2010 January 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings
More than 60 co-sponsors have signed on to a legalization bill, including two Texans.
The Bay County Sheriffs deputy who attended an illegal poker game will be suspended for three days without pay, transferred from the Field Services Division to the Warrants Division at the Bay County jail and as a result of the transfer will lose…
It is well-known that top poker players do not limit their bets to just the green felts. Many players like to step to the pits in a casino and hit the table games, like 2009 November Nine member Phil Ivey, whose craps exploits were featured in a recent issue of “ESPN: The Magazine.” Others like to make outlandish proposition bets to feed their adrenaline rush of high-stakes betting. A recent magazine article focused on one of the other betting outlets that poker players have flocked to.
The fight for five poker players in South Carolina is far from over. According to the Associated Press, the state’s Attorney General will appeal the October ruling that Texas Hold’em, the world’s premier poker genre, is a skill game.
Week 17 of the National Football League (NFL) will feature a hodgepodge of players competing for their spot on rosters in 2010. Players like Curtis Painter and Arian Foster will become household fantasy names on Sunday. How can you use your poker skills to navigate the murky waters?
As the new year begins, people are beginning to think about their goals for 2010 and, in this instance, the next decade. Generally, people have a hard time following through with their New Year’s resolutions after the first or second week of January, but there are a few poker players out there who have set goals for 2010 and seem intent on seeing them through to completion.
PokerNews celebrates the new year with the launch of $9,000 worth of cash freerolls from our friends at PartyPoker…

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