Pokerati: PokerBowl money problems

January 7th, 2008
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Dan Michalski over at Pokerati wrote about the inaugural PokerBowl and some apparent ongoing financial problems today. Excerpt:

I guess maybe we shouldn’t be surprised when a tournament that relies on too many freerolls and forgets to take any juice runs into a financial clusterflubbing. Bummer if it can’t be resurrected. Just ask anyone who participated … it really was pretty cool.

This email went out last week updating those with a vested interest in the success (or failure) of the PokerBowl on where things currently stand:

Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 23:29:35 +0000
From: help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com
To: help@pokerbusinessenterprises.com
Subject: POKERBOWL MONEY OWED URGENT UPDATE

Poker Bowl Participants: The nature of this email is to inform you that Poker Business Enterprises ( “PBE” ) has entered into escrow to purchase the assets of USPOKERBOWL (”USPL”). PBE is in the process of evaluating all the assets and liabilities that USPL has incurred under the ownership of John Nightingale and Traci Wolfe. This due diligence period will be for the next 30 days. This includes the prize money which was not paid at the poker event held at the Palms in Las Vegas along with any promises not kept to franchisees. PBE is deeply committed to finding a resolution satisfactory to all parties who are still owed prize money.

Full thing here.


Article Credit: Robin

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Archive pick: Value betting the river, no limit hold em cash -

Game type: 1/2 No Limit Cash Game
Your image: Fairly Aggressive
Opponent's image: Solid, a little tricky
Your hand: As Qh

This hand is from the archives and originally appeared on 8/21/07. View the original quiz and comments here

The setup: You're fairly new to this table and you picked up a pot quick when you flopped a set and won a decent multi-way pot. You've been fairly active since, seeing a lot of flops cheap and playing for the win on the flop or turn in a couple of spots.

This hand you're dealt AQo UTG and you decide to limp. The button limps and both blinds play. You flop top pair:

Qd 7h 6d

The SB leads out for $6. The BB folds. You make it $24 and the button folds. The SB calls. The turn gives you two pair with the Ac. The SB checks and you pop $40 into $54. The SB flat calls.

The turn comes the 10c. The SB checks again. There's $134 in the middle. Do you value bet here and if so, for how much?


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