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May 2008 - Poker Anorak

Poker and Crime: The Myth

NOT too long ago - it was yesterday - we wondered why it is that poker players get such a bad press? We were still thinking of this when leafing through our copy of the...

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30 May 2008

Play Omaha Poker For Easy Pickings

ANNETTE OBRESTAD - out Annette Obrestad - "learns how to play Omaha and comes third in her first ever WPT event!" Sounds good. But this is Omaha tournament play - so how good is it?...

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30 May 2008

Casinos To Spy On Parents

WHAT is it about gamblers that people who don't gamble are so suspicious of? Over the newswires, the Poker Anorak gets this message: "Deadbeat parents, listen up: Win big at the casino tables in West...

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29 May 2008

WSOP's Poker Pills

THE Poker Anorak has long bemoaned women only poker tournaments as being divisive and insulting to women and men. It's not tennis, US politics or snooker; it's poker....

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28 May 2008

Poker Soundtrack

OVER on the Betfair forums jamesbeckton wonders: "WHAT is the best music to play poker to?" Allez likes Sebastian Tellier and Sigur Ros. That is the same M. Tellier who is singing France's entry in...

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23 May 2008

How To Build A Big Poker Stack

"Don't be afraid to gamble." So says Daniel Negreanu, who has a vested interest in you gambling because without your cash the gaming industry in which he makes his living would have no money to...

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22 May 2008

John Tabatabai On Poker Chess

GREAT days at Betfair where the Poker Army is growing in ranks. Having passed the initiation - an hour say in dark room listening to Phil Hellmuth on loop, followed by cheese nad nibbles -...

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21 May 2008

Poker Chat Is Hell

https://ftrain.blogspot.com/AT the poker table, a conversation is being struck up: "Where are you from?" she asks. "New York City." "New York City! How about that. We're from Arkansas! What do you all think about Mrs....

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20 May 2008

Rodeo Poker: Raging Animal Goes All In

EVER play poker with an animal? They have:...

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19 May 2008

Poker Players' Alliance Lose And US Poker Players Busted

HANDS up who thought the Poker Players' Alliance would overturn Washington State's ban on playing online poker for money? So that's - none of you. Well, have we got news for you......

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16 May 2008

How Not To Win And Waste Time At The WSOP

MORE on the stop-start WSOP, which starts in a few weeks, ends a few days later for a few months and starts again for a final flurry. Writing in the Houston Chronicle, Daniel Negreanu considers...

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14 May 2008

PPA Challenges Washington's Poker Ban

OVER in America, that land of the free, Lee Rousso is taking the stand. Rousso is the Poker Players Alliance's (PPA) Washington State representative. And today he is court to explain in five million words...

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13 May 2008

Five Top 21 Memory Tricks

YOU'VE seen the film 21 and think card counting is for brainiacs only. It's not, anyone can do it. It's all about memory. Here are the top videos of memory:...

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12 May 2008

Win WSOPE Entry And Cash WIth Betfair's Summer Offer

HOW good are you at poker? Yes, yes, you once won a restaurant in a poker game; you've been banned from every casino in Hull; had it not been for some bad beatzzzz you'd be...

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9 May 2008

Done Up Like The Nines At The WSOP

YOU wait, that's what you do - especially if you're a finalist at the WSOP Main Event. When the tenth player loses, there will be a 117-day break before the final nine get to play...

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8 May 2008

BlackJack Switch

A QUESTION for John Grochowski: Q. What can you tell me about Blackjack Switch? The Poker Anorak has played the game. It's not easy, but, then, it's no harder than 21....

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7 May 2008

The Canadian Poker Chip Scam

WHAT does a poker chip look like to you? It's not a trick question, and, no, there's no GSCE in Chipology for answers of between 200-300 words. Discuss. It's just that the Poker Anorak has...

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6 May 2008

Convicts' Poker Is No Bull

IT'S hard to look at the cards when there's an aroused bull approaching from the rear. Is that tell on the other's players face, a bead of sweat, or is it a line of snot...

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2 May 2008

WSOP Vegas Will Break For 117 Days

HURRAH! You've made it to the Main Event WSOP final table. You and eight others are now vying to win the millions. You're on a roll and keen to get on with it. You're as...

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1 May 2008