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World Poker Tour Foundation revealed

The World Poker Tour has launched the WPT Foundation, a body that will strive to make the world a better place by using its influence to campaign for positive change.

Those studying casino site reviews note how the emphasis will start on human rights organisations which try to alleviate problems like torture and government suppression all over the world. Other programmes that will benefit from the Foundation will be those involved in poverty, hunger and environmental issues.

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Posted on March 5, 2012 by Guest Blogger | Filed Under Poker
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Will there be a Poker Bill in the USA in 2012?

After the efforts of Senator Harry Reid to attach an online poker bill to another payroll-tax bill this month failed, the likelihood of any positive legislation for the US online poker industry coming into being in 2012 was massively reduced.

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Posted on February 29, 2012 by Guest Blogger | Filed Under Poker
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Bodog domain name seized by US government

Having already seized the domains AbsolutePoker.com, FullTiltPoker.com and PokerStars.com last year on Black Friday, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seized Bodog.com this week, further adding to the tension between the US government and the online poker industry.

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Posted on February 29, 2012 by Guest Blogger | Filed Under Poker
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Rinat Bogdanov Wins the WPT Venice Grand Prix

For the second time in a few months, the World Poker Tour (WPT) held an event in Venice, Italy. In December, WPT Venice was held at the Casino Di Venezia just a 2-mins drive from Marco Polo airport – an event won by an amateur Italian player Edoardo Alescio. This time the WPT had added the words Grand Prix to the event, and had moved the tables to the oldest casino in the world – the Casino Di Venezia in the heart of the canals. People signing up for a Betfair Poker Welcome Bonus will be hoping to emulate them one day. Read more

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Posted on February 28, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Online Poker
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Finding a Fish in The Blinds When Under The Gun

When playing poker from under the gun you need to be aware that unless the players in the blinds call, you are going to be at a positional disadvantage throughout the post flop part of play. This is why textbooks suggest a tight opening range from this position and it is not uncommon to be opening 12-14% of hands only.

There is one situation that arises where you may wish to expand your opening range, but you need to proceed with caution. This unique situation is when you find a huge fish playing in the blinds. Your winning strategy should involve finding and playing against fish, but this is the worse situation to encounter because of the high risk of being exploited by good players who have position on you. Anyone with a Betfair Free Poker Bonus should remember this.

If you find a fish in the blinds, while playing from under the gun, the first thing you should do is look for an opportunity to move seats. As soon as you see a seat vacated, sit out of the game and return immediately into the favourable seat. If this is not possible then you should still expand your raising ranges to try and get into pots with the fish. Your positional and skill advantage far outweigh the potential risk of playing a pot out of position against a quality opponent. People with a Betfair Promo Code need to bear this in mind.

Just like the cod in our icy waters, the poker fish are a rarer commodity these days, so you need to take every opportunity to play against them.

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Posted on February 27, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Online Poker
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Robbie Williams Moves Into The Poker World

As if pop superstars do not make enough money these days, the Take That star and solo artist Robbie Williams has launched his own poker room. Fans of Betfair free poker may prefer to stick with what they know.

A beta version of the game has been launched and his audience seems to be his loyal fan base, much to the outrage of Tessa Munt, Member of Parliament for Wells. Munt told the Daily Mirror, I am outraged by this. It directly targets his fans, including children. The money he makes should go to addiction charities.”

You cannot make real money deposits on RobbieWilliamsPoker.com but you can win prizes such as meeting the great man himself. Interestingly, the release of the beta version has been given mixed reviews by his fans. Some of them can’t wait to try out the site, with a view to winning a tournament to meet their idol, and others are annoyed that they have to play poker in order to meet him instead of achieving the feat through his official website. It is not something that people playing Betfair Omaha Poker will have to worry about.

Every player who signs up to play at RobbieWilliamsPoker.com receives play money chips. These are used to play in the games and as players solve missions and unlock achievement bonuses they collect experience points (XPs). The more XPs you have the more perks you can gain access to on the site.

Not only will it be interesting to see how this project develops it will also be interesting to see if any other pop stars follow in his footsteps.

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Posted on February 21, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Online Poker
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The Mind of Daniel Negreanu

These days when the professional poker players are interviewed there is only one thing the journalist wants a comment on. It is of course the unbelievable goings on in world Full Tilt. While nearly all of the professional players remain as quiet as a Tibetan Monk there is one exception – Daniel Negreanu.

Negreanu has always been one of the most outspoken players on the circuit. You might not like, or agree, with everything he says but at least he lets you have a sneak into the world of professional poker. He has just updated his blog and this is what has been going on in the mind of Daniel Negreanu. Fans of Betfair poker will be keen to hear what he has had to say.

Firstly, he has been playing poker and enjoying it as well. He told the world that he had a great PCA and decided to keep the heat going with a visit to the Aussie Millions. He played in the $100k Super High Roller and talked about the merits of the structured 30-second thought clock. Negreanu believes that the game has slowed down in recent years, caused mainly by the inordinate time young players take to act. Therefore for Negreanu the 30-second thought clock was a nice improvement to the game. http://poker.betfair.com/en/promotions/

Negreanu also talked about some personal misfortune during the first month of 2012. His personal e-mail account was hacked and then subsequently his PokerStars account. A sum of $61,000 was sprayed around to a wide variety of players, money Negreanu will never see again due to a PokerStars stipulation forbidding the return of money should a player’s personal email account be hacked.

Last but not least Negreanu calls for more ambassadors in the game of poker and cites Phil Galfond and the next likely hero of poker.
Step forward Mr Sweets!

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Posted on February 14, 2012 by Thomas | Filed Under Poker
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