2006 April 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The Venetian’s third attempt at operating a poker room might be the charm — but also the most expensive. The Strip casino joins the realm of Las Vegas resorts adding space for poker players Sunday when it unveils an 11,000-square-foot poker room near the race and sports book.

CANADA (PRESS RELEASE) — CryptoLogic Inc. has announced the latest tournament enhancements to its Internet poker software released through WagerLogic Limited.

(PRESS RELEASE) — Titan Poker Club, the Internet’s hottest online poker club, is offering a special promotion to new poker players joining Titan Poker.

CARD sharp Teresa Doherty pocketed £8000 in her first major poker final.The recruitment company manager took third place in the Women’s Poker UK Open held in London.The 48-year-old, from Glasgow, only began playing online last year after hearing friends talk about the game.But she has already banked her first big cheque after her maintaining her perfect poker face last week.Now she’s hoping to swap the boardroom for the poker table and take the game up professionally.Teresa said: “It was fantast

Between them, they’ve won millions of dollars and countless poker tournaments with their tricks and strategy, but when the game’s Big Three storm Washington next week to fight an online gambling ban, they won’t be bluffing about how bad the impact could be. To stop the steamrolling legislation, poker royalty Greg Raymer, Chris Ferguson, and Howard Lederer will meet this week with lawmakers, staff, and even war vets at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to build support for online gambling. “This is

At AfterHours, hundreds of chips clunk together like a ceramics factory during an earthquake while dozens of gamblers stare unemotionally at the loot on the table and wait for the next card.Somewhere a chair is pushed back and cigars have to be physically restrained from immolating themselves and leaping into a waiting jaw. It’s poker night gone large.Friday saw Texas Hold‘em, the game that brought poker back into the spotlight, offered up by the Union Program Council and AfterHours.Sarah Morton

SAN FRANCISCO—-April 3, 2006–Securing a top deck placement on cell phones is critical to the success of a mobile game. As the leading provider of performance measurement information to the mobile industry, Telephia’s new Deck Monitoring Report shows that more than 20 percent of the top deck slots across the major carriers are occupied by poker game titles.