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The Commonwealth of Kentucky has taken to the courtroom again, attempting to follow up on their 2008 claim regarding 141 online gambling domain names, including FullTiltPoker.com, PokerStars.com, UltimateBet.com, and AbsolutePoker.com.

Specifically, the state has filed a “Verified Claim and Statement of Interest or Right in Property Subject to Forfeiture In Rem,� according ...

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Land-based casinos in America have put together a sorry track record over the last ten years in supporting online poker. In fact, close to nothing the casinos have done has been supportive of this enormous industry. However, with the majority of industry analysts predicting eventual American legalization, the brick-and-mortar side of the poker industry is changing their tune.

Two states and two major casinos have now launched free online poker ...

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Updated 05-15-2011 at 06:57 AM by flashdave

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Originally Posted by blog

edwarda
03-11-2011 08:40 PM


Yesterday, testimony concluded in the nine week trial Ernest Scherer II, a professional poker player accused of murdering his parents near Oakland, California. Scherer testified that he “absolutely did not� murder his parents, citing that he was nowhere near Pleasanton, the crime scene, when they were killed.

Scherer’s back story isn’t a pretty one. At the time of his parent’s

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Originally Posted by blog

JoeOE18
03-02-2011 06:49 AM


There’s no denying that Mr. Daniel Negreanu is one of the foremost poker players in the world. Although reading Youtube comments might convince you otherwise. Armchair analysts are quick to criticize a call or bluff from the security of their anonymity.

This practice is particularly common on clips from High Stakes Poker, where Daniel is generally regarded as one of the least successful players. To be fair, he never seems to catch

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SO it is late, almost 3:30am on a Wednesday morning. There are 8 people at the table and there is almost $3,500 in cash at the table. I am at Oceans Eleven Casino in Oceanside California and the bad beat jackpot is $40,000. Aces full of tens beaten.

It is a $2/$2 No-Limit Hold-em game. Third position starts the betting with a raise to $18. 4th position calls, and the guy in 5th position raises to $38. Players to my right fold around me me on the button. I look down at AK suited(spades) ...

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Cash Games , Card Rooms

If you are anything like me, you find a level of enjoyment in a home that can't be found in a card room or casino. A sense of comradery is more present in a home setting. Personal guards are let down and egos are inflated all at the same time.

I hope to use this blog to catalog my adventures in poker. Mainly southern California, because thats where I am located. I prefer playing tournaments and shy away from cash games. I feel I am to aggressive a player for cash games. So now I am ...

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