Just a reminder that tomorrow,
Sunday Oct 29th, 2pm is the
WildCard event at Mexicali Rosa's.
The winner gets an automatic seat
at the Championship.
10/28/2006
London Player Wins Friday Night Battle
5 of the 10 players at final table were from
London, but Gloria Millson beat out 34
others to win the Friday night event on
www.PokerInCanada.com for a cool
100 points and about $150 !
Honorable mention goes to Mike McIntyre
with a very strong 4th place finish.
Hope to see more of you online next Friday.
London, but Gloria Millson beat out 34
others to win the Friday night event on
www.PokerInCanada.com for a cool
100 points and about $150 !
Honorable mention goes to Mike McIntyre
with a very strong 4th place finish.
Ray Falconer was Bubble Boy but managed to take out Chris Tufford (PICtourMgr) who was one of 2 available bounties during the tournament. Ray wins entry into a future event.
Hope to see more of you online next Friday.
10/27/2006
Negreanu Knocked out of WPT event early
Daniel Negreanu, one of poker’s most recognizable ambassadors
and most successful players, brought a rock star like buzz
into the event. A clear hometown favorite playing in his
native country, many hoped and expected him to advance
deep into the NAPC.
Instead, Negreanu became the first major poker star,
on either day one, to be eliminated during the tournament’s
first level. Less than forty minutes into 1B action, Negreanu
exited play when an opponent, holding pocket queens,
flopped a full house, cracking “Kid Poker’s” pocket kings.
for the full article go here:
more news from the NAPC and Canadian Open
at Niagara Fallsview Casino check these links:
Ontario plan to ban online gaming ads under fire
The Canadian Press - Thursday October 26
Ontario's plan to ban ads for online gaming came under fire
Wednesday from experts who said the proposed law would
only create headaches for media companies, and that provincially
operated slots pose a greater risk to the public.
While falling revenues at the racetrack influenced the
proposed legislation, so too did a recent study suggesting
young people are flocking to gaming sites, said Government
Services Minister Gerry Phillips.
"There was a study that just came out … that showed that
internet gaming among young people has quadrupled in
the last four years," said Phillips. "I think we need to take a step."
A study released last month by the Responsible Gambling
Council suggests 5.5 per cent of people in Ontario aged
18 to 24 gambled online in 2005 — up from 1.4 per cent in 2001.
"We don't allow drug dealers to advertise crack houses, and
we won't allow gaming sites that prey on children to advertise
either," said Phillips. The minister argued that online gaming
is illegal under the Criminal Code and, therefore, shouldn't be
advertised.
While traditional gambling is also illegal under the Criminal Code,
provinces have the right to operate lottery games, casinos, and
horse racing.
Difficult to enforce, lawyer says
The legality of online gaming sites — usually run from servers
based in foreign countries — is much less clear, said intellectual
property lawyer Danielle Bush. "That is a very grey area.
There's very little case law on it," said Bush, a partner at the
Toronto firm McCarthy-Tetrault. "You need to get past
fundamental issues like where is the activity taking place?
Where are the servers located?"
Aside from any legal challenges to the proposed law, Bush predicted
the ban will be nearly impossible to enforce. "I suspect exactly the
same situation as you see with pharmaceutical advertising, which
is illegal in Canada," she said.
"Yet, you pick up any magazine coming in from the States and
there's hundreds of advertisements for prescription drugs in there."
Although Phillips targeted gaming websites as a threat to the public,
Dr. Nigel Turner of Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
said government-operated slot machines are the real menace.
"The bulk of the people in treatment for pathological gambling
are playing on slot machines," said Turner, a scientist with the
centre's problem gaming program. "There has been a definite
increase in the percentage of people going online to play poker,
but it still makes up a minority of the people in treatment."
Horse-racing industry partly behind ban
Ontario's horse-racing industry, claiming lost revenues in
the face of online gaming, is also "partially" behind the move
to ban internet gambling ads in the province, Phillips conceded.
He noted that the ban was first proposed in a private member's
bill last spring. "They are a legal business operating under all
the rules. … They've got a good argument."
Whatever the reason behind the proposed legislation, national media
companies and broadcasters who do business in Ontario will face a
"massive headache" sorting out which ads can run in the province,
said Bush. "Unless someone wants to set up a separate system for
vetting ads that will be seen in Ontario, all of the national broadcasting
services are going to have to go through this exercise."
Phillips, when made aware of the criticisms, insisted that the legislation
is a "step forward." "The long-term solution probably rests with
the federal government," Phillips said of combating online gaming.
"We can deal with advertising of illegal internet gaming sites;
that's all we can do."
Ontario's plan to ban ads for online gaming came under fire
Wednesday from experts who said the proposed law would
only create headaches for media companies, and that provincially
operated slots pose a greater risk to the public.
While falling revenues at the racetrack influenced the
proposed legislation, so too did a recent study suggesting
young people are flocking to gaming sites, said Government
Services Minister Gerry Phillips.
"There was a study that just came out … that showed that
internet gaming among young people has quadrupled in
the last four years," said Phillips. "I think we need to take a step."
