2007 January 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings
If you like to play poker, the main ballroom at the Best Western Hotel is the place to be this weekend. The hotel will be hosting the Pocono Poker Open, featuring three days of free No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em. The fun begins at 7 p.m. Friday and continues until Sunday morning.
Building on the recent success of the 2006 Borgata Poker Open — the biggest poker tournament in Atlantic City’s history — and the debut of its new, 85-table room — the largest poker room in Atlantic City — Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa announced it will kick off the New Year with the second annual Borgata Winter Open.
Once you get outside of the major poker hotspots of Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Atlantic City, it can be a little difficult to find a game. Indian casinos can offer some respite for poker players….
Becoming a poker pro requires more than just winning a big tournament, although that is certainly a good way to get started. Winning a tournament gets you cash, but is it enough to spend on hotels and flights, not to mention big buy ins, at event after event? It is if you win the “Become a Poker Pro for a Year” promotion that is a team effort of UK PokerNews and 888 Poker. The winner will get buy-ins to four of the biggest poker tournaments in the world, including travel costs.
Companies that are taking advantage of a 270 day window of opportunity left open by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act had a good year, according to various sources. The window was granted to banks and credit card companies by the US federal authorities to allow them time to determine how best to stop money flowing from customers to online betting sites. Many companies that trade publicly were unable to take advantage of the window due to a desire to adhere to the laws, leaving four of the top five poker rooms in operation today operating from offshore tax shelters according to the Global Betting and Gaming Consultancy.
In last week’s column, I dissected a hand that I played in the annual Christmas poker game held in Madison, Wis. This game had a $1,000 buy-in, pot limit game with $500 rebuys. After a lively game –…
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DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Jan. 4, 2007 — PokerStars, the world’s largest poker website, announces the grand finale of the largest, free online poker tournament in history, the Moneymaker Millionaire.
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