2010 March 23 Poker News, Events and Happenings
It will be harder to lie about your age or your poker hand after new research from Australia has revealed that our eye position betrays the numbers we are thinking about. In the study, participants were asked to state a series of random numbers. By measuring their vertical and horizontal eye position, researchers were able to predict with reliable confidence the next chosen number — before it …
Tuesday marks the play down day in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open. Online poker pro Frank “Frank1The1Tank” Calo paces the 15-player field that began Day 4 on Tuesday.
PokerNews is Heavy.com’s poker content provider, the Matador is making moves in Hollywood, and one of PokerNews’ own is putting DeucesCracked to the test, all in tonight’s Nightly Turbo.
A newly proposed law in New Jersey could allow the state’s licensed casinos in Atlantic City to offer Internet gambling to residents within state lines. New Jersey House Bill 2570, introduced into the state senate by Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak this month, would enable New Jersey residents to place wagers on casino games, including poker, via the Internet.
Anticipation is building for the upcoming finale to the sixth season of the European Poker Tour’s Grand Final, which will be held from April 25th through the 30th in the glamorous Mediterranean resort city of Monte Carlo. In addition to the Grand Final tournament, PokerStars will also be hosting a prestigious Women’s Championship Event, which should draw some of the top female players in the game. Recently, PokerStars announced an alliance with a top online poker magazine to offer a chance for a lucky lady to attend the festivities in Monaco.
With the way things are going for him at the poker tables, maybe someday soon he will be known as Tony Hachem instead of “Joe Hachem’s Brother.” This weekend, Hachem (who is indeed the brother of the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champ) won the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) Perth event, which was the first live tournament victory of his career. For beating 221 opponents in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, Hachem won AUD $132,750 (approximately USD $121,593).
Making headlines in recent days is the announcement of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions, which will take on an all-star game format. Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment Vice President Ty Stewart sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the new addition to the annual schedule.
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