http://www.thesmartgambler.de Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:51:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Final table of the Main Event is about 6 weeks away. There is always betting on who will win the WSOP. Sometimes, even the players will bet on themselves (though you would think they have enough money riding on the tournament anyways). Most of the time, betting on poker is ... http://www.thesmartgambler.de/wsop-final-table-odds/ If you're planning a trip to play in a poker tournament soon, here are some ideas on where you might want to go: Las Vegas - this is always a good destination for the long time gambler. Not only are you sourrounded by a variety of resorts all calmoring for ... http://www.thesmartgambler.de/suggestions-for-poker-trip-locations/ All of the online poker rooms have player rewards programs.  So far, the most famous is probably Pokerstars, particularly their Supernova status, which basically means you play poker all day and night for a living. Party Poker has now countered with their own 'Supernova' like program, the Palladium Lounge. If you ... http://www.thesmartgambler.de/party-poker-palladium-lounge/ Harrah's recently released the schedule for WSOP 2009. Most of it was similar to last year, but they did make a few interesting changes: 1. The main one that caught my eye was the addition of a $40,000 no-limit hold'em event. This will be the first main WSOP event (after the ... http://www.thesmartgambler.de/wsop-schedule-released/ If you play online poker a lot, there's a good chance you play at a site like Full Tilt Poker or PokerStars. If you're American, you have no other choice. But for Europeans, there is Party Poker, Titan Poker, Cryp sites, etc. In general, it is best to play at ... http://www.thesmartgambler.de/why-you-should-play-online-poker-at-a-non-us-site/ Most of the time, when asked the question, "why do you gamble?" people will respond "to win" or "to have fun." Most people think of these answers as one in the same thing; winning is just more fun than losing! But depending on what your goals truly are determine how ... http://www.thesmartgambler.de/your-gambling-goals/