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The holiday season proved very profitable for many poker product manufacturers.  Excalibur Electronics makes several handheld electronic poker games, as well as chips, cards, poker tables and more all under the “World Series of Poker” brand.  Shane Samole, the president and CEO of Excalibur Electronics said, “We shipped more than $20 million of poker products at retail for the holiday season and could have doubled it if we had the goods. We also produced and shipped 50,000,000 ‘World Series of Poker’ chips last month and retail buyers are telling us our games were the No. 1 most sought after gift this Christmas.”  And the story doesn’t end there.  

Excalibur Electronics is bracing for even great sales as Father’s Day approaches.  Several national retails chains have increased their poker product orders for dad’s special day.  Retailers are gambling that poker will be what dad wants on June 19th.   Many large retailers see it as a sure bet.

With Excalibur’s poker line, the hot products continue to be that mix of high tech and traditional.  Here’s a short list of some of their biggest sellers:

World Series of Poker Electronic Texas Hold ’Em Handheld ($19.95):  This fast-paced handheld electronic game can handle up to seven poker players real or virtual.  This palm-sized poker parlor allows you to choose limits, call, or go all in. 

World Series of Poker Electronic Texas Hold ‘Em Handheld Deluxe ($29.95):  This is a talking device and will give you the odds of winning with the first two cards.  It contains the complete rules for the most popular poker games and has a built in glossary of poker terms

World Series of Poker Plug & Play 7-n-1 Casino ($19.95):  Just plug this devise into nearly any television and you transform your TV into a virtual casino.  Each game is filled with action and lots of sound effects.  No set up required and no additional equipment needed.  With the 7-n-1 you get: Texas Hold ‘Em; Blackjack; Video Poker; Roulette; Craps; Slots; and the popular Pai Gow Poker.

World Series of Poker 15-n-1 Casino Plug & Play ($ 29.95):  More sound effects and more games than the 7-n-1.  With the 15-n-1 you get all of the games of the 7-n-1 plus: 5-Card Stud; 7-Card Stud; Baccarat; Caribbean Poker; Let It Ride Stud Poker; Red Dog; Big-6; and Keno.

World Series of Poker Texas Hold ‘Em Plug & Play For Six ($59.95): It comes with 6-controllers. Just plug it into nearly any television and you have professional poker action right in your home.  “Hole cards” are shown only on each individual controller, not on the TV screen.  Each controller has a slide cover to keep the hole cards private.  This plug & play can do all three kinds of Texas Hold ‘Em (Limit, Pot Limit, and No Limit).  This game not only has the look and feel of real casino poker, it also sounds like poker.  While playing the game you’ll hear poker sounds and a voice offering hints, suggestions and betting odds.
 

World Series of Poker Shuffling Shoe ($29.95):  It’s a 2-in-1 card shuffler and dealer shoe.  It’s able to shuffle 2 decks of cards at once and feeds them into a dealing position.  It’s battery operated and easy to use.

World Series of Poker Texas Hold ‘Em Oval Folding Tabletop ($69.95):  Turn your ordinary card table into WSOP table.  With the WSOP logo right on the felt, your poker games will look like the ESPN show.  This folding tabletop has 6-player positions and conveniently into one small section. 

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Last year was immpressive because I found such game as Poker. It is qool and I am playing at PartyPoker play money tables. Also I like PokerChamps Pot Limit games.

I hope soon, I will begin playing with real money.

The Pokernews.com online poker magazine have changed also: we have very interesting writers and their stories. You can check it out:

What will 2005 bring for poker?

Negreanu Captures Player of The Year

Dark Clouds On The Horizon?

