2006 December 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

The point of today’s hand is about maximizing value when you flop the stone-cold nuts or something close. But this hand also gives some insight into the kind of mental games some pros will play, perhaps getting less money out of a big hand in order to get into a player’s head, leading to a bigger payoff later. At the World Poker Tour’s L.A. Poker Classic in February 2006, the blinds were $200 to Save

Locally, the event went by inconspicuously. But the largest sporting event of the year the World Series of Poker, held in July 2006 in Las Vegas, Nev. saw a new Alamogordo champion crowned.Save

Writing in the news section of the online site Poker Player this week, Paul McGuire claims that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act passed recently in the USA is starting to impact jobs in the poker publications sector.

In a scene reminiscent of the current James Bond film, Casino Royale, the Manchester United football star Teddy Sheringham was on hand this week to launch VCPoker.com’s massive $10 million Grand Slam tournament.