Rep. George Miller (D-CA) has signed on to be a cosponsor of Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-MA) Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act. The IGREA is a response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act, which bans financial institutions from … Continued
The European Commission, continuing its crackdown on violations of the EU Treaty, which forbids countries from prohibiting fair competition in the market sector, has sent a formal request to the governments of The Netherlands and Greece, asking them to remove … Continued
Last night the matchups for today’s first round matches at the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship were revealed. The 64 players have been separated into four brackets, with the hearts bracket starting at 10:15 a.m, the diamonds bracket at 1:15 … Continued
Ben Hock was the underdog heading into heads-up play Michael Martin, who had been the chip leader throughout the finaly table, but he overcame his disadvantage to capture the tournament, the championship ring, an entry into the 2008 World Series … Continued
A poker game was being held in a house in San Antonio when three masked men stormed into the house through the back door, robbing the players of the $3000 in the game as well as their wallets. During the … Continued
In Limit Omaha tournaments, especially when playing online, you will feel pressured to call with a lot of hands, as a large portion of your table is doing the same, calling to see what they hope will be the perfect … Continued
Tim Vance, an amateur poker player from St. Louis, Missouri took a huge chip lead into the final table and emerged as the champion of the European Poker Tour Scandinavian Open, which took place in Copenhagen, the capital city of … Continued
Duane Demaris Crittenden II was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder for killing three men at a private poker game he had attended. Crittenden had left the poker game, but believing that he had been cheated, he … Continued
One of the most difficult decisions to make in poker is to risk your entire chip stack. There is so much uncertainty in poker that it is never a comfortable decision to make. You could hold pocket aces and still … Continued
With the conclusion of the playoffs, the final table had been set, with Tony Guoga, Andy Black, Alex Kravchenko, Marcel Lüske, Roland de Wolfe and Annie Duke fighting it out for the honor of becoming champion, as well as for … Continued