Here are day 2 results at Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic tournament:

1. Dave Ulliot 610,000

2. Johnny Chan 427,500

3. Raymond Davis 385,400

4. Galen Kester 369,100

5. Tony G. 358,800

6. Edward Moncada 352,200

7. John Vallon 285,400

8. Richard Brodie 262,200

9. Eskimo Clark 256,200

10.Phil Hellmuth 253,500

Entire list you can find in Pokernews: The Bellagio Main Event, Day 2

After day in Five Diamond Poker Classic tournament in Bellagio Las Vegas, Tony G. - the owner of Pokernews.com website is winning. A list of leaders: 1 TONY G 224,500 2 DANIEL NEGREANU 217,175 3 DAVID ULLIOTT 169,550 4 ISSAC HAKIM 148,525 5 JOHNNY CHAN 147,775 6 PHIL HELMUTH 137,800 7 LEE SALEM 137,100 8 HASAN HABIB 136,525 9 MEN NGUYEN 130,000 10 PHIL IVEY 118,775 11 ESKIMO CLARK 108,625 12 ABRAHAM MOSSERI 107,500 13 DAVID LOWRY 100,275 14 TOM CHRISTOPHER 99,425 15 MARK MUCHNIK 97,250 16 V SENTHILKUMAR 96,400 17 JEFF LISANDRO 94,575 18 TRAI DANG 91,950 19 ALI ESLAMI 89,850 20 NICK HANNA 89,525 21 RICHARD BRODIE 86,375 22 CHIP REESE 86,375 23 FRANK THOMPSON 86,250 24 WILLIAM EDLER 84,875 25 JASON BEASLEY 84,475 26 NAM LE 83,325 27 TREVOR BUBOLTZ 82,425 28 MATT MATROS 81,750 29 THOMAS FOUGERON 80,550 30 CHRISTIAN ANDERSSON 79,725 31 ALLEN KESSLER 79,375 32 KANE CHENG 79,100 33 DAVID CHIU 79,100 34 KEN JACOBS 77,450 35 RALPH LEVINE 77,425 36 RAYMOND DAVIS 77,225 37 WILIAM BRINDISE 76,375 38 JAMIE LIGATOR 76,025 39 BARNEY BOATMAN 75,925 40 JOHN BRADLEY 75,875 41 DAVID LEVI 75,125 42 STEVE RASSI 73,975 43 JOHN SACHA 73,450 44 GENE PYO 72,500 45 JOHN JUANDA 71,825 46 RODEEN TALEBI 71,775 47 RONNIE JACKSON 71,250 48 GALEN KESTER 70,825 49 TED FORREST 69,475 50 FRED BONYADI 69,450 51 RON ROSE 68,750 52 JAMES VAN ALSTYNE 68,725 53 MICHAEL BOOTH 66,750 54 MARK SEIF 66,050 55 GREG DUROS 66,025 56 SCOTTY NGUYEN 65,275 57 ANDY MILLER 64,850 58 ERIC WEINER 64,575 59 BRIAN ESSENTER 64,550 60 ANNAND RAMDIN 63,975 61 GREGG RAYMER 63,950 62 BILL SEBER 63,550 63 CHESTER BURNETT 62,125 64 DOYLE BRUNSON 61,725 65 THOMAS JACOBS 61,600 66 ERIC FORD 61,300 67 BENJAMIN LIN 60,475 68 HOWARD LEDERER 60,175 69 BRIAN GABRIELLE 59,450 70 JENNIFER HARMAN 59,250 71 DAVID PLASTIK 58,775 72 RICHARD CHASE 58,650 73 LOU WERMAN 58,575 74 WILLIE FORD 58,150 75 STEVE GUIBERSON 57,875 76 CHAD LAYNE 57,825 77 GARY LEIBOVITZ 57,775 78 KIRILL GERASIMOV 57,750 79 TOMMY VU 57,425 80 PAT CALLIHAN 56,875 81 YOSHIO NAKANO 56,800 82 TIMOTHY ANDERS 56,325 83 SHAWN RICE 56,150 84 BOB STUPAK 55,825 85 MEL JUDAH 55,500 86 SURINDER SUNAR 55,225 87 ALLEN CUNNINGHAM 54,325 88 ERIC SAGSTROM 54,075 89 RAM VASWANI 52,675 90 DAVID SINGER 51,850 91 JEFF FREEDMAN 51,325 92 VADIM TRINCHER 51,000 93 LOI KHUON TRAN 50,800 94 DOUGLAS HAYWOOD 50,650 95 CHRIS GRIGORIAN 49,925 96 JOHN VALLON 49,200 97 REFUGIO QUINTERO 49,050 98 VINH TRUONG 48,875 99 PHIL LAAK 47,250 100 PAUL PHILLIPS 47,150 101 AMMON FILIPPI 46,875 102 JAVIER QUINONIS 46,800 103 JOHN CERNUTO 46,675 104 JAMES MILLER 46,175 105 GENE TODD 45,825 106 BRIAN BRANDON 45,050 107 JEFF LITTLEFIELD 44,575 108 