Keep Your Cards: The Overlap Of Poker And Political Activism
ZNet, MA - Nov 29, 2005 Since 2003, a growing number of TV shows depicting competitive poker have taken to US television, and have proliferated on cable and even broadcast television.

Poker Room Changes – Interview with Kathy Raymond of Foxwoods
PokerNews.com - 20 hours ago It had just turned cold and I had dreaded going further north than my New Jersey home when we set out to for the World Poker Finals.

ULTIMATE POKER CHALLENGE $10k
Pokerpages.com - Nov 27, 2005 store that I wanted to browse . Being so close to the Plaza I decided to take my camera so I. could shoot some photos of the first day at the UPC v November .

Teaching Poker Tests 'Boston Rob'
CBS News - Nov 29, 2005 Rob headed to New Jersey to help a group of suburban housewives who were desperate for a night out and a game of Texas Hold 'Em poker.

Tips For Playing Poker
PokerMag.com - Nov 28, 2005 In most games players must 'ante' a nominal amount just to have the cards dealt. Once the cards are dealt, the betting starts. Players

Kassem Freddy Deeb: A Huge Personality
CardPlayer.com - 18 hours ago over. It isn t Danny, but if you didn t know poker, you wouldn t know any better. Kassem Freddy Deeb is in the house.

Poker Website Is a Legal Gamble
Los Angeles Times, CA - Nov 27, 2005 WPT, producer of TV's World Poker Tour, ventures online but has to bar US residents. By Josh Friedman, Times Staff Writer. American

Caribbean test for poker player
BBC – A dream holiday was not on the cards for Tony Chessa when he flew out to the Caribbean island of St Kitts on Friday. Instead the 32-year-old from Greenock has been facing an intense work schedule, taking on some of the world’s best poker players. taking on some of the world’s best poker players. Tony Chessa won sponsorship to play poker ‘I know from previous trips abroad

Stealth Online Poker Tool
Online-Casinos.com – STEALTH ONLINE POKER TOOL Another artificial online poker advantage Whatever happened to the idea of playing poker as a personal skill?

Box: Police crack down on NYC poker scene
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer – By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE SCENE: Underground poker clubs operate in rented offices, back rooms and other nondescript locations. Unlike casinos that keep a portion of the pot, patrons pay about $5 per half-hour to sit at tables. THE STAKES: Playing poker isn’t illegal, but profiting from the promotion of

Sportingbet says Empire deal is not on the cards
The Times – SPORTINGBET, the online gambling operator, yesterday played down the chances that it might launch a fresh bid for Empire Online but reiterated its acquisitive ambitions. earnings per share reached 6.2p (2.1p). Its poker arm, Paradise Poker, reported an 88 per cent jump in recent fears that the online poker boom was in danger of running

CryptoLogic Launches Greek Poker Site
Casino City Times – TORONTO – As reported by the Canadian Press: ‘CryptoLogic Inc. has launched a new Greek-language Internet poker site for William Hill Poker of Britain. ‘

All the Right Moves
New York Times – but chess should steal a few moves from poker. After all, in the past few years, poker has lured away many chess masters

Authorities crack down on NYC poker clubs
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer – By TOM HAYSASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK — On a busy night at the New York Players Club in upper Manhattan, vice squad officers wearing bulletproof vests and raid jackets dealt the underground poker scene a losing hand. dubbed ‘Black Thursday’ by one poker Web site – and two more last

Crackdown sends a chill through New York’s clandestine poker community
SignOn San Diego – NEW YORK On a busy night at the New York Players Club in upper Manhattan, vice squad officers wearing bulletproof vests and raid jackets dealt the underground poker scene a losing hand. The team entered unannounced at 11 p.m., dubbed ‘Black Thursday’ by one poker Web site and two more last

POKER: Read faces as well as cards
The Detroit Free Press – In fact, you will read it now: Poker is more about people than cards and chips regarded by many as the best poker player alive, showed how to work through

Poker queens: More women hit the felt
SignOn San Diego – A stranger approached, promising to be gentle, to ease the young woman into it and explain everything she needed to know. Relax, the stranger said in a soothing tone. Remember, it once was the first time for everybody. San Diego, thousands of women are losing their poker virginity at casinos and card parlors across America as the poker craze that struck two years ago

Pull A Poker Face On WWE Smackdown
TotalVideoGames.com – It’s been announced by THQ that the final mini-game in the PSP version of WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2006 is Texas Hold ‘Em. Over 50 WWE Superstars and Divas each with their own Poker strategies are available to choose from and play against in

North Dakota Poker Could Still Be On
Online-Casinos.com – Chief political proponent Jim Kasper is asking gambling companies to help finance a ballot measure that would make North Dakota the first state to license and regulate Internet poker businesses. NORTH DAKOTA POKER COULD STILL BE ON Internet poker companies asked to stump up for new

The New Deal’s not about poker
Chicago Sun-Times – BY STAFF REPORTER An informal and very unscientific survey of some area high school athletes revealed that about four times as many boys could identify 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg ‘Fossilman” Raymer than Dick Cheney. there is no denying that poker has exploded and high school athletes

