Dec
20
2007
The scandal regarding two online poker pros and a very popular online poker room has come to an end with the firing of one of the players from his job as managing editor for Bluff Magazine. Chris Vaughn, who won the event through the help of online poker pro Imper1um, lost his winnings and has been banned from ever playing at the poker room. At first the magazine had said that Vaughn could continue in his role, albeit under probation…
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Dec
20
2007
Stem cell research is a touchy and controversial topic, so it is with a certain touch of irony that the Aspen Group chose to raise money for stem cell treatment via poker, a much maligned game. Two events designed to raise money for stem cell treatment for three women with spinal injuries were organized to be played in Jimmy’s restaurant in Aspen. No buy in was required, but donations were encouraged, and an average of $200 per person was raised to send the women to India for the treatment.Related Articles:Russell Crowe to play poker for charityPoker Brat TASERed…
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Dec
20
2007
A recent press release details the upcoming Poker Celebrity Bowl 2008, an event to take place at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino. Special guests will be on hand to play poker and press the flesh, such as World Series of Poker bracelet winner Robert Williamson III, Sex and the City’s Willie Garson and Red Sox World Series Champion Royce Clayton. Clayton will do the announcing for the kick off of the Poker Celebrity Bowl, along with Williamson and Garson…
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Dec
20
2007
YouTube has been a boon to everyone with a video camera and way too much time on their hands. Since it was first launched it has gone from showing videos of the band “Rednex” singing their only hit “Cotton Eyed Joe”, to airing the tearful pleas to leave Britney Spears alone, while finally realizing its crowning moment when a YouTube snowman got to question American Presidential candidates. So why wouldn’t the poker industry want a piece of this action?
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Dec
20
2007
Lions don’t play poker (a pretty good argument could be made that they don’t play football either), but if they did, their experience out on the Savannah gives them a bit of strategic edge. You will never see a lion attacking a group of angry water buffalo, the cat will more then likely isolate the weakest one, and go in for the kill, preferably bringing a number of friends along to finish off the delicious yet dangerous beast.
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Dec
20
2007
Let’s face it, when you’re playing poker, you’re in the business of misery. You’re not causing cheer and joy. You’re causing anger and suffering. Hopefully, your opponents and you can leave these feelings at the table, but when it all comes down to it, everyone sitting at that table is out to cause misery with everyone else at that table. It’s the nature of the game.
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Dec
20
2007
One would not expect a poker player with the nickname of Hellraiser to be a perfect fellow, but Jani Sointula was playing a near perfect game at the World Poker Tour’s Season Six event, the Grand Prix de Paris at the famous Aviation Club.
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Dec
20
2007
One of the first things that a visitor is greeted with when visiting the part of Pacific Poker that talks about their Poker School is a Toucan reciting some of the more famous lines from Robert De Niro’s character in the film “Taxi Driver”.
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