2009 December 19 Poker News, Events and Happenings
I had a difficult time believing in such a thing as acid rain until the balsam forests in the mountains where I like to hike turned brown, and what had been rich fishing holes became sterile pools of lifeless water.
A retired cop who started playing online poker to kill time and distract himself from injuries he suffered on 9/11 just won $1 million when he defeated a professional card-player on a poker game show. After retiring from the NYPD in 2004 with back and leg ailments he incurred during the terrorist attacks, former detective Mike Kosowski, 53, began playing the card game so he wouldnt be …
The PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge became the most-watched poker program in history earlier this year when the first episode aired on FOX, but it looks like the conclusion of the show may shatter that record thanks to the storyline…
Photo courtesty Lotus Public RelationsMike Kosowski celebrates his win.By the grace of God, retired NYPD detective sergeant Mike Kosowski survived 9/11. Then the poker gods smiled on him and he won $1 million on a new FOX television game…
Poker pros Scotty Nguyen and Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka lead the final table of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic playing out from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The six-handed finale will begin at 4:00pm PT today.
On Monday, E! Network will air the second installment of “Bank of Hollywood,” which kicks off at 9:00pm ET and runs for one hour. The show stars, among others, Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso.
Day five of the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic was a short one as thirty-six players took only six hours to reach a final table. When the day was complete, six top-notch players were left all led by Jaka Faraz who will go into the…
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