Phil on winning from the hole
November 15th, 2006
The 2007 TOC (Tournament of Champions) will undoubtedly be repeated quite a bit on the ESPN family of networks over the next few months.After all, Mike “The mouth” Matusow, Daniel “Kid poker” Negreanu, and WPT (World Poker Tour) announcer and professional player Mike Sexton were the final players left standing — and all are big names in the poker world.Of course, Matusow and Negreanu are always extremely entertaining to watch with their banter, barbs and trash talking.Most importantly, let’s not
Binion’s puts on poker face
November 15th, 2006
Operators of downtown's Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel are going back to its roots in an effort to breath new life into the aging property.The resort is repositioning itself around poker and has brought in a new tournament as part of that effort. The "Ultimate Poker Challenge" began dealing up episodes to syndication and cable television last month. The producers' newest venture, "Cash Poker," is scheduled to begin filming Dec. 16, according to Ultimate Poker Challenge President Dan Pugliese."To
WPT Announces New TV Special Featuring Poker’s Most Notable Father and Son Duos
November 15th, 2006
Legendary Dads - Including Doyle Brunson, Barry Greenstein, and Dick Van Patten - Will Team Up With Their Sons at the Poker Table to Put Family Pride on the Line
S’poreans put on poker faces (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
November 15th, 2006
SINGAPORE: Two years ago, Mr Tan Wee Yee flew all the way to Las Vegas to enter a poker tournament, and promptly found his wallet fatter by US$60,000 ($93,634) after finishing in one of the top groups.
Online Poker Portal PokerRoomReview.com publish its Poker Room popularity feedback by online poker players (Online Poker News)
November 15th, 2006
Many online poker players have strong opinions regarding which rooms are worthy of their time, and those that are a waste of time. Especially now, as the selection for US players has thinned out due to the draconian legislation recently passed by Congress. Now you can share your love, or contempt, or your ambivalence by posting your own review of any online poker site at PokerRoomReview.com.
Gambling probe charges pro poker player (Sharewatch)
November 15th, 2006
The illegal betting scheme was orchestrated through a Web site called Playwithal.com, run by the poker player, James Giordano, 52, of Pine Crest, Fla., according to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
Gambling Probe Charges Pro Poker Player (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
November 15th, 2006
It was the high-tech key to a massive, illegal gambling kingdom: a laptop computer that authorities say was owned by a professional poker player named James Giordano.
Gambling Probe Charges Pro Poker Player (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
November 15th, 2006
More than two dozen people, including a former professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged Wednesday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books.
eSpeed, Inc. Hosts Fifth Global Charity Poker Event in Chicago (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
November 15th, 2006
NEW YORK----eSpeed, Inc. , a leading developer of electronic marketplaces and related trading technology for the global capital markets, announced that another successful Texas Hold 'Em charity poker event was held to raise money for charity in one of the many communities in which it does business.
NY authorities bring down huge gambling ring, arrest poker player (Boston Herald)
November 15th, 2006
NEW YORK- More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged Wednesday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled...









