2006 December 07 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The cat’s out of the bag. According to a story at Production Weekly, it’ll be Hayden Christensen playing the role of ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth in ‘The Madison Kid’, the movie detailing the life and times…
Phil Hellmuth, known the world over as the Poker Brat for his behavior at and away from the poker table, is going to be the subject of a poker biopic called “The Madison Kid”. Hellmuth recently confirmed that none other than Hayden Christensen will play him in the movie, centered around the time when then-24-year-old Hellmuth stopped Johnny Chan from a record setting back to back to back run on the WSOP, becoming the youngest ever WSOP Main Event champion. Filming of the story is set to begin in Canada next year.
Casino City reporter Aaron Todd traded a 60-cent check from an Internet poker room for a set of 500 poker chips to GoldenPalace.com this week.
TORONTO, Canada - Some of the biggest names in the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) will try to outwit each other at the poker table - all in the name of charity - in the PartyPoker.net Charity Faceoff.
Casino City reporter Aaron Todd traded a sixty-cent check from an Internet poker room for a set of 500 poker chips to GoldenPalace.com this week. Todd won the money in a free tournament on PKR.com while doing research to write about the new Internet poker room.
CelebPoker.com are sending players to the Showdown Poker Tour (SDPT) Montreux Main Event, which is part of the televised Showdown Poker Tour, taking place between 31st January and 4th of February 2007.
Hayden Christensen (”Star Wars” prequels) will play “Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth in the biopic The Madison Kid, according to Production Weekly.In 1989, the 24-year-old Hellmuth became the youngest World Champion of Poker by defeating the two-time defending champion, Johnny Chan, in the World Series of Poker main event. Hellmuth attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for three years before dropping out to play poker full time much to the chagrin of his father, a professor at the school.Hellmu
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