2007 December 09 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Cold cases featured on prisoners’ decks The investigation into the slaying of Elmhurst resident Albert Seaburg outside a Tallahassee, Fla., motel in 1997 has gone cold, but authorities hope a game of poker in prison can produce some clues.
I arrived at Caesars during my marathon trip to each of Atlantic City’s many poker rooms. Caesars had been one of my favorite places to play during my last major trip to the area, about two years ago. The casino itself is nicely…
Leather jackets, boots and sunglasses are what most of the gang gathered at Desert Riders Motorsports all wore Dec. 1 before the Poker Run. Another thing these riders had in common was their big hearts.
Poker players may not be prone to the injuries athletes suffer, but they certainly require the same preparation and grit in their sport.
It’s gotten a bad name, calling has. Players who do a lot of it are given a special moniker, ‘calling station’. Good players tend to go for the raise and the fold. Even so, there are times when it is surely the best play…
There were 160 people who put up the $5,000 to play in the latest 2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit, the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge at Harrah’s New Orleans. The total prize money was over $750k, and everyone wanted to get the lion’s share. That almost went to Atlanta poker pro Josh Arieh, who put the fear of poker into his heads up opponent Andy Philachack from Texas…
The Venetian Resort is the place to be to take part in the 2007 Las Vegas Open, being hosted by the National Poker League. This inaugural event has a rather large buy in at $15k for the main event, which is putting together a prize pool of over $800k to be paid out to those who wind up “in the money.” Expect to see tons of poker pros in attendance, such as Gavin Smith, Jen Harman, Allen Cunningham, John Juanda, and even former World Series of Poker main event champions like Jamie Gold and Chris Ferguson. The Venetian Card Room is the location where all these stars will align, and a special TV table has been set up where visitors can watch the action live.
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