Monday, October 6th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

Poker Room: Redkings
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Christmas Wish Box

We at LaunchPoker offer all avid poker fans a chance to make their dreams come true. Send us a letter telling us about your biggest poker-related dream. On Christmas Day, one lucky person will find his wish fulfilled!

[Introducing the Winner] Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches

Our Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches competition attracted so many of you, and we thank everyone who took their time to participate in the contest! We hope you had a lot of fun guessing the names of some of the most popular poker players in the world - and we are happy to congratulate the winner of the competition, the person who managed to name all of the players correctly. Congratulations go to Jane Lipton - well done!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Counter. Part II

As promised, we awarded the blogger who introduced the most people to LaunchPoker via our 2006 WSOP Counter by the beginning of the WSOP with free ESPN pay-per-view ticket to enjoy 2006 WSOP Main Event final table broadcast live - congratulations go to Start Smith, the owner of The Online Poker League.com Blog!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Informer

Our new 2006 WSOP Informer has attracted a lot of bloggers and it’s a pleasure to encounter it on so many blog sites!

Attention bloggers:
Get rewarded for implementing our Informers on your blog!

[FINISHED] Guess the Name of 2006 WSOP Main Event Winner

Do you believe you know who will win the 2006 WSOP Main Event and take home US $10,000,000? Guess the name the Main Event winner and if you are the first person to name him or her correctly, special gift from LaunchPoker.com will be presented to you.

[FINISHED] Competition - Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches

The winner is still not defined!

If you like poker, you know its stars! But do you know them well enough to recognize them in a funny presentation?
We throw down a gauntlet and ask you to name the world renowned poker players pictured below. The first person to name all of the players correctly will be highlighted on our homepage along with his or her sketch made by a pro painter!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Counter

Our new 2006 WSOP Countdown Counter has attracted a lot of bloggers and it’s a pleasure to see the timer placed on so many blog sites! We introduce John Veltheer, the first person to apply our timer on his blog. As a way to thank him, we decided to present him an official 2004 World Series of Poker DVD from ESPN. Congratulations John, enjoy your DVD!

We encourage bloggers to upload the Counter on your blog. By the beginning of the 2006 WSOP we will award the blogger who will get the most users introduced to our site through the Counter. The statistics will be available for your reference. Stay tuned!

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Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

Poker Room: Redkings
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WPT’s Fall Boot Camps

“Boot camp” is term generally given to the military training that turns a kid, whose greatest challenge in life was getting past the Nightmare level on Halo 2, into a well oiled fighting machine. This type of training usually involves trading one’s locks for a tacky camouflage wardrobe and the type of food that even a wiener dog would turn their nose up at. After 8 to 10 weeks of running, sweating, and getting yelled at by somebody who works out their personal issues by intimidating teenagers, boot camp is over and the cadet is transformed from a pile of useless goo into something their parents can be proud of. If this is the sort of experience you are looking for, the WPT boot camp is definitely not the place to be.

Poker After Dark - Durr Does It Again

The $100k buy in event featured the best players out there, such as Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter and David Peat. It was Baxter and Dwar who mixed it up before, and were destined to do it again in this particular hand.

Poker After Dark - Hard to Read

All the players at Poker After Dark’s the Cash Game show admitted one thing: Durr was hard to read. In the $100k buy in event Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were playing with a crafty player better known for his skill online as Durr, but his real name was Tom Dwan.

Poker After Dark - Big Man Straight

When Poker After Dark started their new season, they started to bring in some new blood as well. In the Cash Game episode, where players paid $100k to play, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were invited to play, with only Allen and Phil being old timers.

Is the WSOP Watered Down?

Watering down the talent pool has made it tough for the good players to shine. A world class player who has to face down 6500 opponents in a big tournament like the World Series of Poker Main Event is still a heavy underdog to make it to the final table. This is evidenced by the fact that it has been over five years since a big name pro has won the WSOP Main Event, and this year the November final table is basically a who’s who of the poker unknowns.

Be Wary of Going All In

The all in bet has been a staple of big poker tournaments ever since the ESPN cameras became part of the sport’s reality. There are a number of reasons for this that can be explained from a tactical point of view, but the reality is that the all in bet is exciting: it’s the “Home Run” of the sport of poker, and makes for good viewing. Newer players have been watching this on television for years, and it has become an accepted part of the game. In older days these types of all or nothing gambits were less frequent.

