04 Mar 09 Jamie Gold Hosts Charity Poker Tournament For Children
Don’t let the title fool you, this wasn’t an underground back room poker game that involved Jamie Gold and half a dozen 10-year-olds in a no-limit ring game. Instead, the 2006 WSOP Main Event champion hosted a fundraiser tournament for the Children Uniting Nations charity, a non-profit organization that provides mentoring to at-risk and foster children.
“Some things are more important,” said Gold. “These kids need our help.”
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30 Nov 08 Tournament Evaluation
In Las Vegas there are tons of tournaments running every day with different structures, buy-ins, and starting chip counts. Cities across the world are starting to increase their tournaments as well, and it can sometimes be hard to evaluate which tournaments are best to play in.
There are several factors to take into consideration when finding a tournament to play in. For starters, players need to find tournaments that are easy (more…)
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17 Nov 08 Tournament Blackjack Tips
Tournament blackjack tips are snippets of advice that can help you to increase your chances of succeeding when playing blackjack in a tournament setting. Read the tips that are presented in this article and you could well be just a tournament or two away from a big win!
Tip 1 – Be Strategic
Since all tournament participants are playing their blackjack hands against the dealer, your basic (more…)
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15 Nov 08 Tournament Blackjack online
Tournament blackjack is likely to be the next big thing in the world of gambling, as the popularity of blackjack as a strategic and beatable casino game has been seen to soar in recent years. Whereas poker has dominated the world of online gambling of late, blackjack is poised to steal at least some of the limelight away in the years to come.
The new wave of blackjack as a popular tournament sport on a par with poker started with (more…)
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