2006 July 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings

While it may have seemed that things were calm around the Amazon Room at the Rio, the WSOP action inside the building was more than exciting for the poker players there.

This daily summary presents a ’snapshot’ of the play in the preliminary events at the Word Series of Poker, and previews the action today.

By late tonight fireworks will be lighting up the sky over Las Vegas, but inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino there will be plenty of fireworks of a different kind. Nine players will face off in the tournament room during the last day of Event 7. The number of entrants was up slightly this year but not as much as expected, with 415 players vying for a shot at the largest part of a $1.2 million prize pool…

The hard hitting high rollers, as well as the dreamers, are pounding the halls of the Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino for the next few weeks as they all take shots at the big time during the 2006 World Series of Poker. Some players, however, are taking a shot at the big time from the comfort of their homes by playing online. At online poker rooms like Poker Stars Million Dollar prize pools are drawing in the players, such as a recent event where the winner took home nearly $150 grand…

It was recently reported that the Victorian Opposition in Australia requested that an independent investigation be held into the awarding of a poker gaming license to individuals associated with the convicted drug trafficker Tony Mokbel.

AUSTRALIAN poker king Joe Hachem is in the money again after winning $345,000 in a Las Vegas tournament. The former Melbourne chiropractor, who won $10 million playing poker almost a year ago, yesterday out-lasted 822 players to finish runner-up in the World Series of Poker event.

(PRESS RELEASE) — The Small Town Poker Tour will kick off round one of 2006 STPT Amateur Championships July 29 in Monroe, LA. host Charity is the Monroe Lions Club and the proceeds will benefit the Uniformed Law Officers of Ouachita Parish Louisiana.