2006 July 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

The name of the game is Omaha, and to the general public light on poker experience, it is a mystery. Today, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino, the first non Texas Hold ‘em event will begin at noon with Event 8, the $2,000 buy in Omaha Hi/Low Split. The event, which will run for three days, will likely draw many pro poker players who only dabble in Texas Hold ‘em and spend the rest of their time hunting games of Omaha, which is very under-represented when compared to Hold ‘em…

Following up on its very popular Fox Sports Network show Poker Dome, Mansionpoker.net is introducing its four hour World Pro-Am Challenge. In this event three amateur players, coming off of online qualifiers, will be facing three of the toughest tournament pro poker players around. Todd Brunson, son of the legendary Doyle Brunson; WPT champ John Gale; and WPT player of the year, Gavin Smith…

The Collin County Grand Jury indicted five people in connection with an underground poker room that police broke up in February.

Mansion Poker will be using hi-tech poker playing facilities to the max next month in a new competition, the World Pro-Am Challenge, that will see poker players qualified through the Internet pitching their skills against poker pros.

Fire up that new High Definition TV this week, because there’s a wealth of poker action being beamed from the new 14 500 sq. ft. poker room at Caesars Palace in the world’s gambling capital, Las Vegas.

William Peraza Jr., CEO of “The CEO Poker Show” in the States is a gambling man who believes in putting benefits up front for charity instead of just talking about it.