2009 November 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
Details of the upcoming Los Angeles Poker Classic (LAPC) at the Commerce Casino have been released and the 50-event series appears to offer a little something for everyone. In addition to the World Poker Tour (WPT) LAPC Main Event and the WPT Celebrity Invitational, the Commerce Casino will play host to a number of other events, including the first-ever U.S.-based Badugi tournament and an Ironman event, in which players compete in a tournament with no breaks and no deals.
The Halloween installment of the NBC poker franchise “Face the Ace” saw two contestants go one and done. Savannah firefighter Charles Campbell and cell phone salesman Will Liberman both failed to win $40,000.
Actor Christopher Walken entertained the audience of British late night show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross with a dramatic reading of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face.
As poker has evolved into a game of hyper-aggressiveness, one of the most overplayed hands has become A-K. Certainly, it is a powerful starting hand and has some value at showdown, but it is still a drawing hand that will miss the flop about two-thirds of the time.
Cue the “X-Files” theme music because it’s “Tin Foil Hat” time. I discovered a new conspiracy in Las Vegas and it is that casinos purposely situate poker rooms near sports books to siphon money from poker players. Poker rooms do not generate…
A man who stayed in a pub poker tournament longer than he expected has admitted drink-driving.
Party Poker is back with a bang. This time the online poker room is dealing in Maximus jackpots with the return of the [casinogames/slots/the-gladiator-slots.php|Gladiator slot game].
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