2006 August 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Harrah’s License Company, LLC, an affiliate of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. , announced that beginning today video content from the 2006 World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold’em World Championship will appear exclusively on V CAST from Verizon Wireless.

(PRESS RELEASE) — Titan Poker player Mark Walgora from Pennsylvania received a $30 VIP Loyalty Bonus at the beginning of July, and turned that small gift into a winning streak that culminated with a $35,000 Rio Jackpot Prize win.

Paul Wolfe, professional poker player and representative for Full Tilt Poker, has been around the WSOP since the first tournament. Over 40 days into the series, the fatigue is evident in his demeanor…

Poker fans the world over are beginning to wonder if there will be any professional poker players left on August 10 battling it out for the biggest poker prizes in the land, not to mention an estimated $12 million for the first prize finisher. If poker fans are worried about their favorites being eliminated early on in the Main Event, players such as David Williams, Phil Hellmuth, Men “The Master” Nguyen, Mike Caro and Phil Gordon, then the executives at ESPN has to be having fits. Without major “star” power the concern is that there will be less people drawn to the televised events…

Not many people know this about Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, but he is quite a dancer. He has competed in one dancing competitions in the past and really enjoys the activity, but it will be his mind and not his feet that continue to lead him to success in the biggest dance poker, the World Series of Poker. Ferguson, who won the World Series of Poker’s Main Event in 2000, put his tournament life on the line twice on Tuesday, catching miracle cards on the river and building up a stack enough to be a real player in the Main Event…

Amateur Poker Limited, in association with PokerStars.com and PokerPlayer Magazine, today announced the formation of the Amateur Poker Association & Tour (the "APAT"

Ocean’s Eleven producer Jerry Weintraub has built an exclusive on-set poker lounge for the cast and crew of sequel Ocean’s 13.