2006 February 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Thanks to a sharp increase in poker revenues, online gambling leader, 888.com reported a successful final quarter to 2005. The company said the …

HOLLYWOOD, California (PRESS RELEASE) — HollywoodPoker.com, where the stars come to play, sponsored the Hollywood Poker Texas Hold ‘Em Celebrity Challenge at the Pro Celebrity Union at Copper Mountain, held from January 20-22, 2006. The event, which featured skiing and live musical performances, raised over $25,000 for the Summit Foundation.

Under an expansive white tent in the back yard of a spectacular private mansion on the water in Miami Beach, a rapper recently won a pot.'’Young free, cruising down the Westside Highway . . . Just me and my girlfriend,'’ I sang over the PA system. There were a few chuckles from those who recognized this lyric from a rap song by Jay-Z. You see, I was good-naturedly needling Jay-Z, who won the pot, and his girlfriend, Beyoncé, who was sitting behind him.I was in Miami to emcee the ‘’Alex Rodriguez

In April of last year over fifty SWAT team members burst into the Guadala Jarra restaurant in Palmer Lake, arresting two dozen poker players and charging them with gambling related crimes. Included in the mix of those arrested and charged were Al Karn, a former police chief, and Trish Flake, a Palmer Lake town council member. The parties involved were shocked by the enormous use of force for dealing with a crime that is a misdemeanor.

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Poker is everywhere nowadays, from television to books to poker rooms popping up in almost every casino — and of course, you can play poker online. Unfortunately, many of the most popular sites say they require Windows. However, as with most software strings that bind you to a particular proprietary operating system, these bonds are easily cut.

HollywoodPoker.com (http://www.hollywoodpoker.com/), where the stars come to play, sponsored the Hollywood Poker Texas Hold ‘Em Celebrity Challenge at the Pro Celebrity Union at Copper Mountain, held from January 20-22, 2006. The event, which featured skiing and live musical performances, raised over $25,000 for the Summit Foundation.

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi is having a career year in 2006 and we’re only two days into February! He followed up his second-place finish at the last World Poker Tour event in Tunica by winning the Borgata Winter Poker Open yesterday. The Grinder collected $1,173,373, a seat at the WPT Championship in Las Vegas, and a new 2006 Cadillac Escalade for his efforts…