Archive for August, 2006

Warrant Executed at Home of Poker Pro Richard Lee
CardPlayer.com - 21 hours agoAn illegal gambling warrant had just been executed at the home of 2006 World Series of Poker sixth place finisher, Richard Lee. …

The Last Word
SLAM! Sports, Canada - 22 hours agoPoker. … Newspapers run poker columns now as if it were a real sport like, oh, I don’t know, pro wrestling. That’s the worst of it. …

Poker run to aid cancer patient
Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Aug 29, 2006A poker run benefit for ovarian cancer victim Stacie Cross will be held Sept. 9 at Melody Lane at 4329 Lincoln Way E in Perry Township. …

Universal Truths Of Poker 1
PokerMag.com - Aug 28, 2006I read a lot of poker books and articles. … These basics constitute the Universal Truths of Poker (UTP). They are rarely if ever challenged. …

Vista Vs. Leopard Poker Showdown
WebProNews, KY - 15 hours ago… A while ago I wondered if Apple is playing Poker with Microsoft and is holding a hand in Leopard that will knock Vista right out of the pot. But.. …

Cell Phone Online Casino Games Available
OnlineCasino.org - 11 hours agoPoker, blackjack, and any other favorite online casino games can now officially be played on cell phones. Cell phone users can either …

JC Penney’s Ads to Include Live Footage
Media Buyer Planner, MD - 17 hours ago… The poker playing world has signed a new sponsor, Bic Lighter, which will become “the official lighter of the World Series of Poker.”… …

No winner in bitter game of poker
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 29, 2006By David Bond. For the second time in 18 months, Ashley Cole faces the humiliating prospect of having to skulk back to Arsenal with …

Basketball / Yotam Halperin not about to join NBA any time soon 
Haaretz Daily - 24 minutes ago
Yotam Halperin has not received a guaranteed contract from the Seattle SuperSonics and is unlikely to be joining the NBA team next season as had been widely reported Monday.Save to My Web

Tuesday August 29, 2006 – 14:49 EST 
Rolling Good Times - Aug 29 11:49 AM
SACRAMENTO, California — As reported by the Sacromento Bee: “Charities beware: that casino night you’re planning just might be illegal.Save to My Web

Stakes high as gambling guru writes on God 
Detroit Free Press - Aug 28 12:05 AM
Poker’s red hot, especially among young people, and that’s what has led a nationally known expert on gambling from Michigan to pick up his publishing chips — and put them down on God.Save to My Web

Mac Gaming News – Aspyr to Bring Civ IV Expansion Warlords to the Mac 
The Mac Observer - Aug 29 10:12 AM
Aspyr Media announced on Tuesday that it will publish the Civilization IV expansion pack Warlords this NovemberSave to My Web

Reality TV season a boon to online gambling 
SYS-CON Media - Aug 29 12:55 PM
Fall is here and with the new reality TV season getting into full swing, bettors are salivating at the chance to place their bets on their favorite stars and shows. Whether it’s Rock Star: SUPERNOVA, Dancing With the Stars, Survivor, Amazing Race or American Idol, everybody bets on reality TV – from the producers and networks, hoping their show is a ratings hit, to the fans who phone in their Save to My Web

Tuesday August 29, 2006 – 00:03 EST 
Rolling Good Times - Aug 28 9:03 PM
If you hadn’t heard before now that Jaime Gold is the winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker No-Limit Texas Hold’em Championship well, you must have had the TV turned off and skipped reading the papers.Save to My Web

I Dream (Hotel) of Bangkok 
Gridskipper - Aug 29 1:24 PM
Hog-tied models, half-naked Tadzios, horribly cheesy house music, turn-down service, in-room safes. There’s only one place this could be: the newly opened Dream Hotel in Bangkok. Hotelier Vikram…Save to My Web

Microsoft Likely to Ship Vista RC1 Next Week 
The Mac Observer - Aug 29 11:42 AM
Microsoft will likely ship Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of its upcoming Windows Vista operating system as early as next weekSave to My Web

Poker Tour: Jenny Woo learns Norwegians rank #1 for one night …
Gambling911.com, FL - Aug 26, 2006The FHM/Purple Lounge Female Poker Tour has thus far gone off without a hitch and I’ll have plenty of pics of the babes and tournament coming in the next few …

So You Wanna Play Online Poker?
Associated Content, CO - 14 hours ago… Either way, Chris Moneymaker is Pokerstars.com’s poster boy for striking it rich at the main event of the 2003 World Series of Poker by taking down the …

Poker Blog – WSOP Champion Gold Heading to Court?
Las Vegas and Poker Blog - Aug 21, 2006Check out the 2006 Poker Prof’s 2006 World Series of Poker Blog sponsor, Paradise Poker. The world’s first online poker room and …

Poker Winner Gold Sued for Half of $12 Million Prize (Update2)
Bloomberg - Aug 24, 2006… 24 (Bloomberg) — Jamie Gold, the former Hollywood agent who won $12 million at this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, was sued by a TV producer who …

