2007 January 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The Main Event Championship at the Aussie Millions officially kicked off at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The opening ceremonies were a festive affair with the traditional opening song and cover version…
The shades were on as the Polish Rifle sat on his couch, chilling out, trying to get in the right mental state for his upcoming adventure. The determined man had been watching professional poker players all day Saturday, observing them, learning all their techniques.
The handful of poker sites allowing US players to play for real money question how much longer their US friends will be able to play. Regulations rumored to go up to or past the deadline of July according to Compatiblepoker.com/usa.php (PRWeb Jan 14, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/UHJvZi1TdW1tLUluc2UtTG92ZS1NYWduLVplcm8=
Online poker room Bodog Poker is doubling the prize pool for their Sunday event taking place prior to the Super Bowl. The event takes place on January 28 with a minimum prize pool of two hundred grand, doubling the normal guarantee of $100,000. This is all without increasing the buy in, which stays at $109…
While the UK court hearing the case of the Gutshot Club in Clerkenwell has to decide whether or not poker is a game of skill or chance to determine the club owner’s guilt or innocence of the charge, evidence of the club owner taking a cut from poker games was introduced. Derek Kelly, 46, says the two charges against him for violating the Gaming Act don’t hold water, because the game of poker is a game of skill. Police countered with evidence that on two occasions they observed the club taking a cut from the poker proceedings, and that was the part that brought the charges forward.
The California card room is a unique establishment and Bay 101 in San Jose may be one of the most unique. The card rooms are not casinos, there are no slot machines and very few ‘other’ casino games are allowed…
One of the hottest poker events of the year, the Aussie Millions Championship’s No Limit Holdem main event, will get a kick off from Australia’s own Shane Warne. Known as the “king of spin”, Warne is one of the most popular of the country’s former cricket players, and thus was chosen to launch one of the most popular of the country’s gaming events. Other sporting figures are in on the event, expect to see AFL footballer Brendan Fevola join the game, as well as tennis stars Mark Philippoussis and Andy Roddick.
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