2006 July 12 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The more than 65 million poker fans in the United States have something to cheer about.

NEW YORK — Seeking to capitalize on the growing popularity of poker, the Borgata Hotel and Casino has opened a new, 85-table poker room, the company said.

The action at the Rio never seems to stop coming during this year’s World Series of Poker. The Amazon Room was packed as the second day of the second largest poker tournament of all time, the $1000 No Limit event…

The US Congress passed a controversial bill yesterday which proposes a ban on Internet gaming and online poker. The bill passed by a comfortable 317 to 93 margin….

Sometimes watching a tournament poker table is like watching paint peel. When Gavin Smith is at the table its more like watching a one ring circus with a ringmaster, two clowns, and a four piece drunken trumpet trio….

A Nevada woman trumps a field of 1,100 women to win a World Series of Poker tournament.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a July 11 story about the World Series of Poker, The Associated Press reported the wrong age of Mary Jones Meyer, who won the Ladies World Poker Championship. She is 48, not 56.