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Going all in is an exciting prospect when playing No Limit Texas Holdem poker. When playing it for a lot of money it gets even more exciting, and when playing an event like the Aussie Millions, it can be out of this world.

The 39th annual World Series of poker race is on - actually, the race in question has been running for some time, but during the next six or so weeks we will see more runners in the race, and all the participants working harder than ever to get ahead. The race in question is, of course, the Player of the Year race, one that the top pros look at as an opportunity to stick a feather in their cap and call it career advancement. The POY takes into account the size of the event a player plays when determining the number of POY points he or she earns.

Today is the fifth day of the 39th World Series of poker, and also the opening day of the first $10,000 mixed game event for the venerable series. The $10k events have grown in popularity over the years as more and more players are finding financing through online poker rooms and super satellites. In addition the multi-game style of some poker games have become very popular, such as the famous H.O.R.S.E...

While the high rollers and poker dreamers head for Las Vegas this summer, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge #41 will be headed for the highway as they hold their very first poker run. The poker Run Memorial Motorcycle Ride will take place on June 7 in Russellville, where participants will ride their motorcycles in a charity event to raise money for the Shop with a Cop program. Unlike traditional poker runs where riders go at their own pace, these bikers will ride in parade formation for safety.Related Articles:Darts man heads for WSOPBlind grateful to poker runners...

The state of Florida has a lot that people want: sunshine, beaches, Disney, and now a $30 million poker room in Daytona Beach. The Daytona Beach Kennel Club and poker Room recently held their opening ceremony, appropriately marked by the cutting of a ribbon patterned after a series of playing cards. The new building and its poker room opening mark the 60th anniversary of the club in operation when it was first known as the Volusia County Kennel Club...

PokerListings.com's live coverage of the 2008 World Series of Poker* stepped up a notch yesterday, with several highlights including an exclusive blog from Liz Lieu, interviews with U.K. pros Roland De Wolfe and Praz Bansi and a video interview with infamous poker buddies Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari that involved more than a little questioning of Laak's poker skills. PokerListings' WSOP* Coverage continues Wednesday with live reports from five more events at the Rio, including the action-packed $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ re-buys event and the awarding of another prestigious gold bracelet in Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em. (PRWeb Jun 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/wsop/coverage/prweb997834.htm

poker pro looks to shatter the record he set nearly one year ago. (PRWeb Jun 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb983654.htm

As if you didn't know, the 2008 World Series of poker is in full swing in Las Vegas. Thousands of people have descended upon the Rio to participate in the most prestigious tournaments of the year, but none are more visible than the poker pros that catch everyone's eye. Will Phil Hellmuth win a 12th bracelet? Will Doyle Brunson or Johnny Chan win an 11th WSOP title? We're all watching. read more in pokerworks.com

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has announced that it has designated the Nevada Cancer Institute as the official charity of the World Series of poker for the third consecutive year. 'Nevada Cancer Institute is a wonderful community...

(Gaming And Casinos News and Information) A little Vegas luck was definitely on one online poker players side Tuesday morning A Texas Holdem player with the moniker joeyvegas0711 popped UltimateBet httpwwwultimatebetcoms latest Bad Beat Jackpot which had been sitting at a staggering 54625386The jackpot exploded at 1038am on May 27th when joeyvegas0711 turned over an assumingly unbeatable four queens But everything changed the moment babybaby16 flipped over a queenhigh straight flush and swept the 3544 pot in his directionFor his losing hand joeyvegas0711 took home 17753251 of the 54625386 Bad Beat Jackpot BabyBaby16 added an additional 8876625 to the 3544 pot and 270 other players shared another 8876625Bad Beat Jackpot httpwwwultimatebetcompokerpromotionbadbeatjackpot is just like traditional Texas Holdem poker with an added jackpot component In addition to rake 050 is collected from qualifying poker hands and placed into a constantly growing pot until someone hits the jackpotWhen a po