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The WSOP Poker Championship - Find Out About it Online
The World Series of Poker Championship, is the most highly respected poker championship series of tournaments held anywhere in the world. We could say the name says it all - however, there is also a WPT which is the World Poker Tour, and this poker championship tournament has a great deal of prestige too; but not as much prestige as the WSOP.
The idea for the World Series of Poker Championship came about in 1969 with the Texas Gambling Reunion, an invitational event which was basically to become the WSOP inaugural event. The idea to evolve the Texas Gambling Reunion into the World Series of Poker Championship was Benny Binion's brainchild. He was the owner of the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, and a well renowned poker player. In 1970, the first ever WSOP took place at Binion's Horseshoe casino - it was a series of cash games. The format for the Main Event, freeze-out Texas hold 'em game only came about in 1971. Johnny Moss was the first ever World Champion of Poker player in 1970, and was elected by a panel of his peers to receive a silver cup as a prize. Today the winner receives a bracelet and this is world poker's highest accolade. Since 1972 the main event has always carried a $10,000 buy-in, no-limit Texas Hold 'Em (TXHE) format.
In 2004, Binion's Horseshoe was purchased by Harrah's Entertainment and now they have an online site specifically created for the World Series of Poker Championship. The WSOP online carries a comprehensive range of poker information and players can attend the Academy and even play cash money games. You can find World Series of Poker Championship circuit and other tournament schedules, Poker news and strategy articles. They offer games and tournaments online too and these range across the entire spectrum of poker; even little known poker varieties. Find Razz, Omaha, Stud, Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple, Shootouts, Lowball, HORSE, No Limit, Pot Limit, Hi Low, Heads Up, and many mixed table events.
If there is a definitive poker championship site, then, this one is it. Players will find all the education and practice they will ever need for to get to the WSOP main event table. One thing many poker players online have in common is eventually playing in live poker championship tournaments, and as this is the definitive tournament; this site gets players where they are going in terms of their goals. It is a way to keep in touch with this world - straight from the HORSE's mouth.
Currently US players are not legally allowed to play poker online, this has not however stopped many poker championship players from training online and getting to the live tables. Chris Moneymaker was the first to do this and win the WSOP Main Event in 2003, and Greg Raymer did the same the following year, in 2004. Many more online poker players have followed in the footsteps of these two ground-breaking players. In fact it is estimated that 15 million people play online poker championship games in the US!
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| Online poker tools |
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Friday, 03 June 2011 |
Focus on your position and strong start handsThis is a general rules that you should definitely try to follow if you want to become a successful poker players. Most poker players play to many games, especially with weak starting hands. Playing a moderate hand is only recommendable when you are in a late position with not much action from the players before you. The best way to beat your opponents is to await your chance and only take action if you have good cards. Adopt a tight poker styleAgain: keep your game time. Truly disciplined poker players will be the most successful players, winning the most games. Try to read the flow Be aware that online poker is much faster than like poker. This adds extra excitement to game. Try to ‘read’ the flop and determine the nuts in every hand? Does your hand have the potential for straight flush? Who will grab the flop? And even more importantly: who has missed the flop? It is advisable to sit out the first round and observe your opponents. |
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| Betting on football is also good for companies |
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Monday, 15 November 2010 |
Betters are not the only ones who bet on football team. Online casino and online poker rooms are also betting in sport and especially in football. Since a few years, online casinos and football have been working well together. And the big winner in this market is England. In 2008, the premier league was recorded €128 million in sponsoring against and the German league was just behind with 118 million but the next years were more profitable for the English football with a rise of €83.5 million and only 10mililion for the German league. Online casinos and poker rooms have been participating a lot in the revenue of football and football find another way to pay its players. The Spinach league unfortunately hasn’t yet beneficiate of the explosion. Probably through the different legislation applied in Spain regarding gambling games as live blackjack. € 27 million is the amount that Bwin has spent in the Liga. |
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| Lotto Quebec casino is limited in its futures projects |
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Wednesday, 13 October 2010 |
Stocked between its trade mission and its social responsibility towards gambling, Lotto-Quebec Casino Bet can’t propose an increase in supply of the game in its Strategic Plan in 2010-2013. The casino doesn’t envisage new establishment neither new casinos gambling rooms. In its planning document, the Crown Corporation told its discomfort about this regard, remembering the intense debate that led to the scrapping of the proposed relocation of the Montreal Casino. “The maintaining of the balance between economic mission and social responsibility has become even more difficult to achieve, and for the next few years, the context will continue to exert considerable pressure on the mission of Lotto-Quebec” this is what we can read in the plan. The Crown Corporation suggests reviewing its objectives and to focus on its primary mission is to ensure a safe and controlled environment for the conduct of gambling. |
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| Online bingo vs casino games |
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Friday, 16 July 2010 |
With the huge variety of online casino games, we almost forget the primary purpose of gambling is fun. Bingo is a game that allows excellent interaction with other people making it more convenient when compared with other games. Comparing with the slot machines, where you have been in front of your machine either online or in real, you are not communicating with anyone and you rather tend to avoid communication. Online poker is not necessarily the game the more friendly and with the more communication between players is almost nil if you compare to live poker where you can comment when you play with friends or with strangers in a casino. |
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| Invite your friends to discover Riva Poker |
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
Riva Poker is a great online poker club on which you can play in all the poker variations that exist, during online tournaments or at cash tables. Riva Poker was launched last month and to celebrate the website is offering 2x$10 totally free to all its new players! Invite your friends to discover this amazing website and win loads. |
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| Win money easily and without taking any risk on the Internet |
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Thuesday, 11 May 2010 |
There are loads of different means to win money on the Internet: one of the best way to do it quickly, easily and without taking any risk is to play online games using the free money offered on a regular basis by the many online gambling websites available on the Internet. |
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| Isildur1 makes his come back! |
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
Enigmatic Isildur1, native of Sweden, who fed many rumors late in the year makes his come back on the tournaments of on-line poker! |
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