DONALD BARTON 44,325 109 BRUNO FITOUSSI 44,250 110 NICK CHORLEY 42,675 111 VEGARD NYGAARD 42,300 112 JEFF SHULMAN 42,250 113 RANDY JENSEN 42,000 114 CHRIS FERGUSON 41,075 115 VAN NGUYEN 40,975 116 RICHARD HARROCH 40,850 117 DAN ALSPACH 40,700 118 MATT LEFKOWITZ 39,900 119 DAVID RUBIN 39,525 120 VINNIE LANDRUM 39,500 121 MARLIN SANTOS 39,425 122 BOB FEDUNIAK 38,700 123 ROBERT YONG 38,525 124 THANG PHAM 38,500 125 ROBERT ZACK 38,000 126 TOM MACEY 37,950 127 MIKHAIL SMIRNOV 37,900 128 RODNEY HURLBUT 37,650 129 JIM CLOSE 37,475 130 JOHN HOANG 36,675 131 MARK DICKSTEIN 35,775 132 PAUL ZIMBLER 35,600 133 STEVEN ROSEN 35,475 134 JIMMY CHA 35,200 135 DAVID PHAM 35,150 136 ANTHONY COUSINEAU 34,725 137 JOE BEEVERS 34,500 138 STEVE CROCKETT 34,400 139 RAFAEL FURST 34,325 140 JIM BECHTEL 34,150 141 TOM McEVOY 33,900 142 KRIS BORTNOVSKY 33,725 143 HARALABOS VOULGARIS 33,525 144 FRED SIGUR 33,475 145 AARON KATZ 33,400 146 TED LAWSON 32,800 147 JOHN LOCH 32,375 148 BRUCE CORMAN 31,850 149 CHRIS BIGLER 31,425 150 PARKER TARVIN 31,250 151 PATRICK BRUEL 30,975 152 HUMBERTO BRENES 30,500 153 JASON BERILGEN 30,450 154 MICHAEL SCHRAA 29,975 155 ELI ELEZRA 29,700 156 STEVE BRECHER 29,550 157 JAN SJAVIK 29,375 158 PHILLIP MATTHEWS 29,125 159 VICTOR VILLALPANDO 29,075 160 DEWEY TOMKO 28,625 161 MIKE HATFIELD 28,525 162 RAJ PATEL 27,500 163 ROBERT MIZRACHI 27,425 164 ALEX BRENES 27,225 165 EVELYN NG 26,650 166 JESSE JONES 26,500 167 THOMAS FRANKLIN 26,100 168 EDWARD MONCADA 26,050 169 JAMES LEVY 25,800 170 AHMAD MUBARAK 25,550 171 CHARLES HIATT 25,225 172 MIKE VITULLO 25,025 173 BOB HUME 24,600 174 LEE MARKHOLT 24,375 175 ERIC BRENES 24,100 176 JAMIE ABRAHAMSON 24,075 177 JOHN ESPOSITO 23,900 178 PETER MOORE 23,675 179 JENS SJOGREN 23,550 180 ROSS BOATMAN 23,250 181 TOM FRANKLIN 23,100 182 JIMMY TRAN 22,900 183 CUONG NGOC NGUYEN 22,500 184 TOM ROBINSON 22,150 185 CAMERON ANGUS 21,875 186 ERICK LINDGREN 21,575 187 HOWARD HALM 21,475 188 MICHAEL COLEMAN 21,225 189 CHRIS FERGUSON 21,075 190 MIMI TRAN 21,075 191 DANIEL LARSSON 20,900 192 JIM WORTH 20,700 193 ALAN SMURFIT 20,675 194 JIM MEEHAN 20,300 195 HOANG TA 20,125 196 RAJIV FERNANDO 20,000 197 AL STONUM 19,800 198 JEAN-MARC HENRY 19,475 199 MIKE RUTER 19,350 200 SCOTT LUNDBERG 19,250 201 AMIR VAHEDI 19,000 202 CHRIS TSIPRAILIDIS 18,600 203 ALEX TODD 18,525 204 DAVID GREY 17,850 205 ROBERT COOPER 17,700 206 EUGENE KATCHALOV 17,700 207 CINDY VIOLETTE 17,425 208 DOUGLAS FARMER 17,125 209 JEAN-ROBERT BELLANDE 16,675 210 HUNG LA 15,900 211 ERIK SEIDEL 15,700 212 DAVID SKLANSKY 15,575 213 LONNIE ALEXANDER 15,550 214 CHARLIE SHOTEN 15,400 215 SERGE CANTIN 15,275 216 ROHIT CHOPRA 14,600 217 NOAH BOEKEN 14,350 218 MAUREEN FEDUNIAK 14,350 219 PHYLLIS MEYERS 13,925 220 EMELINE BOICH 13,025 221 HUCK SEED 12,950 222 JEAN HOULE 12,725 223 MARTIN DEKNIJFF 12,625 224 WAYNE BOICH 11,675 225 RON FALTINSKY 11,025 226 MARK WEITZMAN 9,800 227 DAVID WHITE 6,000 228 THOR HANSEN 5,825 229 HILBERT SHIREY 5,450 230 TIMOTHY HOOVER 4,575 231 MACK HAM 4,425 232 FREDDIE DEEB 2,800 233 BRIAN WIEGAND 2,325

