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Poker Update

post from Poker Blog - NH GG FU on 11 May 2008 09:52:43 PM. © Poker Blog - NH GG FU

Not updated this in a while.. where to start? hmm..Live:I played a £50 rebuy the other night (invited thru a poker forum I visit sometimes) - I fancied it cos I am playing GUKPT Newcastle this week (£1080 Buyin) and it was a good opportunity to get some live practice..30 runners (I recognised most of [...]

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Fascinating Interviews with The Three EPL
Managers

post from CC on 11 May 2008 05:10:00 PM. © CC

Terrific set of interviews by BBC with the managers of the two dropped clubs (Reading and Birmingham), as well the new London hero, Fulham's Roy Hodgson. Such a different view into sport than here in America.

Reading's Steve Coppell

Birmingham's Alex McLeish

Fulham's Roy Hodgson

Great interview also with game winner Danny Murphy, formerly with Liverpool. He's very candid about his own personal struggle watching Liverpool do so well while he languished at Fulham.

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HorseRacing: 12 - 1 + 1 still equals 12 in The
Preakness

post from Buzz on Gambling, Online & Casino on 11 May 2008 03:41:26 PM. © Buzz on Gambling, Online & Casino

Derby Trial winner Macho Again is in for Saturday’s 134th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.I predicted that Recapturetheglory was not talented enough to take on the Preakness, and it proved correct. Although, the connections statedbig brown, buzz b berkeley, horseracing, Horseracing Handicapping, horse race betting, internet gambling, kentucky derby, My POV, Online [...]

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Times they are a chang'n.....

post from Triangle Poker Journal Blog on 11 May 2008 03:35:00 PM. © Triangle Poker Journal Blog

Doyle Brunson once said that the best judge of the economy is a poker room. If you look around the local games, I'd have to agree. Of course I would say there's two main factors involved for the games drying up around here, one is the economy. When things get a little tight and the wife starts complaining about not having enough money for her shopping, its the husband's fun money first to be sacrificed. The second is the types of games that everyone wants to play. With the poker boom of the past few years and with high stakes games being broadcast on a regular basis that has trickled down to the home games in some respects. People want bigger pots, more action so naturally the game has to change and the introduction of Omaha comes to the forefront. Its not a stretch to say that the majority of players playing Omaha and O8 really are bad players. They were bad at hold'em and are even worse at Omaha but in their mind they think they have a better chance to win bc they have more cards. They fail to realize that everyone has more cards too...lol. Another aspect that they always forget is that Omaha is an extremely high variance game that takes far more money/bankroll to support. Used to, a $200 buy in in HE would last for a night with only a couple of rebuys maybe but most people can't make that last two hours in a Omaha game. So for some strange reason players will buy in for more upfront not realizing that they will lose more money at the same rate with a smaller buy in. Second nut is second nut and you're going broke with it every time just about. I've said it before and I'm really starting to see more and more of it coming true, I really think that dealer's choice games are going to make a strong come back along with more tournaments replacing the local cash games. Of course the problem with that is the house will not be able to make money hand over fist every night a game is held. It will be interesting to see what happens over the summer with gas prices going higher and higher, vacations, longer days, and just plain ol' burnout of playing poker so much. The games are going to only get tougher with more and more sharks circling the softer games. The last time I went to one of the games here in Greenville I noticed that even though there were a lot of players there, the majority of them were not action players but tightwads waiting around for monster starters and there were only a handful of fish compared to what used to be there in the past. On Friday night's were I play, an interesting change is taking place with the introduction of Badugi and double draw low ball which allows for a lot of action with just about everyone there chasing really horrible draws just to be part of the game and we're having some really sick action bc of it.

Also online I've noticed a huge influence into the limit games and especially Razz where I'm still trying to concentrate on. The Full Tilt Online Championship is going on right now and is running strong last time I checked. I'm really looking forward to Thursday night's Razz championship bc last time I really donked it off at the end when I was playing asleep and made a massive misread. Hope to be smarter and more focused this time and make the final table or I'll be greatly disappointed.

Well, good luck to everyone out there end hopefully come this fall games will be running strong again around town. I sure hope so....

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Final Table Bust

post from Do or Die Poker on 11 May 2008 02:07:51 PM. © Do or Die Poker

I made the Final Table again last night. I hung in with a field of 426 players until my AKos got busted by A4os. Disappointing but that’s how it goes sometimes. There were only four entries...

