Archive for January, 2006

Police Officer Accused Of Shooting During Poker Game Fight 
Local6.com Central Florida - Jan 16 3:44 AM
A Maitland police officer faces charges Monday after a fight and shooting over a poker game, according to a Local 6 News report. Casselberry police arrived at a home located at 1863 Laurel Brook Loop in Oakhurst Reserve Sunday and found a man holding down 30-year-old Daniel Metervier.Save to My Web

Raymond J. Learsy: Chicken Little In the Oil Patch Again: Iranian Poker 
HuffingtonPost.com via Yahoo! News - Jan 18 8:05 AM
The nuclear standoff with Iran, domestic violence in Nigeria presented the oilpatch with a golden opportunity to once again ratchet up prices to levels approaching Katrina induced levels.Save to My Web

Police: Off-duty Maitland officer shoots two over card game 
Tampa Bay’s 10 - Jan 17 6:51 PM
CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — A Maitland police officer is charged with shooting two men while he was off-duty. Seminole County authorities say Daniel Metevier shot the men after they refused to let him play in a poker game.Save to My Web

Teen Poker Dangers 
CBS News - Jan 18 7:34 AM
Experts say teens taking part in the card game could sow the seeds of a gambling addiction. Family Circle magazine’s Linda Fears outlines signs parents should watch for, and ways to lower the odds your teen will develop a problem.Save to My Web

World Poker Tour Coming to PSP 
DesignTechnica - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Take Two Interactive announces they are bringing a video game based on the popular poker television series to Sony’s portable gaming device.Save to My Web

Football Betting Column: The Pinnacle Pulse 
Rolling Good Times - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
Officiating can be a factor that makes handicapping games that much more difficult and last weekend witnessed some of the most questionable NFL officiating ever seen. No matter how much time you spend analyzing a match-up, a judgment call can be the ultimate decider of who wins and who loses.Save to My Web

iPods Show Up at Poker Table 
Rolling Good Times - Jan 16 12:03 PM
AUSTRALIA As reported by the Australia Herald Sun: “Las Vegas came to town yesterday as dozens of the world’s top card sharks mingled among the sea of cowboy hats, sunglasses, and iPods — yes iPods — at Crown casino for the start of the $4.2 million Australian poker championships.Save to My Web

New Online Poker Room Touchstone Poker Launches 
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 4:00 AM
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEWB) January 17, 2006 — Global Fortune announces the launch of its new poker room TouchStone Poker. This new site has a great selection of games, tournaments and guaranteed prizes plus a rich welcome bonus. TouchStone Poker, which uses poker software licensed from Full House Entertainment N.V., the latest newcomer on the online poker software scene, is expected Save to My Web

China, Japan worry about over-reliance on Russian energy
Monday Morning – As Russia wielded its energy weapon against Ukraine to devastating effect, China and Japan were wary observers, worrying that one day the same might happen to them. Neither Asian power has ever felt entirely comfortable with the Kremlin, and its

Hamm aims to restore force’s integrity
Baltimore Sun – Baltimore Police Commissioner Leonard D. Hamm said today that he is committed to restoring the internal integrity of the police department in the wake of the arrest and suspension of several officers in the city’s Southwestern District amid

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Sanctions Won’t Deter Iran
MENAFN – The US together with those of its Western allies that are acting as “front guys” in the current standoff with Iran have backed themselves into an uncomfortable corner, reminiscent of poker players furiously bluffing when all the time they are holding

Sen. Trent Lott says he’s running for re-election again
Katu.com – PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Sen. Trent Lott announced Tuesday he is running for a fourth term this year, ending months of speculation about his plans. The 64-year-old Republican told a hometown crowd that he wants to continue working on federal issues

Poker – Manners count even in poker

Manners count even in poker
Shelby Star, NC - 3 hours ago… Poker has its own established code of conduct, and knowing it can save a player a lot of grief at the table and ensure a quality gaming environment. …

Poker s holdin its own
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Jan 16, 2006By CONNOR ENNIS ASAP. NEW YORK – Doyle Brunson has conquered every medium of the poker world. A two-time world champion who has won …

Could Paul Martin have an ace up his sleeve? More than half of …
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 15 hours agoNational survey finds 54 per cent of Canadians believe prime minister would be the best party leader at bluffing in a game of poker TORONTO, Jan. …

Northern Idaho police break up sports bar poker tournament
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jan 14, 2006POST FALLS, Idaho – The odds caught up with a sports bar and restaurant in this northern Idaho town when police broke up a weekly poker tournament that had …

