2006 November 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

An essential gift for your home-game honey or an aspiring poker professional is a nice casino-style chip set for his or her weekly game. There are literally hundreds of options, ranging from custom clay composite chips to the cheap plastic variety.Save

When the OnGame Network pulled out of the U.S. market after President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act, Full Contact Poker went in search of another software provider so they could continue to accept U.S. play.Save

BodogFightDelivering fight fans the most intense mixed martial arts (MMA) entertainment around, BodogFight, has secured the world’s top combatants for BodogFight: St. Petersburg. Scheduled for filming through mid-December in St. Petersburg, Russia, Season II of the groundbreaking smash-hit series will culminate in March 2007 with BodogFight’s second live pay-per-view event.

In the upcoming month of December, many are looking forward to Christmas, but for Mansion Poker players Christmas is coming earlier than the end of the month. For the month of December Mansion will be launching its $250 000 Added Tournament Series. As the name implies, a quarter million will be added to the prize pools of events from December 4th through December 31st…

Two armed men forced themselves inside an apartment and robbed several poker players Sunday night, according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.Save

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - (PRESS RELEASE) — The Ultimate Poker Challenge, the number one rated weekly televised poker show, is taping its third season in the legendary Binion’s Gambling Hall and Casino in Las Vegas.Save

The impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) on most online casinos and poker rooms has been, to put it mildly, debilitating. However one poker room appears to have emerged from the wreckage unscathed.