Tools of the Trade

So does a plumber have an unfair advantage when he uses a wrench to stop a stubborn leak? Well perhaps the leak thinks so, but in reality the tradesman is just using the proper tool of the trade to solve a problem. People might look a little sideways at the gentleman if he tried to stop the leak by swearing at it using cream cheese to stop the flow of water. In short, we expect people to use the tools available to them in order to be good at their jobs. Poker odds calculators are a relatively new wrinkle that has been added to the landscape of the online poker world.

Poker After Dark - Super Set Over Simple Set

Poker After Dark is a great show to watch to catch the pros in action. Typically they play a short handed winner take all No Limit Holdem tournament, but this particular week the theme was The Cash Game, where players paid $100k of their own cash to play.

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Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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Poker Scammers Indicted

Four men who were charged with participating in a high stakes poker scam in Atlantic City have been indicted by New Jersey authorities. James Harrison, Joseph Ingargiola, Stephen Phillips and Steven Forte all faced charges of second-degree attempted theft by deception. Two hotel rooms at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa were rigged with surveillance cameras in order to spy on a man who was invited to play Chinese poker…

Bodog Poker Open II Today

Online poker room Bodog Poker is holding the main event of their second Bodog Poker Open today. The Bodog Poker Open II wraps up with the main event, starting at 4pm ET, with a buy in of around $500 and a guarantee of $300k in prize pool payouts. Last year’s main event was won by Shawn Luman, taking home more than $76k for his victory…

John Juanda Wins World Series of Poker Europe

The second annual World Series of Poker Europe has come to a close, and the winner of the coveted main event is an American poker pro, John Juanda. The buy in was 10,000 and 362 players took part, creating a prize pool of 3,620,000. Juanda, the first American to win a WSOP main event outside of the United States, took home 868,800 ($1,598,587) as his first place prize…

Online Poker Room Switches Networks

Online poker room Mansion Poker, established in 2004, recently announced they have switched networks, moving their operation over to the iPoker network. The move will be mostly transparent as far as their poker players are concerned, although it has been timed with a revamped poker loyalty points system. Those players with existing loyalty poker points will have their balance converted to the new system of Mansion Club Points…

Former WSOP Champ Named in Cheating Scandal

While the specific evidence has yet to be forthcoming, Russ Hamilton has been named as a party in the cheating scandal that has involved online poker room UltimateBet. Hamilton won the 1994 World Series of Poker main event, which paid him a prize of $1 million. In addition that was the only year the WSOP paid the winner his weight in silver…

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Saturday, October 4th, 2008

For a guy that doesn ” t know a lot about card playing, I ” ve always had a fascination with

For a guy that doesn ” t know a lot about card playing, I ” ve always had a fascination with Poker. Like my fascination with marketing, I can ” t help but admire the strategy that is involved in altering the perceptions of another person - even while holding the weaker cards.

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Poker Room: Lucky Ace

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Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

Poker Room: Redkings
Room: Redkings. Description: $20+$2 No Limit Texas Holdem tournament (freezeout). NoLimit TexasHoldem. Buy: 20. Fee: 0. Prize: 87. When: 2008-01-30 21:15

Christmas Wish Box

We at LaunchPoker offer all avid poker fans a chance to make their dreams come true. Send us a letter telling us about your biggest poker-related dream. On Christmas Day, one lucky person will find his wish fulfilled!

[Introducing the Winner] Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches

Our Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches competition attracted so many of you, and we thank everyone who took their time to participate in the contest! We hope you had a lot of fun guessing the names of some of the most popular poker players in the world - and we are happy to congratulate the winner of the competition, the person who managed to name all of the players correctly. Congratulations go to Jane Lipton - well done!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Counter. Part II

As promised, we awarded the blogger who introduced the most people to LaunchPoker via our 2006 WSOP Counter by the beginning of the WSOP with free ESPN pay-per-view ticket to enjoy 2006 WSOP Main Event final table broadcast live - congratulations go to Start Smith, the owner of The Online Poker League.com Blog!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Informer

Our new 2006 WSOP Informer has attracted a lot of bloggers and it’s a pleasure to encounter it on so many blog sites!

Attention bloggers:
Get rewarded for implementing our Informers on your blog!

[FINISHED] Guess the Name of 2006 WSOP Main Event Winner

Do you believe you know who will win the 2006 WSOP Main Event and take home US $10,000,000? Guess the name the Main Event winner and if you are the first person to name him or her correctly, special gift from LaunchPoker.com will be presented to you.

