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James Dempsey narrowly missed out on winning his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet after finishing second to Sam Farha in Event 25. The $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship event marked a notable change for Dempsey, who is arguably more at home in Texas Hold’em events. Nevertheless, Dempsey held his own against poker legend Farha and appeared to have the edge following several hours of tense heads-up action. However, once Farha resumed control as chip leader, Dempsey’s challenge fell apart. read more..

Contrasting fortunes are integral to the world of poker; whenever one player enjoys success, it is inevitable that another experiences failure. Such is the nature of the game, not everybody wins and nobody can win all of the time. Accordingly, professional poker players are used to enduring career highs and lows on a daily basis in their pursuit of long-term profit. Many UK online poker professionals spend hours each day playing the game on sites such as iPoker in hope of generating a bank-roll. None of these players, however, are likely to come close to the game’s top players in terms of the enormity of their profits and losses. read more..

Disappointment and frustration are no strangers to international and UK poker tournaments, regardless as to whether they happen to be played live or online. Most players, however, are able to control their emotions at the table. In fact, the ability to master both negative and positive feelings is an integral quality of some of the game’s greatest ever players. read more..

Ultimate Bet is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for players to win a date with the talented professional poker star, Tiffany Michelle, who also happens to be somewhat attractive. International and UK online poker players should not get too excited, however, as the event to win an evening with Tiffany is only available to players from the United States. Sensibly, Ultimate Bet is giving away the evening of romance, baseball, drinks and poker with one of its star sponsored professionals via an online freeroll. read more..

Celebrities and poker have always enjoyed a close relationship, if not always profitable. In fact, numerous sports stars and TV celebrities have ditched their day jobs to take up the game professionally, including legendary Aussie spinner Shane Warne, tennis ace Pete Sampras, EastEnders actor Michael Greco and Hollywood star Ben Affleck. read more..

According to Paddy Power Poker, there are at least twenty reasons why players should consider attending the Irish Poker Open 2010. First and foremost, it is argued that being in with a chance to win the €100,000 top prize should be reason enough for most amateur and professional poker players. read more..

Now we think UK Poker is one of the best online poker sites in the world, but we decided to put together a list of the biggest.

This list contains a brief description of the five most popular online poker sites by traffic sizes based on the forecasts for 2008 and 2009. Of the five sites listed here, only two of them will accept payments from US residents due to US anti-online gambling legislation.

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Each year in the Mecca of poker players, Las Vegas, the World Series of Poker takes place and its growth has been huge since 2000, with nearly 9000 people taking part in the main event, not to mention the thousands of other participants in the tournament’s offshoot games. read more..

Poker was given a big shot in the arm thanks to its popularity online and now there are plenty of ways which you can enjoy this highly skilled and very entertaining spectator sport without leaving your armchair.There are tons of poker shows available and some are better than others, so let’s run through the main contenders and how they make their format work. read more..

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