Posts Tagged ‘World Series of Poker’
Posted by Nicolae on September 29th, 2008 under Gamblers, Poker
Tags: 1979, 2007, Barbara Enright, Binions Casino, competition, Hall of Fame, Harrah's, high stakes, Horseshoe Casino, Johnny Moss, membership, Phil Hellmuth, players, Poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Video, World Series of Poker •
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The Poker Hall of Fame is a group of poker players who have played poker well against top competition for high stakes over a long period of time. Originally established by the Horseshoe Casino, membership is now awarded by Harrah’s World Series of Poker.Members of the Poker Hall of Fame include [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Poker, Poker variants Guide, games
Tags: Blind man's bluff, drinking game, ESPN, forehead stud, high card, Indian poker, players, Poker, stud poker, texas hold'em, version, World Series of Poker •
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Blind man’s bluff is a version of poker which is unconventional in that each person sees the cards of all players except his own.The standard version (also called Indian poker) is simply high card. Each player is dealt one card which he places on his forehead facing outwards, and a round of [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 6th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Companies, Gambling industry, Las Vegas
Tags: Benny Binion, Binion's Gambling Hall and Casino, Binion's Horseshoe, Binion's Ranch Steakhouse, casino, Eldorado Club, History, hotel, Las Vegas, locations, movie, MTR Gaming Group, The Mint Las Vegas, Vintage Las Vegas, World Series of Poker •
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Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel
128 E. Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Number of rooms
366
Theme
Vintage Las Vegas
Gaming space
Permanent show(s)
No showroom
Signature attraction(s)
World Series of Poker
(1970-2004; 2005 final tables)
Notable restaurant(s)
Binion’s Ranch Steakhouse
Owner
MTR Gaming Group
Date opened
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
Previous name(s)
Eldorado Club
The Mint Las Vegas
Binion’s Horseshoe
Casino website
http://www.binions.com
Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel is a hotel and casino located in downtown [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 3rd, 2008 under Poker, Texas hold 'em, games
Tags: Casinos, Celebrity Poker Showdown, community card poker games, hold'em, no-limit betting, omaha hold 'em, origins, poker variants, popular culture, spectator sport, texas hold 'em, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, WSOP •
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Texas hold ‘em (also hold’em, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. It is also the most popular poker variant played in most casinos in the United States. Its no-limit betting form is used in the main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), as seen on [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 30th, 2008 under Poker, Poker tournaments Guide, Sport, Tournaments
Tags: buy-in, event, Main Event, Poker, satellite tournaments, series, sporting tour, tennis, Tournaments, winners, World Series of Poker •
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A satellite tournament is either a minor tournament or event on a competitive sporting tour or one of a group of such tournaments that form a series played in the same country or region. The term is most commonly used in reference to minor professional or competitive junior tennis.In professional tennis, [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 25th, 2008 under Poker, Poker tournaments Guide
Tags: betting format, championship, entry fees, event, Las Vegas, major tournaments, multi-table tournaments, Poker, poker tournaments, prizes, types, venues, winners, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker •
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A poker tournament is a tournament at which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker.
Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time.
Entry fees and prizes
In a typical tournament, [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 24th, 2008 under Gambling Media, Poker, Poker Guide
Tags: British Poker Open, Celebrity Poker Club, Celebrity Poker Showdown, Europe, European Poker Tour, High Stakes Poker, History, Late Night Poker, Late Night Poker Ace, National Heads-Up Poker, North America, PartyPoker Poker Den, PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup, Poker, Poker After Dark, Poker Dome Challenge, Poker Million, Poker Nations Cup, Poker Royale, Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, Pokerheaven.com Online Series of Poker, Pokermania, Pro-Am Poker Equalizer, Professional Poker Tour, programs, television, The Gaming Club World Poker Championship, Ultimate Poker Challenge, United States Poker Championship, Victor Chandler Poker Cup, William Hill Poker Grand Prix, World Heads-Up Poker Championship, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, World Speed Poker Open •
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Poker television programs have been extremely popular in the last several years, especially in North America and Europe. This has especially become the case since the invention of the “pocket cam” in 1997 (and its first use in the United States in 2002), wherein viewers at home can see what each player [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 15th, 2008 under Poker, Tournaments
Tags: bracelets, Card Player Magazin, championship, Daniel Negreanu, Favorite Poker Player, hints, how to play, Kid Poker, Limit Hold'em, Player of the Year, poker video game, Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, tips, titles, Tournaments, winners, winnings, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, WSOP •
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Now 4 years ago designed the Player of the Year, Daniel Negreanu win the first place in the $2,000 Limit Hold’em game, $204,874.
Daniel Negreanu (’Kid Poker’) (born July 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional poker player with four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 12th, 2008 under Poker, Poker Guide
Tags: Amarillo Slim, American Civil War, books, Casinos, Chris Moneymaker, community card poker, David Sklansky, Doyle Brunson, draw poker, five-card, games, Greg Raymer, History, Johnny Moss, Jonathan H. Green, lowball, Mike Caro, Mississippi, New Orleans, pochen, Poker, poque, split-pot poker, straight, strategy, stud poker, The Theory of Poker, tournament, variant, wild card, World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker, WSOP •
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The history of poker is a matter of some debate. The name of the game likely descended from the French poque, which descended from the German pochen (’to knock’), but it is not clear whether the origins of poker itself lie with the games bearing those names. It closely resembles the Persian [...]
Posted by Nicolae on December 28th, 2007 under Atlantic City, Business, Casinos, Gambling industry, Las Vegas, United States
Tags: acquisition, Apollo Management, Bally's, Business, Caesars, Casino & Hotel Resort chain, Casinos, corporation, gaming, Golf clubs, golf courses, Grand Casino, Harrah's Entertainment, Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation, hotels, Las Vegas, Nevada, Reno, Texas Pacific Group, World Series of Poker, WSOP •
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Harrah’s Casino & Hotel Resort chain, which also run the World Series of Poker, will have new owners, two private equity firms named Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group, shelling out a whopping $17.7 billion for the acquisition, being complete in early 2008.
“The WSOP will remain a key brand in the [...]