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Much of the game of poker is mental. In addition to knowing the right math and tactics to make the right decisions as often as possible, a poker player had to be able to read his opponent.

23-year-old Olivia "Liv" Boeree is more than just the new European Ladies champion; there's an educated astrophysicist behind those darting eyes. Boeree, originally from Kent, became the UK spokesperson...

There is a certain logical absurdity about the trying to keep a poker player honest. The sport of poker has lying to your opponents built right into the culture of the game, so trying to keep someone honest is at best a futile act. So why do so many players waste money at the end of a hand trying to do just that? Let's say you are at the river and in a position where you are trying to decide whether or not to call someone's bet or raise. There is a percentage of players out there who know they are beat at that point, but will still make the call in order to force their opponent to show their hand.

A quarterly poker magazine is on the horizon, to be published by Dennis Publishing and to service a very specific poker community: the members of online poker room PKR. PKR.com is a poker room unlike any other, with a computer or video game style experience, with 3D avatars that are controllable to an extent beyond any other poker room. Now an 'international selection' of PKR customers will get the poker magazine free of charge...

With the World Series of poker on the horizon, set to play this summer in Las Vegas, those who can are investigating ways to make money from the biggest poker event in the world, and not just from playing in it. A new deal with XP Events has been announced recently by the WSOP to distribute WSOP swag across various venues, including an online store, retail shops, and a new WSOP store in Vegas. The Denver, Colorado based XP Events is now the official brand merchandise provider for the World Series of poker...

The magazine that appeals to women poker players, conveniently named Woman poker Player magazine, was recently bought by the company that knows all about poker mags, Bluff Media. Bluff Media are the publishers of Bluff Magazine, one of the top poker magazines in the United States. Bluff Media made the move in recognition that women are one of poker's fastest growing market segments, and the vehicle to reach them would be Woman poker Player magazine...

PokerListings.com and Hollywood poker are pleased to announce two new exclusive promotions for their players leading up to the 2008 World Series of Poker*. The first: All players who sign up at Hollywood poker via PokerListings link are eligible for a massive $750 sign-up bonus at 1,000% match. The second: All new depositors also automatically qualify for weekly $1,000 freerolls with $500 cash and six Hollywood poker WSOP* satellite tickets to be won in each. (PRWeb May 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946024.htm

Ladbrokes poker will be dealing its billionth hand in June. Ladbrokespoker.com is celebrating this fact with players by running a $300,000 freeroll. Twenty WSOP packages worth $14,000 will be awarded to the top finishers the next 200 runners-up will be given the chance to play for a $14,000 ladbrokes WSOP package. in the $109 Daily Final. To be elegible for the freeroll players have to earn 50 Player Points on the same day that the hand is dealt. (PRWeb May 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb947084.htm

Absolute poker offers to experience and enjoy best online poker games 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The site have built an overall high-quality and well-organized poker room. It is a medium sized poker room with the main traffic on Texas Hold' em.

He is 24 years old and he's already cashed for over a million dollars in tournament poker. He's made a WSOP TV final table, and most recently he took 2nd in the biggest weekly online tournament. Matt Vengrin explains why he did it, where he did it and how he did it. read more in pokerworks.com