Off to Jail, Do Not Pass Go: Hacker who Stole 7.4 Million British Pounds Sentenced to Two Years Behind Bars
Now this is interesting. A man from Devon, accused of  stealing virtual Zynga Poker chips worth £7.4 million has been jailed for 2 years by Exeter Crown Court after pleading
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Posted on March 22, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Poker
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How does deep stack strategy differ from short stack strategy?
When playing a short stack it is generally recommended to play a tight but aggressive (TAG) style, waiting for premium hands and trying to get all your chips in early in the hand, be it pre-flop or on the flop. Those normally associated with Scratch Cards Online should note how most tournaments will end up [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2011 by Thomas | Filed Under Poker
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Here Come the Bots (Ro-Bots, That is); Online Casinos Looking to Stop the Invasion
Those of us who gamble online always knew they were out there. Computer geeks are too smart to risk their money, when a robot (Think IBM’s Watson) could play for you, figure out all the odds, and win. Now the casinos are getting wise to the bots. An article in the NY Times this past [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Poker, Poker Players, Strategy
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Full House Poker Comes to Phone 7 Users
Good news for all Windows Phone 7 users. Our friends (?) at Microsoft are bringing Full House Poker (which I absolutely love playing) to their systems. Target date is mid week, about March 16. The game will be the mobile alternative, and indeed companion,  to the Xbox 360 version.
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Posted on March 13, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Poker
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
Last year I managed to convince someone to stake me and my friend in the Pokerstars Sunday Million. The excitement was palpable. We prepared ourselves for a long night of concentration and tense decisions.
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Posted on March 11, 2011 by Guest Blogger | Filed Under Poker
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Seidel Pockets $750,000 As Winner of National Heads-Up Poker Championship
I love  watching Erik Seidel play poker. I mean, learn so much about bluffing… playing the odds, when to go all in and when not to. So I was pretty happy when Seidel beat an elite field of 63 of poker’s best to win the seventh annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NHPC) presented by GoDaddy.com, at [...]
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Posted on March 8, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Poker, Poker Players, Tournaments, TV
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The Loose-Aggressive Style
One of the greatest spectacles in poker is watching one of the elite players playing a loose-aggressive style and crushing all that dare take them on. Watching players such as Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius constantly bet, raise and apply pressure to their opponents really is a sight to behold.
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Posted on March 7, 2011 by Thomas | Filed Under Poker
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