Poker News: A man charged with operating an illegal gambling business told investigators at least two county sheriffs accepted cash bribes to protect his enterprise, according to court papers. Play online poker
James Otis Henderson, 42, was busted after he attempted to bribe the Rutherford County sheriff, who was working for federal investigators, with $10,000 in December, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Read poker blogs
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During a videotaped conversation, Henderson told Conner that other sheriffs in nearby counties were also taking bribes, according to a judge's order to detain Henderson pending trial. He said one sheriff wanted $100 per video poker machine per month for protection, while another sought monthly installments. Play $500 match poker bonus
"The acts of the defendant show involvement in a widespread criminal conspiracy which has the potential to corrupt the criminal justice system in the Western District of North Carolina and this state," wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell in his order. Play full tilt poker
Suellen Pierce, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Department of Justice in Charlotte, declined to comment Wednesday, saying the case remains under investigation. Play strip poker Scotty Nguyen
Poker News: A Californian man has launched a petition that would allow state voters to decide if California should establish a state-owned online poker site. Play online poker
Anthony Sandstrom submitted the proper forms to California state offices that allow him to circulate his petition, which is called Initiative for Potholes Repair Funded by A California State Owned Online Poker Site. He needs to collect 430,000 names in about four months for his initiative to be placed on a statewide ballot. Read poker blogs
The initiative calls for 90 percent of the money that the state would make from online poker to go toward repairing potholes and “broken streets.” The other 10 percent would go to the California Gambling Addiction Program Fund. Play route 66 poker
The initiative calls for California to establish a division through the state’s lottery department that would tax regulate online poker. Play full tilt poker
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Poker News: Matchroom Sport is pleased to unveil another first for televised poker by announcing that the first PartyPoker Dutch Open will be filmed between August 11th - 14th. Play online poker
36 top Dutch poker players and personalities will take to the felt to play for a €117,000 prize-fund. The buy-in for the poker tournament is set at €2,500, with the winner taking home €50,000. The tournament takes place in London and will be produced by Matchroom Sport. Read poker blogs
The field is filling fast, amongst those to sign-up are well known pros Rob Hollink, Rolf "Aces" Slotboom and Milly Uylenbroek. Hollink has been one of the top players on the European circuit for a number of years, taking down top multi-million dollar poker tournaments, while the highly regarded Slotboom is fresh from an impressive cash at the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas. Eindhoven's Milly Uylenbroek is an up and coming player and a cash in the ladies event at the WSOP has built her reputation even further. Other recent sign-up's include Tsai Chen and Peter Dalhuijsen. The tournament will also be a showcase for "Team Veronica Poker," a group of highly regarded Dutch poker personalities and celebrities. Play full tilt poker
Play route 66 poker. A PartyPoker spokesman said, "Dutch players are a major force in the poker world and this is a great way to showcase their talents. We're delighted to be sponsoring this tournament but we decided not to insist on orange felt on the table. After all, the orange and dark orange chips were the subject of a lot of debate at the WSOP. We're not sure if it is the favourite colour of poker players other than main event winner Jerry Yang at the moment, even if the player is Dutch!" Scotty Nguyen
"I loved the way Jerry handled himself in the exit interview; he is going to be a great spokesman for the game and a great champion," Gordon told PokerJunkie.com, in an interview conducted less than 30 minutes after Jerry Yang won the 38th World Series of Poker last Wednesday. Read poker blogs
The tournament concluded at 4:35 a.m. in the Rio All-Suite Hotel-Casino here, with Yang, a 39-year-old child psychologist, eliminating Tuan Lam and earning the first-place payoff of $8.25 million, out of a prize pool of $59,784,954. Lam received $4,840,981, while third-place finisher Raymond Rahme pocketed $3,048,025. Play route 66 poker
Fourth and earning $1,852,721 was Alexander Kravchenko, and fifth was John Kalmer, who received $1,255,069. Play $500 match poker bonus
Completing the final table were Hevad Rain Kahn, $956,243; Lee Childs, $705,229; Lee Watkinson, $585,699, and Philip Hilm, $525,934. Play full tilt poker
The $10,000 buy-in WSO Poker Tournament championship event drew 6,358 entries, boosting the overall number of players for the 2007 event to 54,288, who generated a total prize pool for 55 tournaments to almost $160 million. Harrah's Entertainment, which owns the World Series created in 1970 by Benny Binion, raked 6 percent, or more than $8.8 million. Play Strip poker Scotty Nguyen
Poker News: Following approval to test by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, 11 Atlantic City casinos may now move ahead with plans to test electronic poker and roulette tables, a controversial initiative that could cut down on the number of human dealers necessary. Play online poker.
"I think it adds a new element to the Atlantic City market," Casino Control Commission Chair Linda M. Kassekert told reporters, "and [it] is particularly important because Pennsylvania and Delaware have them." She was referring to the growing competition from neighbouring states' slot parlors, which have already incorporated electronic blackjack, poker and baccarat tables into their offerings. Read poker blogs
"We're approving them because I think they're a very important product for Atlantic City," Kassekert added. Play route 66 poker
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The versions used in New Jersey will be slightly different than those on offer in the slot parlors also. Electronic poker tables will look like real poker tables, with seats for all of the players, but with individual screens where they will read their cards. Roulette tables will still have a live dealer and wheel, but bets and payouts will be made electronically. Play full tilt poker Scotty Nguyen Poker News Source: onlinecasinos
Poker News: Scotty Nguyen was the shortest stack in the poker tournament with about $1.5 million when he pushed all-in preflop with A/Q and was called by one player who showed pocket tens. Play online poker
With an ace on the flop and no help for the tens, Nguyen doubled up to $3 million. Read poker blogs
Soon after that he took down another large pot to put himself at $4 million poker chips which is about the average stack size right now. Play route 66 poker
In a recent interview we asked Scotty what the most important quality a poker player can have.
"Class, baby. Personality." he said.
Well Scotty Nguyen has that in spades and whether or not that's what has allowed him to cash in more than 100 major tournaments, win four World Series of Poker bracelets and make it where he currently is, among the remaining 26 players of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event is for you to decide. Play women poker
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Poker News: Jerry Yang, a psychologist and social worker from Temecula, hit the biggest jackpot that Las Vegas had to offer this week. Play online poker
The 39-year-old Laos native rose from the back of the pack to win $8.25 million early Wednesday in the No-Limit Texas Hold'em competition at the 38th annual World Series of Poker, after four days of card-playing that started July 6. Read poker blogs
When the finals began at noon Tuesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Yang was in eighth place out of nine players. At 4 a.m. Wednesday, Yang won when he topped Tuan Lam, a 40-year-old Vietnamese online poker professional from Mississauga, Ontario. Lam had a pair of queens; Yang, a straight. Play full tilt poker
Lam placed second with $4.84 million and Raymond Rahme of South Africa was third with $3.05 million. Play strip poker
This year, 6,358 players competed in Texas Hold'em while a record 54,288 competitors took part in the poker tournament. Yang, a Hmong immigrant who works at A Coming of Age Foster Family agency in Moreno Valley, won his $10,000 seat at the World Series after he bought into a May qualifying poker tournament at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula with $225. Play $500 match poker bonus Scotty Nguyen
