2006 October 07 Poker News, Events and Happenings
It was a poker night with a difference. Renowned Australian cricketer Shane Warne teamed up with millionaire ecologist Zac Goldsmith to entice the rich and famous to pay £10,000 a head to play cards at an exclusive London members’ club.
It seems the poker world has been under siege for the past week or so. With the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Act a little over as week ago, and the media attention the passing of the bill has gotten….
When the word got out that the US Senate had passed the bill supporting a ban on online poker, the poker industry was set back on its heels. As online poker rooms began to take action in reaction to the bill’s passing, even land-based poker events, such as the World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour, had to be considering the effect this could have on their industry - or so you might think. In reality, the World Poker Tour has come out in support of Congress and their move, stating that Congress had always claimed that online poker was illegal, and that they had always acted accordingly…
Playing video poker games at online casino sites is a different experience than say playing at a poker table.
When the VH1 Classic Rock ‘N’ Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament was first announced, rock fans and poker fans alike were ecstatic about the idea of guitar players, drummers, and rock anthem singers getting together to play the game the world was talking about, No Limit Texas Holdem. Scheduled to take place at Harrah’s Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on June 8, those same fans were disappointed when word got out that the event was cancelled. Now they can be excited again, because the event is back on for November 2…
In the face of the US stirring the pot regarding online poker and its future, some players in the industry are digging in, while others are expanding. For James Hipwell, the time is to expand, as the former financial journalist joins with two partners to launch a web site with online poker as its theme.
Jordan Morgan is the chip captain at the United States Poker Championship, which has come down to 27 players starting on Friday. Holding the lead with 567,000 in tournament chips, Morgan is a favorite for the $878,500 first-place prize, but the other 26 players can’t be counted out yet. This has already been a great year of poker for Morgan, who has seen four World Series of Poker cashes, one of which was a final table appearance that ended with a $87,000 prize, a significant part of the $287,111 career tournament earnings the Muldrow, Oklahoma Resident can lay claim to…
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