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2012 European Poker Awards Handed Out, Sam Trickett Takes Player Of The Year

In what might be viewed as a slight upset, the United Kingdom’s Sam Trickett was voted Player of the Year at the 2012 European Poker Awards over poker Triple Crown winner and countryman Jake Cody during awards ceremonies held last night. The 2012 EPAs, held at the famous Aviation Club de Paris in France, honored the best players in the European poker arena for their performance over the 2011 calendar year

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February 2, 2012 in Poker
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Play in Five Special Card Player $50 Fantasy Sports NBA Freerolls Starting Monday!

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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PartyPoker Launching Card Rush Promotion

Starting February 1st and running through the rest of the month, PartyPoker will be holding its Card Rush promotion, giving real money players a chance to win cash and freeroll entries just for playing poker like they normally would. Card Rush is a very simple promotion

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Online Poker Tutorial: Stealing Blinds

If you’re playing a tight-aggressive playstyle their will be longs periods of time where you’re folding hand after hand. At the start of a tournament, when the blind levels are low, this isn’t really a problem – but towards the end of a tournament the blinds really start to eat away at your stack.

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February 1, 2012 in Poker
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Gus Hansen’s Big Win In Big Game

On his way to the upcoming Aussie Millions, Gus Hansen stopped off in Macau to play cash poker in Macau’s Big Game, finishing his third 24-hour marathon session with a huge profit of $3.8 million.

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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Epic Poker League Hits European Television Screens

The Epic Poker League (EPL) organisers are reportedly negotiating the sale of the series, but what is certain is poker fans throughout Europe now have the chance to watch the action on television. While negotiations continue between Pinnacle Entertainment – which operates casinos in Reno in Nevada, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana and Missouri – and the EPL, the league has agreed a deal with The Poker Channel Europe to show upwards of 70 hours of the league in over 30 million homes throughout the continent, as well as the rest of the world via the internet.

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January 22, 2012 in Poker
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Eugene Katchalov named 2011 BLUFF Magazine POY

Despite Black Friday laying waste to the online poker community in the United States, as well as its backlash causing worldwide drama for poker players, it was still a good year for a number of poker players, but few had the amount of success of Eugene Katchalov, who is now the official BLUFF Magazine Player of the Year for 2011. BLUFF Magazine began presenting Read Full Article Related posts: Katchalov denied Triple Crown at EPT Barcelona A stacked final table returned to the poker tables on..

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January 6, 2012 in Poker
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How To Win Double Or Nothing Online Poker Tournaments

Double or Nothing (DoN) Sit and Go tournaments have become increasingly popular recently.

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December 23, 2011 in Poker
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The next step in online poker High Pulse Poker

High Pulse Poker is a new player on the poker scene, the site launched its real-money version on the 15th of November, but unlike other online poker startups that mimic what the current crop of online poker rooms are doing, High Pulse Poker has decided to do things their own way and the result is a fun, player-friendly, place to play online poker. High Read Full Article Related posts: Gruissem wins second straight EPT High-Roller tournament WCOOP High-Roller tournament blasts through guarantee

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November 21, 2011 in Poker
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Tips for Playing Aggressively in Online Poker

Even with all the online poker tips available on the internet, it’s astounding how many poker players play weakly once they’ve involved themselves in a hand. Hand selection is one of the most important aspects of being a solid poker player, and yet people tend to play trash hands in the hope of hitting a monster on the flop.

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November 21, 2011 in Poker
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Training site BlueFire Poker continues to grow

Not long after announcing they had signed one of the best-known and highly respected online poker coaches in the industry in Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt to their already impressive roster, BlueFire Poker has once again sent out a major announcement, announcing the formation of their Multi-Table Tournament Coaching Team. Blue Fire Poker is owned and operated by one of the biggest names in poker, Phil Read Full Article Related posts: Online poker training site new name and look Lock Poker sponsored player roster continues to grow Bluff Poker Training Academy Seminars

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November 18, 2011 in Poker
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Online Poker Play Basics – How to Make a Deposit At an Online Poker Room?

If you have just decided for an online poker play but don’t know how to make a deposit at an online poker room, then this article will prove quite helpful for you.

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November 18, 2011 in Poker
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Online Poker for the Novice

Poker playing has grown exponentially in popularity over the last several years.

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November 18, 2011 in Poker
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Texas Hold’Em Poker – Online Poker for Beginners

This article talks about Texas Hold’em only simply because of the fact that it is now the most popular form of online poker worldwide.

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November 7, 2011 in Poker
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How to Get Started in Online Poker

Have you heard than poker is a lot of fun? Indeed poker has a perfect combination of a social friendly circle or club versus battling wits and adrenalin of winning.

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November 7, 2011 in Poker
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Online Poker Training Websites

To get the very best out of playing poker online these days, it is a good idea to begin by visiting a poker training site. Poker is getting more and more competitive every day

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November 7, 2011 in Poker
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Game Face adds Men “The Master” Nguyen to roster

The recently launched free-play online poker site Game Face has just added their second sponsored player to their roster, adding the very polarizing Men “The Master” Nguyen to their marketing campaign. Nguyen joins former WSOP Main Event Champion and poker author Tom McEvoy as representatives of the online poker, backgammon, and chess site.

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November 7, 2011 in Poker
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Advantages of Online Poker Over Live Tournaments

Studies have shown that online poker has grown significantly since 2003 because of its advantages to both the house and the player. Electronic operation is much more cost effective than running a brick and mortar operating casino but it is also a prolific hunting ground for players who embrace the advantages of the virtual game.

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November 7, 2011 in Poker
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