2006 March 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

Florida police hope to hit the jackpot with poker for inmates.

With about 24 hours to the start of the Second Annual National Heads Up Poker Championship, a conference call was held to learn more about the tournament’s lineup of players…

Hollywood Poker (http://www.hollywoodpoker.com), where the stars come to play, is proud to roll out the red carpet to its members with the introduction of ClubHOLLYWOODPoker. ClubHOLLYWOODPoker is a special rewards program that provides rich and diverse rewards for player loyalty. Membership in this elite group means VIP status all the way, including entry into exclusive tournaments, access to special promotions and other unprecedented bonuses.

Bookmaker Paddy Power takes bets on worlds leading poker players and rewards punters with great value money back special. [PRWEB Mar 3, 2006]

In the last four or five years the popularity of poker has gone soaring through the roof, thanks in large part to two factors; the televised episodes of the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker, and the Cinderella stories of the last four winners of the WSOP’s main event. For those interested in looking further back into the storied history of the World Series of Poker, they will find a pleasant surprise; the stories become more and more interesting the further back you go. Poker history buffs, fans of a good read and anyone interested in what makes the World Series of Poker tick should check out the new book “All In- The (Almost) Entirely True Story of the World Series of Poker,” by Jonathan Grotenstein and Storms Reback….

COMMERCE, Calif. - In a game of bluffs and blinds, theyre the brashest. All under 30, all winners of at least $1 million in a single poker tournament. World Poker Tour observers have dubbed them the tours brat pack.