Poker News: An Indianapolis man shot while trying to disarm one of two robbers who crashed a Noblesville poker game was released from Methodist Hospital this morning with minor injury. Play online poker
Police officers approach the front door of the home involved in this morning's poker game robbery. The window to the right of the door was broken as the players scrambled to escape. - James Gillaspy / The Star Read poker blogs
“Definitely very fortunate,” Noblesville police Capt. Brad Arnold said of Davis J. Nicoson, 35. “It was apparently more of a flesh wound than anything else.” Play route 66 poker Police said the victims were playing poker at the home of Hans Peterson in the 12200 block of Lindley Drive when they were robbed. The residence is in the Marilyn Ridge of Noblesville subdivision just south of Greenfield Avenue and east of Marilyn Road. Play $500 match poker bonus
Police were looking for the suspects, who fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Play strip poker
Arnold said the gathering of less than 10 men and women was interrupted about 2:30 a.m. when the suspects, with guns drawn, walked into the house through the front door. Play women poker Ben Affleck
Poker News: The world’s record books were revised by PokerStars once again this week when the site’s Sunday Hundred Grand poker tournament’s player-cap was upped to 20,000 entrants and the event lured the maximum players allowed. That attendance made it the biggest real-money tournament (by number of entrants) in history. The tournament beat out its own record of 17,501 entrants that it set just a few weeks ago. The ultimate winner of the tournament, Lynna1, earned $20,000 for besting the monstrous field. That’s 1,818 times her $11 buy-in for the tournament. Play online poker
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Final-table host Lee Jones speculated that the prize pool was the largest ever for the event. While this may be true of the $500 buy-in version of the poker tournament, the Sunday Million’s prize pool has surpassed this number four times previously: once when the buy-in was $1,000 ($1.712 million prize pool) and three times with its traditional $200 buy-in. The largest-ever prize pool for a Sunday Million was on May 20 of this year, when PokerStars celebrated its 10 billionth hand dealt by providing a $250,000 overlay for the event. The tournament had 10,894 entrants (which broke the world record for most entrants in a real money tournament at the time), which generated a prize pool of $2,428,800. Play route 66 poker Ben Affleck
Poker News: Rural Australians will know it can be a long day of travel to get to the nearest capital city. It's even tougher when you don't have a lot of money. Play online poker
Rodney Davidson of Bega drove to Nowra, stayed at a mate's house before switching to the train in to Sydney... the reason was to save a bit of money in petrol cost. Read poker blogs
Mr Davidson had $250 to his name at lunchtime on Saturday...his car was on the verge of being repossessed and he was trying to work out if he had enough money to catch the train home after tipping the dealer, having dinner and a few drinks. Play route 66 poker
At this stage, the only thing making his financial situation seem bright was he was guaranteed a $1000 cheque in the mail because he had finished in the top 80 at an invitational 230 player poker tournament in Sydney. (It still meant catching the train home.) Play $500 match poker bonus
By then end of the day...Davidson had won $300,000. Play full tilt poker
Happy just to be there playing cards after winning his seat through his regional poker tournament, Mr Davidson explained, "We had to be there by 8am...I was banging on the doors asking if I could come in. As soon as the doors opened I ran up the stairs and was first to register." Ben Affleck
Poker News: Most Korean employees agree they should keep an unemotional facial expression at work, a survey has found, but some 60 percent say they have suffered from being unable to do so. Play online poker
According to a survey by jobs website Saramin (www.saramin.co.kr), 95.9 percent of 1,278 respondents agreed that it's best to hide your expressions from your face at work. Read poker blogs
When asked why, 22.5 percent said since they have to do the work anyway, and 22.2 percent said they thought they might suffer if they revealed their emotions. Some 19.2 percent said it's more important to look like part of the group than to stand out. Play route 66 poker
While most employees know they should remain inscrutable at work, 64.4 percent of respondents said they suffered losses or were misunderstood when they couldn't do it. Play full tilt poker
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Poker news: Just when legendary poker player Phil Hellmuth thought he'd put the embarrassment of his pre-WSO Poker tournament racecar crash behind him,never-before-seen footage of the notorious accident has surfaced on the internet, generating a flurry of new questions. Play online poker
"The new clip sets the record straight on what really happened behind the wheel," stated Phil Hellmuth after learning of the new video. "Hopefully, this will put all rumors and conspiracy theories to rest." Read poker blogs
Hopefully, this will put all rumors and conspiracy theories to rest.Minutes after the accident, a short video clip of Phil Hellmuth crashing his racecar into a cinderblock was posted on several popular poker forums and viewed by tens of thousands. Rumors ran rampant that the crash was staged. Play route 66 poker
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While many had questioned whether Phil Hellmuth was even behind the wheel of the 200mph racecar when it met the cinderblock head-on, another rumor might help prove that he was. Play full tilt poker Ben Affleck
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The Playtech developed poker site will also host the Titan Poker World Challenge this year that will see 50 players vying for the top prize of a Porsche Cayman S sports car, or a portion of the $50,000 prize pool.Titan Poker guarantees over $6 million in monthly prizes and hands winning players with entries to the major poker tournaments worldwide Play $500 match poker bonus Ben Affleck
Poker News: World Series of Poker commissioner Jeffrey Pollack says his event isn’t about the stars, but about the dream. And as far as what captures the attention of the public, he is right.The average sports fan can’t just walk onto an NBA court and play against the Lakers. But the average poker fan can sit down at a poker table and match wits against the best players in the world.That dream, plus the potential for winning a life-changing amount of money, is what attracts people to the game, and in particular, to the WSO Poker tournament main event. Play online poker
Bret Forsberg is one of those poker players. An electrician from the tiny town of Hadlock, Wash., he said he hopes to soon be known as a poker player who used to be an electrician.Forsberg rides a motorcycle, and looks the part with his long hair, shaggy goatee and leather bandana. He earned his seat at the main event by winning a poker tournament at the Tulalip Casino in Marysville, Wash. Read poker blogs
He’s had success in smaller buy-in poker tournaments in Washington, but came to Las Vegas eager to prove himself on a much bigger scale.Forsberg and his wife Michelle were gracious enough to allow me to follow him on Friday as he played in the main event for the first time. Play route 66 poker
BREAKFAST: 9 a.m. We settle into our seats with full plates from the buffet at Harrah's, where the Forsbergs are staying. Forsberg tells me he learned to play poker from his father, Bob, a retired marine who is still a mentor to him in the game. Play $500 match poker bonus
“I grew up in the marine corp,” he says. “When you’re a little kid in the marine corp and it’s raining out, you can’t go outside and play. So you can do one of two things. You can either hang out with the women in the kitchen, and they’re going to put you to work. Or you go hang out with the men. Which means you’re either going to be watching organized sports on TV and fetching beer, or you’re going to be hanging out around a poker table fetching beer. Play full tilt poker Ben Affleck
