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MONEY TALKS IN CORRIDORS OF POWER
UncategorizedThe news on poker’s political front dominated this week. First the State government in Iowa was looking at developing online poker for state residents, then California was headed in the same direction, with state senators drawn to the projected injection of hundreds of millions of dollars into the State economy. It brings up the question […]
VANESSA SELBST AND THE PROBLEMS OF LUCK
UncategorizedThe skill versus luck argument, with a little help from Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst… Selbst was lucky to win her first tournament in 2008, after two years of learning how to be a solid tournament poker player by scoring four cashes (including two final tables) at the World Series of Poker. Selbst was lucky […]
CALL, BET, RAISE, RIGHT HOOK
UncategorizedPromoting poker as a mind sport may be at the heart of what the International Federation of Poker is about, but it seems one entrepreneur has found an altogether different direction to take the game, a novel approach that you might describe as out of the box and into the ring. Citing the loss […]
HOLDEN HAILS “PUREST” VERSION OF POKER
UncategorizedInternational Federation of Poker president Anthony Holden has hailed Duplicate Poker as the “purest” version of the game. Duplicate Poker borrows concepts from Duplicate Bridge and is, considered the perfect way for Poker players to highlight individual skill rather than good fortune”. Details of this version of the game have been published on the IFP […]
RULES ARE RULES, AREN’T THEY?
NewsThe rules of poker have never been non-negotiable. There are no tablets of stone etched with detailed rules for each eventuality. Hold’em has always been a case of two cards faced down and take it from there, but when it comes to everything else, the unpredictable whims of fortune have always been at the heart […]
POKER ENDORSED AS BRAZIL’S NEWEST SPORT
UncategorizedFantastic news reached poker players in Brazil this week as the Brazilian Sports Ministry officially recognized poker as a sport. The decision was announced in a private meeting with members of the Confederação Brasileira de Texas Hold’em (CBTH) over the weekend as the ministry officially gave its endorsement to the CBTH and accepted its registration […]
IFP AND LIMEHOUSE CREATE IFP BOOKS
UncategorizedFans of poker literature will delight in the news that the International Federation of Poker has teamed up with Limehouse Books to create IFP Books, the UK’s only imprint dedicated to poker. The first title to be published will be The Rules of Poker, in August of this year; the definitive guide to the full […]
EUROPEAN POKER AWARDS
UncategorizedKey figures at the IFP World Championships were among those at a lavish ceremony in Paris earlier this week for the 11th Annual European Poker Awards. Now one of the most prestigious events in poker, the awards marks the achievement of players at the tables over the past 12 months, as well as key figures […]
NATIONS CUP’S BARNY BOATMAN ON 2012
UncategorizedThe Nations Cup and the International Federation of Poker was among the subjects discussed by Barny Boatman in an interview with Black Belt Poker this week. Boatman, who captained a talented United Kingdom side in the Duplicate Poker Nations Cup in November, is among the most respected players of the game across the UK and […]
NORTHERN IRISH PRESSURE GROUP POISED TO FORCE CHANGE IN LAW
UncategorizedA pressure group in Northern Ireland looks set to have turned people power into political power, bringing the prospect of a change in the law regarding poker a step closer. Members of Legalise Poker have appealed to the Social Development Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly to allow both regulated poker clubs and poker tournaments. […]