2006 March 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings
How would you feel if you had a multi-million-dollar idea stolen from right under your nose? Well that’s how Jonathan Waessil, of Garden Grove, California, probably feels right now. Waessil, a poker player himself, believes that Steve Lipscomb, the creator of the World Poker Tour (WPT), stole his idea to televise poker games. Apparently, Waessil and Lipscomb had met each other around 10 years ago at the Hollywood Park casino in Southern California, and had discussed the concept of televised poker. Waessil alleges that he had been working on the idea for about four years by that time, but that, when Lipscomb got wind of it, his intellectual property was stolen.
Comedic actor Jay Moher has been staring in a series of Diet Pepsi commercials recently that pit the bright blue can of soda against big time stars such as Jackie Chan, with Jay acting as the beverages agent. The latest commercial will appeal to Pepsi fans and poker fans alike, as the can of soda takes on three of poker’s greatest professional players in Phil Hellmuthh, Scotty Nguyen and Daniel Negreanu.
High-profile comedian Mike King is planning to take on more than 100 of the country’s best poker players in the national poker championships next month.
Citing that he is annoyed watching celebrities play shocking poker and having to commentate on it, <b>Phil Gordon</b> has quit Bravo’s hit TV show <i>Celebrity Poker Showdown</i>. It’s not a huge loss as the real entertainment in the show comes from witty co-host <b>Dave Foley</b> and he’s still there as far as we know…
Lynn Ratcliffe, a reader and televised-poker fan from Las Vegas, checked in with a unique take on the dispute between some established tournament stars and the World Poker Tour regarding the release form players must sign in order to play in World Poker’s made-for-TV competitions.
Pokerzones flagship show Poker Night Live launches across Scandinavia and can now be watched in 6 million homes every night on Viasat channel Quiz Nation from 11pm 4am.Poker Night Live is the first ever programme to integrate live internet action with television output. Expert presenters and guests commentate as viewers play live on the channel from the comfort of their own homes via the internet.The show has grown in popularity since pokerzones launch in April and the reach is now in the
Everything looked normal Tuesday morning at Jeff Williams’ home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Dunwoody. Only the constant ringing of the telephone let slip that this was an unusual day for the 19-year-old University of Georgia freshman.”It was, it still is, insane,” said a bare-footed, still sleepy Williams. “When the ‘Today’ show called, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, this is crazy.’”Friends and media outlets began calling and visiting as soon as Williams and his parents, Dave and Cindi Williams, arrived h
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