2006 August 05 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
Due primarily to the confusing legal comment climbing climate of online poker in the United States, Tiltware LLC will be moving its offices from the United States to Dublin, Ireland, which will create up to 200 new jobs for the Emerald Isle. Tiltware is a software company behind Full Tilt Poker, a site that was designed, at least in part, by professional poker player and World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. Starting salaries that are being offered by the Company range from Euro 30,000 into an high as Euro 120,000.
Online Poker Players Face Legal Questions; Judge Orders Web Site to Stop Taking U.S. Bets
There won’t be another World Series of Poker Main Event championship bracelet on the horizon for professional player Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, at least not this year as the Man in Black busted out of the Main Event last night. Ferguson, who rose to poker stardom when he won the Main Event in the year 2000, is well-known for his dark glasses and black cowboy hat as well as the long tresses and gaunt figure that earned him his nickname. One of the favorites going into the event Chris’s absence will make the game that much easier for those remaining in pursuit of the $12 million first-place prize…
While he is better known as one of the two hosts of the popular Travel Channel show, the World Poker Tour, professional poker player Mike Sexton showed that he knows his stuff when he won this year’s World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. Going into the event Sexton had vowed that he would donate half of his money to charities if he won. After winning the event, Sexton has donated half $1 million, to five different charities…
Bordentown Township resident Stan Kozlowski was eliminated yesterday from the main event of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Roughly 10% of the field cashed in the main event of the WSOP, and sticking with the law of averages, roughly 10% of Team PokerNews cashed also….
The ‘chip and a chair’ story of Jonathan Diamond’s improbable Day Three run came to an end shortly after 10:00, and again, the crucial matchup came against $2 qualifier Tyler Pendleton….
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