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The second man versus machine poker challenge recently took place in Las Vegas between a team of poker pros and a computer program called the Polaris II. The first challenge was narrowly won by the humans, led by poker pro Phil Laak, but this time the machine got the upper hand. The game was Limit Holdem played heads up, and the program's tally was 3 wins, 2 losses and a tie...

The 2008 World Series of poker is currently wrapping up in Las Vegas, but fans don't have to feel sad: Harrah's Entertainment, the company that owns the WSOP brand and organizes the events, has just announced the schedule for the WSOP Circuit for this year.2008 Events2009 EventsOct 2 â?? 14 at Caesars IndianaFeb 20- 9 at Harrah's TunicaNov 24 - Dec 2 at Horseshoe HammondFeb 12 - 25 at Horseshoe Council BluffsNov 6 - 16 at Harveys Lake TahoeMarch 4- 14 at Caesars Atlantic CityDec 5 - 18 at Harrah's Atlantic CityMarch 19- 29 March at Harrah's Rincon April 12 - 29 at Caesars Palace May 8 - 20 at Harrah's New OrleansRelated Articles:WSOP tops last yearPlayer of the Year at WSOP picked. . ...

A banishment from casinos for a year has come down the pike for an Edmonton poker player who lost his temper after losing a pot and physically assaulted another player. Hon Van Tran, 34 can't enter casinos for the next year as part of his probation to which he was sentenced, along with a $750 fine. Tran, after losing a big pot to a man who had a better hand, called the victim outside where he punched him in the face and another man hit him with a beer bottle.Related Articles:State trooper victim of poker game holdupAussies say no thanks to poker playing Mike Tyson...

ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule of episodes for the 2008 World Series of poker. ESPN will air a new two-hour episode on Tuesday nights each week beginning July 22nd and running through November 11th, the date of the...

The popular online poker room had an extraordinary day of awarding cash and prizes to its skilled players. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1079154.htm

People do silly things in the name of momentum. Baseball players will turn their hats inside out, and wear them that way in order to keep a rally going. Hockey players will shun razors and clean underwear if their playoff momentum carries them from one opponent to another, poker players, well, should just keep playing. Like it or not, momentum is a very real phenomenon that seems to follow a special set of rules of its own.

PokerStars launch a huge schedule of freerolls (over $140,000!) exclusively for PokerNews players this July to September including packages to the year's biggest events - EPT, LAPT, APPT & PNC Australia!