2006 February 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings

No, nobody’s going to die. In fact, some lucky poker player is going to live the high life, that of a professional poker player - all he or she has to do is win one single table No-Limit Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament. Ten online poker players at Pokerroom.com were fortunate enough to qualify for the finals of the online poker site’s "Become a Poker Pro" promotion. The final poker tournament will be held on the luxurious cruise ship Majesty of the Seas.

Losing Hand for Video Poker? RALEIGH, N.C. — The establishment of a state lottery in North Carolina will have no legal effect on video poker games in North Carolina, at least not immediately.

The latest World Poker Tour event, the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic, was won by cash-game poker legend Barry Greenstein. Greenstein beat poker pro and author Blair Rodman to take the first prize of $100,000 plus a $25,000 seat at the WPT Championship. The $100,000 will of course be donated to charity…

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2006 — World Poker Tour Record Prize of $2.4 Million U.S. won by Allan Goehring at the Commerce Casino.This is by far the biggest first place prize to date for any regular event on the World Poker Tour. A record field of 692 players,each posting an entry fee of $10,000 U.S. created a prize pool of almost $7 Million U.S. Dollars. Proof positive that poker is on a very big runaway upswing, with prize money growing feverishly faster on the World Poker Tour than

There are two schools of thought when it comes to revealing your cards after everyone else has folded and the hand is over.One asks, why would you? Why give your opponents free information about how you play when they didn’t pay for it?While I totally understand and respect this strategy, I believe that in certain situations, it can be advantageous to show opponents your cards. When you watch me play poker on television, notice that I often show my hand. Of course, I’m not doing this randomly. M

Friends of Matt Schrag, the Hutchinson man killed in his home Jan. 23, have organized a poker tournament this weekend to benefit his 3-year-old daughter, Mattyson.

The field is almost set for next weekend’s Second Annual National Heads Up Poker Championship. To be conducted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from March 3rd to the 6th…