2007 December 31 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Now that the exultant and gushing tributes on Benazir Bhutto’s martyrdom for the cause of democracy are subsiding, let’s subject the world to some reality check. As we do so, let’s be as poker faced as possible. For, democracy is but a great idea in Pakistan’s feudal politics. There is no real danger of it becoming a reality there just yet. After all, it has only been 60 years since Mohammad …
An extensive ban outlawing almost all forms of online gambling has been ratified by at least 13 of 16 German states and is scheduled to go into effect on January 1st, 2008. The ban comes from a mid-December vote by each of the 16 German…
Several important poker stories jumped into the public eye in early December, from another full slate of major poker tourneys to landmark decisions in the World Trade Organization battle over access to the U.S. online-gambling market…
One of the world’s largest online poker rooms recently set the record for number of cash ring game players seated at the tables, a good sign as some see it that the online poker industry is here to stay. The poker room in question is Poker Stars and it did not seem to be suffering much from the many hits the industry has taken over the last year, including the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the USA that caused many poker rooms to shut down or ban US players. The record was set when the room became the first in history to reach 20,000 simultaneous real money cash game players.
The Phoenix Suns player Shawn Marion will be hosting a poker event at the end of next month to bring in the bucks for charity. The event, titled the Hearts and Helmets poker event, will allow poker players to mingle with a number of sports stars from the Suns and the San Antonio Spurs. There will be gold medalists from the Olympics and TV and movie celebrities on hand as well…
December 31 - The sale of Harrah’s entertainment for $17.5 billion earlier this month, will not affect the prestigious and much-loved World Series of Poker (WSOP), to the relief of poker fans around the globe…
The first time Chip Reese took a shot at the big game in Las Vegas was a life-changing event for both Danny Robison and himself. Many poker players who dare to enter the big game end up losing everything, never to be seen again…
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