http://www.poker-up.com All about Poker Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:25:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Obvserved at Casino City and reported by Vin Narayanan on 1 Oct 2008 Casino City has reported that Sen. Robert Menendez introduced legislation earlier this week that is to legally define poker as a skill game. The move would create a regulatory environment for the game to be offered over the ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/10/04/poker-to-be-defined-as-skill-game-through-us-legislation/ Poker players with iPhones can now look forward to a new dice poker game software for iPhone called MotionX Poker 1.12. The MotionX Poker 1.12 software is free to download at CNet.com and costs $4.99. Players can test their Poker skills, challenge the casino, win and even shake their iPhone to ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/09/06/new-iphone-poker-software/ Seen at Casino Junkie by Mort Salzman: Jim Tabilio, whose Poker Voters of America is pushing, has written a bill (AB 2026) sponsored by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine aimed at legalizing online poker in California, and elsewhere. For the time being, Tabilio has instructed Levine to put the bill on hold until next ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/09/06/poker-voters-of-america-to-push-legalizing-online-poker/ A Pueblo poker room was raided last week by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The poker room has been on law enforcement's radar for four years and its 63 year old accused proprietor, Larry Lee Wittman, was cited for a misdemeanor - professional gambling. The raid marked the second time ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/09/06/illegal-poker-game-busted-by-colorado-bureau-of-investigation/ Basic Reminders & Contradictions for NLH Tournaments Written by: Dave Colclough (2004-08-19 17:52:28) Patience is the hurdle most beginners struggle with. The biggest mistake is usually playing too many hands. If they have not seen a hand for 20 minutes, all of a sudden A4 looks like a monster in any position. ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/09/06/basic-reminders-contradictions-for-nlh-tournaments/ A new poker platform will integrate customers and features from two leading poker rooms to create the third largest online poker network. Miami, FL (PRWeb) July 24, 2008 – Today, Chipleader management of both Absolute Poker and UltimateBet announced the upcoming launch of CEREUS: a NEW POKER PLATFORM that will integrate the ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/08/05/new-poker-platform-cereus-online-poker-network/ Post Flop Probabilities Part 2 - Written by: Dave Colclough (2004-10-04 18:10:20) The following table refers to the number of outs, and the probability of one of these outs appearing. If you have an open ended straight draw, you have 8 outs. You hold 10,J on a three-suited flop of 2,8,9. You ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/07/05/dave-colclough-poker-diary-post-flop-probabilities-part-2/ Post Flop Probabilities in Poker - Written by: Dave Colclough (2004-09-20 22:15:57) The last couple of articles concerned pre-flop probabilities. These are most relevant to NLH tournament play. This is because most chip movement occurs pre-flop in NLH tourneys, whereas, with Limit Hold 'em and Pot Limit Omaha, most of the ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/07/05/dave-colcloughs-poker-diary-post-flop-probabilities/ Playable Hands Part 2 - Written by: Dave Colclough (2004-10-18 22:52:16) As stated in the previous article, the following are suggested guidelines for an average 9 handed $2/$4 Limit Hold 'em table, where it is neither an aggressive or very tight line up. Slight adjustments would have to be made if ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/07/05/dave-colcloughs-poker-diary-playable-hands-part-2/ Playable Poker Hands Part 1 - Written by: Dave Colclough (2004-10-12 18:19:38) In an earlier article I suggested the sort of hands that you should, or should not be playing. In the next couple of articles I will deal with starting hands more specifically. As with all aspects of poker there ... http://www.poker-up.com/2008/07/05/dave-colcloughs-poker-diary-playable-poker-hands-part-1/