Poker News: In online poker player well known as a jokester in the Internet gaming community is wheeling and dealing for state government to set up an online version of the popular card game, with a huge pot on the table — Californians' pocketbooks. Play online poker
The Secretary of State's office late Friday cleared Anthony Sandstrom of San Diego, known as "Tuff Fish" in YouTube poker comedies, to circulate petitions putting his proposed initiative on a statewide ballot, where voters could create an Internet poker gambling agency. Read poker blogs
By Monday, as they said in the Old West days of the game, the stakeholders had knocked over the table and were drawing their (political) six-guns over the proposal. Play route 66 poker
Fellow Internet poker enthusiasts were divided, with comments on numerous blogs ranging from "good work" to "give me a break." Play $500 match poker bonus
Flatly opposed were cards rooms in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area, anti-gambling expansion activists and educators, who fear. Play full tilt poker
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Sandstrom acknowledges his initiative isn't aimed at solving some big social problem.
It would mostly just allow Internet poker gambling at a time when federal law has thrown the activity into a legal gray area, posing a possible court challenge in which the state would have to defend Internet gambling. Play poker tournaments
"I am just a guy who wants to play poker at home when I don't feel like making an hour drive to a card room or casino," Sandstrom said on his initiative Web site. "I am going to make a mighty effort to make safe, legal, and accessible online poker possible."
Sandstrom, who did not respond to attempts to contact him directly, says the proposal also would provide money for repair of potholes on city roads.
"A pox on the initiative," said Fred Glass, a spokesman for the California Federation of Teachers, whose members depend partially on the flow of funds from state-run lottery. Play women poker. Bill Gazes
Poker News: A 31-YEAR-OLD player with just $250 to his name is $300,000 richer after winning one of the world's largest poker tournaments last night. Read poker blogs
Rodney Davidson's financial situation was so dire his car was on the verge of being repossessed when he won the Australian Poker League event at Luna Park. Play online poker
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Poker news: Jim Kasputis Jr. flew home Monday from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, mentally fatigued and $58,800 richer. Play online poker
The 40-year-old Rockford resident finished 127th in the main event, which drew 6,358 poker players and women poker players from around the world. It is believed to be the highest finish ever in the main event by a local player. Read poker blogs
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Kasputis, who lasted until the second day in his only other main event appearance, won his $10,000 seat this year through a satellite poker tournament in Las Vegas.
“That’s the best way to do it. If you can’t win a satellite — even if you have the money — you shouldn’t be in (the main event),” said Kasputis, who also won a $10,000 entry for a 2007 WSOP Omaha tournament but didn’t place in the money. Play strip poker Bill Gazes
Poker News: The 2007 World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light attracted 54,288 total registrants, the most in World Series of Poker history. The 55-event series, played at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, is now culminating with the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship, commonly referred to as the Main Event. With 6,358 entries, this year’s Main Event is the second-largest live poker tournament ever played. Play online poker
“Poker is alive and well, and the 2007 World Series of Poker has been a tremendous success,” said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack.In all, the 2007 WSO Poker tournament generated a total prize pool of $159,796,918. The Main Event prize pool is $59,784,954, with the winner receiving $8.25 million. A total of 621 Main Event players will finish in the money and will receive at least $20,320, more than double their original buy-in. Read poker blogs
Among the highlights of this year’s World Series of Poker were record turnouts for the Ladies Championship, the Seniors Championship and the $50,000 HORSE Championship. This year also saw the single busiest day in World Series of Poker history, when 3,151 players participated in a $1,500 No-Limit Texas Hold’em Championship on June 30. Play route 66 poker
Due to the size of the Main Event playing field, the poker tournament’s start was spread over four days. Beginning tomorrow, the next stage of the poker tournament will be split over two days, after which the fields will merge for a single Day 3 on July 11. The Main Event final table will begin at noon on July 17.The WSO Poker tournament is operated by an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:HET), the world's largest operator of casino-entertainment resorts. Play full tilt poker Bill Gazes Poker News Source: businesswire
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Poker news: Johnny Chan faces his toughest opponent in a new mobile poker game: himself. The 10-time gold bracelet winner is one of several top players (plus poker babe Shannon Elizabeth) to be included in the World Series of Poker Pro Challenge launched today. Play online poker
Glu Mobile Inc., a mobile games publisher is kicking off the Main Event of the WSO Poker tournament this week by announcing its new multi-year alliance with Harrah's. The partnership brings the infamous World Series brand to the table, not to mention some of the poker tournament's most famous entrants. Read poker blogs
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Poker News: Two golden bracelets were awarded on Day 17 of the 2007 World Series of Poker. Ben Ponzio won Event 25, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em, and Ralph Schwartz took home Event 26, $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. Ben Ponzio defeated 1,618 opponents to win his first golden WSOP bracelet. The victory also gave him $599,467 in prize money. Play online poker
In the final hand, Ben Ponzio called holding Kh-Qh, when Dave Hewitt moved all-in pre-flop. Hewitt flipped over Th-3h, and when neither player got any help from the board, the tournament was over.Ralph Schwartz got $275,683 in prize money for his triumph in the prestigius $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. event. Only 192 players including women poker players entered the poker tournament, but the starting field was packed with big names, such as Phil Ivey, who finished in fourth place, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Greg Raymer and many more. Poker Blogs
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Two new poker tournaments got underway as well at the Rio: Event 28, $3,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em, and Event 29, $1,500 Seven-Card Razz. Women Poker
