2008 July 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3
Say you wander down the hall at home this week and one of your little angels somehow has cracked the parental control software on the family computer, where an Internet poker tournament is being staged.
Professional poker player Marty Smyth played his cards right to win almost $900,000 at the World Series tournament in Las Vegas.
Poker author and pro David Sklansky has recently joined PokerTek as an “Executive Poker Consultant”, a role to which he is well suited. PokerTek is the company behind the dealerless tables that are being installed and tested out all around the US that allow players to interact with a computer built inside. Sklansky is a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the author of more than a dozen books on poker play and gambling skills…
The world leader in World Series of Poker bracelets made a run at pulling even further ahead of his closest competitors but came up short by two spots. Phil Hellmuth, owner of 11 WSOP bracelets, nearly got his 12th during Day Three of Event 51, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Instead he managed a nice third place position, and $93k that likely means little to the poker superstar in comparison to the prestige another WSOP bracelet would have meant…
The former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson has plans on participating in the $10 million Aussie Millions Poker Championships at the start of next year, and victims of violent crimes are calling for the Australian Government to step in and say no. The 42 year old Tyson is a convicted rapist, the biggest reason why people like Crime Victims Support Association president Noel McNamara want to prevent Tyson from getting a visa. Tyson would have to pass a character test to get a visa and his prior jail terms could make it a moot point, but he could appeal directly to the minister.
CryptoLogic Limited.(TSX: CXY)(NASDAQ: CRYP)(LSE: CRP), a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, today introduced two unique features to its Internet poker software line-up: the ability for players to host their own tournaments, and a new advanced sorting and filtering tool that allows players to customize their own settings for cash games and tournaments.
There may be a time when the online poker industry is completely legal and regulated by the U.S. government, but don’t expect it to happen anytime soon.
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