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About Mark Newman

Mark Newman - was born in 1971 in Pictou, a town located on the beautiful Northumberland Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1998 he graduated from Acadia University (Nova Scotia, Wolfville) with the Master’s degree in social studies. Mark simply adores his wife and sons. Considers poker to be one of the most exquisite kinds of art and rarely misses his chance of practicing.

What is the Deadline of the Casino Ban in Russia?

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Existing casino operations in Russia will have to be moved to remote parts of the country such as the Primorie District, the Rostov and Krasnodar regions on the Black Sea, the Altai Republic, and the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad. Though the move was set to go into place before June of 2009, the plan may now be delayed. The reason for that is a great number of requests from the industry asking to extend the deadline to move.

The plan was passed by legislators in 2006. All this time it’s been next to impossible to persuade the legislators to change the deadline, but “the lobbying efforts of the casino industry may just get the extension they are looking for”.

A lot is being spoken about the idea of using the infrastructure from Sochi which is being built in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics, for a new gambling zone.

Match 6 Numbers and Win

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The Florida lottery is offering new lottery games. One of the newest, but most popular games is the one in which tickets cost $20, and the winners of the game are announced on the pre-chosen day.

Nevertheless, this week people will be standing in line to buy tickets for the Lotto game, an old one, in which jackpot has risen to $32 million. It is said to be the state’s second largest jackpot this year. In February the jackpot grew to $37 million and was won. This time, the $32 million jackpot is to be drawn on Wednesday.

Last time nobody managed to match all six winning numbers for the Lotto game. 116 people matched 5 of the numbers. They will get $4781 each.

Finnish Revenue Flowing Out

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It has been suggested that Finnish poker players spend €50 million a year on poker sites, but the money run outside of the country. Discussions of the reform of gambling in the country has not taken place yet, thought they are being planned for the end of the year.

Veikkaus, the state-owned lottery and betting monopoly in Finland, could get some of the revenue for itself – “two thirds of €50 million could be attainable”. It’s just the matter of the review of Finnish policy.

Will Williams’ Desire Come True?

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To gamble one day in the casinos of Las Vegas is a dream of lots of people. So, it is Williams’ – professional snooker player.

Actually everything has been arranged for him to go to Las Vegas to watch his friend Joe Calzaghe take on Bernard Hopkins at the Thomas & Mack Centre on Saturday,  but Mark Williams was not able to go because of the opening of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield.

Williams has already taken part in several poker tournaments over the last few years.

Michael Binger Moved to Runner-up Spot

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The Nevada resident, Michael Binger, is reported to have been the second best player of the year so far, according to Card Player’s latest rankings.

His winning at event 13 of the Five-Star World Poker Classic has helped him to move from the 11th to the second spot. He has managed to do it through regular final table appearances in medium-sized events. So far, his tactics has helped him to earn the second least amount of money this year.

Having scored 3,040, Binger is still far away from being the first – Erik Seidel has scored 3,700. At the same time, Binger cannot feel safe, as Canadian Michael McDonald is just 20 points behind.

How to get a seat at the WSOP

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Seven players from Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom will represent Titan Poker at the European Poker Tour (EPT) in San Remo, Italy, this month. Daniel Walker, winner from the U.K, and Kenneth Tomming, from Denmark, are among them.

All the players were rewarded with the $10,000 package including $2,500 for flights, accommodations, spending and the free entry to the Main Event.

Titan Poker awards its players with seats at the world’s most famous poker tournaments on the regular basis.

Thus, its players will also be taking part in the WSOP in Las Vegas and the World Poker Showdown in the Dominican Republic later this year.

Police Shut Down Another Gambling House

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An illegal gambling house in Lake Orange, Florida, was shut down late this past week. The operation was playing out slot machines with cash.

The investigation of the Special Investigation Unit has taken place for three months.

The games were being played on 101 computers. All of them were confiscated by police. Besides that, police confiscated a cash deposit machine that transferred money from electronic gaming cards, and cash.

