2006 April 21 Poker News, Events and Happenings

<b>Doyle Brunson</b> and <b>Phill Hellmuth</b> are the latest high-profile casualties at this year’s World Poker Classic at the Bellagio. The grand finale of the World Poker Tour has a prize pool of $15 million, and players like <b>Johnny Chan</b> and <b>Men The Master Nguyen</b> are still in contention…

Earlier this week, PokerNews reported on socialite Paris Hilton’s ride in the poker world. She reportedly has become quite fascinated with the game and plays tournament poker whenever she gets the chance….

Charity poker tournament organizers plan to double the number of Texas Hold’em tournaments in the Flats.

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NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles about my attempt to play poker for a 24-hour session on April 22-23, 2006. Click Here for a link to Part I .

Just when you think you think the saturation level for new poker books has been reached a pleasant surprise or two proves us wrong. With another two dozen books due to arrive at Gambler’s Book Shop in coming months, no doubt there’ll be further interesting newcomers to the shelves.

NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles about my attempt to play poker for a 24-hour session on April 22-23, 2006. Click here to read Part I.