2005 November 19 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Most of us use flight time to do a little reading, catch up on work from the office or watch a movie. Brushing up on poker skills isn’t the first thing one thinks of to do but with US Airways’ new offering many passengers may find themselves doing just that. Passengers on US Airways flights to 25 destinations will now be able to take poker tutorials while in the air. In the Minds of the Poker Pros offers 90-second instructional spots as part of the airline’s in-flight entertainment show. Poker tips…

Amateur Poker Tour organizers will unveil a 12-city American tour Saturday in Wichita to support wounded and disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. First stop in the tour will be Dec. 10 and 11 at Century II’s Bob Brown Expo Hall, says former Wichita Mayor Bob Knight, one of the tour principals. Participants can play for $40, with proceeds going to the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes. The tour will be announced during an 11 a.m. Saturday press conference at the Century II Convention Center…

It can be really frustrating to have an extremely aggressive player at your table that just won’t seem to leave you alone. No matter what you do, the bully keeps coming after you, especially if you aren’t getting any good cards of your own. Hopefully, after reading this column, you’ll have all the tools you need to fight the good fight and start pounding back. If you know anything about a bully, you know that if you stand up to him, he’ll usually run away and hide. Let him run, but get his chips …

Buffalo Bills Hall Of Famer Jim Kelly has endorsed products that range from pain relievers to phone service to pizza in his career as a celebrity spokesperson. His latest business relationship tho, has raised some eyebrows and some questions. Jesse Ventura, the legendary Pro Wrestler, is no longer governor of Minnesota. But he is still pushing an agenda - in this case, sports betting on the Internet. These two high profile figures represent the latest trend by sports and entertainment figures to …

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (PRWEB) November 18, 2005 — Effective today, players at Absolute Poker can add a touch of personality to their game with the launch of Absolute Poker “Skins”. Absolute Poker is offering its players the ability to personalize their own table with new and improved graphics and a user friendly setup. Players can visit http://absolutepoker.com where they will find an array of new styles for Absolute Poker’s card room and also where they can participate in the new “Skins” contest …

LOS ANGELES - (PRESS RELEASE) — When Foxwood’s World Poker Finals concludes tonight, it will mark the largest prize pool in the history of a World Poker Tour regular season event. With a record 783 players competing in the $10,000 buy-in event, $5 million of the nearly $8 million prize pool will be awarded to the six final table players, with more than $2 million going to first place and more than $1 million going to second place.Season IV of the World Poker Tour continues to make poker history…

The latest addition to the SportingOdds brand, a new online poker site by the name of SportingOddsPoker.com, has officially seen the light of day.