If people won, they were paid out cash what is illegal for any slot machines being not regulated by the state.
Kerri Flowers was arrested ten days later after being warned by police to remove the machines, but none of them was.

Great Offer from PaddyPower.com

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PaddyPower.com, the Irish site is offering a series of events for the WSOP. The events will be held at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas in summer (in June and July).

Unless a player is able to qualify for as little as $7, he she may participate in the Main Event with the prize package worth $14,000that includes the $10,000 buy-in, ten nights’ accommodation, the $350 registration fee and $3,650 for flights, accommodation and other spending.

To qualify for the Main Event, players can take part in sit-and-go satellites – entry into the weekly Saturday super satellites – until June 15. The buy-in there totals to $535. Winners will qualify to play in the tournament with the $3,500 package that includes play in the main event of the Irish Winter Festival.

Those players who wish to draw attention to their skills may participate in the Side Event Package. Lucky winners will enter $1,500 no limit Hold’em tournament events on June 13 and 20. Players can qualify via sit-and-go satellites to take part in weekly Saturday super satellites with a buy-in of $215 until May 31.

The winners of four consecutive $24 sit-and-go events with a $20,000 prize will be awarded with the final promotion – the Executive Package including the $10,000 buy-in for the main event, two weeks at the Palazzo Suites of the Venetian hotel for two worth $3,200, tickets to see the Blue Man Group, dinner at the Wynn Hotel, registration fees of $350, return limousine transport from the airport and spending money of up to $5,450.

The River Rock Casino Resort Will Host Canadian Poker Tournament Next Month

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Canadian Poker Championships will be held May 5 to 13 at the River Rock Casino Resort in British Columbia.

Lots of poker players that might generate a prize pool around $2.4 million are expected to take part in the Championships featuring high stakes poker action in an east versus west format.

The Championships will feature 7 events such as no limit Hold’em, pot limit Hold’em and Omaha high-low alongside special events such as a bounty tournament and a Mother’s Day team tournament.

The Championships to be aired nationally in Canada will turn out to be the first stop for the WPT of Canada.

The Size of Bets in No-Limit Texas Holdem

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In No-Limit Texas Holdem games any player may bet how much and whenever he wants. It is very inspiring.

The most important thing here is to find balance between betting too much on the flop and intimidating your opponents, and betting too little and getting many people drawing on you.

On the flop if you have a good hand, it is usually better to bet half of the full pot. When you bet a third part of the pot you may run the risk of other players drawing out on you in No-Limit.

Of course, if your opponent has a flush draw or an open-ended draw, he will get nothing else but poor pot odds with your third of the pot to call. But he may also hold two draws, like a gut-shot draw and a flush draw, and it will be right for him to call as the pot odds aren’t high enough to make him out.

In No-Limit Texas Holdem poker games you are free to decide when you should bet and what the amount. It’s pointless to describe a huge number of situations appropriate for that in this single article. But you may find some pointers below which will be useful to build your strategy on the flop.

Pot-Sized Bets

If you suspect an opponent drawing out on you and exposing your hand to danger, that’s just the right time to bet a pot-sized amount. In this situation you will be ready to bet even more than the pot. As No-Limit Texas Holdem is about implied odds, it is better to be mistaken on the side of caution when betting too big as opposed to betting too small. Giving your opponent poor odds to call for a flush draw, you may be giving him correct implied odds.

Two-Thirds Pot-Sized Bets

Betting is not limited by certain rules in No-Limit Texas Holdem. However, many professional players indicate that they prefer to mostly bet two-thirds of the total pot size. It is the best way to bet when you think a player is on a draw and your hand seems to be a little exposed. Playing such a bet will prevent your opponent from trying to draw on you.

Half Pot-Sized Bets

Betting half the pot is also very popular between pros, especially when they hit trips, two pair or any other strong hand on the flop. It will be just so cheap for your opponents to try for the draw in this situation. The longer they’ll keep trying and playing more money, the more attractive pot will become for you in the long run.