Archive for July 3rd, 2007Jul 03 2007 Suspect In Happy Valley Bank Robbery Found Playing Video Poker (Fox 12 Oregon)HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. — A suspect in a Happy Valley bank robbery was detained by authorities after he was found playing video poker shortly after the robbery. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 CEO Poker Tour in Las Vegas Has Record Numbers on First Day (PRWeb)CEO POKER TOUR, where executives battle over the green felt of the poker table for trophies, 14K gold bracelets, cash, and bragging rights, at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, in Las Vegas, July 2-10, welcomed 345 players on the first day of the tournament week. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1UaGlyLVBpZ2ctUGlnZy1UaGlyLVplcm8= More: continued here Jul 03 2007 ANALYSIS: Kosovo: the smallest of chips in the US-Russia poker game (EARTHtimes.org)Belgrade - To Belgrade and Pristina politicians, Kosovo’s status is a matter of life or death. But on the global diplomatic poker table, the question of the tiny province striving to break from a small Balkan country is small chips - and they are ab… More: continued here Jul 03 2007 A pair of poker aces (Boston Globe)To understand how two of the world’s most celebrated poker players would happen to emerge from the same New England family, it may be helpful to consider the incident that occurred two months before Annie Duke was born. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 The state is letting you bet — and cash in — even more at poker (Orlando Sentinel)-Poker buffs, break out your chips. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Saddle up for Lions Club horseback poker ride (Rapid City Journal)CUSTER — The Custer Lions Club is sponsoring a Horseback Poker Ride during Gold Discovery Days on Sunday July, 29 at the Buffalo Corrals in Custer State Park. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Though banned, video poker will keep North Carolina law enforcement busy (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald)RALEIGH (AP) - Although North Carolina’s 14-year experiment with video poker officially ended over the weekend, that doesn’t mean every machine in the state has gone dark. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Cash, video poker machines seized in raid (Macon Telegraph)More than $130,000 in cash and 58 video poker games valued at $174,000 were seized during a Saturday morning raid of mostly convenience stores in Pulaski and Bleckley counties, authorities said. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Join us at the World Series of Poker (MSNBC)Poker has always been America’s game, but its recent explosion in popularity has taken it from the smoky saloons and underground clubs into the mainstream of our culture. Join us as we take you inside the sport at the World Series of Poker. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am Travels to Las Vegas (SYS-CON Media)The Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am Championship will be held July 13, at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa in Las Vegas. The Tournament is scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM. The event is open to all players from around the world. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Speculation on Big Players for Online PokerWhen the UIGEA was passed in the States and online poker became something of a distasteful subject, one would think that big name entertainment companies would want to distance themselves from it. According to some recent speculation, however, that could be the opposite of what is going on. Rumors are floating that big name companies like Sony, Columbia, Time Warner, Universal and Apple all have their eyes on the industry, waiting for the moment that it becomes a legally regulated market… More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Fantasy Poker Season BeginsFantasy sports players are used to picking and drafting players in order to build their “dream teams” and compete against other fans, but fairly new to the idea of fantasy games is poker, a game that spawns its own fantasies when it comes to events like the World Series of Poker. Various online poker rooms offer fantasy poker to their players, where a team is selected from a roster of pro level players like Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. A number of major events are selected and for each dollar a pro earns the fantasy equivalent team gets a point.Related Articles:WSOP Heads Up Challenge coming July 5thWhiskey offers poker cruise… More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Poker All In for Red CrossTexas Holdem poker has become one of the hottest poker games in the world, and many charity events have benefited from its popularity. In Hastings last week players from all around joined the crowd to play for a good cause in a No Limit Holdem event. The American Red Cross was the beneficiary of the event, hailed as a “fresh idea” by Director of Marketing Shannon Hannappel… More: continued here Jul 03 2007 2007 WSOP Diary: Day 31, July 1stMost of us are familiar with the game “musical chairs”. Fundamentally the competition involves music, people marching around a bunch of seats, and a mad scramble for someplace to sit when the song stops. The game takes on a whole new meaning when the music happens at the WSOP, and someone is about to be dragged from their chair. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Changing Your GameSome people teach themselves how to play bass guitar. After a while, however, they realize they are terrible bassists. They realize that if they want to be a good bass player they need to begin to take lessons. For the first six months, these lessons are horrible - as they have to completely unlearn everything they thought they knew. “What does that have to do with poker?” you ask. Nothing. But it does have everything to do with learning. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 Borgata Poker Pays Out Half a MillionThe World Series of Poker isn’t the only poker game going on this summer in Las Vegas, and the Borgata Poker Summer Open Championship drew plenty of players who can attest to that. A first prize of $513,925 was fought for in a ten player final table, with heads up action between Paul McCaffrey and Andrew “AK” Barta deciding the outcome. In the end Barta took the prize and a Tag Heuer watch, and described the event as a “hidden jewel” of a poker tournament… More: continued here Jul 03 2007 2007 WSOP Event 43 - Limit Holdem $2,000Winner - Saif AhmadPrize - $217,329Despite the fact that William Jensen began the final pairing in the lead, the match looked like a race equipped Ferrari vs. that van the kids from Scooby Doo tool around in. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 2007 WSOP Event 42 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $1,500Winner - Lukasz DumanskiPrize - $227,454Sometimes a missed opportunity that seems tiny at a particular moment can have a massive impact when looked at through the magnifying glass of history. In microcosm of Event 42 at the WSOP, did David Bach fold his way into a second place finish instead of taking his place among the bracelet winners? More: continued here Jul 03 2007 2007 WSOP Event 45 - No Limit Holdem / Six Handed $5,000Winner - Bill EdlerPrize - $904,672Edler was never in anything that vaguely resembled serious trouble during the latter stages of the tournament. More: continued here Jul 03 2007 2007 WSOP Event 44 - Omaha Hi-Low Split $2,000Winner - Frankie O’DellPrize - $240,057If one talks about ruling over Omaha, Nebraska, their Kingdom will be overrun with elk, turkeys, and a remarkable lack of people. For those who want to be top dog playing Omaha style poker, they will probably come into conflict with Frankie O’Dell. More: continued here |
