Poker Hand of the Week: 7/30/16

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Trump Running Mate Has Anti-Online Poker History

As Michigan, Pennsylvania, California and New York all consider regulating online card games for real money, there is, fortunately, little chance currently of an online poker ban coming from the …
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Learning No-Limit From Scratch: Maximizing Your River Value in Position

Too many players, emotionally satisfied just to win the pot, miss valuable opportunities to value bet the river. And since river bets are generally the largest bets in no-limit, that …
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Super Bowl 50: Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers Over/Under Free Pick

Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers (over/under 45 points) Hey, did you hear? There’s a big game this weekend: Super Bowl 50! The over/under started at 45 points and hasn’t moved. I’m having trouble containing myself – only 45 points? Since 2009 only 1 game didn’t go over 45 points. So…why is the line so low?… Read more »
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Poker Strategy With Ed Miller: Beware Of Unforced Bets

Unforced bets are trouble. What’s an unforced bet you ask? I’ll do my best to define it, as it’s a little bit nuanced, but once you understand the idea, it …
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Jon Turner Wins 2016 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main Event

The $ 5,000 buy-in Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event drew a field of 537 players, creating a total prize pool of $ 2,497,050. After six days of action, it was …
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Construction Begins On Indiana Land-Based Casino

Construction began this week on the Tropicana-branded casino in Evansville, Ind. The casino, which will be moving onto land and situated in the city’s downtown, will be the first of …
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Americas Cardroom Announces OSS Cub3d Tournament Series

Americas Cardroom has just announced the first ever OSS CUB3D, three online poker tournament series in one, running from Sunday, Aug. 14 to Sunday, Sept. 11. The three series guarantee …
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Card Player Poker Tour Venetian: Day 1C Draws Huge Field

Although day 1A only drew 42 entries, and day 1B only got 91, the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event was able to easily surpass the $ 2 million guarantee …
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Kuljinder Sidhu Wins 2016 Bellagio Cup XII Main Event

The Bellagio in Las Vegas held the Bellagio Cup XII this week, a $ 10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event that always features a strong field of players. This year’s edition drew …
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Michael Tureniec Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $1,111 Little One For One Drop

The final bracelet of the 2016 World Series of Poker has been awarded, excluding the championship bracelet for the main event which will go to next world champion this November. …
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2016 WSOP Main Event — 80 Players Remain After Day 5

Who will be poker’s next world champion? Notable poker pros Kenny Hallaert (10,050,000), Griffen Benger (9,860,000), Jared Bleznick (7,955,000), Paul Volpe (7,290,000), Tom Marchese (7,155,000), Antoine Saout (6,705,000) and Daniel …
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Greg Raymer Not Impressed By Being Last Former Champ Left In 2016 WSOP Main Event

The last former champion alive in the 2016 WSOP main event was 2004 winner Greg Raymer, who sat with an average stack with fewer than 160 left on Saturday. For …
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Weisner: Woman Making Main Event Final Table Wouldn’t Have ‘Transformative Effect’ On Poker

Poker pro Melanie Weisner was for a short time the chip leader on day 4 of the 2016 WSOP main event, and she went into the dinner break on Friday …
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Poker Pro Folds Quads To All-In Bet In Main Event

Recent bracelet winner Kyle Bowker was playing the World Series of Poker main event on Wednesday and found himself involved in a pot where he had turned quads and was …
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Super Bowl 50: Final Thoughts

Do you have Super Bowl fever! I have Super Bowl fever and here are a few of my thoughts as we get closer to the big game. I can’t wait to watch Cam Newton I worry that Cam Newton’s overall dominance (in terms of years) will be shortened because he plays for Carolina Always order… Read more »
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Gambler Runs Up $10K Into One Drop Buy-In Playing Blackjack, Finishes Fifth For $1.1 Million

Businessman and poker player Brian Green says he relied on a huge blackjack session to fund his entry into the $ 111,111 One Drop High Roller at the 2016 World Series …
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Pennsylvania Online Poker Legalization Delayed Until The Fall: Report

Pennsylvania officials have passed a $ 31 billion spending bill, but they have yet to figure out how to pay for it all. Online gambling remains in the mix, according to …
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Clayton Maguire Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $1,000 Online Event

For the second year in a row, the World Series of Poker held a $ 1,000 online bracelet event, and with a field of 1,247, the 2016 edition blew away the …
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Two Former NFL Standouts Compete In The 2016 World Series Of Poker Main Event

Earlier this summer, Calais Campbell of the Arizona Cardinals competed in a preliminary event at the 2016 World Series of Poker. Fast forward a month, and two more football players …
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Jens Kyllönen Wins 2016 World Series Of Poker $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha

The $ 25,000 buy-in high roller pot-limit Omaha at the 2016 World Series of Poker was won early Saturday evening by one of the best PLO cash game players in history. …
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Yue Du Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event

The 2016 World Series of Poker $ 5,000 no-limit hold’em event drew 863 entrants, creating a total prize pool totaling $ 4,056,100. In the end the last player standing was 48-year-old Yue …
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Fedor Holz At The World Series Of Poker: My Heater ‘Less Unlikely Than People Think’

German poker pro Fedor “CrownUpGuy” Holz has won more than $ 12.7 million since the start of 2015, with $ 9.2 million of it coming thru the first six months of 2016. …
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Will Failla: Tournament Poker ‘Curse’ Has Been Lifted

With more than $ 5.2 million in lifetime tournament earnings, Will “The Thrill” Failla is among the best in the game without a WSOP win. Unfortunately, he’s had few opportunities over …
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Corey Thompson Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo

Corey Thompson is the latest winner at the 2016 World Series of Poker. The 27-year-old poker pro from Winter Park, FL defeated a field of 1,397 entries in the WSOP …
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Scotty Nguyen: ‘You Can’t Miss The World Series Of Poker, Baby’

Poker Hall of Famer Scotty Nguyen, the winner of the 1998 main event, was one of 91 players to enter this year’s $ 50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship. It’s an event …
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Allan Le Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 Omaha Eight-or-Better Mixed Event

Allan Le has won the inaugural running of the World Series of Poker $ 1,500 Omaha eight-or-better mixed event, a tournament that featured three variants of the split-pot flop game: pot-limit …
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Brandon Shack-Harris Wins 2016 World Series of Poker $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

Brandon Shack-Harris exploded onto the live tournament scene in 2014, winning his first gold bracelet in a $ 1,000 pot-limit Omaha event and then making three more top-three finishes in WSOP …
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Card Player Poker Tour At The Bicycle Casino Starts Today

On Friday, the Card Player Poker Tour returned to the Bicycle Hotel & Casino for an 11-event series boasting more than $ 400,000 in guarantees. The series kicked off July 1 …
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