Yes, that is right! Even if you run Linux, still you can play poker online. Here is the news story about that: Linux compatible online poker rooms

By Roy Brindley From ESPN for WSOP or the World Poker Tour (WPT) on the Travel Channel to celebrity poker and interactive poker computer games, poker is gaining recognition across the nation. With the holiday season quickly approaching, friends and spouses of poker players can rest easy with a gift every poker player will certainly use: The Poker Camp’s Final Table weekend getaway seminar. The Final Table seminar, hosted at Jackson Rancheria January 29-30, 2005, focuses on No Limit Texas Hold’em and covers basic and advanced skills and betting strategies. The seminar is a unique two-day weekend getaway that includes lodging, meals, poker workshops, practice, and a tournament with cash prizes. Featured speakers include Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari, $1.5 million winner of World Poker Tour events and Lee Jones, author of “Winning Low Limit Hold'em” to reveal their winning secrets of poker. Dedicated to the education of poker players, The Poker Camp aims to increase the poker enthusiast’s skills and enjoyment of tournament poker through educational seminars while increasing the opportunity to make it to the final table. “It’s exciting to be able to work with champions such as Antonio Esfandiari and Lee Jones for our debut seminar,” says Dylan Simpson, co-founder of The Poker Camp. “They’ll add a level of enrichment to the seminar that will make it exciting to every participant. And since the first seminar is offered in January at the Jackson Rancheria, a weekend getaway makes the perfect gift idea.” Registration for The Poker Camp's seminar “The Final Table at Jackson Rancheria,” January 29-30, 2005, is now open. Packages begin at $1295. Participants or gift givers can register at thepokercamp.com or call (209) 830-6556 for more information. Also read in Pokernews: Poker Camp The Latest To Set Up School

By Roy Brindley

Bodog.com has announced a partnership to become Card Player Magazine’s poker odds provider and have announced their line on who will capture the 2004 Player of the Year honours.

