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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

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

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

NEW YORK (AP) - A Republican-sponsored effort to clamp down on Internet gambling may turn out to be a bad bet for the GOP. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which President Bush signed into law Oct. 13, has infuriated many voters who enjoy betting on sports or playing poker online, analysts said. Other observers, however, see little threat to Republicans from the law, calling it a relatively minor matter to most voters. "I don't believe a large volume of voters are motivated to go

In a typical cash poker game, you don't face the pressure of having to win every last chip on the table. Instead, you can play a steady, solid game, looking to make a small profit on the night by playing conservatively and making sure you have top hands when you do play.All that changes when you play tournament poker.In tournament poker, the stakes continue to climb as the blinds and antes increase. This factor alone necessitates a significant adjustment in how you approach the game, but there a

Poker will run six days a week on NBC in 2007 at 2 am. The show, “Poker after Dark,” features a format with six known players vying in a $20,000 buy-in winner-take-all sit-and-go.Each hour-long show will run every day but Sunday. It will be a great show to learn from, with no commentary whatsoever. Obviously some will be better to watch than others, like the one that I played in recently featuring Mike “the mouth” Matusow, Tony G, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, and Sammy Farha.Unfortunately, I didn’t pl

Las Vegas, NV ( PRWeb ) November 6, 2006 -- Dan Fleyshman, CEO of Who's your Daddy Inc, known as King of the Energy Drink, based in San Diego, was crowned 2006 Chairman of Poker and $43,350 in prize money, at The Palms in Las Vegas, Oct 27, 2006.Fleyshman battled against spirited CEO Dan Gunn, from Viatec based in Canada, for the title of Chairman of Poker and emerged triumphant. Gunn emerged as the Vice Chairman of Poker after a heads up with Fleyshman that left onlookers waiting with bated bre

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. today announced that seasoned officials Jack Effel and Robert Daily will serve as Tournament Director and Event Director, respectively, at the 2007 World Series of Poker.As tournament director, Effel will oversee a wide variety of tournament operations, including dealer and floor-person staffing, tournament rules, payout percentages, structures for mega- and super-satellites, and second chance tournaments. Daily's event director duties wil

NEVADA -- Forget about that message on the answering machine.World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold says he has no intention of sharing half of his $12 million winnings with a man he met during the recent poker tournament.Bruce Crispin Leyser, described at times as a television development executive, claims Gold, a Hollywood talent agent, promised him half of his top prize in the famed tournament because of a role he played in Gold's appearance. Leyser even has a voice-mail tape of the promis

In a typical cash poker game, you don't face the pressure of having to win every last chip on the table. Instead, you can play a steady, solid game, looking to make a small profit on the night by playing conservatively and making sure you have top hands when you do play.All that changes when you play tournament poker.In tournament poker, the stakes continue to climb as the blinds and antes increase. This factor alone necessitates a significant adjustment in how you approach the game, but there a