2006 May 20 Poker News, Events and Happenings
By Patrick Brennan Times-Journal Staff The night before they take to the air in formation over St. Thomas, the Snowbirds aerobatics team wants to get in a few hands of poker.
If you have tried out online tournaments before, but have not dabbled in rebuy events at online poker rooms, today is the day to give it a try. Canbet is having their $1 Madness Rebuy Poker Tournament today, Saturday, and $10,000 will be added to the total prize pool to liven things up.
Poker games have become familiar fixtures in colleges, but Chad Flood and his friends aren’t just playing for fun. The University of Minnesota students are also practicing to win tournaments. Watch The Video More Education News More Special Reports
According to a recent report, CheckRaised.com, an online poker forum that also offers poker tools, distributed a Trojan horse hidden in a legitimate software package.
YOUNG gamblers are swapping nights out for poker games at home. Poker has been given a new lease on life with actors Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire appearing on pay TV celebrity challenges.
After the devastation that rocked New Orleans not too long ago, many believed big time tournament poker may never again set foot in the Crescent City, but recent events have shown that to be false. With a World Series of Poker Circuit Event returning to New Orleans at a Harrah’s Entertainment owned casino, tournament poker, along with the big time draw and even bigger payouts, is back.
Admittedly, most of my casino experiences basically have me ranging from my suite to the poker room and back again. Poker has just always been my passion and to step to another game, even for a change of pace, seemed just wrong to me…
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