2006 December 09 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Tennis young gun Andy Roddick hosts a celebrity poker tournament at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, and proceeds benefit at-risk children.Save
It may seem impossible for billionaire investor Warren Buffett to ever go broke, but it happened recently, and it took less than 45 minutes. Fortunately for Buffett and all that depend on him, he only lost his chips in a Texas Holdem poker tournament Thursday night, one of 50 celebrity, amateur, and professional players. The event, a charity poker tournament, celebrated a recent $5 million renovation of Borsheims, owned by Berkshire Hathaway - Buffett is Berkshire’s CEO…
OMAHA (AP) - It took less than 45 minutes for Warren Buffett, the world’s second-richest man, to go broke. The billionaire investor and avid bridge player was among 50 amateur, celebrity and professional poker players who competed in a Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament for charity on Thursday night.Save
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Today, hundreds will gather at the Fort McDowell Indian Casino to help raise money for the families of fallen police officers. The 2nd annual “Playing the Hand'’ for fallen officers poker charity tournament is hosted by the TASER Foundation and will feature 10-time World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth.“We are thrilled that Phil Hellmuth is helping raise money for the TASER Foundation. This tournament will not only honor the sacrifice
OMAHA, Neb. - It took less than 45 minutes for Warren Buffett, the world’s second-richest man, to go broke. The billionaire investor and avid bridge player was among 50 amateur, celebrity and professional poker players who competed in a Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament for charity on Thursday night.Save
When online poker players complain about poker bots, they are worried about small computer applications that are playing mathematically perfect hands, immune to distraction, human error, and going on tilt. If Monty Newborn, a professor of computer science at McGill University, has it right, there might be a lot more to worry about in the future. Newborn has targeted poker and the Japanese game of “Go” as the next two targets for computer programmers, now that the chess program “Deep Fritz” has proved its superiority by beating the reigning world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik in a six-game chess match.
The man that started it all regarding the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has been rewarded with losing his job, a fact that some believe has a direct connection to the poker related legislation. Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, an obvious target of a grassroots movement spurred by the Poker Players Alliance, lost the November election…
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