2006 March 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 4
What’s so special about 180 or so poker fans taking part in a poker run? Well, if they do it on snowmobiles, it makes for quite an interesting story. Residents of Plumas county, in northern California, made the most of a recent winter storm and saddled up their snowmobiles to participate in a frosty poker run. The idea was the same, though - snowmobilers had to collect poker cards at predetermined stops along a 50-mile route, with the person holding the best hand at the end of the run winning a $250 top prize.
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEB) March 2, 2006 — Online poker room TouchStone Poker has just launched its Player Points program which rewards its players for their loyalty to the poker room.
Even since poker started heating up the air waves with the launch of the World Poker Tour, much ado has been made about women in the game. From Amarillo Slims comment that he would slit his throat if a woman competitor won the World Series of Poker against him to both the WPT and WSOP hosting Ladies events, the state of women in poker has come full circle. Now online poker room Betfair is encouraging women to sign up and play for free with a tantalizing prize; a private poker party hosted by a male model.
The history of the World Series of Poker is so unbelievable and larger-than-life it doesn’t need a lot of polish to make it shine. Poker just needed somebody to sort through all the tall tales to tell it.
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