2007 November 10 Poker News, Events and Happenings

As readers likely know, I have given out bad marks for many poker book efforts in the past. Let me spend a few columns talking about books that I do like. Let’s start with a new book that I predict will be an instant classic– Kill Everyone…

A new type of poker was played in Edmonton this weekend.

A killing at an illegal poker game has led to an obvious conclusion — that armed criminals knew the location of at least one supposedly secret club.

On Thursday a warning was issued by Arizona health regulators in reference to Paulson brand poker chips. The warning said that the chips in question could contain high levels of lead. A Phoenix TV station broadcast this same story the day before the warning was issued…

The name is Honeybone. James Honeybone. And while this James may not be playing poker with millions of dollars like James Bond was in Casino Royale, the 23-year-old has managed to pay his way through his university degree by perfecting his poker face.

In my last three columns, I showed you how to figure out your opponents’ hands – a combination of figuring out the type of player you were against, deducing their hands from their betting action and the exposed cards, and by recognizing…

TheLocal.se, a Swedish news publication, recently reported that the gambling monopoly Svenska Spel was turned down by the government that runs it. The Swedish Government declined a proposal from Spel that would allow the poker company to provide services to a European member of the World Lottery Association. The member remains anonymous…