2006 March 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings
When parents of young football players and cheerleaders in Marlborough realized they desperately needed cash for equipment this fall, they bypassed bake sales and turned to the latest craze in fundraising: Texas Holdem poker.
Betfair is giving a boost to female poker players around the world. The online poker site will be hosting "Ladies Night" women-only freeroll tournaments each Tuesday this month with a total prize pool of £500 (about $872) per event. Over the course of the four freeroll poker tournaments, 30 lucky ladies will also win seats at a live final multi-table event. The woman who emerges the victor in the live poker tournament will get a chance to play against the best female poker players in the world at the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) ladies event in Las Vegas.
The field of 64 is ready for action on Saturday as the 2nd Annual National Heads Up Poker Championship comes to the felt. Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will be the site…
In a single year, online poker room Paddy Power has signed up nearly ten thousand new customers, adding a large push to the bookmakers bottom line. Paddy Power has been all about fixed odds up till now, with a shift away from that focus and on to online poker. Paddy Powers gross gaming book went up to 17 million, nearly tripling from 6 million in 2004…
When you finally get the rules to No Limit Texas Holdem down pat and are ready to take place in your first tournament, be aware that there are an entire new set of rules you need to learn; the tournament rules themselves. Not just when to sit at your table, or not to throw your cards at the dealer, or to avoid discussing a hand in play, although those are all important, but the rules about the prizes as well.
It should feel like coming home again. For 34 years the home of the World Series of Poker was the place where it all began, the Horeshoe Casino, founded by the creator of the WSOP himself, Benny Binion. In 2004 the World Series of Poker was sold to Harrahs Entertainment, who moved the classic pro event series to the Rio in Las Vegas…
LAS VEGAS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Hansen Gray & Company, Inc. subsidiary NAPP Tour, Inc., announces that Hollywood Park-Casino will host the inaugural tournament of the NAPP Tour’s 2006-2007 season.The Hollywood Park Open will take place May 8th - 19th. The tournament will feature a number of events culminating with a guaranteed $2,000,000 Prize Pool No-Limit Hold-em Championship Event. NAPP Tour events will feature the top professional players in the world who will showcase their ski
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