2006 August 18 Poker News, Events and Happenings
LAS VEGAS If only Douglas Kim and Richard Lee hadnt run into two queens in Vegas last week at the World Series of Poker. Then maybe theyd be telling a different story today.
Online poker room Party Poker is setting up a potential $1 million prize to celebrate the moment that they deal their 5 billionth hand. Much more of luck than poker skills is required to win the money, however, as it will require a royal flush dealt on the 5 millionth hand in order to win the $1 million prize. However there is a lot of other free money going on during this promotion, with prize pools dropping into tables dealing one of eight lucky hands, starting with hand number 4,965,000,000…
Several local businesses are sponsoring a poker run in memory of Jay and Carrie Thompson, who were killed in a motorcycle accident last month. Carrie was the owner of the Stars and Bars Saloon (formerly Rock Harley Saloon) in Salisbury.
August 17th 2006, Mobile Alliance ( www.mobilealliancegames.com ) announces the release of two adult games: «Erotic Poker: Featuring Nancy» and «Black Jack: Faith». The official release of both games is scheduled on the 1st of September.
Gold’s Midas touch: Skill or luck? After he was ousted from the World Series of Poker, forced to settle for an eighth-place payday of $1.9 million, Erik Friberg was asked how eventual champion Jamie Gold would fare in a high-stakes cash poker game rather than a tournament.
Now that the 37th annual World Series of Poker has wrapped up, many professional poker players were looking for something to do over this past weekend and wandered onto Full Tilt Poker online poker room to take place in the newly launched “online poker series”. Full Tilt team member and leader of the Poker Players Alliance Howard Lederer showed why he’s called “The Professor” as he made the final table, as did World Poker Tour Paris winner Roland De Wolfe.
INDIANAPOLIS The Texas Hold Em poker revolution that has spread like wildfire across the United States over the past few years. When Internet amateur Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker, toppling the greatest names in the game, Hold Em exploded onto the scene although it can be traced back to the early 1900s.Three years later, the entire landscape has changed. Poker can be found on TV every night and coverage will be amped up considerably when the Poker Channel soon goes
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