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Beyond Traps

by James McKenna

McKenna goes into the psychology of poker, revealing howto use the psychological patterns that govern opponents to trap them into making mistakes. He explains how consistent winners use different bait for different prey and how they trap and avoid traps by noticing the difference between players at the table. He expands on his two previous works, Beyond Bluffs and Beyond Tells, by demonstrating the different approaches needed for different personalities and outlining the traps for each: pigeon traps, fish traps, speed traps, net traps, and mixed traps and showing readers how to take their game to a higher level by playing their opponents as expertly as they play their cards

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World Series of Poker Official SiteThe World Series of Poker has been the premier poker tournament in the world ever since it was launched by Benny Binion at the Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas in 1970. Harrah's bought the rights to the tournament in 2004 and has moved the action to the Rio. The official site shows the circuit schedule leading up to the big event held in the summer. There is also a registration section and a WSOP store.

Harrah's Announces Schedule For 2006-07 World Series of Poker Circuit

Friday, July 07, 2006

LAS VEGAS -- Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET) said the third season of the popular World Series of Poker Circuit will include 11 tournament stops that will bring high-stakes poker action and

Harrah's New Orleans will be one of the stops on the WSOP Circuit. excitement to players at nine Harrah's-operated casinos around the country.

"For the first time, our Circuit events are tied to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas," said Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the WSOP. "If you win the $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em Circuit championship at one of our properties, you're headed to Las Vegas to play in our Main Event."

The 2006-07 World Series of Poker Circuit begins September 7 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe and includes events at Harrah's casinos in venues such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, New Orleans, and Tunica, Mississippi.

Each World Series of Poker Circuit stop will offer several tournaments with buy-ins ranging from a few hundred dollars to $5,000 for the No-Limit Texas Hold'em Circuit Championship. The winner of each Circuit $5,000 buy-in finale will receive cash as well as a seat in the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'Em World Championship at the 2007 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

The schedule for the WSOP Circuit follows:

Sep. 7-17, 2006          Harrah's Tahoe
Sep. 25-Oct. 4, 2006     Grand Tunica
Oct. 19-Nov. 2, 2006     Caesars Indiana
Dec. 9-19, 2006          Harrah's Atlantic City
Jan. 8-17, 2007          Grand Tunica
Jan. 29-Feb. 7, 2007     Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Feb. 11-21, 2007         Harrah's Rincon
Mar. 5-14, 2007          Caesars Atlantic City
Mar. 26-Apr. 4, 2007     Caesars Indiana
Apr. 23-May 2, 2007      Caesars Las Vegas
May 14-23, 2007         Harrah's New Orleans

Circuit schedules are subject to change. Information on individual Circuit events can be found at www.worldseriesofpoker.com.

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