Rob Gillespie, president of Bodog.com Sports Casino Poker said:  “We are extremely happy to make this announcement as Card Player Magazine is the most widely and respected publication in the poker market and Bodog is the most trusted name in online poker and sports wagering.

The new partnership means people can see Bodog’s odds for a number of WPT events and proposition wagers within Card Player as well as their site.

Currently in the book Daniel Negreanu is listed at 5/9 to take ‘Player of the Year’ ahead of John Juanda at 2/1.  David Pham and Barry Greenstein follow at 8/1 and 9/1 respectively.

Meanwhile, issue four of Card Player Europe, edited by Jessie May, goes on sale this week.  Circulation for the magazine, a direct relation of its US counterpart, is reported as ‘pleasing.’

Market leader, the established Poker Europa Magazine, seemingly continues to flourish despite the recent departure of its deputy editor Phil Shaw, who has joined another relative newcomer to the European gaming publication market, Inside Edge.

Today Pokernews provided users with couple of fresh news and valuable strategy articles by Rolf "Ace" Slotboom.

News:

Intercasino won honourable award of Casino Player Magazine. It was recognized as the best Casino.

InterCasino wins 2004 best online casino award

Top player Annie Duke will participate in inaugural DD Tournament Poker No Limit Texas Hold'em Gala Event.

Annie Duke at DD Tournament Poker No Limit Holdem Gala Event

Strategy:

Rolf "Ace" Slotboom writes two new articles from "Ace" speaks live and "Ace" speaks Online series:

"Ace" Speaks Online (2): Multitabling - Yes or No?

"Ace" Speaks Live (2): Moving in in tournaments

Visit Pokernews everyday and you will recieve most interesting news and poker strategy articles!

Pokernews.com stopped PokerChamps $10 give away promotion. Many players recieved $10 for free but did not use it for playing. Now another promotion is introduced.

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Online poker news website Pokernews.com introduced a new feature. From now on visitors will be able to post their comments to all the news. Posted comment goes directly to poker forum.

Express your opinion but without spam and affiliate codes :) They are moderated by Tony G. himself.

Hollywood, November 15th, 2004 - Some of Hollywood's biggest stars and professional poker players attended the virtual software premiere at the HollywoodPoker.com launch party this past Tuesday. The official release of this new cutting-edge gaming experience marks a new chapter in the poker craze that is sweeping the nation. HollywoodPoker.com delivers the excitement of big poker games, combined with the convenience of the Internet - with a celebrity twist! Starting this week James Woods and Vince Van Patten will be online exclusively at HollywoodPoker.com playing real money games against poker players everywhere. Stay tuned - we have all kinds of exciting things coming up, including your chance to attend an exclusive Hollywood Oscars party!

HollywoodPoker.com’s new online poker software features stunning graphics, real-time player chats and interaction, fast action and advanced security features - all without having to download any software to your computer.  This makes it perfect for playing at home, at the office, on your laptop at a Wi-Fi hotspot, or anywhere else with an Internet connection!

“Everyone in Hollywood is playing poker these days,” says two-time Oscar nominee James Woods. "Some of the best acting I’ve done has been at the poker table,” he laughs. “It's not easy to keep your emotions in check when the stakes are high and you're staring down other big-name players. ”

“Poker is back in a big way,” declares World Poker Tour television commentator and actor Vince Van Patten.  “It’s moving out of the backrooms and casinos and into the living rooms of America.  I always say the best way to learn poker is just to jump in and start playing.  Free online games provide players with valuable poker experience without worrying about losing money."