[FINISHED] Competition - Weird Mirror: Name the Sketches

The winner is still not defined!

If you like poker, you know its stars! But do you know them well enough to recognize them in a funny presentation?
We throw down a gauntlet and ask you to name the world renowned poker players pictured below. The first person to name all of the players correctly will be highlighted on our homepage along with his or her sketch made by a pro painter!

[FINISHED] Get Rewarded for Using Our 2006 WSOP Counter

Our new 2006 WSOP Countdown Counter has attracted a lot of bloggers and it’s a pleasure to see the timer placed on so many blog sites! We introduce John Veltheer, the first person to apply our timer on his blog. As a way to thank him, we decided to present him an official 2004 World Series of Poker DVD from ESPN. Congratulations John, enjoy your DVD!

We encourage bloggers to upload the Counter on your blog. By the beginning of the 2006 WSOP we will award the blogger who will get the most users introduced to our site through the Counter. The statistics will be available for your reference. Stay tuned!

[FINISHED] Smarty’s Party Competition - Laying Down a Full House

Thank you to all those who took the challenge and tested their poker skills in our Smarty’s Party competition! We are happy to announce our winner — Jonathan Dobbertin, a 24-year-old poker player who is making his way into the world of professional poker. While some may consider him young, his achievements include winning a free 10K seat to the 2006 WSOP Finals after beating thousands of contenders! While he is hoping to win Main Event bracelet, he appreciates the opportunity itself to play against the top players in the world in the biggest poker event in history! Jon plays online and offline improving his results constantly and he is serious about making poker his life, whether it is playing the game or writing about it. While very ambitious, he also has qualities that point to a rational person that can fold KK or QQ when needed… He keeps his balance when bluffing and playing aggressively which allows him to keep discrete. Poker stories this guy could tell must be interesting, read one of them now!

[FINISHED] Mirror-Mirror on the Wall Competition - Online Poker Today and in the Future

Read the article about the present and the future of online poker written by Shawn Marston, the winner of our MIRROR-MIRROR ON THE WALL competition.

Shawn is not new to the game of poker and his experiences include playing with Scotty Nguyen at the WSOP Circuit Event, winning of over US $4000 at the tournament at Casino Arizona a year ago, chatting with Daniel Negreanu, and discussing poker strategies with Greg Raymer in between playing satellites at last year’s WSOP.

Shawn enjoys playing Omaha Hi/Lo, but he has no doubts that his favorite game is No Limit Texas Hold ‘em as the game of skill that also reveals human nature. While most people he plays with regularly consider him a very aggressive player, he doesn’t like to bluff and always maintains his composure regardless of how the game goes. He enjoys the process of the game and doesn’t like it when it is too easy. That’s why he says he was ‘disappointed’ when he got his royal flush with just a Jack of Spades in his hand with the other four cards on the board.

Shawn keeps his dream to make the final table at a major event, and we wish him luck!

[FINISHED] Freerolls - Party Poker EXCLUSIVE $1,500 Freeroll

Name: $1,500 Launch Poker Freeroll
Date: 21:00 ET on September 9th, 2006
Type of game played: Limit Texas Holdem
Status: Finished
Prize: US $1,500
Eligibility: The freeroll is open only to new Party Poker players signed up through LaunchPoker.com

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Saturday, October 4th, 2008

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WPT’s Fall Boot Camps

“Boot camp” is term generally given to the military training that turns a kid, whose greatest challenge in life was getting past the Nightmare level on Halo 2, into a well oiled fighting machine. This type of training usually involves trading one’s locks for a tacky camouflage wardrobe and the type of food that even a wiener dog would turn their nose up at. After 8 to 10 weeks of running, sweating, and getting yelled at by somebody who works out their personal issues by intimidating teenagers, boot camp is over and the cadet is transformed from a pile of useless goo into something their parents can be proud of. If this is the sort of experience you are looking for, the WPT boot camp is definitely not the place to be.

Poker After Dark - Durr Does It Again

The $100k buy in event featured the best players out there, such as Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter and David Peat. It was Baxter and Dwar who mixed it up before, and were destined to do it again in this particular hand.

Poker After Dark - Hard to Read

All the players at Poker After Dark’s the Cash Game show admitted one thing: Durr was hard to read. In the $100k buy in event Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were playing with a crafty player better known for his skill online as Durr, but his real name was Tom Dwan.

