2006 November 17 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The government is considering permitting small stake gambling on poker games in pubs from next autumn - a move that could see the card game become as much a part of pub culture as quiz nights and darts.Save
Nenad “The Serb” Medic of Niagara Falls, Ont., upset some of poker’s most notable professionals yesterday to take home a first prize of $1.7 million, a seat in the WORLD POKER TOUR World Championship worth $25,000, and the Season V WPT World Poker Finals champion title.Save
High-stakes cash game professional Nenad Medic can add the title of World Poker Tour tournament champion to his resume after claiming $1.7 million and first place in the World Poker Finals Main Event at Foxwoods.Save
MONTREAL, Quebec (PRESS RELEASE) — Everest Casino has announced its latest Video Poker Club prizes for players at the online casino. “This time, we’re offering cold, hard cash to our most dedicated video poker players,” said Eduardo Santos, Everest Casino’s property manager.Save
Authorities have seized $2 million and at least 50 video poker machines during a raid targeting illegal gambling operations in western North Carolina.Save
VERONA Greg Raymer, 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, will appear today and Saturday at Turning Stone Resort and Casino to promote the casinos new electronic form of poker.Save
This passed Wednesday the World Poker Tour, known for their innovation in the world of televised poker, has announced that there will be a special format for a special tournament coming up behind the WPT’s World Poker Finals, which is to be played at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut this week. The idea behind the show is to put fathers and sons against other fathers and sons as six two-man teams compete. Doyle and Todd Brunson will be on the show, as well as Vince Van Patten and Dick Van Patten, John Stolzmann and his father Steve and Barry Greenstein and Joe Sebok.
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