Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Houston Man Turns Poker Win Into 21 million
It wasn't cash that poker players were fighting for last week at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, but frequent flyer miles
Houston Man Turns Poker Win Into 21 million
It wasn't cash that poker players were fighting for last week at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, but frequent flyer miles
Thursday, July 31, 2008
'LaBeouf was not drunk during accident'
Successful Tactics For Social Media Optimization
Posted: July 29, 2008
One of the people that you will want to hear from at SES San Jose is Liana Evans of KeyRelevance. Li is the director of Internet marketing at KeyRelevance and a member of the “Successful Tactics for Social Media Optimization (SMO)” panel on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at 1 p.m. Li specializes in social
Posted: July 29, 2008
One of the people that you will want to hear from at SES San Jose is Liana Evans of KeyRelevance. Li is the director of Internet marketing at KeyRelevance and a member of the “Successful Tactics for Social Media Optimization (SMO)” panel on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at 1 p.m. Li specializes in social
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
World Series of Poker crown worth $9.12M
"The top prize at the main event of the World Series of Poker will be $9.12 million this year, and 666 players will get some piece of a $64.3 million prize pool, tournament officials said Sunday.
More than one-third of the tournament's entrants entered the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament Sunday, the last day players were able to register. The 2,461 players pushed the total field to 6,844 players.
There were nearly 500 more players than last year but far fewer than 2006, when a record 8,773 players entered and Jamie Gold won $12 million.
The top prize of $9,119,517 is the second largest in the main event's history. Last year, California psychologist Jerry Yang emerged from a field of 6,358 players to win a top prize of $8.25 million."
More than one-third of the tournament's entrants entered the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament Sunday, the last day players were able to register. The 2,461 players pushed the total field to 6,844 players.
There were nearly 500 more players than last year but far fewer than 2006, when a record 8,773 players entered and Jamie Gold won $12 million.
The top prize of $9,119,517 is the second largest in the main event's history. Last year, California psychologist Jerry Yang emerged from a field of 6,358 players to win a top prize of $8.25 million."
Monday, May 26, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Chef to professional poker player - not the most common road traveled, but it is one that worked for the newest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit champion, Ben Hock.
Hailing from Brookfield, Wisc., Hock turned professional just eight months ago with aspirations of poker greatness.
After he played very conservatively for three days, his dreams became reality when he won the WSOP Circuit Main Event at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Repeatedly battling back from a short stack on Days 1 and 2, Hock entered the final table third in chips.
Hailing from Brookfield, Wisc., Hock turned professional just eight months ago with aspirations of poker greatness.
After he played very conservatively for three days, his dreams became reality when he won the WSOP Circuit Main Event at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Repeatedly battling back from a short stack on Days 1 and 2, Hock entered the final table third in chips.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Leglistation
"The Poker Players Alliance spent $900,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on online- gambling legislation.
The group, which says it represents 800,000 poker enthusiasts nationwide, lobbied on a bill that would exempt poker from a law that restricts online gambling, and for legislation that would regulate the Internet gaming industry, according to a disclosure form posted online Feb. 15 by the Senate's public records office. The alliance spent $780,000 lobbying on those issues in the second half of 2007.
It's legal to play poker online, but the law made it illegal for domestic banks and credit-card companies to process payments to online gambling businesses. The act, passed in 2006, bars financial institutions from handling gambling transactions, with exceptions for lotteries, horse racing and fantasy sports.
The Poker Players Alliance is chaired by former New York Sen. Alfonse D'Amato.
Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995."
The group, which says it represents 800,000 poker enthusiasts nationwide, lobbied on a bill that would exempt poker from a law that restricts online gambling, and for legislation that would regulate the Internet gaming industry, according to a disclosure form posted online Feb. 15 by the Senate's public records office. The alliance spent $780,000 lobbying on those issues in the second half of 2007.
It's legal to play poker online, but the law made it illegal for domestic banks and credit-card companies to process payments to online gambling businesses. The act, passed in 2006, bars financial institutions from handling gambling transactions, with exceptions for lotteries, horse racing and fantasy sports.
The Poker Players Alliance is chaired by former New York Sen. Alfonse D'Amato.
Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995."
Sunday, January 20, 2008
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