Poker player Giancarlo Antonetti has announced that he will be releasing a comic book which will tell interesting poker stories in the unique format under the name “Shut Up and Fold”.

The comic book series will contain nine different volumes, with the first issue hitting the streets by the end of the month. Antonetti says that he is targeting a wide audience with both poker players and comic book readers as there are hundreds of millions of both on Earth.

In a press release Antonetti says: “Potentially the stories are for everybody, because it’s not just about the game but about their lives, their fight for success, their love affairs as well as betrayed friendships.”

“Shut Up and Fold” is a realistic book and even the invented stories are realistic.

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The four semi finalists in the Challenge Cup are now known with Wigan, Warrington, Huddersfield and Leeds all hunting for the trophy when the competition resumes in July. Wigan will play Leeds in the semi finals while Warrington will play Huddersfield. Both matches have been finals in the tournament in the last three years with Wigan vs Leeds being a re-run of last year’s final.

Wigan made it into the semi finals courtesy of despatching their local rivals St Helens in the quarter final on Saturday. Initially it looked like Wigan would be made to work hard when St Helens opened the scoring early on but they never built on that and Wigan grew and grew in quality to run out easy 18-4 winners. Th

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May 15 – Every year the US Triple Crown of races has horse racing betting fans champing at the bit, and this year is no different, as punters prepare for leg 2, the $1 million 2012 Preakness Stakes (Gr 1), on Saturday at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Maryland.

A few weeks ago, betting fans watched in amazement as 15/1 shot I’ll Have Another rocketed down the dirt track at Churchill Downs in Louisville in the late stages to overtake race favourite Bodemeister, and snatch a deserving win in the 2012 Kentucky Derby, leg 1 of the Triple Crown.

All Eyes on I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister

Now all eyes are on I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister again, as they get to take each other on again – alongside 14 other starters – in leg 2 this weekend.

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Having returned once again to the top of the official world golf rankings this week, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland will tee it up on the tricky Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass as the clear favorite on the PGA betting line to win THE PLAYERS Championship beginning Thursday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
   
McIlroy, who finished as the runner-up at Quail Hollow last week after Rickie Fowler birdied the first extra playoff hole to win the Wells Fargo Championship, is listed at 9/1 on the golf betting odds to win THE PLAYERS Championship for the first time in his young career.
 
Despite missing the cut in his previous two appearances at this event, the 23-year-old McIlroy is the chalk while world No. 3

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How does a $7,000 prize package that allows you to wing your way to China and play poker at one of the world’s greatest casinos sound? Pretty amazing, right? What if we said you could get in on that action for just $1? Well, you can, thanks to Bovada, the best place to play online poker! They’re giving players the chance to win their way to the APT’s Macau stop with an aggressive schedule that includes tournaments of all types, with buy-ins for every player.

Your journey to Asia starts today when the first daily qualifiers for satellite events kick off. Qualifier buy-ins start as low as $1 and players can earn their satellite seats in regular, turbo and sit-and-go tournaments alike. In fa

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Bwin.Party has partnered with the Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) in a plan to offer online poker service to California residents. Should the state legalize internet gaming within its borders, the two groups are now positioned to leap directly into the fray.

Norbert Teufelberger and Jim Ryan, the men behind the European gaming giant, worked closely with UAIC Tribal Chairman David Keyser throughout the deal-making process. Under their guidance, the parties were able to hammer out a ten year agreement, with the clock set to start ticking at the launch of their proposed poker service.

California is the largest state in the U.S. in terms of population, commented Bwin.Partys co-CEOS, and is known to have a significant number of poker players who like to play poker online.

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In a surprise move made by the U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, the prosecution was forced to explain why John Campos of First Sun Trust, a former banking executive who made pre Black Friday money processing possible, was offered such a minor plea deal. The prosecution had offered to let Campos off on a misdemeanor banking charge instead of the full array of felonies that could be charged against him. Kaplan asked of them, Youre basically walking away from the prosecution? It seems the powerful case the federal government once had has for some reason fallen apart. This trial is only the first of many to occur, but it seems very strange to let such a major conspirator off so easy.

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Even though quite a few big names were sent packing during Day 3, there are three familiar faces left: Olivier Busquet in 7th place with 973,000, David Vamplew in 11th place with 747,000, and last but not least… Ronny Kaiser in the very bottom of the field with 169,000.

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March 29 – Thanks to the rising popularity of novelty betting lines at online sportsbooks, leading sports games developer EA Sports is enjoying great free publicity in the form of a current betting line as to which NFL player it will put on the cover of its upcoming Madden NFL 13 game.

One online sportsbook that has published a Madden NFL 13 betting line is American-friendly Bovada.lv, which has laid Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton as the 2/3 favorite. However, hot on his heels is Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson at 7/2 odds, followed by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at 11/2 odds.

NFL Fans Vote for the Madden NFL 13 Cover Player

What’s particularly great about the Madden NFL 13 betting line is that NFL fans themselves get to vote on who they want to see sporting the game cover.

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Online betting firm Betfred has announced that it has launched a new mobile lottery service.

The new product will allow for players to wager on nine different lotteries, including the Irish Lotto and 49′s draws. The new product requires no download and also provides punters to check lottery results on their device.

Commenting on the product’s release, Betfred Managing Director Chris Sheffield said: “By the end of this year, 50% of all bets placed online will be via mobile and we wanted to develop a lottery product which is both quick to access and easy to use.”

Despite sacking their manager earlier in the season Sheffield Wednesday are hot on the heels of their rivals Sheffield United in the race for the second automatic promotion spot in League One and they will look to overtake the Blades for a few hours at least on Saturday when they host Preston in the lunchtime kick off. Preston should be safe but they need a couple of wins to make absolutely sure.

Sheffield Wednesday have kept up their promotion push under new manager Dave Jones and are the 4/7 favourites with Ladbrokes to win this match. Sheffield Wednesday are unbeaten in their last seven league matches and a win here will really keep up the pressure on Sheffield United who play later in the day. St

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Judge Thomas Wingate ordered the seizure of 132 gambling domain names. But, the order wasnt just to the registrars, it named the registry as well, Verisign.

The problem exists whether or not gambling sites constitute being by definition a gambling device. Quite effectively argued, the Internet Commerce Association took the stand that many of the sites offered only games of skill like poker.

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We’re reaching the home stretch of the Black Diamond Poker Open, but there’s still a chance for you to get your share of over $600,000 in guaranteed prize money up for grabs in the Championship Series! Check out the latest winners below and visit the Bovada Black Diamond Poker Open page to find out how you can get started.

Kyle O took Championship Series Event #19, the $15,000 Guaranteed Rebuy tournament, for $4,347. Like most of the events in the Black Diamond Poker Open, the prize pool rapidly grew beyond the guarantee and everyone made out a bit better. Championship Series Event #20 was a $5,000 Guaranteed Six-Max Turbo Tournament and Mike A earned $2255 for the top spot.

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