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Poker News: If you are looking for a fun and challenging alternative to playing slot machines, video poker is the game for you. Instead of simply pulling the machine handle and hoping that you will be lucky enough to meet a row of identical icons, in video poker your moves would rule whether you win or lose. Moreover, the house edge in video poker is much lower than at slots. Play online poker
Playing video poker is similar to playing draw poker on a slot machine. It enables you to enjoy the action of poker without having to face other players who may be more experienced and skilled than you are. In addition, in video poker, there are no dealers, no rakes, no bluffing, no cheating; it is all about you and your poker skills. Read poker blogs
How to Play Video Poker: There are several variations to video poker. Some of the video poker variations are played with standard 52 card decks while others are played with additional wild cards. All the variations are based on the traditional card game of poker. Therefore, a basic knowledge of poker hand ranking is necessary. Play route 66 poker
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Poker News: Sitting on a couch in his south Fort Collins Victorian home, Jason Welch looks plenty relaxed. Play online poker
The only environment Welch might feel as comfortable in is under the bright lights at a Las Vegas casino card table. Read poker blogs
Welch recently spent 18 days in "Sin City" and, believe it or not, didn't lose his shirt. Actually, the 35-year old insurance agency owner lived what's quickly turning into the new American dream. Play route 66 poker
Competing earlier this month in his first World Series of Poker, Welch finished 21st out of 6,538 competitors and ended up pocketing $333,490. Play full tilt poker
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"I had a good run," Welch said. "It was crazy. But 18 days is way too long to be in Vegas. I think the only way I survived is I didn't gamble any other time while I was out there. Most of the time, I just stayed in my room or went swimming when I wasn't playing. I tried to stay away from the lights and all that stuff." Play poker tournaments Barbara Enright
Poker News: Law enforcement officials in Florida hope that playing cards can help them in their efforts to solve the toughest homicide and disappearance cases in the state. Play online poker
Earlier this week the state launched a program to give inmates playing cards featuring 104 victims of unsolved crimes. Read poker blogs
The Cold Case Playing Card Program in Florida is inspired by the decks of cards that were distributed to U.S. troops in Iraq, with pictures of the most wanted fugitives in the country. A total of 100,000 decks will be distributed in the prisons of Florida. Play route 66 poker
Two different decks have been produced, with unique information on each of the 104 cards. Every playing card contains a picture of the victim and facts about the unsolved crime. The total cost for printing and distributing the cards is $80,000. Play $500 match poker bonus
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The WSOPE will, quite simply, be the most significant, star-studded poker event Europe has ever seen. And a PokerListings.com player will be right in the middle of it, shuffling chips elbow-to-elbow with poker legends for one of the most sought-after bracelets ever. At stake in an exclusive $26,000 freeroll for PokerListings players only: A lucrative prize package for the first-ever WSOPE Main Event, including the £10,000 (c. $20,000) buy-in plus expenses. Play route 66 poker
"Who's signed on for the WSO Poker Tournament Europe Main Event?" asks Camilla Sundell, press secretary at PokerListings.com. "Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Erik Seidel, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Allen Cunningham. The list is spectacular already, and we're still six weeks away! Play $500 match poker bonus Barbara Enright
Poker News: The 2007 World Series of Poker took its first steps on shaky legs in June as complaints of winding registration lines, indecipherable playing cards and shrouded final tables surfaced almost immediately. Play online poker
But as the Series draws to a close with the final table of the Main Event today, poker tournament director Jack Effel and commissioner Jeffrey Pollack passed some of the problems off as suggested areas for improvement for 2008. Read poker blogs
The pair spoke to media at a press conference at the Rio Tuesday morning before introducing the final nine players of the WSO Poker tournament championship table. Play full tilt poker
Among the issues discussed at today's conference was the debate about the final tables to which Harrah's blocked media and fan access by having the events played in a black tent. The idea was to allow WSO Poker tournament fans to buy live coverage - which included a peek at players' hole cards - of the tournaments from the organization's Web site. Play strip poker
The move was unpopular with media organizations and irked players and women poker players who wanted their family members close at hand during their final table appearances. Barbara Enwright
Poker News: Scotty Nguyen, the biggest star left in the World Series of Poker's Main Event, exited the building in 11th place early this morning when he failed to hit a flush draw. Play online poker
Nguyen, who owns four WSO Poker tournament bracelets and won the Main Event in 1998, won $476,926 and was just two spots away from making the final table. Read poker blogs
Phillip Hilm, who has just one WSOP cash in his career, holds the chip lead heading into Tuesday's final table with $22.1 million. Hilm's largest career poker payday was $90,441 for a fourth-place finish in a European Poker Tour event in his native Denmark. The final table, set to begin at noon PT on Tuesday, will be Hilm's first at the WSO Poker tournament. Play route 66 poker
Another player with no final table experience, Tuan Lam, is close behind with $21.3 million. Lam has two WSOP cashes to his credit. Play $500 match poker bonus Barbara Enright
