In case word hasn't gotten around to your corner of the Internet universe yet, PokerListings.com is hosting a contest in its Forums Section that will have five posters winning a copy of the poker documentary No Limit.
Called the "mother of poker docs" by the Las Vegas Sun, No Limit: A Search for the American Dream on the Poker Tournament Trail is the story of two single parents trying to find fame, fortune and a way to save their company on the major tournament circuit. Women poker players.
Ebert and Roeper even gave it a thumbs up, so the serious poker fan should be adding No Limit to his movie list. Of course, getting it free would be even better, and PokerListings.com has a few to give away.
To win a copy, all you have to do is participate in one of five contests currently running in the Forums Section. But you'll have to act fast because time is running short. The contest ends on Friday, Aug. 17. Play $500 match poker bonus.
The contest categories are:
1. Best long-time poster
For the best long-time poster, a thread will be created with a list of the long-time, regular posters on it. Then the forum community will get to vote on who they think is the best of them. Play route 66 poker.
2. Best thread
The goal is to create the most interesting and entertaining thread during the contest period. The winner will be chosen by a panel of PokerListings.com employees.
3. Best new poster
Haven't signed up for the forum and started participating in the poker community? Now is the best time to give it a try. New posters who join the community during the contest will be compiled in a forum thread at the end of the contest period. The forum community will then vote on who they think was the best.
4. Best bluff
Show off your online poker face by posting a hand history or screen shot of your best bluff. The stakes don't matter; it's all about having the guts to take down a pot with nothing, or next to nothing. The winner will be selected by a panel of PokerListings.com judges.
5. Worst beat
You know you've got a bad beat story you've been dying to tell. If you've got a screenshot of your worst beat, post it up in the Bad Beat Forum. If you're entry has the panel of judges cringing and groaning at such a terrible beat, you could be the newest owner of a No Limit DVD as well.
Perhaps sharing your stories will get you in the mood to watch No Limit, and see what tales the stars stumble upon during their trip to six high-stakes poker tournaments and the World Series of Poker.
In the course of their travels, the stars - who are also the filmmakers - bring the viewers in contact with more than 40 poker super stars, including Doyle Brunson, Mike Sexton, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and more.
Bodog Pros Josh Arieh and David Williams to Play WSOP Europe
Bodog online poker players who win one of the six guaranteed VIP packages to the WSOP Europe this September may be living on easy street away from the poker tables with their luxury hotel and private car taking them out to enjoy the London nightlife Bodog-style, but at the poker tables it will be a much different story.
Along with the other world-class poker pros who have announced their participation in this inaugural event, Bodog pros David Williams and Josh Arieh will both be making the trip across the pond, raising the level of competition at the WSOP Europe to even greater heights.
Williams, a WSOP bracelet winner and the 2004 Main Event runner-up, is coming off a very successful summer in Las Vegas with three WSOP cashes and a Bellagio Cup III event win. Arieh, who has two WSOP bracelets to his name, also found success at the 2007 WSOP, finishing ninth in the $2,500 Seven Card Stud/Omaha Hi Lo event. The two will join Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Allen Cunningham, Todd Brunson, Eli Elezra, Howard Lederer, Humberto Brenes and woman poker champ Jennifer Harman at the tables for the £10,000 No Limit Hold'em WSOP Europe Main Event beginning September 10.
Also expected to attend are some of the best poker players Europe has to offer like Dane Gus Hansen, Fin Patrik Antonius, Spaniard Carlos Mortensen, Italian Max Pescatori, Brit David "Devilfish" Ulliott and Frenchman David Benyamine.
If you want to join the world's best poker players at the WSOP Europe, Bodog.com is guaranteeing six VIP prize packages that include not only the £10,000 Main Event buy-in but also travel expenses, an 10-night stay at a 5-star luxury hotel and car service to whisk qualifiers around the capital. Play route 66 poker.
These VIP prize packages are only available to be won during two Main Event Europe Semifinals that will be held on Sunday, August 19 at 3:05 ET and at 3:05 GMT.
There are a variety of qualifiers for as little as $1 that drive players into the Quarterfinal level that has a $40 buy-in. Winners of this level will move on to the Semifinal level that has a buy-in of $540 and is capped at 150 players. Play $500 match poker bonus.
Noted online poker player "eisenhower1? marched to victory in Bodog's Sunday $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament.
The Bodog Sunday $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament drew 926 entrants last night to compete for the $25,000 first-place prize. Several noted internet guns fought their way through the huge field to make the final table: Josh "pesto" Prager won this same tournament back in February, Marc "People_Mover" Davis finished fourth in the Bodog $200k Guaranteed tourney back in January, and "eisenhower1? can be seen at the top of online poker leaderboards on a regular basis, generally speaking. Women poker.
"pesto" exited in fifth place when his flush draw failed to fill out on the river while "eisenhower1? and "People_Mover" went on to battle it out heads-up for fifteen minutes even though "People_Mover" was at a five to one chip deficit to begin the match. "eisenhower1? emerged victorious when his ace-high final hand held up over the two face cards of "People_Mover". He adds to his already impressive bankroll and online poker resume. Play route 66 poker.
