2006 June 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The mother of all poker tournaments kicked off in Las Vegas on Sunday. The World Series of Poker began with a two-day Tournament of Champions featuring 27 elite players.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A year ago, Joseph Hachem was a mortgage broker who surreptitiously played poker online to support his family. After winning last year’s World Series of Poker main event and $7.5 million, the Australian says he’s now treated like a rock star - but he’s got a price on his head.
Playing poker isn’t a passion for casino executive Jeffrey Pollack, who rarely plays the game and never in public. Selling poker, on the other hand, is.
The chips are stacked and counted for the 2006 World Series of Poker. Thousands of decks of cards, sealed tight and in order, are arranged for the hundreds of dealers to pick up….
If you are one of the lucky ones, your hotel room is already reserved for the next few weeks in Las Vegas while you attend the World Series of Poker, but if you are suffering from a bit of procrastination there may still be rooms available. There are six hotels that offer WSOP room rates for participants, and special rates for pre-entrants may still apply.
As anyone who has made a genuine effort at playing online poker can attest to, it can eat up a lot of your day. While playing poker online does afford the poker fan the opportunity to do other things while they play - such as watch TV or surf the Internet - it can still suck a player into an out of touch world where they may miss out on their favorite sporting events. One poker site has found a way to help with that problem with a sports ticker.
Who will be the new WSOP champion this year? The buzz is increasing in volume as the series kicks off today, even though the answer will be weeks in the coming. Even then, only those present at the tables or those keeping watch on poker news will be made privy to whom the World Series of Poker Champion will be for 2006, and the casual fan of poker will have to wait for ESPN to edit and air the shows, as they have done for the last several years. There will be one way for the die hard to not only find out when it happens, but take part in the action from home, as ESPN is offering a live Pay-Per-View cable show of the Main Event for the first time….
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