WPT Legends of Poker $10,000 Main Event – Day 1, Flight 2
Pokerpages.com - Aug 27, 2006Chris Bell raised to 800 preflop and Ted Lawson popped him with a reraise to 2500. Chris then moved all in for 10K and Lawson made the call. …

Poker Is In A League Of Its Own At Casino Morongo
PokerMag.com - Aug 25, 2006League poker is finally coming to our area, and that’s exciting news. Casino Morongo’s Tag Team Poker League begins Sept. 6, and …

Aussie Millions Poker Qualifiers Now at Full Tilt
CardPlayer.com - Aug 25, 2006So are dingoes, koala bears and didgeridoos, but all those things become even more interesting to the poker players who will be heading to Melbourne this …

Snowboarder Is Party Poker’s Top Sports Star
Online-Casinos.com, Denmark - Aug 23, 2006Party Poker’s blend of poker excitement and major action sports stars (see previous Online-casino.com and InfoPowa reports) in the Party Poker Big Throwdown …

Kool Deadwood Nites makes annual run this weekend
Rapid City Journal – Poker runs will dominate the rest of the day, but everyone is invited back to Deadwood for more free concerts on Main Street with Blue Jack, DD and the Fayroh s, Bobby Vee and the Vees, and The Grass Roots at 6 p.m. The cars will parade around Main

Bill makes nonprofit gaming a safer bet
Fresno Bee – SACRAMENTO Charities beware: that casino night you’re planning just might be illegal. A little-known state law prohibits nonprofits or anyone else from hosting poker, Pai Gow or any tile or card games outside of a licensed casino or cardroom

Man Settles Over Lottery Ticket in Trash
WISH-TV – John was sued after finding the “Hold ‘em Poker” scratch ticket in October 2005 while searching through the trash at a local convenience store for discarded winning tickets, something he regularly did. Kevin Donovan, 49, who said he had bought every

Sky’s the Limit for Poker
PRWeb – This year’s WSOP included poker players from 56 countries around the world and officials are anticipating double-digit growth for the next years. Today you can also play poker with a larger business such as DoylesPokerRoom.com. San Jose, Costa Rica

WHAT’S HAPPENING
Biloxi Sun Herald – Poker authority Ken Warren will sign copies of his four poker books, “The Big Book of Poker,” “Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold ‘em,” “Winner’s Guide to Texas Hold ‘em” and “Winner’s Guide to Omaha Poker.” The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum’s $10,000

Some time away can be just as refreshing as time on the trail
Greeley Tribune – But I was also longing to stay home, with Jayden and Kate and my bed and dogs and poker and “Munich,” the brilliant film I just got in Netflix, and my bean bag and nachos and a nice cajun boil dinner at The New Plantation in Evans. I climbed Longs

Poker Winner Gold Sued for Half of $12 Million Prize (Update2) 
Bloomberg.com - Aug 24 8:25 PM
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) — Jamie Gold, the former Hollywood agent who won $12 million at this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, was sued by a TV producer who claimed the two agreed to split the prize.Save to My Web

World Series of Poker winner a $6M welsher? Final table could be a judge’s bench 
Court TV Online - Aug 25 3:39 PM
When he won $12 million in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this month, Jamie Gold, a television producer, pumped his first in the air, hoisted stacks of cash over his head, and wrapped his mother in an embrace.Save to My Web

Briefs 
Lowell Sun - Aug 27 3:43 AM
TYNGSBORO — The Cruise for a Cure, an annual motorcycle ride benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, will kick off this year in Tyngsboro on Sunday, Sept. 10.Save to My Web

Court order freezes World Series of Poker prize money 
WPMI 15 - Aug 25 3:30 AM
LAS VEGAS (AP) – It’s not a sure bet that World Series of Poker winner Jamie Gold will get to keep his entire 12 (m) million dollar prize. A Nevada judge has frozen six (m) million dollars of it after Gold was sued.Save to My Web

Revamped RSL officially opened 
Queensland Times - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
ITS comforting to know that when it comes to playing the pokies, former Governor General Bill Hayden is just like the rest of us. Last Saturday, Mr Hayden officially opened the refurbished Ipswich RSL Services Club on the corner of Downs and Lowry Streets at North Ipswich.Save to My Web

Officials look to Alaska as testing ground for drones 
The Olympian - Aug 27 4:39 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A small unmanned aircraft buzzes north from Anchorage to drop weather monitors over the Arctic Ocean.Save to My Web

Online poker players face new Prohibition 
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 27 3:52 AM
Inside the quiet San Francisco headquarters of the Poker Players Alliance, a political group that boasts 100,000 members, a laminated poster hangs above the desk of executive director Michael Bolcerek that reads, “The Threat is Real.” In this case, the… Save to My Web

Young Andretti threat to break his maiden 
Inside Bay Area - Aug 27 2:45 AM
SONOMA Third-generation Marco Andretti took a big step Saturday toward becoming the youngest driver to win an IndyCar Series race, and Scott Dixon struck a big blow in his effort to rally fromSave to My Web

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