2006 November 22 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Las Vegas bid farewell to one of its skyline staples on The Strip, as the famed Stardust Resort and Casino closed its doors for good earlier this month.Save
A man who felt he’d been dealt too many bad hands took out his frustrations by punching a windshield and several guests at a poker party in northwest Hillsboro Saturday.Save
November 22 - In a move that would not fail to impress Moneypenny and make ‘M’ roll his eyes, leading online poker room PokerStars.com are offering players the chance to win the same model car that Bond, played by Daniel Craig, drives in the new film Casino Royale.
There’s a hot topic of debate among elite poker professionals: betting it all on a slim margin at the very beginning of a tournament. While some pros have an “all or nothing” mentality about it, others would rather play it more conservatively.Which one are you?So here’s the situation. You’re playing in the $10,000 main event at the World Series of Poker, and you’re in the big blind holding Ad-Ks. Everyone folds, all the way down to the player in the small blind.Now, suppose you could magically s
The Internet has brought a lot of possibility into the world, and with the advent of online poker some of that possibility has included financial freedom and a fast track to stardom for some. One such player is Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy, a player who has become widely known for his online poker prowess. Cliff finished second in the UltimateBet.com Aruba Poker Classic winning $446,975, and is about to make his TV debut as part of a one hour recap of the final table of the event that will air on GSN on Friday, December 8, 2006, at 10:00pm ET.
With Phil Hellmuth working as the expert commentator on Bravo’s hit poker entertainment show, Celebrity Poker Showdown, he has had plenty of exposure to combining poker with charity. Continuing the theme, Phil will host a charity poker tournament that will benefit fallen officers with the Second Annual “Playin’ The Hand” Charity Poker Tournament. Proceeds from the event go to benefit the TASER Foundation For Fallen Officers…
On my first trip through the high limit cash game area at this summer’s World Series of Poker, I noticed that in addition to some of the more typical mixed-game acronyms like H.O.R.S.E., H.O.S.E. and even H.O.E…..
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