A study released last month by the Responsible Gambling
Council suggests 5.5 per cent of people in Ontario aged
18 to 24 gambled online in 2005 — up from 1.4 per cent in 2001.
"We don't allow drug dealers to advertise crack houses, and
we won't allow gaming sites that prey on children to advertise
either," said Phillips. The minister argued that online gaming
is illegal under the Criminal Code and, therefore, shouldn't be
advertised.
While traditional gambling is also illegal under the Criminal Code,
provinces have the right to operate lottery games, casinos, and
horse racing.
Difficult to enforce, lawyer says
The legality of online gaming sites — usually run from servers
based in foreign countries — is much less clear, said intellectual
property lawyer Danielle Bush. "That is a very grey area.
There's very little case law on it," said Bush, a partner at the
Toronto firm McCarthy-Tetrault. "You need to get past
fundamental issues like where is the activity taking place?
Where are the servers located?"
Aside from any legal challenges to the proposed law, Bush predicted
the ban will be nearly impossible to enforce. "I suspect exactly the
same situation as you see with pharmaceutical advertising, which
is illegal in Canada," she said.
"Yet, you pick up any magazine coming in from the States and
there's hundreds of advertisements for prescription drugs in there."
Although Phillips targeted gaming websites as a threat to the public,
Dr. Nigel Turner of Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
said government-operated slot machines are the real menace.
"The bulk of the people in treatment for pathological gambling
are playing on slot machines," said Turner, a scientist with the
centre's problem gaming program. "There has been a definite
increase in the percentage of people going online to play poker,
but it still makes up a minority of the people in treatment."
Horse-racing industry partly behind ban
Ontario's horse-racing industry, claiming lost revenues in
the face of online gaming, is also "partially" behind the move
to ban internet gambling ads in the province, Phillips conceded.
He noted that the ban was first proposed in a private member's
bill last spring. "They are a legal business operating under all
the rules. … They've got a good argument."
Whatever the reason behind the proposed legislation, national media
companies and broadcasters who do business in Ontario will face a
"massive headache" sorting out which ads can run in the province,
said Bush. "Unless someone wants to set up a separate system for
vetting ads that will be seen in Ontario, all of the national broadcasting
services are going to have to go through this exercise."
Phillips, when made aware of the criticisms, insisted that the legislation
is a "step forward." "The long-term solution probably rests with
the federal government," Phillips said of combating online gaming.
"We can deal with advertising of illegal internet gaming sites;
that's all we can do."
10/26/2006
10/25/2006
More Wildcard Dates
Here are the Dates for all WildCard events.
Remember that London members are
welcome to attend events in Hamilton
and vise-versa. Directions to event
locations can be found at:
http://www.pokerincanadatour.com
October 29 - Mexicali Rosa’s
November 6 – Powerhouse
November 12 - The Collins
November 13 – Bradley Roadhouse
November 22 - Mexicali Rosa's
November 23 - Black Bull
Remember that London members are
welcome to attend events in Hamilton
and vise-versa. Directions to event
locations can be found at:
http://www.pokerincanadatour.com
October 29 - Mexicali Rosa’s
November 6 – Powerhouse
November 12 - The Collins
November 13 – Bradley Roadhouse
November 22 - Mexicali Rosa's
November 23 - Black Bull
Rule Clarifications
There are a couple of rules that i would like
to clarify. I hope you will all help me spread
this knowledge at the tables as situations arise.
#1
Show One, Show All vs. Show One, Show Both
The primary reason behind " show one show all " is that players are entitled to receive equal access to information about the contents of another player’s hand. After a deal, if cards are shown to another player, every player at the table has a right to see those cards. During a deal, cards that were shown to an active player who might have a further wagering decision on that betting round must immediately be shown to all the other players. If the player who saw the cards is not involved in the deal, or cannot use the information in wagering, the information should be withheld until the betting is over, so it does not affect the normal outcome of the deal. Cards shown to a person who has no more wagering decisions on that betting round, but might use the information on a later betting round, should be shown to the other players at the conclusion of that betting round.
" Show one, show both " is often confused with show one, show all. If only a portion of the hand has been shown, there is no requirement to show any of the unseen cards. The shown cards are treated as given in the preceding part of this rule. Some times a player will show one of his hole cards after all other players have folded and he has won the pot. This Is Allowed and he is not required to show both of his hole cards because he exposed one of them.
Where "show one, show both" comes into play is at the showdown. The rules state " To win any part of a pot, a player must show all of his cards faceup on the table, whether they were used in the final hand played or not". For example: A player used the Ace of Spades from his two hole cards to make an Ace high straight. That player must still turn over BOTH of his cards in order to win the pot, even though he is only using one of his hole cards and four board cards.
to clarify. I hope you will all help me spread
this knowledge at the tables as situations arise.
#1
Show One, Show All vs. Show One, Show Both
The primary reason behind " show one show all " is that players are entitled to receive equal access to information about the contents of another player’s hand. After a deal, if cards are shown to another player, every player at the table has a right to see those cards. During a deal, cards that were shown to an active player who might have a further wagering decision on that betting round must immediately be shown to all the other players. If the player who saw the cards is not involved in the deal, or cannot use the information in wagering, the information should be withheld until the betting is over, so it does not affect the normal outcome of the deal. Cards shown to a person who has no more wagering decisions on that betting round, but might use the information on a later betting round, should be shown to the other players at the conclusion of that betting round.
