2006 February 10 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
Online traffic drives the success of just about any web site, and poker rooms and sportsbooks are certainly no exceptions. Hitwise, a company that analyses and reviews the data around online traffic, has released a list of the top ranking online sportsbooks and online poker sites. InfoPowa and Online-Casinos.com have done the reporting to Hitwise, a moment in time of Internet traffic that helps web masters understand how they, and more importantly their competition, are doing.
You search for him as Phil Ivy poker player, but however you choose to spell Phil Ivey one thing remains crystal clear: Ivey was the undisputed heavyweight champion of poker in 2005, and he has the player of the year awards to prove it!
For a prominent Peninsula-based charity, its annual casino night last week was an unusually low-stakes affair.Under orders from Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the traditional Texas Hold ‘em poker game went from no-limit wagering to no cash winnings and the grand prize went from a weekend in Las Vegas to a $12 trophy.”Technically, we were probably in violation of state law last year, so this year we played it safe” said Ken Goldstein of EHC Lifebuilders, a San Jose-based charity assisting the hom
LAST MONTH, I was emcee of the W Las Vegas Hotel, Casino and Residences event at the Sundance Film Festival.There were stars galore at the festival, and I joined the 50 players who opened the event. After all, first prize was a $700,000 condo, and since I wasn’t getting paid to comment, I wanted a shot at winning it.The event had attracted a huge audience, and the final table included Annie Duke, Chris Masterson, Shannon Elizabeth, Gina Gershon, W Las Vegas Hotel cofounder Reagan Silber and me.
THE ALLIED poker invasion of northern France continued at a ferocious rate yesterday – even though our biggest weapon was shot to pieces in the first five minutes.While I was killed off by a rogue Frenchman after ten hours of play on my first day, 2004 world champion Greg Raymer from the US was floored on just his SECOND hand of his first outing yesterday.He flopped a top pair of queens and had a flush draw, but found himself up against Nottingham’s Julian Thew.Julian had a pair of aces in his h
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Sports fans have their fantasy football, baseball, and hockey leagues. Now poker fans can join in the fun.CardPlayer.com recently unveiled the first round of its Card Player Fantasy Poker Contest.The first contest, which will begin Feb. 16 at the Commerce Casino’s LA Poker Classic, will be free for all users.This contest is sponsored by UltimateBet.com and the winner will receive a seat in the $500-buy-in weekly tournament at UltimateBet.com, and two runner-ups
The Hawaiian Poker Open will not actually be taking place in the Aloha State, but rather in Sin City. Las Vegas will host the HPO from February 26 to 28 at the legendary Binion’s Gambling Hall, the place where the equally legendary World Series of Poker got its start. Any poker pros and poker fans living on the islands will have to travel to Nevada to play, paying their own way for transportation, food and lodging, as well as the $1,000 buy-in plus $100 entry fee…
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