2010 November 16 Poker News, Events and Happenings
The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day’s top poker news stories including an update on the NAPT Shootout, a new series of WPT events, and more.
New Jersey is one step closer to becoming the first state to regulate, license, and tax the internet gambling industry within its borders. With the prospects of a Federal scheme still on the horizon as part of a Congressional “lame duck” session, a bill introduced by State Senator Raymond Lesniak in New Jersey cleared the state’s Senate Budget Committee and may now see debate.
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau Festival wrapped up on Monday with 18 year old Zhang Dan Peng winning the Main Event for HKD $1.68 million (US $215,000). But the biggest story surrounding the series was the side action that developed after some of the big-name pros busted out of the tournament and created one of the largest cash games Macau has ever seen.
While the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) stop at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles is winding down to its final table, it was announced yesterday that the final day of the tournament – as well as the Bounty Shootout – will be held at the Crystal Casino. All one needed to do was to peruse the world of poker through Twitter to learn the reason why.
The 700-player field of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Los Angeles stop has been slashed all the way to 19. On Tuesday, the remaining players will return to the felts at 1:00pm PT to play down to a final table.
PokerNews takes a look at the WSOP champions’ careers after their big win and compares them with the player they beat out in second place.
If you have ever wanted to own a piece of poker history, now is your chance. This week, 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate put his gold bracelet up for auction on eBay. But before you wonder if he is “busto,” it should be noted that the sale is an eBay Giving Works charitable listing and the proceeds from the auction will benefit the United States Fund for UNICEF. Buy it now.
RSS feed