Poker After Dark - Big Man Straight

When Poker After Dark started their new season, they started to bring in some new blood as well. In the Cash Game episode, where players paid $100k to play, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were invited to play, with only Allen and Phil being old timers.

Is the WSOP Watered Down?

Watering down the talent pool has made it tough for the good players to shine. A world class player who has to face down 6500 opponents in a big tournament like the World Series of Poker Main Event is still a heavy underdog to make it to the final table. This is evidenced by the fact that it has been over five years since a big name pro has won the WSOP Main Event, and this year the November final table is basically a who’s who of the poker unknowns.

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Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Florida Inmates Play Poker with Cold Case Cards

Florida Inmates Play Poker with Cold Case Cards
Decks of cards were handed out last year to Florida prison inmates with wanted felons printed on them in hopes of dredging up new leads, and now a new deck is being unveiled with cold case info. The 52 card deck has local cold cases profiled on each card, and police are hoping that the people that might know the most will be forthcoming with information if they see something that jogs their memory while they play poker. Ten thousand decks of cards will be deployed to the Tomoka Correctional Institution and local jails.
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Poker Room: Redkings

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World Series of Poker Europe - Main Event Champion Is Crowned

The World Series of Poker Europe was a period on any sentence that talks about how the Internet has changed the sport. Before today Annette “Annette_15″ Obrestad had the glorious distinction of being the best multi-table tournament player that the internet has to offer. In certain snobbish corners of the sport, the “poker elite” behave as if being the best tournament player in cyberspace is the equivalent of being the best race car driver in Hazzard County.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 8, September 13th, 2007

It was about two in the afternoon (British Time) when the evil was exorcised from the gaming floor at the World Series of Poker Europe. It was at this time that Phil Hellmuth was eliminated from competition. Usually when really bad things are killed off it takes an exploding death star or a farm house from Kansas falling on malevolent character to keep them down. In this case all it took was a short stacked Phil Hellmuth running into a very determined player.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 7, September 12th, 2007

Isabelle Mercier was eliminated with extreme prejudice when her pair of sixes failed to hold up against Tong G’s full house. During the previous hand Isabelle had the opportunity to eliminate Tony. She had him lined up for the kill with a pair of Queens when all he was holding was a suited A-K. During the hand her bravado got the best of her, and she took the opportunity to stick it to her flailing opponent.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 6, September 11th, 2007

The sixth day didn’t end with a bang - it was more like a flushing sound. Day 2A of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event concluded with a pair of last minute eliminations. Pat Scanlan ended Ian Munns tournament on the very last hand of the night while Gus Hansen took out Chris Bjorin in a hand that had all the excitement and energy of a Bob Newhart running the 40 yard dash.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 5, September 10th, 2007

On Monday Phil Hellmuth arrived in grand fashion atop a double decker bus. Phil is a legend, a bit of a knob, but a legend nonetheless. His entrance was as big as his presence in the sport. On Day 1B Doyle Brunson’s exit was far less grand and in direct contrast to man who surpassed him as the most decorated player in World Series of Poker history.

World Series of Poker Europe Event 2 - 5,000 + 250 Pot Limit Omaha

The first event at the World Series of Poker Europe was won by a guy from Germany. Today an Italian was crowned the champion of Event 2. The last time folks from these two nations dominated a European struggle, well… really bad things happened. Seeing as neither of these winners has dreams of world domination or a tasteless little mustache, we think the EU you are safe.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 4, September 9th, 2007

Jennifer Harman may not have won any bracelets at the WSOP Europe, but she has had the uncanny knack of somehow being wherever the action was happening. She was a runner up in the first event, and on Day 1A of the Main Event, took out Andy Bloch.

World Series of Poker Europe - Day 3, September 8th, 2007

Today we have crowned the first winner ever at the World Series of Poker Europe. The person who will forever hold this place in history is German poker ace Thomas Bihl. That is the good news, the bad news is that he had to beat Jennifer Harman in a heads up match to secure this place in poker history.

World Series of Poker Europe Event 1 - GBP 2,500 + 150 H.O.R.S.E

Usually when a story involves a New Zealander, a German, a Chick from Nevada, and Jesus it is the start of the sort of joke that one commonly finds written on the walls of the men’s room of a high school or the DNC headquarters. In the historic first event of the World Series of Poker Europe, this situation described the final four players vying for the first bracelet to ever be awarded outside the Las Vegas borders.

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