2006 March 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3
HUGHESVILLE Harry L. Whitey White Jr. knew enough not to wear the bib overalls the first couple of days of a World Series of Poker tournament in Atlantic City, N.J. about two weeks ago.
The Beau Rivage, one of many Biloxi, Mississippi area casinos damaged by Hurricane Katrina, will re-open on August 29th, 2006 according to its parent company MGM Mirage…
For those casual viewers of TV poker on shows such as Celebrity Poker Showdown, the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, the popularity of professional poker player may seem like some artificially created spotlight, done for the sake of pumping up ratings and inflated egos. If any of those viewers happened to be in Northern California recently, perhaps in San Jose, they might have seen that these poker stars have some real clout after all.
As previously chronicled here on the pages of OPN, NBC’s 2nd annual Heads-Up Poker Championship will be held at Caesars Palace this month. In a traditional NCAA-type bracket format, 64 competitors will battle it out in a series of single elimination matches for the title of Heads-Up Poker Champ. Defending champion Phil Hellmuth will face stiff competition from the likes of Phil Ivey, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, and 60 other poker pros, as well as one wild card contender, Josh Lochner.
paddypowerpoker.com gifts poker players an Easter bonanza - 60,000 added to festival prize pool. [PRWEB Mar 1, 2006]
Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel, known for their world famous Poker Room & Casino in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas, launches an American Classic. [PRWEB Mar 1, 2006]
TAUNTON - The president of Taunton Sports Club faces criminal charges after police said they found two video poker machines there yesterday while accompanying the fire department on a routine inspection.
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