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31 August 2006
Russ
Taylor Closes In On Poker
Immortality
Rookie poker player Russ Taylor from Newcastle was in
seventh heaven yesterday, having qualified to take on the
'Gods of Poker' in the £500,000 William Hill Grand Prix
II tournament, one of the most prestigious events on the
poker circuit.
31 August 2006
The
Write Stuff - John Grisham
"I blew my chances because I wasn't very good." John
Grisham, legal eagle turned best selling author, isn't
talking about either law or writing here, but baseball, one
of his favourite sports.
31 August 2006
England
5/1 To Hit Ten Or More In Two Euro
Qualifiers
England 5/1 to hit ten or more in two Euro qualifiers with
William Hill.
29 August 2006
The
Top Six Poker Mistakes
Ever wondered where you're going wrong with your poker? We
reveal the six most common mistakes you may be
making.
29 August 2006
Zara
Phillips Favourite For Sports Personality And Olympic
Gold
The money continues to come in for Zara Phillips to win the
BBC Sports Personality of the year with William Hill
accepting six three figure bets within five
hours.
28 August 2006
The
Write Stuff - Danielle
Steel
"Writers don't need love - all they require is money," said
playwright John Osbourne. But these authors seem to have
plenty of both. This time, Danielle Steel.
28 August 2006
Keane
4/1 To Get Sunderland Up And 16/1 To Take Them
Down
After landing their first Championship win of the season,
Sunderland have been cut to 4/1 from 6/1 to be promoted by
William Hill who have slashed them from 25/1 to 14/1 seventh
favourites to win the Championship, and 16/1 to be relegated
this season.
26 August 2006
The
Best And Worst Of Online
Poker
As well as being online casino addicts, loads of us also
play online poker. Some things about the game are brilliant.
However, there are some things that happen during an online
poker game that can make you want to scream!
25 August 2006
ABA
To Provide Live Coverage Of Blackjack
Nationals
The ABA (American Bicycle Association) will provide free
live-streaming coverage of the twenty-second national event
on its 2006 BMX (Bicycle Motocross) racing
series.
25 August 2006
The
Write Stuff - JK Rowling
JK Rowling, creator of worldwide-famous wizardry.
25 August 2006
Weekend
Premiership Preview
A preview of the Premiership action this weekend. Come on,
Villa!
24 August 2006
The
Write Stuff - Michael
Crichton
"Writers don't need love - all they require is money," said
playwright John Osbourne. But these authors seem to have
plenty of both. This time, Michael Crichton.
24 August 2006
Keane
Cut For Chop Already
William Hill have already cut the price of Roy Keane losing
his Job as Sunderland manager before he has even been
announced as the manager.
23 August 2006
The
Write Stuff - Dan Brown
"Writers don't need love - all they require is money," said
playwright John Osbourne. But these authors seem to have
plenty of both. This time, Dan Brown.
23 August 2006
Sinking
Sunderland
The imminent departure of Niall Quinn from the Sunderland
manager's position looks certain to put a smile on the face
of a number of punters who backed him with William Hill to
be the first Championship manager to get the
boot.
21 August 2006
Big
Brother Betting Facts
The poor bookies took an almighty hammering during the
recent Big Brother series. How upsetting!
21 August 2006
Coleman
Hot Favourite To Be Next Prem Boss To
Go
Following Fulham's 5-1 thrashing at Manchester United, Chris
Coleman has been installed as 2/1 favourite to be the next
Premiership manager to leave his position.
21 August 2006
Hold
On To Test Betting Slips
With uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the Test Match
between England and Pakistan, bookmakers William Hill are
advising punters to hold on to their betting slips until an
official verdict is announced.
21 August 2006
Town's
Future Waits On Lady Luck
A town that was down on its luck and looking for a break has
taken a gamble on the boost a casino could bring.
21 August 2006
Tiger
And Ding Junhui Sound Alarm Bells For
Bookies
William Hill are fearing six figure payouts to individual
punters who have taken out long term bets on the success of
Tiger Woods and snooker prodigy Ding Junhui.
18 August 2006
Pete
Wins Big Brother 2006
Pete Bennett has triumphed as the winner of Big Brother,
taking home a prize of £100,000.
17 August 2006
Andy
Murray 16/1 To Be World Number One Next
Year
Following his victory over Roger Federer, William Hill have
made Andy Murray 16/1 to be World Number One by the end of
2007.
17 August 2006
Powerball
Jackpot Climbs To $40
Million
Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening,
Powerball paid off in big ways.
