http://www.sportsbooks.ro/ En http://www.sportsbooks.ro/images/logo.gif http://www.sportsbooks.ro/ Online Sportsbooks info@sportsbooks.ro Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:16 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/poker/luckyacepoker_strategy_-_taming_aggressive_players.html There are a lot of people playing poker at LuckyAcePoker.com.  This means that a player is going to encounter a lot of different people at the tables.  A large percentage of people in the sport of poker are hardwired for a certain style, so to be successful it is important to note that not every style is going to work against every type of player.  A big piece of the puzzle is learn...]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/news_poker/bodoglife_latest_bodog_home.html Bodog has moved its site to yet another Internet URL. Online Poker Players can now find Bodog at its new address at bodoglife.com. Last month Bodog moved to the temporary URL newbodog.com, when its original domain names (bodog.com and bodog.net) became fodder in a patent infringement case filed against the company by 1st Technology LLC. When Bodog failed to represent itself in the suit, a summa...]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/news_poker/oktoberfest_at_partypoker__play_your_way.html PartyPoker doesn't have "party" in its name for nothing. If you had any doubt the poker site was all about the fun, they're dispelling it now by sending 13 players to Oktoberfest 2007 in Munich. From now until Sept. 28, PartyPoker players who earn as little as 20 Party Points will be invited to join an Oktoberfest qualifying table. "There is no doubt that 20 Party Points is a ...]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/news_poker/roy_winston_wins_the_2007_wpt_borgata_poker_open.html Roy Winston defeated final-table opponents like Mike Matusow and Haralabos Voulgaris to win the 2007 Borgata Poker Open at the World Poker Tour, hosted by the Borgata Event Center in New Jersey. Winston battled heads-up against Heung "Scotty" Yoon for several hours before finally winning the title and $1,575,280 in prize money. The champion-to-be came to the final table as a huge chip...]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/news_poker/online_poker_site_that-s_legal.html New York, NY – September 13, 2007 – It’s been a tough year for poker players. With the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) last September, millions of Americans suddenly found their favorite online poker sites gone or unable to accept deposits without going to extraordinary efforts. Until now, that is. With the entry of DuplicatePoker.com into the m...]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/news_poker/doyle_brunson_north_american_poker_championship.html Casino: Bellagio Resort and Casino Location: Las Vegas, NV Buy-in: $10,000 Entry Fee: $200 # of Players: 312 Prize Pool: $3,026,400 Final Table Date: Oct. 22, 2004 Results: 1. Carlos Mortensen $1,000,000 2. Kido Pham $496,400 3. David Pham $255,000 4. Erik Seidel $165,000 5. Hung La $120,000 6. John Juanda $84,000 The beautiful Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas played host to t...]]> Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/poker/poker_rooms_accepting_us_players.html Ever since the UIGEA was passed in September 2006, American players have found it more and more difficult to play poker online. This law, which voted under quite peculiar circumstances to start with, (it was attached to the Port Safety Bill, which was of course, of utmost importance, and as such, it was voted in unanimity) with some of the very lawmakers who voted for it, speaking up against it, h...]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/poker_101/general_poker_rules.html Aim of the game The aim of poker is to create the strongest five-card hand possible out of the cards available. You bet based on the strength of your hand and how you interpret other players’ hands, trying to win as much money as possible. Big blind, small blind, button In Texas H...]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/poker_101/poker_hand_rankings.html Royal Flush: Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace of the same suit. Straight Flush: Straight with all five cards in the same suit. Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same number or face value ("quads"). ...]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT http://www.sportsbooks.ro/poker/en/articles/poker_101/poker_definitions.html Poker Terms Action A term for betting & raising Ante A small portion of a bet contributed by each player to seed the pot at the beginning of a poker hand. All-In If a player runs out of chips while betting or calling, he is considered to be all-in. In table stakes games, a player may not go into his pocket...]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:00:00 CDT