2006 March 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Most major sports have their best teams battle it out for ultimate athletic supremacy. But few have the cut-throat competition of the 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship which faces 64 of poker’s top players off against one another March 4th-6th at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, NV.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Foxwoods Resort Casino will dramatically increase the size of what is already one of the nation’s largest poker rooms this month, an expansion that comes even as industry experts say the poker market is slowing.

Foxwoods Resort Casino will nearly double the size of what is already one of the nation’s largest poker rooms this month, an expansion that comes even as industry experts say the poker market is slowing.

TORONTO—-March 3, 2006–SilverBirch Inc., announces today that it’s wholly owned subsidiary SilverBirch Studios Inc. launched Poker Trainer on two of the major Canadian wireless carriers.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA First, came playing cards depicting terrorists in Iraq, now authorities in Florida are hoping a new version of inmate poker will give law enforcement a helping hand in closing cold cases.

Pretty soon we might see the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Madonna, Nicholas Cage, Robin Williams, and even California "Governator" Arnold Schwarzenegger donning poker duds. These superstars, as well as a host of other well-known actors, musicians, and celebrities, have been known to shop at the high-end Billy Martin’s stores, famed for their American frontier-style clothing. Billy Martin’s has announced plans to launch branded poker apparel that will make any of these celebrities look like a poker ace.

Venue: Harrah’s Rincon Casino and Resort, San Diego, California
Dates: February 26 - March 8
Number of Events: 16

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