Mar
05
Did you hear the following about Poker?
Titan Poker’s European Championship Returns One Million Dollars Richer (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Mar
03
Howdy!
Poker is still in the news!
The Weekly Edition, an OCR Live! production in which Kate brings you the headlines for the past week, including a contentious arrest of poker players, a lawsuit filed against a bookie for one bettor’s losses, and prop bets at the Oscars.Poker Players and Oscar Winners (Online Casino Reports)
Last week, we covered the top ten celebrities who we thought might make good poker players. This week, we take a look at the top ten celebrities that might be really bad at poker — complete with video clips illustrating our points.Monday March 03, 2008 - 15:39 EST (Rolling Good Times)
Starting Tuesday, it’s going to get harder for poker tournament winners to bluff the tax man.Casinos: Poker winners must do tax form (Asbury Park Press)
Titan Poker will stage its second European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP II) in May with $3,500,000 in Guaranteed Prizes.Titan Poker’s European Championship Returns One Million Dollars Richer (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
MTR Gaming Group Inc. plans to complete the sale of Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas this week. TLC Casino Enterprises is buying the former home of the World Series of Poker for $32 million.Binion’s Sale Set to Close (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
HeadsUp Entertainment Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. is pleased to announce that 2005 World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem is now confirmed and will be playing in the main event of the 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships in Calgary Alberta at The Deerfoot Inn and Casino March 5-9.HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc.: Joe Hachem Confirmed to Play at the 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Legion Riders of Post 708 in Troy will hold their third annual Poker Run on March 30.Legion prepping annual Poker Run (Collinsville Herald)
Supporters of the Douglas Alley family will sponsor another Benefit Poker Run on March 8 to help the boy born with several severe medical conditions. Money raised by the event will help the family pay for another operation on March 14 in New York.Poker run planned to benefit Douglas Alley (Salisbury Post)
Poker Group’s Lobbying Raises Online Law (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Feb
26
Poker and fun - still in the news! Read about it below.
The Poker Players Alliance spent $900,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on online- gambling legislation.Poker group’s lobbying raises online law (AP via Yahoo! News)
victory at Commerce Casino s Los Angeles Poker Classic.Antonio Esfandiari celebrating his $1.4 million World Poker Tour .??victory at Commerce Casino s Los Angeles Poker … (InfoBolsa)
Much of the poker that you see on television involves big stacks and big bets. But those hands are only a small percentage of the thousands of pots played in a tournament.POKER: The small pots add up to big pay (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The Poker Players Alliance spent $900,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on online- gambling legislation. The group, which says it represents 800,000 poker enthusiasts nationwide, lobbied on a bill that would exempt poker from a law that restricts online gambling, and for legislation that would regulate the Internet gaming industry, according to a disclosure form posted online Feb. 15 …Poker Group’s Lobbying Raises Online Law (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
No matter how many people are playing “Halo” or “Madden” at any given moment, you can bet that many more are playing solitaire, poker or Uno. And not with a $5 deck of cards — they’re using the awesome processing power of computers to play the games their grandparents loved.“Culdcept Saga,” “Poker Smash” bring something extra to card games (Everett Herald)
The Poker Players Alliance spent $900,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on online- gambling legislation. The group, which says it represents 800,000 poker enthusiasts nationwide, lobbied on a bill that would exempt poker from a law that…Poker Group’s Lobbying Raises Online Law (San Francisco Chronicle)
Legion prepping annual Poker Run (Collinsville Herald)
Feb
17
Poker 2007!- still in the headlines! Look at the below.
The greatest poker player that ever lived recently passed away at the age of 56.Reese’s poker words to live by (The Courier News)
There is a new bonus for players signing up at Poker Stars in 2008. Use the marketing code PAWSUB165 for $50 free plus a seat at our amazing freerolls. (PRWeb Feb 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb701593.htmNew Poker Stars Marketing Code - $50 Free (PRWeb)
There is a new bonus for players signing up at Poker Stars in 2008. Use the marketing code PAWSUB165 for $50 free plus a seat at our amazing freerolls.New Poker Stars Marketing Code - $50 Free (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
OLD-TIMERS will tell you that one of the best weapons they had at the poker table was their mouth. Talking a player into a call or out of a hand was part of the game.Poker Guy: Forget the rules, chatter can sometimes help (Philly.com)