2007 December 21 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
Green Joker Poker offers players chance of free qualification for European Deep Stack Poker Tournament. (PRWeb Dec 21, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1TaW5nLUNvdXAtUHJvZi1UaGlyLVplcm8=
The debate over whether or not poker is a game of skill versus a game of chance continued when the British Broadcasting Corporation aired a show that took a look at the question from three different points of view. A regulatory authority spokesperson was one, a statistician was the second, and a professional poker player completed the trifecta. In the course of the program the topic was battered back and forth, with even the poker pro admitting that luck does play a role, but that the overall success of a poker player is primarily dependant upon skill.
Australian actor Russell Crowe has come out against poker machines in a club where he is part owner and successfully lobbied for the machines’ recent removal. Together with business partner Peter Holmes a Court, Crowe looked for 60 poker machines to disappear from the South Sydney League Club in Redfern, Sydney. In response to why he cared, Crowe said he was “not moralizing” about poker, but thought that the low income area needed fewer poker machines as opposed to more poker machines…
The PlayStation 3 is one of those game systems that some find hard to justify, considering the cost is higher than most and the game selection is smaller than most. If, however, you happen to be one of those who own a PS3 and are looking for games, you will be happy to know that the poker game World Series of Poker 2008 is out and by all reports enjoyable to play. The game costs $79.95, and is a single player game, unless you take it online…
Lee Childs thinks of himself as a poker professional, not a professional poker player. After winning more than $700,000 at the World Series of Poker in July, the ex-Roanoker is focusing his efforts on teaching others how to play.
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