http://kinghigh.net Your source for online Poker news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:47:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I got a new partnersite, its called Flashminigames4u.com . Its a Arcade/Flash game site with anything you need to pass some waiting time on the Pokertable or getting over your 8 to 5 job :) They go over 3000 games ready to play so enjoy your visit :) http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/new-partnersite-flashminigames4ucom/ Watering down the talent pool has made it tough for the good players to shine. A world class player who has to face down 6500 opponents in a big tournament like the World Series of Poker Main Event is still a heavy underdog to make it to the final table. ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/is-the-wsop-watered-down/ The all in bet has been a staple of big poker tournaments ever since the ESPN cameras became part of the sport's reality. There are a number of reasons for this that can be explained from a tactical point of view, but the reality is that the all in bet ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/be-wary-of-going-all-in/ So does a plumber have an unfair advantage when he uses a wrench to stop a stubborn leak? Well perhaps the leak thinks so, but in reality the tradesman is just using the proper tool of the trade to solve a problem. People might look a little sideways at the ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/tools-of-the-trade/ Online poker room Full Tilt Poker is returning their popular Sit and Go game series called Sit and Go Madness. SNG Madness Part IV will kick off Friday August 1st and run through Sunday August 3rd, and will feature a $75k prize pool to be shared out via leader boards, ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/sit-and-go-madness-at-online-poker-room/ Woman poker player Dianna Donofrio has launched a new pod cast on Yaktivate.com, a pod cast that will feature the ladies of the poker world. The name of the pod cast is WomensPokerYak, and will feature interviews with well know female poker players such as Jan Fisher, Evelyn Ng, and ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/poker-women-speak-on-podcast/ The National Deaf Poker Tour made some noise at the Venetian in Las Vegas in a two day finale to the four stop 2007-2008 season. The event was created by Nathan Montoya, Jarrod Musano, James Rydstrom, Joey Seifner, Alok Doshi, and Andy Foster to provide a venue for deaf poker ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/national-deaf-poker-tour/ Security and financial software group QFX Software is offering a "software shield" they say will offer an extra layer of protection for the online poker player that is useful across many online poker sites - such as at Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, PokerRoom, PartyPoker, Titan Poker, CD Poker, Hollywood Poker, ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/software-company-offers-online-protection-for-poker-players/ The fifth Poker Open hosted by 888.com, also known as Pacific Poker, is coming this fall and the online poker room is currently hosting qualifiers to get in to the event on the cheap. Buying directly into the event will cost much more than buying right into the qualifiers, which ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/pacific-poker-open-v-qualifiers/ Some players have been reporting that they are getting payouts from online poker rooms that seem to be printed on rubber checks. The checks have been bouncing that were processed from Zip Payments, an online payment processing company that handled payouts for some online poker rooms. Poker forums are buzzing ... http://kinghigh.net/2008/07/28/online-poker-checks-bouncing/