2006 June 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings
A Poker podcast put on every week by PocketFives.com recently hosted Representative Barney Frank, Democrat, Massachusetts, in order to discuss his views on recent Poker legislation. Congressman Frank was interviewed by PocketFives.com co-owner Adam Small, and he illustrated a growing dissension among members of Congress. Those in Washington, while seemingly unilateral in their opinion towards establishing online poker as an illegal activity, still show some understanding of the benefit of legalizing the industry.
Starting on Sunday, June 4, PartyPoker.com will begin an ongoing Sunday Million guaranteed tournament. Every Sunday, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, online poker players will be able to win a share of $1 million, at least…
It was recently reported that the North Carolina House of Representatives approved legislation under which the state’s video poker machines would be banned in a year.
As the final month before the World Series of Poker gets ready to swing into play, Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi’s continued dominance of the Poker Player of the Year race is THE story of 2006…
Poker cruises are not a brand spanking new idea, but they still hold at least as much draw as a big-time poker tournament should. Add to that the fact that, when not in the event, participants can enjoy all of the amenities of a cruise ship, and poker cruises become great vacation adventures. One online poker room, CD Poker, is offering 50 seats for their inaugural cruise vacation.
June 3 - If you want to play in the 2006 World Series Of Poker, particularly the $10,000 main event, the best way to get there is via online qualifiers. Online poker rooms are putting aside millions of dollars to ensure that they send thousands of players to the WSOP - InterPoker alone will dish out $1.8 million in WSOP packages…
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