish Open
Buy In: $20,000
Winner: Joao Barbosa
Total Purse: $4,340,000
- Location: Freedom of the Seas cruise ship
- Event: Caribbean Poker Classic
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Dates: Nov. 21 to Nov. 22
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- Event: Caribbean Poker Classic
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Dates: Nov. 21 to Nov. 22
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- Time: 18:00 PST
- Collect points: 50
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