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Poker and Pop Culture: Critical Reception of 'The Cincinnati Kid'

submitted by pokerman 1218 days ago (via pokernews.com)

Debates about the best-ever poker movie nearly always resolve into discussions of the relative merits of a few favorites, with The Cincinnati Kid (1965) usually figuring as one of a small group of candidates for top honor. The relative

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Cash-game Format Returns to 'Poker After Dark'

submitted by pokerman 1213 days ago (via pokernews.com)

This week's edition of NBC's popular late-night series, "Poker After Dark," returns to the cash-game format tried only once before in the series' extensive run to date. While the show is traditionally televised as a week-long...

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Highest Stakes Yet – 'High Stakes Poker' Announces Lineup, Filming Plans

submitted by pokerman 1152 days ago (via pokernews.com)

'High Stakes Poker,' the smash-hit poker game show on the Game Show Network, has just announced the lineup for the show's upcoming fifth season. The upcoming Season Five will be filmed at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino...

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'Poker After Dark' Starts Fifth Season with WSOP Final Tablists

submitted by pokerman 1136 days ago (via pokernews.com)

'Poker After Dark' launches its fifth season on Monday night with a matchup they are calling 'Close But No Cigar.' It will feature six players who have all made a WSOP Championship final table in their careers, but came up...

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Poker Book Review: Matthew Hilger's 'Internet Texas Hold'em' (Expanded Edition)

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Among the first poker titles to arrive in the new year is a new edition of 'Internet Texas Hold'em' by professional player and author Matthew Hilger. Originally published in 2003, this newly revised and expanded...

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Dream Table III Begins Tonight on 'Poker After Dark'

submitted by pokerman 1051 days ago (via pokernews.com)

For the third time, an amateur player will get his shot at beating a lineup of famous poker pros on NBC's "Poker After Dark". Arnold Thimons won his way onto the show's Dream Table III through a freeroll, earning the right...

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Poker Book Review: Bill Boston's 'Omaha High-Low for Low-Limit Players'

submitted by pokerman 1037 days ago (via pokernews.com)

'More than any other type of poker, Omaha high-low is driven by hand value.' Such is the position advanced by Bill Boston in 'Omaha High-Low for Low-Limit Players'. Focusing on lower-stakes games ($2/4 to $5/10)...

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Poker & Pop Culture: 'California Split'

submitted by pokerman 1029 days ago (via pokernews.com)

A recurring topic among poker players concerns the relative lack of good feature films depicting poker. Even consensus picks for 'best poker films like 'The Cincinnati Kid' or 'Rounders' are often criticized by poker...

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Poker Book Review: Alan Schoonmaker's 'Poker Winners Are Different'

submitted by pokerman 1029 days ago (via pokernews.com)

'Many experts estimate that -- because of the rake, tips, and other expenses -- 85-90 percent of all cardroom and online players are long-term losers.' So one reads on the first page of 'Poker Winners Are Different'...

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Poker Book Review: Rolf Slotboom's 'Secrets of Professional Poker, Vol. 1'

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'I have always found it more important to come up with new and meaningful additions to poker literature rather than simply rehash old stuff written by others.' Thus begins Rolf Slotboom's newest title, 'Secrets...

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