2009 December 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Top amateur Darvin Moon’s dramatic come-from-behind victory over the pro many consider the world’s best, Phil Ivey (chronicled here last week), vaulted the Maryland…
Let’s hear it for a three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals: A state law that bans video poker everywhere except at a casino operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is valid after all.
Many in poker work hard to attain various Player of the Year awards from several publications and associations, ranging from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to PocketFives.com. Although there are a myriad awards set aside for the year’s best tournament poker players, none have existed for those who play in cash games. This year, PokerTableRatings is giving the opportunity to all poker enthusiasts to vote for the 2009 Player of the Year for both Hold’em and Omaha cash games.
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Russell “Dutch” Boyd may be best known for his career as a professional poker player, but he has also supplemented his income over the years by cyber-speculating, registering a number of poker-related domain names and making money off the traffic that goes to those sites. Boyd’s side job appears to have gotten him in hot water, as the owners and operators of TwoPlusTwo Publishing have filed a suit over his ownership of the domain name TwoPlusTwoPoker.com.
The first six events of Season 2 of the PokerStars-sponsored Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) were announced in recent days, with Adelaide set to host the first event from February 9th to 14th.
Considered by many within the industry to be the game’s top ambassador, Mike Sexton’s election as 38th member of the Hall of Fame was a no-brainer and the fact that he was the only player elected this year is a testament to how much of an impact…
State Government facing budget black hole of at least a quarter of a billion dollars because it is unlikely to sell all the poker machines it has available.
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