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Full Tilt adds muscle with Couture
Randy Couture may have taken a beating in Saturday night's UFC title fight, but he still walked away a winner with a Full Tilt Poker sponsorship this week.
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Birthday Boy Barbosa Polishes Off EPT Warsaw
It's all over and done with from Warsaw and Joao Barbosa is the champion of the PokerStars European Poker Tour's Season 5 Polish Open.
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Anti-Outs and Money Cards
To make money at poker, you have to play the odds correctly. To play the odds correctly, you have to understand your outs and anti-outs and be able to evaluate them quickly.
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Slow-Rolled ... plus Bloggers Gone Wild
There isn't too much going on right now in terms of poker, nothing worth writing about that is. But it seems I've developed some loyal readers, which I'm extremely grateful for.
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Eastgate Wins WSOP Main Event!
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Question of the Day Thursday, Nov 20, 2008
No-Limit Hold'em
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FlopTurnRiver$79
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Your Hand $200
- 1st $200
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2nd $190
- Cut-off $400
- Button $200
- Small blind $340
Background:
In your six-max game online, under the gun folds and player 2 raises to $7. Folded to you in the big blind and you call. The flop comes 6
3
T
. You check and your opponent bets $10. You call and the turn is the 7
; you check, and again your opponent fires, this time $22. You call and the river comes 9. How should you get the most value?
Options:
What should you do?
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Freerolls & Live Tournaments
November 2008
- Location: Las Vegas Caino, Sofitel Hotel, Budapest
- Event: EPT Budapest
Buy In: $4,350
Winner: Will Fry
Total Purse: $2,128,000
- Tournament/Location: Horseshoe Hammond
Buy In: $5,000
Winner: Steve Billirakis
Total Purse: $788,250
- Tournament/Location: Horseshoe Hammond
Buy In: $5,000
Winner: Steve Billirakis
Total Purse: $788,250
- Location: San Jose
- Event: PokerStars.com LAPT San Jose
Buy In: $3,700
Winner: Ryan Fee
Total Purse: $977,000
- Location: San Jose
- Event: PokerStars.com LAPT San Jose
Buy In: $3,700
Winner: Ryan Fee
Total Purse: $977,000
- Location: San Jose
- Event: PokerStars.com LAPT San Jose
Buy In: $3,700
Winner: Ryan Fee
Total Purse: $977,000
- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Jonathan Little
Total Purse: $3,876,508
- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Jonathan Little
Total Purse: $3,876,508
- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Jonathan Little
Total Purse: $3,876,508
- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Jonathan Little
Total Purse: $3,876,508
- Location: Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Event: Event 54
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Peter Eastgate
Total Purse: $64,431,779
- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Jonathan Little
Total Purse: $3,876,508
- Location: Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Event: Event 54
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Peter Eastgate
Total Purse: $64,431,779
- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Jonathan Little
Total Purse: $3,876,508
- Location: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket
- Event: Foxwoods World Poker Finals
Buy In: $10,000
Winner: Jonathan Little
Total Purse: $3,876,508
- Location: Manila
- Event: APPT Manila
Buy In: $2,350
Winner: Van Marcus
Total Purse: $542,856
- Location: Manila
- Event: APPT Manila
Buy In: $2,350
Winner: Van Marcus
Total Purse: $542,856
- Location: Harvey's Resort and Casino, Lake Tahoe
- Event: Harvey's Lake Tahoe
Buy In: $5,000
Winner: Michael Binger
Total Purse: $0
- Location: Manila
- Event: APPT Manila
Buy In: $2,350
Winner: Van Marcus
Total Purse: $542,856
- Location: Harvey's Resort and Casino, Lake Tahoe
- Event: Harvey's Lake Tahoe
Buy In: $5,000
Winner: Michael Binger
Total Purse: $0
- Location: Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
- Event: EPT Polish Open
Buy In: $20,000
Winner: Joao Barbosa
Total Purse: $4,340,000
- Location: Manila
- Event: APPT Manila
Buy In: $2,350
Winner: Van Marcus
Total Purse: $542,856
- Location: Harvey's Resort and Casino, Lake Tahoe
- Event: Harvey's Lake Tahoe
Buy In: $5,000
Winner: Michael Binger
Total Purse: $0
- Location: Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
- Event: EPT Polish Open
Buy In: $20,000
Winner: Joao Barbosa
Total Purse: $4,340,000
- Location: Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
- Event: EPT Polish Open
Buy In: $20,000
Winner: Joao Barbosa
Total Purse: $4,340,000
- Location: Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
- Event: EPT Polish Open
Buy In: $20,000
Winner: Joao Barbosa
Total Purse: $4,340,000
- Location: Hyatt Regency, Warsaw
- Event: EPT Polish Open
Buy In: $20,000
Winner: Joao Barbosa
Total Purse: $4,340,000
Hollywood Poker
- Prize: $1,500
- Time: 18:00 PST
- Collect points: 50
- Qualify between: Oct 24 - Nov 22
Absolute Poker
- Prize: $5,000
- Time: 20:00 PST
- Play raked hands: 100
- Qualify between: Oct 1 - Oct 31
Party Poker
- Prize: $2,000
- Time: 20:00 PST
- Collect points: 100
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- Prize: $1,000
- Time: 18:00 GMT
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