2006 October 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

With so many poker video games coming out for many of the biggest game playing consoles, such as the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation Portable, Mac fans are excited to hear that Funkitron has released one of the best selling downloadable PC poker games for the Mac, Poker Superstars II. A unique poker Artificial Intelligence that developed its skills by playing millions of tourney simulations powers Poker Superstars II, which features graphics and music form the TV show. Fifteen poker personalities will be in the game, such as Cyndy Violette, Barry Greenstein, Carlos Mortensen, and poker legend Johnny Chan…

My colleague Maynard Paton and I had a fallout over the collapse of the online poker sector this week. I said that risky Internet poker companies should never have been allowed to float on the London market.

The Animal Coalition of Tahoe is pleased to announce that their 2nd Mutt Strut Poker Run will be held on Oct. 15 along Ski Run Boulevard. Registration will be held from 11-11:30 a.m. at the Alder Inn, 1072 Ski Run Blvd.

All of the poker players thought they held the better hand, but three masked gunmen broke through the door and took the entire pot – about $4,000.It happened at 10:45 p.m. Sunday at the home of 39-year-old Gary Davis in the 1100 block of Ridgeway Drive in Killeen.Davis said there were eight to 10 players in the five-card, no-limit Texas Hold’em game that night.”I don’t think they (the crooks) kicked in the door. I think the door was left unlocked by somebody who just left,” Davis said. “Normally

After two excellently received and extremely popular runs, one of GSN’s most popular productions, ‘High Stakes Poker’, will be taping their third season next week….

It’s been almost two months since the 2006 World Series of Poker went down in the history books. It’s now being replayed for television audiences. Recently, I was watching a broadcast of the moment during the Main Event when it was announced that those still seated were in the money.

The following statement has been issued by Bluff Magazine, America’s largest poker magazine.