2007 December 12 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

The Tournament Titan staged by popular online poker room Titan Poker was the biggest Sit & Go poker tournament ever staged online. (PRWeb Dec 12, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/VGhpci1DcmFzLU1hZ24tU3VtbS1UaGlyLVplcm8=

State officials say the man was told once to get a license. MILL CREEK — They called his bluff and forced him to fold. Special agents from the state gambling commission arrested the owner of a Mill Creek restaurant Monday night, accusing him of holding an illegal game of Texas Hold ‘em poker.

When Frank DeSena was shot in November while playing at an underground poker club in New York City, the men with the guns had jumped from simple armed robbery to murder. Steven Perez, of Tampa, Florida was arrested and held at in the Manhattan Detention Center, then moved to the Robert N. Davoren Center on December 3rd, and has just been charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery…

When Country and Western music stars sit down to play in the upcoming T.J. Martell Foundation’s first annual Celebrity Poker Tournament, they will be under the watchful eye of none other than Robin Leach. The British TV personality, long ago famous for his role as host of the 80’s program “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”, has been tapped as the Master of Ceremonies for the upcoming event, which will feature music in addition to playing poker to raise money for charity…

Many popular online poker rooms have long missed out on a large population of players who refuse to play at a room that requires them to buy additional software or play in a browser. The advantage of having a native Mac software program is compatibility and speed. These are Macintosh computer users, who have an operating system frequently not supported by many online poker rooms software…

David “Chip” Reese, whose mix of intellect, poise and nerve propelled him to renowned eminence among the minuscule club of those who convene to wager millions on poker games, died Dec. 4 at his home in Las Vegas. He was 56.