.S. The games will be officiated by certified referees. Player entries are subject to
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" The question was: Could a human stop them? Phil Laak won the match
by "learning the patterns of the computer" and "applying fierce concentration"
because machines don 't get tired.

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October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 1

KPS San Diego Regional Playoffs will be held November 15, 2005.

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m.99 per player and players may sign up as an individual
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Season tickets for the Chicago WNBA team's 17 home games
and 2 pre-season games can be purchased by calling 1-877-329 -WNBA (9622) or
on-line at the team's website http://www.
For information on the Illinois High School Association's Class AA girls
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writers called "Deep Bluff," Poker Champion Phil Laak went head-to-head with
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match with Poker Pro Greg Raymer stopping by the match to wish good luck.

The inaugural season kicks off September 11, 2005 in eight regions across
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League entry is $49.

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What's next? College tours , upcoming event in Atlantic City, related TV
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Separating
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The machine won.
After letting out a loud victory cry, Laak accepted numerous
congratulations from the audience, a warm hug from his already famous, WSOP-
bracelet winning girlfriend, actress Jennifer Tilly, and a $100 side bet that
he made with the bot's programmer.

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"While our new WNBA team will play in Chicago, we're confident it will
quickly become a point of pride for our entire state," said Margaret Stender. We hope that having Tangela meet the
players and talk about the league will serve as added inspiration for all the
young women who have already accomplished so much and who will be putting it
all out there on the courts this weekend during the state finals.goldenpalace. Phil's tournament
records include a World Poker Tour First Place win, and top ten places in a
variety of professional tournaments .

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A "genius" player, his "Phil-osophical" style and theatrical table manners
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Games in Sacramento will be played at Mather Community Center, San Diego at
SportCenter at Alliant University , and San Jose at Moreland-West Community
Center.

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She'll also be on
hand to talk about her excitement that Chicago, one of the nation's largest
cities, has joined the WNBA family.com giving them the ability to track a player or
team's season.

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Tangela Smith will remain in Bloomington on Friday to sign
autographs; meet the players, families and attending fans.

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Team Introduces Itself at State's High School Basketball Tourney

CHICAGO, Following the recent announcement that
Chicago now has its own WNBA team (tipping off its first game in May 2006),
the team will extend its reach statewide at the Illinois High School
Association's Class AA girls basketball tournament this week in
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chicagownba. He closed the books on the Best Poker Robot with a game-
winning pair of aces, beating his competitive computer counterpart, who had a
pair of kings.

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The Chicago WNBA
has not yet announced its team nickname.IHSA.
It was Phil Laak's turn to face the machine on Sunday, July 15, 2005 at
Binion's Horseshoe Casino after six robots battled for three days to determine
the Best Poker Robot in the world. Please call (818) 992-3145 for all
media inquires . Full, detailed statistics will be viewable to your fans at
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All home
games will be played at the UIC-Pavilion on the campus of the University of
Illinois-Chicago. The
winner , appropriately named Poker Probot, took down the winner-takes-all prize
and won the right to challenge one of poker's best players in a battle of
human versus machine. Cheered on by an audience
chanting , "Humans, Humans," Laak eventually won the three-hour battle which
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WNBA player and Illinois high school basketball star Tangela Smith,
currently a forward/center for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs, will join WNBA
team president and CEO Margaret Stender at a banquet honoring the Class AA
girls basketball's tournament teams and coaches tomorrow evening (Thurs.
Sponsored by GoldenPalace.
Laak battled the winning robot in a three-hour Limit game. and the 2005 Sacramento
Men's Basketball League will be played on the same Sundays from 1-5 pm:

September 11 - Opening Day
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30

KPS San Jose and Sacramento Regional Playoffs will be held November 13,
2005 .

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Nearly $30,000 in total awards, trophies, travel and cash prizes
will be awarded.

This is an inclusive listing of players considered the best in the world during their era, as well as all those who have won widely recognized 'World Championship' events.

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-- Phil Laak , July 18, 2005, Los Angeles Times

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The Los Angeles Times referred to the competition as: "The March of the
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It would for sure make money online. Nobody
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even for most of the first half of the competition, Laak realized that the
machine was "playing too aggressive" and changed his playing style to
capitalize "on 'his' weakness" to win the match.

The 2005 San Jose Men's Basketball League games will be played on the
following Sundays from 6:30 p.m.

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For more information on
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Givens, went on to beat the University of Alberta's robot in an exhibition
match.

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Chicago WNBA Heads Downstate

"The Class AA tournament is a great place to extend this exciting news to
basketball players and fans statewide.com .
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Machine battle would go down in the history books.

PRESS RELEASE Keep Playing Sports Announces 2005 Men's Basketball Schedule for Sacramento San Diego and San Jose

Designed to give top-notch basketball
players the chance to scratch that competitive itch once again, KPS's goal
is to give back to athletes the feeling of highly competitive basketball
from their former college or high school playing days. Winners in each region will be
awarded airfare and hotel accommodations to Las Vegas to compete in the
national championship playoffs December 16-18, 2005 for a grand prize of
$4000.

The 2005 San Diego Men's Basketball League games will be played on the
following Tuesdays from 6:00 p.

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"Until now, Poker Robot competitions have existed in the underground,"
said Darren Shuster, Co-Manager for the event , "and we're making it a truly
global competition for Poker and gaming enthusiasts to enjoy at the venue in
Las Vegas, on TV or via the Internet. We combine cutting-edge software, 24-hr. If signing up as an individual you will be placed in a team
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March 3). That information will be released at
a later date. "These robots are much better than the average player
.com), today announced the official
California schedule for the 2005 Men's Basketball League to be played in
Sacramento, San Jose and San Diego.