2006 August 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

Jerry Weintraub, a well known Hollywood producer, opened ‘Ocean’s 13′ cast of stars their own private poker club.

by Steve Young At first listen, Sean Hannity’s passion for the re-election of Joe Lieberman, would seem to showcase the fear that the Right has with losing a friendly pro-Iraqi war ally. But methinks what shows on Sean’s poker face hides a much more devious hand than the he would want the other players at the table to figure on. So many in and out of the talk biz don’t give Sean too much

A woman in her 90s is left badly shaken after being threatened with a poker during a robbery at her Ballymena home.

August 4 - While large poker tournaments are never without their fair share of animals - there are always plenty of ’sharks’ and ‘fish’ - the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) had the pleasure of welcoming Mikey, the world’s first WSOP chimp contender.

Today at noon, the World Series of Poker moves into its third day, culminating in final table action next Thursday. Of the 1,159 players remaining, 873 will win at least $14,597. There’ll be 12 payouts of more than $1 million. The winner gets $12 million.

Entries for the 2006 WSOP Main Event had barely closed when Milwaukee’s Best Light, which recently signed on as the ‘presenting sponsor’ for the World Series of Poker, announced a last special bonus for this year’s bubble finishers….

LAS VEGAS - Hutchinson resident David Zeh is a step closer to cashing in at the World Series of Poker main event after making it through his second day Wednesday. But he’ll have to work hard - and be lucky - to get there.