2008 May 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The Main Event of the World Series of Poker produces plenty of drama and unscripted twists that make for good television, but there has always been a serious flaw to the formula.
The 4th Annual Bad Beat on Cancer Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament was held on May 6, 2008, in Washington, D.C., and raised more than $300,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (formerly the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation)…
As with several other poor earnings statements posted by land-based gambling concerns, casino giant Harrah’s posted a loss of $187 million in the first quarter of 2008. This represents a reversal for the WSOP host, which posted a gain…
By JEFF CAPLAN DALLAS Rick Carlisle, boxed in by critics as a buttoned-down offensive authoritarian, said all he needs to loosen his tie and the offensive reigns is the proper point guard. Jason Kidd, hes kicked my ass many times, Carlisle said Wednesday during a news conference to finally introduce him as the Dallas Mavericks ninth head coach. I went against him a lot in the East. …
Online poker room Mansion Poker has joined the Ethoca, the company that is said to be an industry leader when it comes to “collaborate fraud management.” The announcement came from Ethoca, stating that Mansion has joined their worldwide community of companies that focus on increasing income while decreasing fraud. Part of Ethoca’s role in helping to reduce fraud and increase revenue involves helping their partner companies identify financial transactions that could be fraudulent - the online poker community has been the target of various groups and individuals trying to gain funds through fraudulent tactics.
After five months of worrying about the future of Danish poker, the game’s enthusiasts finally have received some good news. The Supreme Court in Denmark has decided to bring up the case where the question is: Should tournament poker…
The latest World Poker Tour hostess is hitting the road. British commentator Layla Kayleigh was the fourth WPT girl in the spot, following Sabina Gadecki, Courtney Friel and of course the legendary Shana Hiatt, who started the WPT as hostess and was in that role for three years. Layla cited personal reasons for her decision to leave the WPT on her MySpace page…
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