World Poker Tour for PSP announced
Gaming Age Online, NJ - 10 hours ago2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., today announced that World Poker Tour (WPT) for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system is …

Million-dollar poker tournament hits down under
ABC Online, Australia - Jan 12, 2006… know when to hold `em, know when to fold `em, know when to walk away and know when to run.” And in so doing, he forever immortalising the game of poker in song …

Hold’em Major
Calgary Sun, Canada - 19 hours ago… later this year. Almost as much as he wants to hoist his fourth Stanley Cup, he wants to play in the World Series of Poker. “I want …

Come Play with Cindy at CindysPoker.com 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 16 7:54 AM
LONDON—-Jan. 16, 2006–Top supermodel and poker enthusiast, Cindy Margolis, launched her own official poker room today. Cindy’s Poker Room is set to take the online gaming world by storm.Save to My Web

World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour Player Scott Neuman Announces New Sponsor “Opentablepoker.com” 
[Press Release] PR Web - Jan 16 12:27 AM
World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour Player Scott Neuman announces Opentablepoker.com to sponsor Scott Neuman to poker events, both live and online. [PRWEB Jan 16, 2006]Save to My Web

New Online Poker Room Touchstone Poker Launches 
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 4:00 AM
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles (PRWEWB) January 17, 2006 — Global Fortune announces the launch of its new poker room TouchStone Poker. This new site has a great selection of games, tournaments and guaranteed prizes plus a rich welcome bonus. TouchStone Poker, which uses poker software licensed from Full House Entertainment N.V., the latest newcomer on the online poker software scene, is expected Save to My Web

2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Attracts Record Turnout: Awards More Than $7 Million in Prize Money 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 17 11:16 AM
The center of the poker universe moved to the Bahamas during the first two weeks of the new year as PokerStars.com hosted the third annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure . The poker tournament took place at the Atlantis Casino and Resort, on the beaches of Paradise Island.Save to My Web

Pay It Forward 
The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News - Jan 17 8:28 AM
If the surveys of those most likely to visit a financial website are accurate, I know a thing or two about you. You’re upwardly mobile, and you actively seek to improve your investments and are perfectly comfortable setting a budget that’s to the closest hundredth or even thousandth dollar, not dime. You are above-average looking, have no problem picking out a decent bottle of red wine, and use Save to My Web

Aces.com Auctions Celebrity Autographed Poker 
Rolling Good Times - Jan 17 12:03 PM
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — (PRESS RELEASE) — The poker table signed by nearly 50 celebrities backstage at the Radio Music Awards last month is now up for auction on eBay.Save to My Web

Poker – Online PSP Poker 

Online PSP Poker 
Addict 3D - Jan 17 12:24 PM
Despite its rather mundane name, World Poker Tour sounds like quite a hot Playstation Portable game. To start with, the title features some of the top players in WPT and many of the other players, too.Save to My Web

Celebrities to Host Hollywood Poker Tournament 
Rolling Good Times - Jan 17 11:25 AM
HOLLYWOOD, California (PRESS RELEASE) — Hollywood Poker has announced that it will be hosting a weekly celebrity tournament on its website, which will have a different celebrity guest host each week.Save to My Web

Mac Poker Comes to Full Tilt Poker 
[Press Release] PR Web - Jan 16 12:13 AM
Fulltilt Poker has announced their new native Mac poker software with full features exclusively for Macintosh users. [PRWEB Jan 16, 2006]Save to My Web

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees Hosts the Dewar’s 12 Texas Hold ‘Em Charity Poker Tournament 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 17 12:09 PM
MIAMI—-Jan. 17, 2006–On Saturday, January 21, 2006, Alex Rodriguez, Dewar’s 12 and Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami will host the 2nd Annual Dewar’s 12 Texas Hold ‘em Poker Tournament.Save to My Web

Baltimore Commissioner Calls Police Misconduct Allegations “An Embarrassment” 
Officer.com - Jan 17 8:52 AM
He pledges improved oversight Save to My Web

Pay It Forward 
The Motley Fool - Jan 17 9:45 AM
Moneywise, you’ve got it goin’ on, and chances are someone helped you get there. Instead of paying back the favor, pay it forward, and improve mankind’s financial footing one person at a time.Save to My Web

Sanctions Wont Deter Iran 
Arab News - Jan 16 4:10 PM
The US together with those of its Western allies that are acting as front guys in the current standoff with Iran have backed themselves into an uncomfortable corner, reminiscent of poker players furiously bluffing when all the time they are holding rotten hands while their opponent has a Royal Flush.Save to My Web

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