2007 July 31 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Computer science folded yesterday as Polaris poker software was bankrupted by professional players. Phil Laak and Ali Eslami beat Polaris after four rounds in the world’s first man-versus-machine poker championship, held at Vancouver’s Hyatt Regency hotel.

In-house poker games are gaining popularity, with thieves as well as card sharks. Incidents of poker game robberies are on the rise around the country and today Loudoun experienced its first such robbery in Ashburn.

SACRAMENTO — The state could be in the Internet poker business next year, if a petition drive catches on.

Going into the Poker business may be at times difficult for beginners. Here are a few tips that will help you choose.

The 2006 WSOP Main Event was record breaking on many levels, with 8773 entrants and a whopping $12 million first prize. Among the big-name pros that took to the field that year, only Allen Cunningham (2005 ESPN/Toyota Player of the Year)…

It’s seldom that you see Anthony Sandstrom, a.k.a. Tuff Fish, win anything. Over the years, Sandstrom has become the poster child for brutal poker suckouts which are prominently featured in his self-deprecatingly funny YouTube…

Popular virtual life simulator Second Life has come out against poker recently, or more specifically, against gambling. The online virtual environment that boasts real life reflections such as businesses, concerts and meeting houses has attracted a membership of over 8 million users into all sorts of things, including playing games for money. That activity has officially been banned by Second Life developer Linden Labs, putting the brakes on any activity where participants can win money - either real or Linden dollars - or anything of value…