2005 November 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The influx of new players into poker — many of them young and influenced by TV coverage — is breeding two varieties of bad behavior at the tables, professional gambler Alan Boston says. The first, easier to identify, entails showboating by players — jumping around to celebrate a winning hand, mugging for the cameras, talking trash. Boston has no use for such players, dismissing them as “media whores”. The second kind of poor behavior is subtler but more nefarious, Boston says. It involves overac…
COSTA RICA — (PRESS RELEASE) — Bodog.com, a favorite site for online poker players, announced today its first Points to Dollars promotion set for December 1-29, 2005. This is the first time the site is allowing its players to cash in their points for bonus dollars. “Our point system is very popular because of the flexibility it offers in our tournaments”, said Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog.com. “We are pleased to offer our players better value by allowing them an opportunity to convert…
MONTE-CARLO, Monaco, Nov. 23, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) — Phil Ivey beat out British player Paul Jackson to win the 2005 Monte Carlo Millions. Ivey took home $1 million and the coveted championship title of the first poker tournament to ever be held in the illustrious Casino de Monte-Carlo. The tournament will be broadcast across the U.S. on FSN and internationally through its broadcast partners in early 2006. For the past three days, 112 of the world’s greatest poker players from 22 countries gathered …
Melbourne’s Crown Casino poker tournament will be televised across the United States in a deal with Fox Sports Net. The 2006 Aussie Millions be filmed at Crown from January 15 to 19 and aired as a 10 part series, to debut at 11pm local US time in March.
Zone4Play, Inc., an interactive software and technology provider, recently announced the live launch of the world’s first Interactive TV Multi Player Texas Hold’em Poker. The new iTV game debuted on Five, the UK’s fifth largest over-the-air casino channel.
When it comes down to making an impact in the business, social or political world, you will rarely find poker players listed. In the past, poker was not as big a business as it is today…
California is a difficult place to find balance, at least when it comes to legality surrounding state charity poker laws. Even state-based newspapers can’t agree on the subject…
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