2011 December 22 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved regulations for intrastate online poker, becoming the first state in the United States to do so.

Jonathan Duhamel’s life threatened by two men during home invasion

World poker champion Jonathan Duhamel says he was tied up, beaten in the face and head and told he was going to be killed.

Two robbers assaulted champ Jonathan Duhamel and stole his 2010 WSOP Main Event bracelet as well as a number of other items from his home.

Texas Hold’em Poker Odds When you first begin playing Texas Hold’em, you probably don’t think about how much mathematics is involved in playing in a poker game. You can study a number of books specifically written about the subject relating to how to work out odds in…

Understanding Texas Hold’em Poker Odds Poker odds are the mathematics involved in playing in a game of Texas Hold’em poker that every player should completely understand. Once you are familiar with how to calculate poker odds, you will then know if you are in an excellent…

This week, action was relatively slow with the biggest winner, the exasperatingly named “1Il|1Il|1il|,” won a modest $283,059 in 12,288 hands spread across 82 sessions.