2006 September 21 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Mark Newhouse of Chapel Hill, N.C., beat more than 500 other competitors to win a World Poker Tour event at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa.
Tinian has raised its local poker license fee from $2,000 to $4,000 per machine, bringing it to the same level as that of Rota. Gov. Benigno R. Fitial signed House Local Bill 15-29 on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006. Rep. Edwin Aldan authored the bill.
With Jamie Gold fighting to hold on to all of his Main Event winnings and Richard Lee fighting to hold on to his freedom while under investigation by San Antonio lawmen, with Phil Hellmuth happy with his tenth bracelet and online poker rooms setting up for the next year’s qualifiers, it would seem like there are plenty of World Series of Poker stories to go around. PokerShare.com, however, is intent on pushing the story of Mikey the Chip, the rejected simian player who took a shot at participating in the Main Event this year. When the chimpanzee was rejected from play, the trainer was very disappointed, as she was hoping her trainee really could win money…
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (PRESS RELEASE) The Borgata Poker Open kicked off last week from the gambling capital of the East Coast, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Over 500 poker hopefuls from all over the United States traveled to the Boardwalk for their chance to capture part of poker history.
LONDON, England (PRESS RELEASE) Asian Poker Classic (APC) is bringing poker to India with title sponsor, MaharajahClub.com — the first major professional poker tournament in the country.
Day Five of the World Championship of Online Poker saw Omaha return as the featured game, this time in the hi/lo format. This event had a $500+30 buy-in and a $300,000 guarantee, and as with every other of this year’s WCOOP events to date…
Starting in Barcelona, Spain, Season 3 of the European Poker Tour heads for London today. Settling in the famous Grosvenor Victoria Casino, this EPT event wraps up The Vic’s European Poker Championships festival. Only 400 seats are up for grabs in this £3,500 (€5,000) buy-in Main Event, but 80 spots have been reserved for players who are members of Team PokerStars, the major sponsor of the EPT.
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