Poker News: Doyle Brunson will be making his way across "the pond" in September to take in a little poker at the World Series of Poker Europe and to promote the launch of DoylesRoom in the United Kingdom and Europe. Play online poker
The poker legend, who has been a staple in poker since before the inception of the World Series of Poker, will be looking to make history again with a bracelet win in London. He already has 10 bracelets from the WSOP, two of which were consecutive Main Event wins in 1976 and 1977. Read poker blogs
The first every World Series events outside of the United States will be historic in itself, plus the poker pros showing up to play are sure to make the event memorable. For that reason, Doyle Brunson is also taking advantage of it to help promote his poker site in the region. Play route 66 poker
"It's the perfect time to launch the new-look DoylesRoom," Brunson said. "I have watched poker evolve for over 50 years now and continue to play in some of the biggest games in the world." Play $500 match poker bonus
He continued saying, "Right now, London is buzzing about the upcoming WSOP hitting Europe - if you want to go heads-up against me, register with DoylesRoom and look out for my screen name TEX_DOLLY." Play strip poker
Poker players will also have the chance to go heads-up against the Texas Dolly through DoylesRoom's Summer Freerolls. Play poker tournaments Susie Issacs
Poker News: Texas is a hot spot for gaming, with Dallas being the birthplace for Cyberathelete Professional League. Over the years, financial interest in the scene has grown tremendously, with $35 million in investments for Major League Gaming in 2002 alone, pushing the professional gaming market even further. Play online poker
And some four-player teams are now even signing on to leagues for million dollar contracts. Read poker blogs
With different leagues and sponsors trying to nab top names, the gaming leagues are shaping up to be something more on the level of traditional professional sports. And the fact that CBS is going to be airing the most recent World Series of Video Games poker tournament as a one-hour special this fall definitely adds some prestige. Play full tilt poker
“My goal is that, five years from now, you flip on TV or the radio or open up a newspaper, and we’re sitting there next to other traditional sports,” Sundance DiGiovanni, co-founder and chief marketing officer for Major League Gaming, told the Dallas News. Play route 66 poker
I’ve already made my own comparisons to Poker TV. That has latched on more than anyone ever though, and Marty Stratton, id Software’s executive producer, could not agree more. Play poker tournaments Susie Issacs
Poker News: The world's first multidisciplinary Internet institute based at a major university, the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), has announced the launch of a web-based survey of users of online gambling sites that will build an empirically anchored picture of the implications of various patterns of online gambling. Play online poker
The study is being carried out with the assistance of other researchers at England’s Oxford University and has been jointly funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT). It also has the support of the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), which represents British and European remote gambling operators. Read poker blogs
OII said that the anonymous survey would ask people to complete a 20-minute online questionnaire with the collection organized so that respondents could not be traced. Play route 66 poker
The survey itself can be found at www.oxfordgamblingsurvey.org and the online gambling industry has also cooperated by providing links through a range of sites, from online poker and casinos to sports betting services. Play $500 match poker bonus
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Poker News: A computer playing in the world's first poker tournament between humans and machines is proving to be a worthy opponent at a conference taking place in Vancouver this week. Play online poker
Polaris, a computer software program developed by the University of Alberta's games research group is currently taking part in a poker tournament playing four games of Texas Hold 'Em against poker players Ali Eslami and Phil Laak, who won the World Poker Tour invitational in 2004. Play $500 match poker bonus
However, this event has been taking place in the unlikely environment of the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence in Vancouver, B.C. Play full tilt poker
The computer and its human opponent are playing in separate rooms in the tournament. The two-day tournament began on Monday and two games have already been completed. The first game ended in a draw but the computer won the second game. Play Strip poker
"We're ecstatic about the win and the match yesterday. But we have to really take that with a grain of salt," Michael Bowling, computer science professor at the University of Alberta and team leader of the Polaris Team Project told CTV's Canada AM. Play women poker Susie Issacs
Poker News: With pre-registration for the World Series of Poker open for two weeks now, some of the biggest and brightest players in the world have signed up to play already. Play online poker
"There are over 60 WSO Poker Tournament bracelets between the pre-registrants so far," said Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP commissioner. "The inaugural World Series Europe will have a world-class field." Read poker blogs
Some of the players already registered include: Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Erik Seidel, Roland de Wolfe, John Juanda, Allen Cunningham, Todd Brunson, Eli Elezra, Howard Lederer, Humberto Brenes and woman poker player, Jennifer Harman. Play $500 match poker bonus
"I'm going to London to make history again by winning the first WSOP bracelet ever awarded outside of Las Vegas," said Phil Hellmuth who recently broke WSO Poker Tournament records by winning his eleventh bracelet. Play route 66 poker
The 2006 WSOP Main Event winner Jamie Gold has also said he plans to play at the London event. Play full tilt poker Susie Issacs
Poker News: As a child living in the mountains of Laos years ago, Jerry Yang didn't have toys - not even a ball or a marble. Instead, when his parents butchered a pig they would blow up the animal's bladder for their children to bat around. Play online poker
Today the 39-year-old father of six sits at the final table of the richest poker tournament in existence, in a position to win the $8.2 million first-place prize at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Read poker blogs
Yang was formally introduced in a WSO Poker tournament press conference Thursday morning, prior to taking to the table to compete against eight other hopefuls for the title of world champion. Play full tilt poker
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Poker News: Franklin attorney Lee Dryer picked up a year supply of beer and a seat at the 2008 World Series of Poker by outlasting eight other players at a consolation table. Play online poker
Dryer, a former prosecutor in Williamson County, competed in this year’s World Series of Poker, which was held at The Rio in Las Vegas. He was just four spots away from winning at least $20,000 in the poker tournament. He finished 625th. The top 651 players and women poker players earn prize money. The winner picked up $8.25 million. Play $500 match poker bonus
Finishing where he did, Dryer made it to the "Bubble Playoff," a single-table, free-roll Texas Hold ‘em poker event that gave players a second chance at a payday. Dryer beat Ronald Toledo of Edmonton to win the Bubble Playoff. His king, 7 off-suit, was the winning hand when the dealer turned over a king on the flop. Toledo had an ace and a 9, suited, but got no help with the community cards. Read poker blogs
"I was despondent to be knocked out right on the bubble of the main event, particularly because I had enough poker chips in front of me to make the money," Dryer said. "But I gathered myself and thought about how exciting it would be to leave Vegas with a seat in the 2008 main event. I’m thankful Milwaukee’s Best Light gave me that opportunity." Play route 66 poker Susie Issacs
