2006 December 13 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Poker beat out MySpace for No. 1 on Lycos’ annual list of the top 50 search terms for 2006, the U.S. Internet gateway said Wednesday. Clay Aiken was the Web’s most-searched man and Pamela Anderson was hanging in there as the most-searched woman, Lycos said in a news release.

A new Sacramento ordinance goes into effect Jan. 1 allowing local cardrooms to increase the wagering limit - the amount a player of Texas Hold ‘Em poker can go “all in” for - from $49 a hand to $1,000. It also raises the number of tables allowed at each cardrom from eight to nine.

An interesting dynamic to poker that a lot of players fail to grasp is the idea that sometimes your hand is a favorite to win, even though it is behind when you are putting your money into the pot.

The Nugget’s No-Limit Hold’em World Series of Poker qualifying tournaments is rushing toward a conclusion. Only one free-roll remains; it will be contested Jan. 13 at the Nugget, starting at 4 p.m.

Democrats, Clinton, Giuliani Hold Strongest Hands

Last month the biggest rumor regarding online poker rooms was that Ladbrokes - the UK online gaming giant - was set to take over 888 Holdings, the parent company of Casino-on-Net and Pacific Poker. A takeover bid was in the works, according to the rumors, and recent indications suggest that those rumors were at least partially true. According to The Daily Mail newspaper the two firms have been discussing possibilities for more than a month…

E-gaming software developer wins exclusive contract with DTDPoker.com, the online home of DUSKTILLDAWN - soon to be the largest live poker venue in Europe