2006 October 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

The World Championship of Online Poker main event has come to a close, and JC Tran took the big prize at the event. Playing under the user name of area23JC, Tran has won the biggest online tournament in history, taking the winner’s share of a $6,275,000 prize pool. More than $18 million in prize money was paid out for 18 events, with the main event’s guaranteed $3 million prize pool more than doubled in the process…

By DENNIS DEITCH Now that the nightmare that was the Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker has been broadcast in all its glory, I want to share some general thoughts about the action and specifically one hand that I believe was pivotal in Jamie Golds victory.

The day that many poker players and industry members have long feared has come to pass - the US Congress has passed a bill that calls for the enforcement of a ban on internet gambling, including internet poker. The bill, which has passed the House of Representatives and the US Senate in the past, but never both together, was attached to a Port Safety Bill, which virtually guaranteed that the poker bill would pass. While many poker players are crying foul, the bill does not target them, but rather the financial institutions that would allow transactions to fund online poker accounts…

Gaambol.com is a new social networking service devoted to online poker. Gaambol.com offers poker players of all levels the opportunity to have fun, analyze, blog, interact, and socialize with their poker buddies. (PRWEB Oct 3, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/U3VtbS1DcmFzLVNxdWEtU3VtbS1JbnNlLVplcm8=

The Tournament Titan will determine the best poker tournament player online. (PRWEB Oct 3, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/UGlnZy1UaGlyLUluc2UtU3VtbS1JbnNlLVplcm8=

PokerTime invites all online poker players to show their best hands at the NFL tournaments hosted at the poker tables this month. (PRWEB Oct 3, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/SG9yci1NYWduLUhvcnItU3VtbS1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Mainstream and industry media and the message boards remained dominated today (Tuesday) by debate, speculation and not a little panic regarding the weekend passing of US legislation designed to disrupt financial channels used by American online players. By the end of the day, losses in terms of company value through share price declines were said to have topped GBP 3.5 billion as online gambling companies tried to figure out the business consequences, official company positions and probably any loopholes in the new legislation.