2009 May 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings
var nopreviewimage = “”; if (nopreviewimage == “”){ document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); } One of Governor Rendell’s budget proposals involves legalizing video poker in bars and clubs. He says the proceeds would help reduce tuition costs at state-owned universities and community colleges. A bill that would make that happen was scrutinized at Kutztown University today. …
Doyle Brunson was 72 years young at the start of the 2005 World Series of Poker. Often considered…
SPRINGFIELD Despite earlier qualms about gambling expansion, Gov. Quinn Thursday signaled his support for a plan to legalize video poker wagering to help pay for a state public works program. “I’m not excited about it. But . . . if we have to use something like that to get Illinois back to work, to make sure we have the kind of revenue necessary to pay bonds that will pay for the rebuilding of …
Since its purchase of the World Series of Poker back in 2005, Harrah’s Entertainment and WSOP officials have been highly aggressive in driving for sponsorship opportunities for the largest poker event in the world. On Thursday, it was announced that the WSOP and the online gaming developer Zynga have joined forces to push the WSOP brand name even further into the worldwide consciousness.
During the course of NBC’s hit reality show Celebrity Apprentice, World Series of Poker bracelet winner Annie Duke played for Refugees International, an organization she works closely with through her own charity, Ante Up for Africa. As a result, Refugees International earned over $700,000 throughout the 11 week season and met its fundraising goal for 2008.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Gaming Life Expo is no more. In 2009, the world’s largest poker expo will be re-branded PokerPalooza and debuts at the Rio in Las Vegas on July 2nd, one day before the start of the prestigious $10,000 buy-in Main Event.
Grinding: making a living playing a lot of online poker, often at low to moderate stakes. You have to admire the irony inherent in its use in the poker world. The “daily grind” has always been used to describe a job. In fact, usually one that you go to five days a week, where you are expected to show up at a certain time and not leave until the work day is done. Exactly the thing that so many professional poker players are avoiding (claim to be avoiding, hope to be avoiding).
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