17 August 2006
The
Times Online Fantasy Football
Game
Think you can cut it as a football manager? Then enter The
Times Fantasy Football league and prove your managerial
skills.
17 August 2006
Betcorp
Reviews US Business
Betcorp has stopped taking online bets from US customers via
telephone and is reviewing its US-focused
business.
17 August 2006
Noble's
Blackpool Application
Rejected
The Noble Organisation's application to convert the Palace
nightclub in Blackpool into a casino has been
rejected.
17 August 2006
England
5 To 1 For Euro 2008
England are 5/1 second favourites to win Euro 2008 with
William Hill following their 4-0 win over Greece - and Hills
make new boss Steve McClaren 9/4 to remain unbeaten for the
first six games of his reign.
17 August 2006
Kirkland
Copy Cats
William Hill, who have paid out almost £10,000 to the
father of England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland for a bet he
placed some ten years ago at odds of 100/1 that his son
would grow up to play for England, say that that payout
could be only the thin end of a £1 million
wedge.
17 August 2006
Trillonario
And VS Poker Select Boss Media's Poker
Network
Boss Media in cooperation with the partner company St Minver
Ltd (Gibraltar) has signed agreements covering delivery of
poker systems to Trillonario (USA) and VS Poker
(UK).
17 August 2006
$1000
Poker Points Tournament
If you're a Spin Palace Poker player, you can spend your
Poker Points in Spin Palace's $1000 Freeroll every Friday at
9pm UK time.
17 August 2006
Las
Vegas Hotels - Hilton
The Las Vegas Hilton is not located directly on the Strip
but its expansiveness and presence is felt way down the
Strip. The Las Vegas Hilton is the largest Hilton hotel in
the world.
17 August 2006
England
Make Flying Start With 4-0
Win
England made a flying start under new boss Steve McClaren
with a four-goal first-half blast to beat Greece.
16 August 2006
Aisleyne
Set For Big Brother Battle
Bookies have slashed the odds on Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace
winning Big Brother after a flurry of bets.
16 August 2006
Poker
Legend Johnny Chan
Johnny "Orient Express" Chan is the only living poker player
to have won the main title of the World Series of Poker
twice, and one of three to have been awarded ten gold
bracelets from the same tournament.
16 August 2006
Mega
Millions Jackpot Hits $40
Million
Mega Millions players are feeling the excitement as the
jackpot continues to grow.
14 August 2006
Aston
Villa Announce Lerner To Take
Control
Aston Villa have announced to the Stock Exchange a deal with
Randy Lerner for the American billionaire to take control of
the Premiership club.
13 August 2006
Powerball
Jackpot Climbs To $29
Million
Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in
Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $29
million.
13 August 2006
Take
Five Winning Numbers
The Take Five winning numbers for Saturday, August 12,
2006.
13 August 2006
UK
National Lottery Results For 12 August
2006
UK National Lottery results for the 12 August 2006
draws.
13 August 2006
Online
Casinos And Poker With No Credit Or Debit Card
Required
Not everyone has a credit or debit card but that doesn't
mean you can't enjoy the thrills of online casinos and
online poker.
11 August 2006
World
Class Poker - Learn Online Poker From The
Best
Don't just learn how to play online poker. Learn what to
play, when to play, where and why. With the World Series of
Poker 2006 just finished, poker players need to learn how to
play better if they're to protect their bankroll.
11 August 2006
Jamie
Gold Wins World Series Of Poker (WSOP)
2006
After months of game play, Jamie Gold has won the World
Series of Poker (WSOP) main event after leading the event
from day three.
11 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) 2006 Final Tables Goes Head To
Head
The blinds have been increased to $200,000-$400,000 with a
$50,000 ante at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) final
table.
11 August 2006
Michael
Binger's Amazing Comeback At World Series Of Poker (WSOP)
2006
After playing for over 11 and a half hours, the World Series
of Poker (WSOP) final table field has been reduced to just
four players.
11 August 2006
Blinds
Increase At World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Final
Table
Blinds have increased at the World Series of Poker (WSOP)
final table, now standing at 120,000 and 240,000 with a
40,000 ante.
11 August 2006
Jamie
Gold Extends World Series Of Poker (WSOP)
Lead
Jamie Gold is extending his lead at the top of the World
Series of Poker (WSOP) leader board with some aggressive
play.
11 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Final Table Down To Seven
Players
The blinds have now increased to $100,000 and $200,000 with
a $30,000 ante at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) final
table.
