2005 October 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Television’s hottest game returns to the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for two made-for-television poker games featuring some of the biggest names in poker. The two televised events — HIGH STAKES POKER, produced for GSN, and POKER SUPERSTARS III, produced for Fox Sports Net (FSN) — mark the return of televised gaming to the legendary downtown resort. Earlier this year, the Golden Nugget was home to the WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK, which aired on GSN …

Most of the difficult decisions you’ll face in a typical Texas Hold ‘em hand will come after the flop. It’s easy enough to figure out what a good hand is before the flop and how you should play it, but many variables must be considered after the flop. Once those three community cards are dealt, many more possibilities exist. Here are three particularly dangerous flops along with advice on how you should proceed. The paired flop. It can either be a really good discovery for you or the flop of deal …

The offer came in about two weeks ago. There was a phone message from a lady in the media relations department at Harrah’s/Harveys.”How would you like to participate in our national Three Card Poker tournament?” Not knowing anything about Three Card Poker, I wasn’t that interested. I was certain I needed at least seven cards to make a decent five-card poker hand. Three cards didn’t seem like enough, but I did some research before deciding. I found out all betting is done before you see your cards.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Phil “The Unabomber” Laak has struck again in GSN’s THE JAMES WOODS GANG VS. THE UNABOMBERS IN POKER ROYALE. In a battle of strategy and luck, the hooded and sunglass wearing captain of “The Unabombers” team went heads-up against top female poker player Kathy Liebert for “The James Woods Gang” and took home the final grand prize of $50,000. This marks Laak’s second win in POKER ROYALE. He previously placed first in POKER ROYALE: COMEDIANS VS. PROS, be …

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. — Fifty-eight station and visiting Marines put on their best poker faces and hoped for a bit of luck as they packed the Gonzalez Room at the Sonoran Pueblo Saturday night to participate in the Drug Demand Reduction Program’s No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament. First place winner Lori Loghry received a Marine Corps noncommissioned officer sword donated by Marine Wing Support Squadron 371. Justin Driskill, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 poker players …