2006 August 28 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Actor DANIEL CRAIG has become a poker expert during the filming of gambling scenes in forthcoming JAMES BOND movie CASINO ROYALE. Craig enjoyed learn

Yesterday’s largest online tournaments brought a surprising mix of results, including an internationally themed final table in the Poker Stars Sunday Million…

The Poker Players Alliance is an organization that has some 100,000 members and is dedicated to promoting and protecting the game of poker both online and in person, and is currently activated and focused on stemming the tide of anti online poker sentiment and legislation in Washington. The leader of the PPA, Michael Bolcerek, first thought of forming the organization when he heard of a California school that was forced to return charity money raised through holding a Texas Holdem tournament because of a CA law. The former businessman has his work cut out for him, as Washington state has already set a precedent when it made online poker playing a Class C felony in June…

Trent Tucker Non-Profit Organization is pleased to announce the 8th Annual Trent Tucker Celebrity Golf & Poker Tournament, in partnership with the World Poker Stores, to support the Trent Tucker Youth Program. On Friday and Saturday, September 8th & 9th, some of the world’s greatest sports and poker legends will join Trent Tucker for a weekend of golf, poker and celebrity parties in Minnesota.

NEVADA — The newly crowned World Series of Poker champion has found himself in another heads-up competition, only this time the venue is the Regional Justice Center and the stakes are half of his main event prize money.

I have now done three of my fantasy camps — Camp Hellmuth — at Caesars Palace, with CH III being the last one for at least a few years. The response at each of them was amazing! The comment cards were an absolute joke, with everyone raving about what a good time they had, how much they learned, how cool it was to hang out with Antonio Esfandiari, Michael “The grinder” Mizrachi, Evelyn Ng, Scott Fishman, Mark Seif, and former FBI agent Joe Navarro. I am proud of the fact that each camp had such a

A late night tradition of playing poker with close friends is no foreign situation to many UA students. Some play for money and some for fun, but most students agree the game is gaining popularity among students.Alex Chandler enjoys the college pastime where friends can get together, put down $5 and play all night. Chandler, a sophomore majoring in secondary education, plays poker often at friends’ houses and apartments, usually for small amounts of money.He has not played in any large tournamen