Summary Box: Authorities crack down on clandestine poker scene
AP via Newsday – THE SCENE: Underground poker clubs operate in rented offices, back rooms and other nondescript locations. Unlike casinos that keep a portion of the pot, patrons pay about $5 per half-hour to sit at tables. THE STAKES: Playing poker isn’t illegal, but profiting from the promotion of

Apple Releases Security Update for Tiger and Panther 
The Mac Observer - Nov 30 4:06 AM
Apple released security update 2005-007 for Mac OS X 10.4.3 and 10.3.9 on Tuesday. The update for both the client and server versions of the operating system includes security fixes for apache_mod_ssl, CoreFoundation, CoreTypes, OpenSSL, Safari, sudo, and more. Detailed information is available at the Apple Web site. Apple recommends that all users apply this security update, which is available Save to My Web

”WORLD POKER TOUR ALL-IN HOLD ‘EM(TM)” Table Game Approved by Gaming Commission in Nevada 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 29 7:37 AM
MINNEAPOLIS—-Nov. 29, 2005–After a very successful field trial at Bellagio, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the formal rollout of the WORLD POKER TOUR ALL-IN HOLD ‘EM table game for use in all casinos within the state of Nevada.Save to My Web

Broker snap: PartyGaming to benefit long-term 
ShareCast - Nov 29 1:44 AM
LONDON (SHARECAST) – Online poker giant PartyGaming has been started by Morgan Stanley with an overweight stance and 130p price target.Save to My Web

Analysts Predict Intel PowerBook In January 
The Mac Observer - Nov 30 8:21 AM
A PowerBook based on an Intel chip may be announced as early as January, according to a Reuters article. Citigroup analyst, Richard Gardner, thinks that Apple may be planning to release new PowerBooks during the Macworld Expo in January Save to My Web

Poker: Care to bet against President Bush? 
The Sacramento Bee - Nov 29 1:40 PM
Whom would you bet on as the No. 1 world leader people might prefer as an opponent in a poker game?Save to My Web

Daily Mail surges on plan to sell regional papers 
Market Watch - Nov 30 1:56 AM
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Newspaper companies rose in London on Wednesday, after Daily Mail and General Trust unexpectedly put its regional newspaper unit for sale and posted a higher-than-forecast annual profit.Save to My Web

Business News 
Sharewatch - Nov 30 12:17 AM
LONDON (AFX) – Sportingbet PLC reported a fourfold increase in earnings in the first quarter, helped by last year’’s acquisition of Paradise Poker and continued rapid growth in online gaming.Save to My Web

Sportingbet posts surge in Q1 earnings 
Ireland Business World - Nov 30 2:23 AM
Online gaming group Sportingbet reported a surge in first quarter earnings, boosted by last year’s acquisition of Paradise Poker and an ongoing poker boom.Save to My Web

MiniMax Hard Drive for the Mac mini 
The Mac Observer - Nov 30 6:36 AM
Iomega announced the immediate availability of the MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive for the Mac mini on Wednesday. The stackable hard drive fits under the Mac mini, and includes twin three-port USB 2.0 and FireWire hubs, and Dantz Retrospect backup software. The drive comes in 160GB and 250GB capacities, and has a smart switch that powers the drive up and down at the same time as the Mac mini.The Save to My Web

PokerRoom . com Launches Online Poker Team Play 
[Press Release] PR Web - Nov 28 12:16 AM
Online poker site PokerRoom . com launches team play allowing friends and players to create a team and dual against other teams. [PRWEB Nov 28, 2005]Save to My Web

Maybe his poker face needs work? 
The Charlotte Observer - Nov 28 12:48 AM
Is President Bush an easy mark? It seems many poker players would gladly welcome him to join a game at their table.Save to My Web

PokerListings.com & EuroPoker.com Offer Exclusive Sign-Up Bonus 
[Press Release] PR Web - Nov 30 12:29 AM
Leading online poker guide, PokerListings.com (pokerlistings.com), and innovative online poker room, EuroPoker.com (europoker.com), are offering first time depositors at EuroPoker.com who sign-up via PokerListings.com links a sign-up bonus of up to $150. [PRWEB Nov 30, 2005]Save to My Web

”WORLD POKER TOUR ALL-IN HOLD ‘EM(TM)” Table Game Approved by Gaming Commission in Nevada 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 29 7:37 AM
MINNEAPOLIS—-Nov. 29, 2005–After a very successful field trial at Bellagio, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the formal rollout of the WORLD POKER TOUR ALL-IN HOLD ‘EM table game for use in all casinos within the state of Nevada.Save to My Web

Poker Room Reviews — A Complete Online Poker Listings Released by LiveStraddle.com 
[Press Release] PR Web - Nov 28 12:33 AM
LiveStraddle.com unveils a complete online poker listings, dedicated to the online poker player wanting to sort all the poker rooms and choose the best room to fit his need. [PRWEB Nov 28, 2005]Save to My Web