2006 August 07 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Hollywood talent agent who was part of a celebrity team of players was battling for the lead in the World Series of Poker on Sunday with 3.2 million in chips.Jamie Gold, the 36-year-old former agent to The Sopranos star James Gandolfini and Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman, amassed a terrifying stack that helped him command his table.”He was the table captain yesterday and he’s the table captain today,” said a discouraged Benjamin Logan, a table mate with a

Sunday at the main event of the World Series of PokerDAY: 9 (Officially known as Day 5)BIG NEWS: Humberto Brenes remained one of the last big-name pros still in the running to win the World Series of Poker with $480,000 in chips. Brenes was playing cautiously, even folding a pair of jacks when an opponent bet an amount that would put him all-in. “I have time. I’ll come back,” he said.STUD OF THE DAY: Jamie Gold, the 36-year-old former agent to “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini and “Desperate

Following on from last Mondays poker night, MillersMAD are again hosting a game tonight.. Its just £6 to play, come in and enjoy the banter..

Las Vegas If poker has no other redeeming social value, it must at least offer clues on how to deal with car salesmen, politicians or, say, your plumber.

August 7 - As the final table of the 2006 WSOP Main Event approaches, it was with much sadness that two of the poker world’s finest players were eliminated from the poker tournament in Las Vegas last week.

Kaua is best poker players came to the Wailua Marina Restaurant last night to play in a Texas Hold Em Poker Fundraiser for Special Olympics Kaua i.

It’s getting down to the wire at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event. This is Event 39 in the 37th annual WSOP, and the starting field of over 8,700 players has pared down to less than a hundred. With nearly all the big-name pros busting out, such as Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Annie Duke, Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer and an all-time crowd favorite, Daniel Negreanu, it seems almost certain that an amateur is going to take on the $12 million this year…