11 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Final Table
Update
Binger has managed to make some chips up in the World Series
of Poker (WSOP) by moving all in after the flop on hand 15,
causing Friberg to fold.
11 August 2006
Play
Starts On World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Final
Table
Play has started at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) final
table and with less than half an hour gone Dan Nassif is
eliminated.
09 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Final Table
Decided
The players for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) final have
now been decided with Fred Goldberg being the unlucky player
not to make the grade.
09 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Payscale
Increases
As the World Series of Poker (WSOP) payscale increases, so
does the heartache when being knocked out.
09 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Reaches Final Two
Tables
After just three and a half hours, the field of players on
day seven of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament has
been reduced from 27 to 18 tables and the player have been
reseated at 2 tables.
08 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Day
Ends
The latest World Series of Poker (WSOP) session has ended as
the group has been reduced to the final 27.
07 August 2006
Jamie
Gold Remains Chips Leader At World Series Of Poker
(WSOP)
Two hours into the latest World Series of Poker (WSOP)
session and Jamie Gold remains chip leader by over 7 million
chips despite being challenged mid session.
07 August 2006
Glamour
And Games Throughout The Ages
(1920s)
Hot stuff in the roaring twenties.
07 August 2006
Jamie
Gold Leads World Series Of Poker
(WSOP)
Play ended at 7:30 AM, UK time, with 45 players remaining in
the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
06 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Players Down To
104
Just over two hours into the latest World Series of Poker
(WSOP) session and the number of remaining players has been
reduced to 104.
06 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Day Five Gets Under
Way
Play has started on day 5 of the World Series of Poker
(WSOP) and after just over an hour of play the number
remaining has reduced to 115.
06 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Day Four
Update
Play finished on day 4 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)
with 135 contestants remaining in the tournament.
06 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Ahead Of
Schedule
Play is well ahead of schedule as it was originally intended
to reduce the number of remaining players to 300
today.
05 August 2006
Tensions
Increase At World Series Of Poker
(WSOP)
As the amount of players remaining in the World Series of
Poker (WSOP) tournament falls to below 325, tensions have
increased.
05 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Day 3 Comes To An
End
Day 3 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) came to an end
with about 480 players remaining in the
tournament.
05 August 2006
Seven
Ways To Create Your Own
Luck
Don't wait for Lady Luck to smile on you - manufacture some
magic of your own.
05 August 2006
Nikki
Could Win As Biggest Big Brother Gamble Is
Landed
It was a case of Mikey misery for the bookies after the
latest Big Brother eviction, as the biggest Big Brother
gamble in history paid off for William Hill
punters.
04 August 2006
Nobles
Remains World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Chip
Leader
With just 963 players remaining in the World Series of Poker
(WSOP) tournament, Dmitri Nobles remains chip leader ahead
of Terris Preston.
04 August 2006
2006
World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Boosts Online Poker
Rooms
We take a look at some of the best online poker
rooms.
04 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker Legend Chris
Moneymaker
The story of poker legend Chris Moneymaker is the ultimate
fantasy of any online poker wannabe. The question remains is
how did he do it?
04 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Day
Closes
As the day drew to a close at the World Series of Poker
(WSOP) for groups C and D, Dmitri Nobles remained chip
leader.
03 August 2006
Betting
On Anything And Everything
People are betting on anything and everything these days.
From a classic hand of poker, to the weather reports and
even the American Spelling Bee!
03 August 2006
Nobles
Chip Leader At World Series Of Poker
(WSOP)
World Series of Poker (WSOP) players went into the dinner
break with Dmitri Nobles still chip leader.
03 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Swearing Leads To
Penalty
With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament still at
level 8, Josh Arieh may pay heavily for swearing at the
table.
03 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker (WSOP) Reaches Level
8
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) play is now at level 8
with blinds of 300 and 600 and ante of 75.
02 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker Groups Call It A
Day
Groups A and B finally called it at a day half way through
level 11 of the World Series of Poker and Groups C and D
have started at great speed.
02 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker 2006 Update 2 August
2006
The official prize structure for the World Series of Poker
main event has been released as the numbers remaining fall
below 700.
02 August 2006
Big
Names Falling At World Series Of
Poker
The big name players are falling thick and fast this evening
with Devilfish the latest World Series of Poker casualty of
the cards.
01 August 2006
World
Series Of Poker 2006 Update 1 August
2006
Today Groups A and B for Texas Hold'Em are combined and
whittled down from 1600 to 700 players.
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