http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:54:34 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:38 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Online-Poker-Power-Rankings-for-November-2009?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  The monthly Online Poker Power Rankings will judge the 10 best online poker cash game players based on current and career results –emphasizing the past month, year, and career; In that order-- and also a players reputation based on online... Opinion Online Poker Power Rankings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Online-Poker-Power-Rankings-for-November-2009?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Professional-poker-secret-10-Calling-a-raise-when-you-are-out-of-position?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  One of the first things you learn when you pick up a poker book or read strategic articles is to use position to your advantage: You hear things like, “Money flows clockwise”, “position gives you more options”, “Yo... Strategy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Professional-poker-secret-10-Calling-a-raise-when-you-are-out-of-position?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Jeffrey-Pollack-to-step-down-as-World-Series-of-Poker-Commissioner?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  According to an AP article by Oskar Garcia, Jeffrey Pollack will leave his post as of Friday, November 13th. The move seemingly came out of nowhere, but is understandable: Pollack’s tenure has been a rollercoaster ride of growth and contr... Poker News WSOP Vegas WSOPE Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:14:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Jeffrey-Pollack-to-step-down-as-World-Series-of-Poker-Commissioner?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d11-2009-ESPN-World-Series-of-Poker-coverage-more-of-the-same?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  How narrow is the ESPN coverage of the WSOP? Well, after listening to the live audio broadcast of 2009 WSOP Final Table from BLUFF Magazine I felt Joe Cada was playing a very solid game throughout, with very few questionable moves: The first e-... WSOP Tournament Report ESPN Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:26:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d11-2009-ESPN-World-Series-of-Poker-coverage-more-of-the-same?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d10-The-10-best-moments-from-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  The 2009 World Series of Poker has officially come to an end with Joe Cada’s record-breaking performance to become the youngest WSOP Main Event Champion of all-time. After a three-month break from the action many poker fans may have forgo... WSOP Vegas Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:02:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d10-The-10-best-moments-from-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Darvin-Moons-WSOP-demonstrates-the-thin-line-of-poker-success?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereThe first hand of Darvin Moon’s heads-up battle with Joe Cada is a microcosm of poker: Sometimes you do the wrong thing and it works out for you: His final hand of the night showed that sometimes you do the wr... WSOP Vegas Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:08:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Darvin-Moons-WSOP-demonstrates-the-thin-line-of-poker-success?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d9-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-comes-to-a-close-tonight-in-epic-headsup-battle?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  Roughly $13.75 million will be at stake when Darvin Moon and Joe Cada take to the table tonight in the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio in Las Vegas. The heads-up battle will be the culmination of what has been one of the most interesting W... WSOP Vegas Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:50:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d9-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-comes-to-a-close-tonight-in-epic-headsup-battle?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d8-The-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-is-down-to-two-players-Play-will-resume-on-Monday?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  After a marathon 16+ hour session the 2009 WSOP has its final two contestants: Joe Cada and Darvin Moon. Both men took extremely different routes getting to the heads-up showdown:Darvin Moon came into the final table with a monster chip lead an... Texas Hold' Em WSOP Vegas Tournament Report Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:58:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d8-The-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-is-down-to-two-players-Play-will-resume-on-Monday?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d7-The-wait-is-over-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-begins-today?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  After months of anticipation poker fans will finally get their chance to see Phil Ivey and the other eight finalists battle it out for roughly $27 million in prize-money, including $8.5 million to the winner!The first hand will be dealt at 3 pm... WSOP Vegas Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:28:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d7-The-wait-is-over-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-begins-today?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d6-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-starts-tomorrow?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  The three month wait is just about over for the highly anticipated final table in WSOP history, and poker fans are pining for the action to resume. And the number one question on everyone’s mind is: Can Phil Ivey do it?Well, according to ... WSOP Vegas Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:42:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d6-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-starts-tomorrow?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-3-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  Sponsorships and Rule 43-B–i2009 represent a first in the history of televised poker: Online Poker sites are limited to sponsoring no more than three players at the final table (rule 43-B-i). The implementation of the rule set of a firest... WSOP Vegas Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:37:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-3-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-4-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  The impact of Phil Hellmuth coaching Jeff ShulmanThis is one of the primary reasons I despise the long layoff after the final table is set: Players are able to make monumental improvements to their game.Imagine if the New York Yankees and Phila... WSOP Vegas Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-4-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-5-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  Jeff Shulman’s United Waste sponsorshipOne of the hot topics that has been burning up the Internet forums is Jeff Shulman’s off the cuff comment that if he wins the WSOP Main Event he will “throw the bracelet in the trash&rdqu... WSOP Vegas Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:53:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-5-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-7-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  The Ivey factorUnless you have avoided anything that deals with the word poker since mid-July, you are well aware that the biggest story of the 2009 WSOP is Phil Ivey. Ivey’s appearance at the final table would make major headlines by its... WSOP Vegas Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:24:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-7-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-8-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  Best final table ever???Since the inception of online poker in 1999 the large fields have caused the WSOP Main Event to lose a little of its star-power –It would be quite a feat for the top players to navigate through triple and quadruple... WSOP Vegas Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:14:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-8-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-9-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  Yesterday I detailed some of the accomplishments of the lesser know members of the “November Nine” since July, but today I’m going to touch on a family member of one of the better known final table participants; Cardplayer Mag... WSOP Vegas Tournament Report WSOPE Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:02:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-9-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-10-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  A brief look at the continuing success of the “November Nine”With the final table reconvening in a mere 10 days, here are a few updates on the members of the “November Nine”.Quite a lot has taken place since the “N... WSOP Vegas Tournament Report Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:22:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Countdown-to-the-2009-World-Series-of-Poker-final-table-10-days-out?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Protect-yourself-from-online-poker-cheats-Collusion?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  At least once a week there is story popping up on the online forums about cheating in some shape or form; be it collusion, multi-accounting, or some half-cocked allegations of a major cheating scandal –the forums are the early warning rad... Legality and Cheating Online Poker Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:31:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Protect-yourself-from-online-poker-cheats-Collusion?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Major-poker-tournaments-are-taking-place-all-over-the-globe?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner Photo courtesy of Poker For DummiesThis is perhaps the highest point in tournament poker I can ever recall. The World Poker Tour (WPT) and European Poker Tour (EPT) are in full swing, currently at the Bellagio for the Festa al Lago tournament and in ... WPT WSOP Tournament Report EPT APPT WSOPE Irish Winter Festival Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:52:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Major-poker-tournaments-are-taking-place-all-over-the-globe?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d21-With-UIGEA-legislation-looming-Congress-must-decide-online-pokers-fate?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner  With health-care reform stealing the headlines, a bit of online poker news has fallen through the cracks: UIGEA legislation is officially law on December 1st, 2009.When it comes to legalizing and regulating online poker, it should come as very ... Online Poker Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:32:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1607-Online-Poker-Examiner~y2009m10d21-With-UIGEA-legislation-looming-Congress-must-decide-online-pokers-fate?cid=exrss-Online-Poker-Examiner