2008 March 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Former Cave Spring athlete Lee Childs now runs seminars to teach poker players the niceties of high-stakes games. Lee Childs might have the coolest job ever. The former Cave Spring High School athlete, who now lives in Alexandria, always wanted to be a coach. “I thought it would be football or wresting or something.”

The first move in the annual game of budget poker at the state Capitol is to collect a few bargaining chips.

With a Congressional hearing looming regarding the planned implementation of rules for 2006’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Acgt (UIGEA), a conservative Washington D.C. has issued a ‘white paper’ on the UIGEA…

SESSER — Dozens of bikers got together Saturday to ride for a good cause. They all took off around 11:30 a.m. for an all day poker run to benefit arthritis.

Middle-aged men are going under the needle to get a ‘poker-face’, says Danielle Gusmaroli.

There are many poker rooms in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe area. Each has its charms and special qualities. All are worth visiting if you have the time to do so. That being said, there is only one room in the area for the serious mid-stakes…

Poker players looking for a way to put money into their poker accounts can now use a company called Poker eChecks, according to the company’s recent press release. According to the company notice, eChecks work as fast as credit card deposits, and are as relable and secure as regular paper checks. Players use a regular bank account, from which the funds are drawn for the eCheck electronically, and then deposited in the poker room account…