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Murphy Delivers!

post from CC on 11 May 2008 10:45:00 AM. © CC

First, a happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there. We headed for brunch after church this morning. I got our name on the list at one of her favorite places, an hour wait that was fine for us as she and the boys were still at church (I grabbed coffee and a couple books as a gift for my wife after the first service while she volunteered in the nursery). She's celebrating her big day with a nap now.

I rushed to the computer when we got home to see if Fulham had gotten their victory at Pompey. With Birmingham and Reading both grabbing four goals, the pressure was surely on the Cottagers as they headed well into the 2nd half scoreless. Then Danny Murphy headed a long free kick into the netting, Kasey Keller parried shot after shot as the Fulham defense weathered an onslaught of balls, and with three blows of the whistle, Fulham survived!

btw, break up the Pirates, please...

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-mmmadd- Wins FTOPS Pot-Limit Omaha Event #6 and
$68k.

post from Online Poker News about Poker Players | Poker Forums and News Blog on 11 May 2008 05:05:24 AM. © Online Poker News about Poker Players | Poker Forums and News Blog

Scott Fischman, Nordberg, and SamENole Make Deep Runs.FTOPS VIII Event #6 is in the books tonight. The $500+$35 PLO event drew 637 people and an impressive prizepool of $318,500. 84 places would end up being paid out in all, and some very threatening online poker players made some VERY deep ...

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-Jornx- Wins $109 Rebuy For FTOPS Event #7 Title.

post from Online Poker News about Poker Players | Poker Forums and News Blog on 11 May 2008 05:05:24 AM. © Online Poker News about Poker Players | Poker Forums and News Blog

$102k Payday For Jornx; Erick Lindgren Goes Deep.The 7th event of this season?s FTOPS has been run and won. The event provided great value for the players with over 550k in the prize pool for only a $109 buy-in. The rebuy + add-on event initially had a guaranteed prize pool ...

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Asian Poker Tour Officially Confirmed For May
27th Start.

post from Online Poker News about Poker Players | Poker Forums and News Blog on 11 May 2008 05:05:24 AM. © Online Poker News about Poker Players | Poker Forums and News Blog

APT Will Features Events in Philippines, Macau, Seoul, and Singapore. The newly-formed Asian Poker Tour - conveniently named the APT - will officially begin play in Manila, Philippines, later this month (May 27th, 2008). The $2,500 buy-in event has pros such as Quinn Do and Nam Le slated ...

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2008 National Heads Up Noon Today on NBC

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NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship 1996 WSOP Main Event winner Huck Seed during the 2008 Heads-Up Championship

While much of the poker industry is scrambling to stop the negative trends from two years of UIEGA, television network giant NBC continues to add viewers for its 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Played at Caesars Palace Poker Room in Las Vegas earlier this year the tournament is televised every Sunday at Noon EDT in a miniseries of two hour poker shows.

Sunday noon is the perfect time slot for the poker miniseries and it says a lot for TV poker considering this same time slot is often filled by the 800 hundred pound gorilla of TV sports, the NFL. So, how come this NBC produced poker tournament has the appeal to show viewer growth while other big time poker shows are scrambling for solutions to their rapidly declining audience?

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NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Orel Hershiser faces Andy Bloch

NBC makes it look easy, but remember, they've been producing sports entertainment for decades and have vast experience in packaging successful TV shows. First, NBC assured an all star cast. They invited the most talented poker stars, mixed in a few stars that play poker, added an Internet champion, and even provided satellites so a couple of players from the street could get an invite. Another important factor is the tournament format. Styled after the well known 64 team single elimination college basketball championships makes it easy for viewers to follow the action.

Flip over to NBC today at Noon EDT and settle in to enjoy two hours of entertaining high stakes poker from Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Will Orel Hershiser finally strike out? Will the WSOP Champion Huck Seed continue to flourish? Can MIT phenom, Andy Bloch, solve the equations for a win? Is this the year for Jesus to finally triump? We're down to eight; but, four must go home today. The surviving four will return next Sunday, May 18 at Noon EDT, for the three hour finale and champion of the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

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NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Will Jesus, aka Chris Ferguson, work a miracle?