The 43rd annual World Series of Poker® (WSOP®) presented by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky – the world’s longest-running, richest and most prestigious poker series open to anyone 21 years of age or older – officially puts cards in the air on Sunday, May 27. The first open WSOP gold bracelet event will take place on [...]
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Type “Women’s Poker” into any search engine and endless lists of sexy poker playing women pop up. Now type “Men’s Poker” into those same search engines, and money earners top the list. Woman Poker Player magazine decided to turn the tables a bit and do our own version of the top men of poker for [...]
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One is known as “The Robin Hood of Poker.” The other is “The First Lady of Poker.” Come November 8, 2011, both can add “Poker Hall of Fame” to their illustrious resumes. Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson will become the 41st and 42nd individuals to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. The two [...]
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Since its inception in 2007 World Gaming Executives has been approached by a number of journalists and bloggers to contribute our thoughts on News items and PR from the Games Industry. Believing that the people best qualified to answer many of these questions are industry specialists from within the WGE Membership; and ahead of the [...]
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After a public nomination process on WSOP.com, and a vetting of all nominations by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council, the finalists list eligible for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2011 has been determined. Share
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The 43rd annual World Series of Poker® (WSOP®) presented by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky – the world’s longest-running, richest and most prestigious poker series open to anyone 21 years of age or older – officially puts cards in the air on Sunday, May 27. The first open WSOP gold bracelet event will take place on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28 with a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament. A total of 61 coveted gold bracelets will be up for grabs in 2012 – three more than last year.
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Written by Hannah Elisabeth for www.womanpokerplayer.com
We’re all familiar with the types: the stone-faced, passionless visage, dark glasses covering any tells in their eyes, sitting perfectly still with their hands over their mouth as their opponent tries to “read” their body language in a head-up poker hand. Or, the boring old farts ( I’ve encountered so many of these guys over the years, I’m convinced there’s a factory churning them out somewhere) who complain that you “talk too much,” while tossing their cards at the dealer with the self-control of a three-year-old when they lose an all-in made hand to one that’s on the come. Or how about the ridiculously intense 23-year-old skinny guys, who think that unless they spend five minutes appearing to think through each hand that they don’t come across as the brain surgeons they are in their own minds!
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During a recent Women’s Poker Hour discussion the subject of traveling cheap to play poker came up. I did some homework and found some great tips to help my fellow poker players get to the big games without big holes left in their wallets.
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The current state of poker affairs in the US has us all scrambling for good live action. We have compiled a list of the best women’s only tournaments across the country. Do you know of a great women’s only tournament? Or an event that would interest women players? If so let us know on our Face Book page.
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One is known as “The Robin Hood of Poker.” The other is “The First Lady of Poker.” Come November 8, 2011, both can add “Poker Hall of Fame” to their illustrious resumes.
Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson will become the 41st and 42nd individuals to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. The two newest members were initially nominated by the general public and then voted in by a 35-person panel made up of existing Poker Hall of Famers and members of the media.
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