2006 March 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The Ahwatukee Swim & Tennis Center staff hopes to get a full house at a poker fund-raiser at 7 p.m. April 21 to pay for park improvements and a new shade structure at the center’s pool.

Out with the old Phil, in with the new Phil. That seemed to be the credo of hit poker series Celebrity Poker Showdown this week, as Phil Hellmuth was handed the reigns to co-host the show, which just saw Phil Gordon depart for greener pastures. Hellmuth will join the show’s other host, comedian Dave Foley, to provide color commentary on the poker play of celebrities trying to win money for charity. And speaking of charity, Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans will be the locale for the series’ eighth poker tournament, and all participating celebrities will be trying to earn money for causes benefiting victims of the natural disaster.

Danger is all around you at the poker table.The trick to becoming a successful poker player is learning how to avoid these dangerous traps, while striking fear into your opponents by playing some tricky hands.Dangerous hands to playThe worst type of hand you can be dealt when playing Texas Hold’em is one that seems to be too good to fold, but isn’t good enough to raise with. Sure, it’s easy to know that you should raise with pocket aces and fold a 7-2 offsuit, but hands like KJ offsuit often can

LAS VEGAS — A Gaming Control Board member said that a television network’s plan to hold a weekly poker tournament in downtown’s Neonopolis could need a gaming license, a requirement that would kill the project.

MICHIGAN As reported by the Detroit Free Press: “Misdemeanor gambling charges were in the cards for two men who held an illegal poker party in Clinton Township, police said.

Ken Adams checks in from a World Series of Poker event in Atlantic City. He says the strategy is right, but the cards aren’t treating him right.

Progressive Gaming announced this past week that their hot new table game Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker (THBP) has been approved in Nevada. The game has already been playing in numerous jurisdictions with much success, and adding the game to the Nevada scene should only give it that much more exposure.