New Hampshire considers tax on poker tournaments

April 30th, 2008
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      New Hampshire’s legislature will be considering a bill that would add a 10% tax on poker tournaments held in the state.

      Opponents say the law would only hurt the charities that benefited from the poker tournaments.

      According to pokerpages.com:

      Sen. Robert Odell (R-Lempster) proposed the 10 percent tax, and incumbent governor John Lynch says he supports the bill.

      Supporters estimate the new tax could bring in $5 million to $10 million to the state, according to an article in the Eagle Tribune. Some of that money would hire employees for the Pari-Mutuel Commission, the state organization that oversees card games. The state currently spends around $300,000 a year investigating gambling-related concerns.

      Whole thing here.

      The law is being considered as one of the ways to make up deficits in the state budget.


      Article Credit: Dustin

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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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