Emerald Downs | Westsideclyde wins Bud ‘Cap
Seattle Times – The 5-year-old gelding dueled from start to finish with Poker Brad, running in his first race since July 2005. Despite the layoff, the Tim McCanna-trained 9-year-old gelding traded the lead with Westsideclyde throughout the race. But at the wire, it

International Fight League Moves 2007 World Team Championship to
Forbes – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is South Florida’s leading entertainment destination featuring 50 live action poker tables and 2,100 of the most popular gaming machines on the casino floor. For the third year in a row, the American Automobile

Dear Gary: King Parrish sounds about right
CBS Sportsline – I’d love to play you in poker. Where do you play? Bodog, at the moment. But I’m not loving it because you can’t instantly withdraw cash. So when I win millions of dollars it takes a couple of weeks to get it, making the whole

Man in jail today after Big “M” Casino boat break-in
News-Press – The Big “M” Casino boat is a 186-foot gaming yacht where customers play Blackjack, Roulette, Let-It-Ride, 3 Card Poker and slot machines, according to the casino’s Web site. The Big “M” Casino sails year round departing from Moss Marine, which is

SOPRANO STAR PLAYED POKER IN ROBBED ILLEGAL DEN CLUB
PR Inside – Soprano’s star ROBERT ILER was one of many celebrities to play poker in New York’s illegal club National CardRoom that was robbed last week (16Jun07). Witnesses say two armed men robbed the club’s “bank” and patrons. The police couldn’t find the two

Anthony Westbury: Biker event fights domestic violence
Fort Pierce Tribune – The Port St. Lucie-based motorcycle group will hit the highways Sunday in a poker run benefiting SafeSpace, the non-profit organization that aims to stamp out domestic violence on the Treasure Coast. Last fall, she was instrumental in getting her two

Jonathan Vilma Likes Poker, So What?
AOL – The very second a professional athlete thrusts himself (or herself) into the public spotlight, everything becomes fair game . Unfortunately for Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma , that’s exactly what he did earlier this week when he sounded off about

Voters Say “Yes” To Table Games At Wheeling Island
Pittsburgh Channel – The measure, passed by a margin of 66 to 34 percent, allows Wheeling Island to hire an additional 400 to 500 employees and offer games such as blackjack, roulette and poker. “We’re gonna start Monday morning and start hiring employees and training

St. Mary’s school prepping for a Founder’s Day of fun
Detroit Free Press – Anyone may take part, and for those looking to gamble for a good cause, the Vegas room where poker and blackjack will be on the table should be open well past 1 a.m. “It has been called the granddaddy of all golf outings,” says Glowacki, who’s been in

Ex-FBI agent coaches poker players to read opponents’ tells
San Diego Union-Tribune – LAS VEGAS They are as incriminating in the interrogation room as they are in the poker room. That’s the message ex-FBI agent Joe Navarro gave 100 female players here Friday in a seminar that lifted the lid on nonverbal clues known in poker

House Rules
Washington Post – But the romanticized era of nightly congressional poker games, of friendships and political alliances forged around Scotch and stogies, is long gone, Courtney realizes. The day-and-night political demands on the modern representative, notably the

No telling who’s boss of Chicago Outfit
Chicago Sun-Times – Zizzo was responsible for overseeing one of the Outfit’s most lucrative enterprises, the illegal video poker machines in bars throughout Chicago. Tornabene has long been a mob leader, authorities say. In 1983, for instance, he presided over a

Three Motorcyclist Killed on Poker Run
WISH-TV – MOORES HILL, Ind.- Indiana State Police say a car crossed the center line and struck at least three motorcycles on a poker run Saturday in southeastern Indiana, killing three people. The crash occurred at about 3:20 p.m. on Indiana 350, about 30

Poker Junkie: I’m 1 in 649,739
Sun-Journal – There are rarities in every sport. The triple play in baseball, the drop-kick in modern football, people actually tuning into an entire televised hockey game. But in poker, the rarest of the rare is the royal flush. How rare? Try 649,739 to 1. Not

‘Poker’ players ante up
Variety – Indie feature “The Poker Club” has chosen its players. Johnathon Schaech, Johnny Messner, Loren Dean, Michael Risley, Lori Heuring, Judy Reyes and Jana Kramer comprise the ensemble of the suspense thriller. Tim McCann (“Runaway”) directs from a

Poker Players World-Wide Begin Annual Pilgrimage To Las Vegas For
Forbes – It began in 1970, when a handful of road gamblers gathered together to play a little poker and renew old acquaintances. Over the years, the competition and social aspects have grown ever stronger, as the World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee’s

Trish/MySpace, Bischoff Poker, Babu Gets WWE Tryout
ProWrestling.com – Trish Stratus is NOT on facebook or MySpace! If you have been ‘talking’ with Trish on facebook or MySpace or IM, you have been ‘talking’ to an imposter. The only source of real and true information from or about Trish including news, stratus signings

Bill in works to add table games
Evening Sun – House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, D-Greene, served up a reminder of that last week when he announced he’s drafting a bill to allow table games such as poker and black-jack at Pennsylvania’s slots parlors. Slot machines were legalized at 14 venues

MultiVu Video Feed: The 38Th Annual World Series of Poker Begins June
Forbes – The 38th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be played June 1 to July 17 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas! This year’s event will feature a record 55 bracelet events; a World Series of Poker gold bracelet is the most coveted

BCB – Converting Checks Into Cash
Ledger – Like the great magicians of yore, at the poker table you want to amaze and confound your opponents, leaving them wondering how you just pulled off that trick. I’ve found that one way to really fool your foes in a poker game is to take a really strong

World Series expects record
Kansas City Star – Is mainstream poker past its prime? Some of our readers are concerned or, in at least one case, optimistic that our column coming to an end next week is a sign that the game is on the decline. The way I see it, the Congressional clampdown on

Kids bet shock
News.com.au – Students are betting on the outcome of competitions ranging from football matches and video game scores to online poker tournaments. Those who fail to settle their debts by handing over their possessions, lunch or pocket money face being bullied

Teacher of the Year
Pottstown Mercury – An “antecedent” is like a poker “tell,” an indicator that an autistic student is about to lose control of his or her behavior, Leininger explained. “They have trouble expressing different emotions, like anger or frustration, and so it comes out in