HollywoodPoker.com Games

Experienced players will love the selection of games: Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo. With the ability to play multiple tables at one time, easy-to-use advanced software, daily, weekly and monthly player point promotions, exciting multi-table tournaments, Celebrity Bounties and much more, your online gaming experiences at HollywoodPoker.com are sure to be memorable! Thousands of players are already playing online right now.  Chat with them in real time or in the Green Room.  Fast action, great customer service and safe and reliable security aren’t just for VIPs – at HollywoodPoker.com every player is a star.

Poker friends in different cities can now get together to play anytime.  Hold your next poker party online at HollywoodPoker.com.  Send them an invitation to play at a private table reserved exclusively for your group - free!

Never played Poker before?  You can still meet the Stars!

Even people who have never played poker before will feel at home at HollywoodPoker.com.  Featuring step-by-step tutorials, rules for different poker variations and a huge poker glossary - you can play like a pro even if you're not.  It's always free to join HollywoodPoker.com and there are lots of free tables and games to get you started. Join the thriving Poker Community forums to discuss topics of interest and get tips and advice.  Poker is fun and exciting – there’s no better place to learn than HollywoodPoker.com.

LAS VEGAS, November 17, 2004 – The Harrah’s Foundation has pledged $1 million to the endowment of the Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) announced.

“During his 25-year career with Harrah’s, Phil has had a profound and enduring impact on this company and our industry,” said Gary Loveman, Harrah’s president and chief executive officer. “His vision helped casino gaming grow from its roots in Nevada into a nationwide industry, enjoyed and accepted by tens of millions of Americans. And his leadership propelled Harrah’s from a small casino company into the world’s largest gaming corporation. This endowment is an appropriate, enduring way to recognize his remarkable legacy.”

The Satre Chair will be held by William R. Eadington, Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at UNR.

“Like Phil, Bill Eadington has been a pioneer in the evolution of the gaming industry,” said Mike Reed, dean of UNR’s College of Business Administration. “Over the past 35 years, his research and analysis have greatly advanced our understanding of gambling, and have helped legitimize casino gaming as an accepted form of entertainment. The endowment of the Satre Chair will allow Bill and his team to further advance their invaluable work, and cement the University’s reputation as the world’s leader in gaming studies.”

Additional individual contributions to the Satre Chair endowment fund were made by: Claudine Williams, chairman of the board of Harrah’s Las Vegas; Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO, Wynn Resorts, Ltd.; Chuck Mathewson, through the Charles N. Mathewson Foundation; Jack Binion, founder of Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corp.; Steve Bollenbach, president and CEO of Hilton Hotels Corp. and chairman of Caesars Entertainment, Inc.; Barron Hilton, chairman of Hilton Hotels; 19 members of Harrah’s senior management team and members of Harrah’s board of directors.

Corporate contributions were made by International Game Technology, Boyd Gaming Corp., Caesars Entertainment, Deutsche Bank Securities, Latham & Watkins, LLP, Mandalay Resort Group, MGM Mirage, Station Casinos, Inc., Southern Wine & Spirits, Tracy Locke and TBC Public Relations.

Chat about poker, a new forum for the dedicated discussion of poker online has been launched.

 

Many forums deal with the subject of poker in a very generalised way.  Chat about poker is dedicated to online poker players only.  Users are invited to submit articles they have written themselves which are then open to discussion in the forum, users are also free to send in their own book or website reviews if they are considered useful to the online poker playing community.

 

Chat about poker promises to "help old and new players alike" through their growing forum.  Although UK based, the forum attracts international players willing to offer free advice on everything online poker related.

Some poker news for today!

One of the biggest entertainment monsters Virgin Inc. are looking for association with poker. A company intend to inquire one of the American or Brittish casino operators. Read more:

Virgin to enter Casino market?

Foxwoods Casino is preparing to launch a huge advertising campaign with toilet images. "Royal Flush" is not only one of the most popular poker terms, but also indicated how good is to... Anyway, read for themselves!

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