Poker news from 2008-08-14

Here are some archived poker news articles.

Luck of the Irish with Ladbrokes players

The €550 buy-in official European-ranked event will offer a guaranteed prize pool of €250,000 and is already predicted to attract upward of 800 players. Players can qualify every Monday at 7:30 p.m. (GMT) in the $137.50 weekly final with one package for every $1,250 in the prize pool. The... Read more...

Hollywood Poker sending players to Barcelona

The star-studded poker site will be running its Barcelona Online final on Sunday, Aug. 17, with numerous $15,700 Barcelona Live Main Event Packages on the line. Each package provides the $13,200 buy-in for EPT Barcelona in addition to $2,500 in travel and accommodations allowances. The Spanish tour... Read more...

Press Release: WSOP Europe Schedule Announced

The second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com has solidified its ...
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World Poker Tour Inks Deal with Fox Sports Net

After the Game Show Network declined to pick up ...
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Online Poker Room Dodges Lawsuit

Online poker room PokerStars was facing a $1.2 million lawsuit from poker player The Void, surrounding one player's claim of winnings that were taken from her. The event was during the 2007 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) when The Void's account won the $1.2 million. The Void is supposed ... Read more...

Ladies International Poker Series to Play in Peru

Best known by the tongue in cheek acronym of LIPS, the Ladies International Poker Series is a women only poker tournament series along the lines of the World Poker Tour, and they recently announced they will be headed for Peru for the next leg of their tour season. Headed up by the First Lady of Pok... Read more...

Nightly Tournament Tips

Whilst waiting for the next thousand pound festival event, which should be all of four days away, there is money to be made in the regular 50 and 100 nightly tournaments in a provincial casino near you. Winning one of these is akin to a free seat and expenses into the next festival, so are definitel... Read more...

Betting the River with Marginal Hands by Andy Bloch

In No-Limit Hold 'em, it can be difficult to know what the right play is on the river when you're out of position with a marginal hand. In my experience, if you think your hand is good enough to call with, you should consider betting the river if you don't think your opponent will try to bluff.
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