" Show one, show both " is often confused with show one, show all. If only a portion of the hand has been shown, there is no requirement to show any of the unseen cards. The shown cards are treated as given in the preceding part of this rule. Some times a player will show one of his hole cards after all other players have folded and he has won the pot. This Is Allowed and he is not required to show both of his hole cards because he exposed one of them.
Where "show one, show both" comes into play is at the showdown. The rules state " To win any part of a pot, a player must show all of his cards faceup on the table, whether they were used in the final hand played or not". For example: A player used the Ace of Spades from his two hole cards to make an Ace high straight. That player must still turn over BOTH of his cards in order to win the pot, even though he is only using one of his hole cards and four board cards.
#2 Single Chip Bet
A bet of a single chip without comment is considered to be the full amount of the chip. However, if a player is acting on a previous bet with a larger denomination chip, he is calling the previous bet unless this player makes a verbal declaration to raise the pot. As an example: The Blinds are $100/$200, when a player bets $400 and the next player puts a $1000 chip in the pot without saying anything, that player has merely called the $400 bet. This same rule applies to acting on the forced bet of the big blind. The blinds are $100/$200 and the first player to act throws in a $500 chip without saying anything. He has only called the $200 big blind. This is why one of the things I always say in my little rules speach before the final table is "please announce all your raises".
10/24/2006
1st London WILDCARD Event
This Sunday... OCTOBER 29th
at Mexicali Rosa's 288 Dundas St.
at 2pm will be the 1st of 3 WildCard events.
The winner of sundays tournament will
automatically advance to the championship
tournament on Dec 3rd regardless of their
point standings. This is an especially great
opportunity for those who cannot attend regularly
or those who've been on a tough run of luck
to show off their poker skills and earn a spot in
the Championship.
at Mexicali Rosa's 288 Dundas St.
at 2pm will be the 1st of 3 WildCard events.
The winner of sundays tournament will
automatically advance to the championship
tournament on Dec 3rd regardless of their
point standings. This is an especially great
opportunity for those who cannot attend regularly
or those who've been on a tough run of luck
to show off their poker skills and earn a spot in
the Championship.
CHAMPIONSHIP Date Announced
Season 5 Championship
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3rd
Bobby D's Billiards and Grill
2317 Fairview St. Burlington
905-639-5550
Starts at NOON.
Registration starts at 11am
Dont be late. Spots for "No-Shows"
will start being given away if you're
not registered by 11:45.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3rd
Bobby D's Billiards and Grill
2317 Fairview St. Burlington
905-639-5550
Starts at NOON.
Registration starts at 11am
Dont be late. Spots for "No-Shows"
will start being given away if you're
not registered by 11:45.
10/23/2006
10/22/2006
Online Bounty Announced
There is a special Bounty for the
Online event Oct 27, 2006 at PokerInCanada.com
Any London member of the Poker In Canada Tour
who eliminates either PICTourMgr (Chris) or
sun_man (Sonny) will have their entry into the
following Fridays tournament paid for by me (Will).
For those unfamiliar with our Friday night online
tournaments:
go to http://www.pokerincanada.com
Sign up using Bonus Code: PICTOUR
You Must Email your Name, Membership #, & UserName
to Chris@PokerInCanadaTour.com to be awarded Points.
Go to: "Registering Tournaments" and find "PIC Tour"
Tournament Starts at 8PM
$5.00 Buy-In (One $5.00 Rebuy allowed
Optional $5.00 Add-On at 1st break)
All money goes into the prize pool.
Poker In Canada Tour Members are awarded
points for Top 8 in addition to any cash prizes.
Online event Oct 27, 2006 at PokerInCanada.com
Any London member of the Poker In Canada Tour
who eliminates either PICTourMgr (Chris) or
sun_man (Sonny) will have their entry into the
following Fridays tournament paid for by me (Will).
For those unfamiliar with our Friday night online
tournaments:
go to http://www.pokerincanada.com
Sign up using Bonus Code: PICTOUR
You Must Email your Name, Membership #, & UserName
to Chris@PokerInCanadaTour.com to be awarded Points.
Go to: "Registering Tournaments" and find "PIC Tour"
Tournament Starts at 8PM
$5.00 Buy-In (One $5.00 Rebuy allowed
Optional $5.00 Add-On at 1st break)
All money goes into the prize pool.
Poker In Canada Tour Members are awarded
points for Top 8 in addition to any cash prizes.
Playing SMALL POCKET PAIRS (video)
A short video by Phil Gordon on
how to play small pocket pairs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQPE3fPGXY
how to play small pocket pairs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQPE3fPGXY
The Value Of Suited Cards (Video)
A short video from Phil Gordon which
explains the real value of your cards being suited.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUeghUzZ-So
explains the real value of your cards being suited.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUeghUzZ-So
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