2006 February 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings

It made little sense for Oregon authorities to swoop down on the Alpine Tavern and tell the folks there that they cant play low-stakes poker, as an Oregon State Police trooper assigned to the Oregon Lottery recently did, shutting down the Wednesday night game after its third week.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Watching investors trade Google reminds me of watching my father play poker.

Wi-Fi TV will now broadcast online poker programming in addition to all of its other web content. The source of the new poker content is Poker TV Network. Best known for being the first company to broadcast a full-length feature film online, Wi-Fi TV’s Internet programming reaches millions of people worldwide. The addition of Poker TV Network’s poker programming to the Wi-Fi TV broadcasts raise poker’s online profile yet another notch.

Day Three of the World Poker Tour main event at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is under wraps and the field has been narrowed down to the final table of six players. Starting out with 33 of 381 players, Wednesday was action packed and saw the exit of many of Day Two’s chip leaders.

Con-Way Now, the freight expedite company of Con-Way Supply Chain Services, Inc., a subsidiary of CNF Inc. is the exclusive transportation provider of the World Poker Tour’s broadcast stage.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — (PRESS RELEASE) — The most popular new card game in Las Vegas, Three Card Poker, is now available at retro Vegas-style Aces.com.

PokerStars.com, the world’s leading poker tournament site and one of the largest poker rooms in the world in overall traffic, has launched its new VIP Club.