Archive for November 30th, 2007Nov 30 2007 JK Harris Warns Poker Players and Sponsors of New Regulations (PRWeb)JK Harris & Company explains that the IRS is taking the confusion out of reporting poker tournament winnings for players and sponsors. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1Qcm9mLUhvcnItSG9yci1UaGlyLVplcm8= More: continued here Nov 30 2007 JK Harris Warns Poker Players and Sponsors of New Regulations (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)JK Harris & Company explains that the IRS is taking the confusion out of reporting poker tournament winnings for players and sponsors. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Jeff Haney on poker pros’ easy relationship with high-stakes golf and the added intrigue of the ‘choke factor’ on the … (Las Vegas Sun)In his classic 1975 book “Fast Company,” Jon Bradshaw recounts the high-stakes golf exploits of old-time Las Vegas poker players such as Pug Pearson, who maintained it was crucial to know the “chokin’ points” of his opponents on the golf course. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Titan Poker Players Race for Final Seat in Million Dollar Tournament (PRWeb)The Tournament Titan will be the most lucrative Sit & Go poker tournament online. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/WmV0YS1IYWxmLUhvcnItSG9yci1UaGlyLVplcm8= More: continued here Nov 30 2007 PokerNews and Duplicate Poker to Host $25,000 in Aussie Millions Freerolls (PRWeb)PokerNews together with Duplicate Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/duplicate-poker/) are set to host two exclusive $12,500 Aussie Millions (http://www.pokernews.com/aussie-millions-2008/) Freerolls, the first of which begins Saturday December 8 at 13:00 EST. Players have until December 7 to ensure their eligibility for this incredible freeroll. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2007) More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Titan Poker Players Race for Final Seat in Million Dollar Tournament (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)The Tournament Titan will be the most lucrative Sit & Go poker tournament online. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Poker Source Online ahora completamente en español (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)Poker Source Online, una de las más populares comunidades de poker en línea, está ahora completamente traducida al español para que los hispanoparlantes puedan tener acceso a los regalos, torneos y noticias de de PSO en su propio idioma. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Poker banter in Congress (The Desert Sun)The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 is a case of the government attempting to legislate morality. At a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing looking into online gambling law enforcement, the articulate poker pro Annie Duke testified. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Chuck Blount on Poker: Players tout game as ‘microcosm of life’ (San Antonio Express-News)A Harvard Law professor is trumpeting poker as a game of skill that translates into all forms of day-to-day living. Charles Nesson founded the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society this year. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 MARK PILARSKI: Video poker isn’t a teaching tool (Detroit Free Press)QUESTION: Do you feel that video poker is a good place to start learning poker skills for the table game? I figure it’s about the cheapest way to learn. — Gary A. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Record High Stakes Poker PotDoyle Brunson showed the founder of Cirque du Soleil that he may be outclassed in the bankroll department, but never in the play of poker. Guy Laliberte is the only non pro in the special High Stakes Poker series where the buy in is $500,000, but as a billionaire he can afford to gamble. In a recent hand Brunson, who has been playing tight, raised $11k pre flop and $40k post flop, and by then only Guy was left in the hand… More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Poker Pro Joins Distribution PartnershipExpert Insight is a poker themed business launched by pro Phil Gordon, a WPT winner, founder of the Put a Bad Beat on Cancer charity and the former host of the hit Bravo TV show Celebrity Poker Showdown. Gordon and his company have recently joined up with Zipidee, a distribution organization, to get their instructional videos out to a wider market. Phil and fellow poker pros Andy Bloch, Fred Funk and Jim Furyk are all the experts in the videos which are now available in download, streaming video format thanks to Zipidee… More: continued here Nov 30 2007 WPT Chases Chinese Card GameThere is poker, then there is Chinese poker, and then there is Traktor. The World Poker Tour is making headway into China in terms of poker, but the game of choice they are chasing to play in the People’s Republic is actually a local game called Traktor, a traditional folk card game. WPT China has launched using this game, which is very different from poker… More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Poker Jewelry Store Celebrates Christmas AnniversaryThis Christmas is not only a time for a holiday sale for Jewelry 4 Aces Ltd, it’s also their one year anniversary. The items for sale at this jewelry store would catch the attention of the Devilfish, Dave Ulliott, a pro poker player and jewelry store owner himself. They are often 18 carat gold and festooned with diamonds, and all in a poker theme designed to appeal to the high rolling poker player… More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Poker Room Renovations Complete at CommerceThe Los Angeles poker room that has been undergoing renovations recently opened for business in time for the holidays and the LA Poker Classic in February of 2008. The Commerce Casino has put together the poker room with more than 200 poker and table games, with an emphasis on comfort and convenience. The new color palette is purple, blue and gold, and striking gold is what the patrons will hope to do in the new poker room… More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Poker Players to Spend More Time Doing CrunchesLife is full of dirty little secrets. Outside of the ones that involve the link between hemorrhoid cream and riding a bike, or the more disturbing topic of Congressmen and what tapping one’s foot in a men’s room really means, one of life’s dirtiest little secrets is that looks matter to women. This will not only come as a shock to men who think Hawaiian shirts are high fashion, but a blow to those who consider Texas Holdem a form of exercise. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Online Poker Room Rewards Six with SeatsThe ECOOP is coming up fast, and one online poker room has done their part to fill the seats in this highly anticipated online poker series by giving away six seats. The European Championship of Online Poker seeks to unseat the current kings of online poker series, namely FTOPS (Full tilt Online Poker Series) and LEOCOPS (Ladbrokes European Online Championship of Poker Series) by competing across multiple card rooms. Hosted mainly by Titan Poker, ECOOP can be played via other rooms, such as CD Poker, which is the room that recently awarded the six seats.Related Articles:Titan Poker offers $3 shot at ECOOP seatsTitan Poker and the ECOOP… More: continued here Nov 30 2007 2007 WPT North American Poker ChampionshipOne of the biggest Canadian poker tournaments of the year, the World Poker Tour North American Poker Championship always draws poker pros from around the globe, but especially Canada. There are a number of big time Canadian pros, such as Tuan Lam, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith, Brad “Yukon” Booth and Eveyln Ng. At the final table this year, none of them made it - but there was a Robin Hood trying for a win. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Run Your Own Poker RunPoker has become such a popular game that everyone is looking to cash in, and not just by playing the game. You can make money for yourself or your organization via poker without handling the cards - you just have to help other people do so. More: continued here Nov 30 2007 Breaking the BullyIf misguided parents and Hollywood films are to be believed, the best way to stop a bully is simply to stand up to them. In real life standing up to a bully is the quickest way between point A and point B only if point B happens to be the local hospital. Just standing up to a bully is like a flying through the trench of the Death Star without the aid of the force. More: continued here |
