2006 June 05 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Texas Hold’em keeps booming, and casinos keep looking for ways to feed players’ appetites for the game. That includes casinos that don’t even have poker rooms.

When it comes to the political maneuvers in the Middle East, nothing is what it seems. Politicians spout, the media duly pens its headlines accordingly, and most of us imagine that we understand the game with every word from on high gospel. In fact, the reverse is usually true.

(Raleigh, NC-AP) June 5, 2006 - The General Assembly Monday night approved a bill to ban video poker machines by next summer. The Senate voted 44-1 to accept a House plan approved last week.

There were more than 800 rubber ducks in the water and 80 motorcycles on the road Sunday, June 4, as Butterfield Youth Services held its annual summer fundraiser.

A four-week trial will soon begin at The Grange Hotel, Willow Park, Gaywood on Thursday, June 8. This trial will involve Texas Hold ‘em tournaments with the hope of drumming up enough popularity to turn them into weekly occurrences. The organizers, Stephen Huston and Stephen Hayter have experience in the matter…

I’m probably asked this poker question more than any other. How do you deal with bad beats?It’s a relevant question, especially considering how important it is to be able to handle those painful stings of bad luck that you’ll inevitably encounter.There are definitely some do’s and don’ts when it comes to dealing with bad beats. Let’s first look at a few of the don’ts:# Don’t tell bad beat stories. Do you want a surefire way of guaranteeing that nobody will talk to you? Just tell them how unlucky

POKER is the type of game that can make players feel as though they can literally ‘walk on water’.Occasionally, things are going so well that the cards turn perfectly and even outrageous bets come off, but as in life, just when it looks as though you’re ready to hit the big time, the wheels can come off with a vengeance.Poker, for all of its strategies and playing styles is still a game of chance, which means that foregone conclusions simply do not exist.I watched a game of no limit Texas Hold ‘