A Couple of Poker Cartoons
I found a couple of these awesome poker cartoons flying across the net. These are from Launchpoker.com. Amazingly cute
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Poker Stars: Ups & Downs
March 8, 2010 - 4:29 am
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It ain’t always a smooth ride to the top and we often only see the glamorous and fun side of professional poker. Players have become well known for winning huge amounts of money at glitzy tournaments worldwide. Many of these players have also had their fair share of losses and trials too. It seems an [...]
Poker as an Olympic Sport?
March 5, 2010 - 4:47 am
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So poker has now been recognized by the International Federation of Poker as a game of skill, according to Bluff magazine. This means it will be accepted into the International Mind Sports Association in April. The International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which in turn means that poker [...]
Pensioners Targeted for Illegal Gambling
March 4, 2010 - 4:30 am
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Bandit Pensioners will have to resort to other more ‘wholesome’ activities now
It seems that pensioners are naughtier than we thought. Either that or the Idaho police department are really bored. A group of pensioners were recently targeted for illegal poker games in the American state.
After receiving an anonymous tip-off that pensioners were engaging in the [...]
German Citizen Accused of Money Laundering
March 3, 2010 - 6:11 am
Tags: money laundering, Poker
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Micheal Olaf Schuett, A German citizen, has been caught by the FBI for laundering over $70 million in online poker funding. The FBI claims that Schuett has been active money laundering for around a couple of years and has helped over 23,000 poker players – A majority of them being US citizens who adore poker.
The [...]
Respect for Vanessa Rousso
March 2, 2010 - 4:51 am
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Vanessa Rousso says that if she weren’t a poker pro she’d be a life coach. With her poker winnings topping $3.5 million at the ripe old’ age of 27- it seems she might be on to something.
Before becoming a poker pro, Vanessa was a straight ‘A’ student, No. 2 debater in the country, high school [...]
Poker Proven to Relieve Stress
March 1, 2010 - 4:01 am
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Recent research at a Canadian University indicates that poker is good for releasing stress. This result has come as a surprise to many who view poker as a high stress and high risk game.
The cortisol levels of online poker players was monitored as they played online poker and it was found that their cortisol, otherwise [...]
Strip Poker Removed From iPhone App
February 26, 2010 - 3:46 am
Tags: Iphone, online poker, Poker
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iPhone App developer Michael Burford has only two words to describe the decision by Apple to remove 2 of his applications made for the App store: ‘It sucks’
Burford’s “Poker vs. Girls” and “Poker vs. Guys” , have been deleted from the App store. These games allowed users to play Texas Hold’em poker against scantily clad [...]
How Poker Influenced Wall Street
February 25, 2010 - 7:03 am
Tags: maths, Poker, strategy, wall street
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A ‘quant’ refers to a class of human beings who came to dominate global financial markets during the past decade. These people based their trading decisions on advanced mathematics and made billions of dollars for themselves and some prominent Wall Street firms until the beginning of the market collapse in 2007. These people also enjoyed [...]
Impressive but Weird Poker Terms
February 24, 2010 - 10:02 am
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Here’s a list of some poker terms that are used by some famous poker players:
“Komodo-Dragoned”: This happens when your hand is crushed because your opponent completed a flush or straight on the river.
“American Airline” or “Pocket Rockets”: This happens when [...]
How Practicing Yoga Can Benefit Your Poker Game
February 22, 2010 - 4:31 am
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One of the core concepts behind the practice of yoga is that of non-attachment. Yoga teaches us to let go of our attachments to fears and distractions that we hold in daily life because they disable us from discovering our inner-selves.
This concept of non-attachment can, surprisingly, be applied to poker. This concept seems to be [...]