pokernews.com - 11/5/2009
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With less than a week to go before the "November Nine" return to Las Vegas for a shot a poker immortality, sports books are setting lines, office pools are coming together, and many of us in the poker media are busy speculating what effect our next...
pokernews.com - 11/1/2009
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pokernews.com —
Cue the "X-Files" theme music because it’s “Tin
Foil Hat” time. I discovered a new conspiracy in...
Las Vegas and it is that casinos purposely situate poker rooms near sports books to siphon money from poker players. Poker rooms do not generate...
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PokerNews Op-Ed: Sports Betting Erodes Your Poker Bankroll
sports.espn.go.com - 11/7/2009
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PTP News Hit and Run: November 5th
Part Time Poker —
... “Deal Me In.” The book is a collection of autobiographical accounts from some of poker’s biggest names. And pokernews.com breaks down what each final table player would mean for poker if they win. Check it out here. ...
Shamus the Scribbler Betfair Bound
Hard-Boiled Poker —
... Like anyone else, I’m highly intrigued by the prospect of a Phil Ivey win, and I’ve also given some thought to the various consequences for each of the others coming out on top -- the whole “is it good for poker?” thing. A question which, by the way, the always cogent Nicole Gordon has addressed very well regarding each of the November Nine over at PokerNews. ...
Biography and Luck
High On Poker —
... I was reading a piece by Change100 at PokerNews and it reminded me of one aspect of the Moneymaker book that has stuck with me to this day. Change100's article goes through the different possible 2009 WSOP Champions with a very astute analysis of the what each win could mean for poker. When discussing Ivey, she recalled a hand on the final table bubble of the 2003 WSOP: ...
Who's BEST for poker?
NDPT...n debt poker tour —
A very good article over at PokerNews from yesterday: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/11/pokernews-op-ed-the-november-nine-who-s-the-best-for-poker-7490.htm I know, I know I'm behind. Work has truly kept me hopping as of late. But idle hands and all that... The article by Nicole Gordon discusses which of the World Series of Poker's November Nine will be BEST for poker. It's an interesting read, check it out. ...
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