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PokerStars WCOOP Champ “theV0id” Disqualified

James — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:41:25 +0000

Poker Stars has taken away the first place prize from “theV0id” because an investigation found that he was using two computers on the same IP during the tournament. This is strictly against the Poker Star.com Terms and Conditions so they took away the first place prize money and redistributed it to the other players in the tournament.

The bubble boy of the tournament must be very happy as he now moves up a place and will receive part of the prize pool. It is great to see Poker Stars so careful and when an allegation comes up they immediately investigate and make sure no foul play is involved. In this case there was foul play and they did the right thing to redistribute the prize and make a point to other players that they will not get away with this.

Phil Ivey Loses over 140k in 20 min

James — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:01:35 +0000

Phil Ivey was playing at full tilt poker and lost over $140k dollars in about 50 hands. He was playing heads up $500/$1000 NL Hold-em poker against LarsLuzak. He lost one hand worth over 100k+ !If you would like to read more about the full tilt poker game then check out the blog post Ivey Deathmatch. The Ivey deathmatch is a new game type in full tilt poker where players can sit at a table and play heads up against Phil Ivey. LarsLuzak decided to play and had a huge payday…That is the first time I have heard of a player actually playing in the ivey deathmatch poker game. Since it is a new game at full tilt and I am sure most players don’t want to play against Phil Ivey with thousands of dollars.

Bodog Life.com and Bodog Life.net New Domain Names

James — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:03:04 +0000

After Bodog temporarily changed its name to NewBodog last week they have changed their name once again. Bodog will now be known as Bodog Life.com and Bodog Life.net. I was sent a letter explaining that this will be a more permanent home for the site because of their current legal troubles with the bodog.com domain name. A letter by Calvin Ayre says this domain reflects the lifestyle that bodog allows players to live. We will see how long they will use this domain name as it could be years before they get back the bodog domain name because these types of disputes are never fast…

Bodog Loses Bodog.com and Now Using NewBodog.com and NewBodog.net

James — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:46:41 +0000

Bodog recently lost their domain name after a legal dispute with a company that claimed Bodog was using their patent for online betting without their consent. The company challenged Bodog.net in court, Bodog being based overseas did not show up for the hearing and thought nothing of it. The company then was able to take the domain name as restitution by contacting Enom. Now Bodog is currently fighting for their domain name. This is probably costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars since Bodog.com and Bodog.net are currently resolving to nothing.

To remedy the situation Bodog is now trying to get their domain back. For the time being they are now using New Bodog.com and New Bodog.net. This is temporary but everyone knows that legal proceedings are never fast and it could take awhile before Bodog gets back the control of their domain name.

Party Poker.net Review

James — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:48:10 +0000

We have just added a new poker room review to hot poker bonus. We have reviewed one of the oldest and biggest poker rooms Party Poker.net.Â Party Poker is only open to international poker players but is still has some of the best poker action with great software and is generally weak players. Party Poker is part of a larger Party Gaming network. The network offersÂ a sportsbook, casino, bingo and more.

Poker Stars Ocean 13 Charity Event

James — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:34:30 +0000

Poker Stars has teamed up with the cast and producers of the new installment of the Ocean series. ‘Ocean 13′ will be coming out this summer and to celebrate Poker Stars will be holding charity tournaments to help the suffering in Darfur.

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Hawaiian Garden Los Angeles Casino

James — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:22:26 +0000

Today, I went to the Hawaiian Gardens Casino in Los Angeles. I didn’t know what to expect as it was close to where I was staying and a friend recommended it as a good place to play poker. When I pulled up to the casino it looked like it was in a semi-permanent tent structure which reminded me of an enclosed area for an indoor swimming pool.

When I walked inside it had flat screen monitors and 115 tables. Most of them where poker but they also has Pai-Gow, Stud and many other poker variations. They had varying limits from 1-2 limit to VIP poker section where were 2 high limit poker games being played. I was surprised to see so many poker tables as I had expected there would be a lot but this was much bigger then any vegas card room.

I sat down and there were roaming chip staff who easily turned my cash into chips and vise versa. It seemed like there were lots of locals as the table chatter was friendlily and professional as if this was another day at the office for them. They allowed players to eat at the poker table and many of the players took advantage as I saw numerous players at the table order huge lunches.

I ended the day down $38 down but came out a winner in that I had 3 flush’s during my time there and two were cracked by full houses, I lost pocket aces and only won a handful of hands. Overall my experience was a good one and I have a feeling if I am in Long Beach again I may have to make a stop.

Absolute Poker Review

James — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:19:31 +0000

We have just added a review of absolute poker.net to our list of online poker rooms reviews. Absolute Poker has become a much bigger poker room since the new legislation has gone into effect and have really become a great poker room. They have recently released instant poker software so now poker players with a mac computer or that use linux can now play at Absolut Poker.

Poker Stars Helps the PPA

James — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:55:51 +0000

Poker Stars has begun to help the Poker players alliance with their $5000 dollar freerolls. The freeroll is open to players who are willing to let Poker Stars automatically sign them up for the PPA. This is done by a simple ok when you go to register for the tournament in the PPA poker stars tournament page. This is a great way to get thousands of players to join the PPA as I witnessed one tournament that had over 2000 registered players!

WSOP Dreams? Play for FullTilt!

marc — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:31:38 +0000

FullTiltPoker is once again extending a tremendous offer for people who plan to go to WSOP by qualifying in satellites at FullTiltPoker.com

If you get a seat through a FullTiltPoker.com freeroll or by winning a qualifying tourney - AND - if you manage to win the $10,000 Main Event tournament - on top of the prize money you’ll get from the WSOP (approximately $17+ million), FullTiltPoker.com will sweeten the deal with an EXTRA $10 Million dollars!

So if you’ve got what it takes to make it to the WSOP, go through FullTiltPoker.com to do it.