2007 November 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings

West Virginia’s racetracks are cashing in on poker.

Some well-known faces popped up in the final tables of this week’s major tournaments. G0T T!LT?, who went out in ninth last week in the PokerStars Sunday Million, made another impressive appearance this week…

By Scott Meeker THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) CARTHAGE, Mo. It was a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, but there was a subtle difference about it that took some people by surprise.

Poker Masterpieces was a company I started thanks to the inspirational performance of poker’s legendary Stu Ungar in winning his third WSOP title in 1997. Before I elaborate on what I did with this idea, I’d like to go back in time…

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WHEELING — The state’s racetracks are cashing in on poker. According to the West Virginia Lottery Commission, from Oct. 20 through Nov. 17, Mountaineer Casino Resort and Racetrack in Chester earned $711,352 in poker revenue alone.

With some popular online poker rooms, winning isn’t the best thing that can happen to you. Bad Beat Jackpots offer payouts if a player suffers a bad beat under certain circumstances, such as when they have a quad ten hand and some beats them with a better hand. In these instances the entire table usually gets some kind of payout, with the person suffering the bad beat getting the lion’s share…