2008 April 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Nearly 20 people charged in a high-stakes poker game have pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of unlawful gaming and were fined. Authorities agreed to dismiss additional counts against the 19 players in exchange for the guilty plea, The (Charleston) Post and Courier reports. Most have paid fines between $154 and $257. Nearly 50 others still face charges. Playing poker for money is illegal …

The final 18 players in the World Series of Poker Circuit Championship gathered round two tables at Caesars Indiana to battle it out for $180,289, the $10,000 buy-in to the WSOP Main Event, $1,000 spending money in that event…

Bluffing. What does it mean? How important is it? Can one be successful without bluffing? Unnnh… well, no. According to Dennis, you have no chance to be a winner in no-limit hold’em without bluffing. When people talk about…

Nearly 20 people charged in a high-stakes poker game have pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of unlawful gaming and were fined, including an assistant prosecutor.

Nearly 20 people charged in a high-stakes poker game have pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of unlawful gaming and were fined. The Charleston Post and Courier reports that authorities agreed to dismiss additional counts against the 19 players in exchange for the guilty plea. Most have paid fines between $154 and $257. Nearly 50 other people still face charges. Playing poker for money is …

THE Carlton Football Club will give up all of its Princes Park poker machines as part of a radical plan to save Richard Pratt’s presidency.

THE cards will be on the table all day on Saturday when the Punch Bowl hosts the regional “Nuts” poker finals. (15/04/2008 14:28:13)