Here are the full final table results and payouts:
Head over to Bodog.com and qualify for as little as a dollar for your chance at winning one of the largest prizes in online poker in the Bodog Sunday $100k Guaranteed online poker tournament.
The inaugural WSOP Europe is just five weeks away, and in anticipation of this historical event the action in the Bodog Poker room is heating up.
Imagine flying off to the inaugural WSOP* Europe in London this September, having your £10,000 buy-in paid for as you're personal driver whisks you around the city in a high-end car of your choice. To boot, you're staying in a luxury hotel for 10 days and given some spending money to experience the London nightlife. Download poker wallpapers.
And it only cost you a dollar.
Sounds too good to be true? Certainly does. But it isn't.
Bodog Poker is guaranteeing six VIP prize packages to the inaugural WSOP* Europe in London this September, and satellites are going on right now in the Bodog Poker Room for as cheap as a buck. From there play your way to a seat in one of the two Main Event Europe Semifinals scheduled for Sunday, August 19 at 3:05 ET and at 3:05 GMT. The top three finishers in each are guaranteed a VIP prize package worthy of royalty that includes:
* Main Event Buy-in - £10,000 + £350 (roughly US$20,000) Play online poker. * Luxury hotel for 10 days - arrive a few days early to get settled and tour London * Round trip flight on British Airways or Virgin - travel in style to kick off the luxurious British experience. Women poker. * Luxury car service – in your choice of high-end car * Spending money – experience the London nightlife * and more!!!
* World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrah's"). Harrah's does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with, Bodog.com Entertainment Group or its products, services, promotions or poker tournaments.
HPT Sets New Records in at the Majestic Star Casino
The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) was designed to give all poker players a shot at “the big time.” Modest buy-ins, televised final tables, big prize pools, and events in casinos all over the country make it possible for anyone to stake a claim in a major poker tournament. The founders imagined people just like Dan Zogman winning their events.
Zogman is the most recent HPT winner. He is a 47-year-old Home Depot employee from McHenry, Illinois, who parlayed a $100 satellite into nearly $228,000 and his 15 minutes of fame. Play $500 match poker bonus.
The Majestic Star Casino in Gary, Indiana hosted the championship tournament. It was a $2,200 buy-in that attracted 442 entrants. Players & women poker players battled through the three-day tournament for their piece of the $816,612 prize pool. New records were set for player participation and prize money. Play route 66 poker.
The following are the final table payouts:
1. Dan Zogman: $227,881 2. Jimmy Kasputis Jr.: $113,906 3. Scott Bohlman: $73,225 4. Kenny Nguyen: $54,919 5. Mark Owens: $44,749 6. Greg Monaldi $38,647 7. David Makula: $30,510 8. Rolland Morrical: $26,442 9. Matthew Rizai: $24,408
In a match of wits between man and machine last week, a software program running on an ordinary laptop computer fought a close match but lost to two well-known professional poker players & women poker players.
The contest offered prize money totaling $50,000 and pitted Phil Laak and Ali Eslami against a program written by a team of artificial-intelligence researchers from the University of Alberta.
Poker is thought to be a more difficult challenge for software designers than games such as chess and checkers. Computer scientists have to develop different strategies and algorithms to deal with the uncertainties introduced by the hidden cards held by each player as well as difficult-to-quantify risk-taking behaviors such as bluffing.
Jonathan Schaeffer, chairman of the University of Alberta computer-science department and the researcher who started the poker-playing effort 16 years ago, said the advances being made in the development of poker software likely will be more applicable in the real world than chess research. Play online poker.
The version of poker used in the match at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence was Texas Hold 'Em heads-up no-limit poker, a two-player game. After four rounds of 500 hands each, lasting about four hours, the player with the most money is declared the winner.
The contest had to be designed to accommodate the computer, named Polaris. To counter the luck of the draw, the human players were put in separate rooms. The hand dealt to the human in one room was identical to the hand dealt to the computer in the other room. Download poker wallpapers.
The format also eliminated one of the crucial aspects of traditional poker called "the tell," subtle clues such as facial ticks that may help other players make accurate guesses about the hidden cards held by their opponent.
The human team reached a draw in the first round even though their total winnings were slightly less than that of the computer. The match rules specified that small differences were not considered significant because of statistical variation. The second round went heavily to Polaris.
However, during the third round, the human team rebounded, when the Polaris team's shift in strategy backfired. They used a version of the program that was supposed to add a level of adaptability and "learning." Stay tuned to our poker blog for more updates.
Jun Takada of Tokyo, Japan leads the charge into Day 3 of the World Series of Poker.
Jun Takada not only survived Day 2A of the WSOP but he thrived with over $100K in chips. Takada can relax today as the rest of the remaining players are thrown into the meat grinder for Day 2B of the World Series of Poker.
Shirley Williams, mother to David Williams, plays it cool and makes it to Day 3.
Woman poker pro Shirley Williams was up to nearly $100K before being knocked down to around $17K. But she never went on tilt or lost her cool and ground her way back to $51K. Play route 66 poker.
In case word hasn't gotten around to your corner of the Internet universe yet, PokerListings.com is hosting a contest in its Forums Section that will have five posters winning a copy of the poker documentary No Limit. 
