2006 February 20 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The first time Doug Thomas looked up from his cards to see a gun pointed at him, the chips on the felt-topped poker table were piling up to about $100 a pot. The Texas Hold ‘Em game was just revving up last month at the Manassas electrical shop when two masked men, armed with a semiautomatic…

Foxwoods Resort Casino is cashing in on some pop-culture success, building an acre-large gambling room branded with the World Poker Tour’s moniker. The popular television series of No Limit Hold…

In yet another case of poker play gone awry, Syracuse, New York, card player Michael Brown lost his life after being stabbed following a poker game. In a chilling twist, Brown’s "friend," Candace Williams, allegedly set him up to be murdered while walking him home after the poker game.

CALIFORNIA As reported by the San Jose Business Journal: “The California Assembly has upped the ante on charity poker by approving legislation that would allow a wide variety of nonprofits to hold fundraisers using gambling.

CARROLL The Texas Hold Em Charitable Poker Tournament Festival is from 7:30 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday Feb. 24 and 25, at the Fairfield County Airport, 3266 Old Columbus Road, Carroll.

SPRINGFIELD, Oregon As reported by the Oregon Register-Guard: “Police have found no reason to fold Texas hold ‘em poker games offered at three local taverns during the past few months.

NEBRASKA As reported by the North Platte Telegraph: “Poker players raised $1,950 for the North Platte Children’s Museum Saturday at the North Platte Country Club.