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WINNING IN LAS VEGAS!!

May 7, 2008

There are lot’s of new poker rooms in Las Vegas
Tired of playing online?

Vegas has been and will always be the center of the Poker World!

On my last trip into Vegas, I spent several sessions playing poker. Frequent readers to this site know that I have always heard great things from players and readers about [...]

Poker Helps Pacific Poker Parent 888 Holdings Double Profits

April 11, 2008

888 Holdings, the giant Gibraltar-based parent company of online poker rooms Pacific Poker and recently Lucky Ace Poker, announced preliminary results for year-end 2007 with profits more than double those of last year, due in large part to poker revenues expanding 18 percent to $80.8 million from $68.2 million a year earlier.

Pretax profits for 2007 [...]

Spanish Championship World Poker Tour Event Returns May at Casino Barcelona

April 10, 2008

Following the success of the Spanish Championship on last year’s World Poker Tour, WPT Enterprises and Grup Peralada announced they are bringing the event back to the Tour schedule again this year, to be hosted by Casino Barcelona on May 21 – 27, 2008.

The event is expected to draw a field of over 400 players, [...]

Florida Poker Bill Would Expand Cardroom Hours

April 8, 2008

Would Also Allow Cardrooms to Hold Large Buy-in Tourneys

A Florida bill that would both extend cardrooms’ hours of operation and allow them to hold large buy-in poker tournaments made it through a subcommittee, but it is still far from being voted on by state senators.
If passed, the bill would allow cardrooms in all venues to [...]

Poker run will benefit Red Cross

April 6, 2008

The American Red Cross will hold a “Ride for the Red” Poker Run on Saturday, starting at Creek Ratz Restaurant in Florence.
The run will start at 10 a.m. with the last bike leaving the restaurant at noon. The last bike will return to the restaurant at 4 p.m., and festivities, including live entertainment and drawings, [...]

Foxwoods Poker Classic Continues with Big Numbers

April 2, 2008

Two Events Attract Nearly 1,000 Players Each

The Foxwoods Poker Classic continues with its preliminary events, which lead up to the World Poker Tour $10,000 championship event, which will start Friday. The series started last Monday, and the preliminary events have been attracting large numbers of entrants to the WPT-themed poker [...]

March 26, 2008

Poker Advice from Professional Poker Player Eric (Rizen) Lynch

Special to FOXSports.com
Tournament star Eric (Rizen) Lynch shares unique insights into the inner game of poker with Foxsports.com in part two of this interview.
FoxSports.com: You are always looking for ways to improve your game. More players could benefit from this type of self-analyzing.
Eric Lynch: I was reminded [...]

Just a Minute With: Woody Harrelson on Life and Poker

March 20, 2008

LOS ANGELES, March 20 (Reuters Life!) – Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson has been called many things over the years including an out-of-control party animal, marijuana enthusiast, vegetarian and all-around nice guy.
Now, add accomplished poker player to the list thanks to his new film “The Grand,” which debuts in major U.S. cities on Friday. Set in [...]

A St. Patrick’s Day Casino Cheating Story

March 18, 2008

Those of you who read my book American Roulette know the special relationship I had with my fantastic cheating partner Pat Mallery. You also know that Pat was Dark Irish, and about the only thing he liked as much as cheating the pants off casinos was drinking the pants off anybody who dared to stand [...]

The Holiday Season for Poker Players

November 29, 2007

For those unfamiliar with card playing, looking for quality gifts for poker players can be a hassle. PokerChest offers a one-stop shop for everything a player could need or desire.
Visit www.pokerchest.com for the best poker gifts online!
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