2007 July 29 Poker News, Events and Happenings
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The World Poker Association [WPA] has announced the release of an Ethics Code designed to create baseline standards for poker tournaments. Adherence to the code is mandatory both for admission into and continued membership…
I rolled into this huge casino on the US side of Niagara Falls at 9:40 AM on a Saturday morning, having driven seven hours from Boston on my way to the Canadian side of the border to meet my mother. I was tired but enthusiastic about trying…
Poker is beginning to be an addictive game. Here are a few tips how to play poker the right way and for the right reasons.
For four years ESPN has broadcast the World Series of Poker with the same theme, a sort of western rock guitar riff inspired piece of music, and WSOP officials decided it was time for a change. Executive Producer Matt Maranz contacted MusicBox, a firm known for building themes for TV and movies, to produce the new WSOP theme. MusicBox put together a few tracks and sent them over, and from them Maranz picked the building blocks of this year’s new WSOP theme, a more trendy approach to fit with Las Vegas.
American Pie actress turned poker pro Shannon Elizabeth showed up in Melbourne, Australia this week to play at the Victoria Poker Championships, but ran into a little trouble when she tried to take her seat in the casino. The 33 year old actress was stopped by security, who asked to see her ID. According to reports she seemed shocked that she wasn’t recognized and that she was being carded…
The grassroots organization created to fight for poker rights in the United States has gotten serious in hiring some legal assistance by selecting a law firm to lobby on the group’s behalf. The DC based firm, Barnes & Thornburg, has been retained to assist in general representation of the PPA with the government, and “legislative and regulatory initiatives involving internet gaming.” Barnes & Thornburg has served other clients in similar fashion in the past such as the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The lobbying firm has a solid track record, with revenue totaling more than $2 million last year.
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