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Phil Ivey Skips World Series Of Poker, and Sues Full Tilt For Breach Of Contract
By The Marksman at June 2, 2011 | 12:35 pm | 0 Comment
I have always liked Phil Ivey as a Poker player, the self-taught “Tiger Woods” of Poker has silently been one of the best poker players in the world for the last decade. In recent years Ivey signed on for a sponsorship at Full Tilt Poker, and played in tournaments wearing the Full Tilt banner and proudly representing the site and getting a nice payday from it. more...
The Federal Crackdown Threatens To Set Online Poker Back A Decade
By The Marksman at April 21, 2011 | 8:43 am | 0 Comment
People who play Poker Online know all about odds and outcomes, and at the end of the day they realize it's gamble. But after all of the recent issues with the Federal crackdown on major internet poker sites, it may be more of a gamble than it was before. After federal prosecutors late last week shut down the country’s three most popular online poker websites, more...
Man Allowed To Play Poker In Order To Avoid Jail Time. Is It Right Or Wrong?
By The Marksman at August 16, 2010 | 9:30 am | 1 Comments
People have a lot of misconceptions about poker and the people that play the game, one of them is that all of them are basically riverboat gamblers who do not good for anyone else. While there are a lot of people who fall into that category that play poker for a living, many of them are generous individuals who devote a lot of time to charity and good causes. more...
2010 WSOP November Nine Set. Why is the Super Bowl of Poker paused for four months?
By The Marksman at August 9, 2010 | 9:45 am | 0 Comment
The November Nine have been determined in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. After eight grueling days of play spread out over two weeks, nine players are left standing in poker’s most prestigious tournament. Jonathan Duhamel leads the way entering the four-month break with a stack of 55,375,000. If you don't know what the November Nine is, let us more...
Shannon Elizabeth is better at Poker than you.
By The Marksman at April 14, 2010 | 7:45 am | 0 Comment
Shannon Elizabeth is one of the most “forthcoming” poker babes, meaning she doesn’t mind taking off most of her clothes in front of the camera. Apart from that, she’s also made some good money off of the big live events with total tournament winnings of almost $140,000. Before going into the “poker celebrity business”, Shannon Elizabeth was a more...
Pokerstars European Poker Tour Berlin Robbed by 6 Gunmen!!
By The Marksman at March 9, 2010 | 11:03 am | 0 Comment
If you follow poker at all by now you have heard about the robbery during the Pokerstars European Poker Tour (EPT) Berlin main event. Apparently six men with assault rifles (allegedly), knives, and other weapons stormed the registration desk and made off with less than a million euros (conflicting reports). You can go see the video here (seems to be the only site more...
Poker Strategy: The Importance of Playing Position!
By The Marksman at February 23, 2010 | 12:32 pm | 0 Comment
Position is far more important than the hands you're dealt, the players at your table, or the size of your stack is the position you have in the current hand. There are other factors that will help determine your success at the game but your position is at the top of the list. Poker is a long term game, but position is a short term idea. To win in the long term, more...
Broke Poker Players: T.J. Cloutier Pawns his WSOP Bracelet!
By The Marksman at February 12, 2010 | 1:55 pm | 1 Comments
The poker community was stunned last week when it was discovered that a pawn shop in Plano, Texas, was selling a World Series of Poker bracelet won in 2005 by legendary poker champion T.J. Cloutier on eBay. The seller confirmed that the 14 karat gold, diamond-encrusted bracelet was 100 percent authentic and acquired from Cloutier himself. Though Cloutier declined more...
