2006 August 31 Poker News, Events and Happenings

I’m not sure what went down at the Shavano Park home of poker star Richard Lee, but judging by the tow trucks outside, it wasn’t small.

This afternoon in Cedar Rapids Iowa, Congressman Jim Leach is holding a ‘Field Hearing’ to discuss issues relating to the Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act, which Leach co-sponsored in the House of Representatives…

Newport Beach, California resident, Joe Pelton was a long shot at last night’s World Poker Tour Legends of Poker main event final table. A relative unknown on the poker scene, Pelton was up against poker professionals Scotty Nguyen, Hoyt Corkins and Team Paradise Poker veteran Randy Holland.

There were many firsts this year at the 37th annual World Series of Poker. One player, Jeff Madsen, became the youngest player ever to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, and then after winning a second one almost immediately, became the youngest WSOP millionaire. Jamie Gold took a record $12 million prize for his first-place finish in the Main Event, which drew a record-setting 8700 players…

August 31, 2006 - Today Crave Entertainment announced that World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer “All In” , the third installment in the franchise, has shipped to retailers nationwide. The game is currently available for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

Before Wednesday night’s 2006 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event victory, young poker professional Joe Pelton’s largest tournament success was a 2005 super-satellite entry into the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

Daniel Craig, the new blond-haired James Bond who is under scrutiny by Bond fans and has big shoes to fill after Pierce Brosnan left the role, has picked up the game of poker on the set during the filming of the new and upcoming Bond film, Casino Royale. Whereas Brad Pitt and George Clooney had to play poker a bit for Oceans 11, Craig and other cast members of Casino Royale had to learn to play poker convincingly for their new roles. According to Craig, there were many after-hours gaming sessions where the actors put their new skills to the test, some of them seeming to gamble an entire week’s wages in one session…