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Commenting on his good fortune, Douglas said: 'It's great to know that after playing poker for a short time that I have been able to win 5 Maui 'Sit 'N Go's' in a row to scoop the jackpot.' Douglas thinks anyone can do what he did and says 'the jackpot target is achievable if you put your mind to it and you're in luck with the cards dealt.' According to Douglas, this is his biggest poker win ever. read more in pokerworks.com

Four more events saw action on Wednesday at the 2008 World Series of poker, including Event #45, the much-anticipated $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship, which drew the game's biggest players and a deep crowd of spectators...

Who could have guessed that a simple skateboard design of a dark-haired girl with a dour expression could evolve into Emily the Strange - an international icon for individualism, female empowerment, and do-it-yourself style?

Here are a few ways you can improve your tournament game immediately: Be patient and allow the game to come to you. You do not need to force the action especially in online tournaments Play aggressive poker and protect your hands when you have the best of it Watch players who’s game you respect when they are playing live or in the casino Read as much about the game as possible Do not over play Ace KingAlthough it may not seem all that mystifying at it’s surface you still need a great deal of knowledge to play and win a poker tournament along with a bit of luck. Online tournaments, as has been discussed before, are notorious for fast play and therefore you should throttle down your aggressiveness early. Save your aggressive plays for protecting hands or later in the tournament. I have found this to be extremely helpful in allowing me to build my stack early on. Believe me you will have no trouble finding action on your big hands in fast

The field in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament is annually the deepest and most storied in all of poker, and the 148 players who took the field for this year's Event #45 were no exception. With more than 40 bracelet winners, dozens...

Daniel Negreanu is, arguably, the most popular player in poker. His buoyant personality and uncanny ability to read his opponent's hands has been featured in World Series of poker coverage, on World poker Tour telecasts and on High Stakes poker, where he has been one of the regular players. As a result, I eagerly anticipated the publication of Negreanu's Power Hold'em Strategy, in which he promised to reveal the secrets of his 'small ball' strategy. read more in pokerworks.com

AN appeal by disgraced newspaper baron Conrad Black against his conviction for fraud and obstruction of justice has failed after a US court brushed aside claims he and three other executives did no harm to Hollinger international media.

In the category of 'this could go either way,' the World Series of poker has announced that a new poker musical will debut on July 4th and 5th at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. All In: The poker Musical will chronicle the journey of nine players at the final table of the WSOP main event. read more in pokerworks.com

There was lots of money flying around on Day 27 of the WSOP as not only did the $1,000 NLHE with rebuys event get started but the biggest buy-in event in poker, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., got underway. In addition to those two events, the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8 tournament played down to the final table and Erik Seidel is in prime position to win his 9th bracelet. Here are the recaps for the $1,000 NLHE with rebuys and the $1,500 PLO8 events. read more in pokerworks.com

The WPT is all about dramatic poker. The blind levels are fast and aggressive, the buy-in is usually $10,000 or as much as $25,000, the final TV tables are only six handed instead of 10 handed and the show is heavily edited to emphasize the drama. But none of that was necessary in the case of Bill Edler.