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Doyle Brunson backs Obama for president
According to a blog post by Doyle Brunson in his blog over at PokerRoad, the poker legend is throwing his support behind Barack Obama. Excerpt: During this poker cash game lull, I am on this race for President like stupid is on Britney Spears. I ��...full article
According to a blog post by Doyle Brunson in his blog over at PokerRoad, the poker legend is throwing his support behind Barack Obama. Excerpt:
During this poker cash game lull, I am on this race for President like stupid is on Britney Spears. I have come to the conclusion that poker players have to support Obama. We can’t possibly let McCain be our President because he supports most of George W. Bush’s views. Hillary has lots of experience but I don’t think she is ready to lead our nation. Imagine her trying to talk to the leaders of the Islamic world? I wish we could have her husband back, but we can’t. Jennifer Harman and I have emailed Obama and asked what his position is on internet gaming. Hopefully we will get a response from his camp.
Credit to Wicked Chops for finding the post first.
Image courtesy of Wikipedia.
Canada hosts largest “automated” poker tournament
A casino in Quebec recently held the largest ever tournament held entirely on automated tables. According to a story at pokerpages.com, Casino de Montreal hosted a $225 buyin no-limit Texas hold’em tournament on Feb. 12, with 240 players competing on dealerless electronic poker tables. ��...full article
A casino in Quebec recently held the largest ever tournament held entirely on automated tables. According to a story at pokerpages.com, Casino de Montreal hosted a $225 buyin no-limit Texas hold’em tournament on Feb. 12, with 240 players competing on dealerless electronic poker tables. The casino just opened on Jan. 18. Other facilities with the automated tables, developed by PokerTek, Inc., had hosted tourneys with 100 players previously.
The maker of the automated tables talked with pokerpages.com:
“Running a tournament of this magnitude is what we always envisioned for PokerPro. We are pleased with the success of this tournament and proud of our partnership with Casino de Montreal,” says Chris Halligan, CEO of PokerTek, manufacturer of the PokerPro tables.
“The Quebecois players have embraced automated poker, as validated by the response to this tournament,” he added.
Mohamed Nadim, an engineering student, won the tournament and earned a $20,000 payday.
Poker game ends in triple homicide
According to a report published by the Gainesville Sun, suspected cheating in a private poker game may have been the motive behind the slaying of three men this weekend. Duane Demaris Crittenden II was arrested by police on Sunday and charged with the murders of Jerome ��...full article
According to a report published by the Gainesville Sun, suspected cheating in a private poker game may have been the motive behind the slaying of three men this weekend.
Duane Demaris Crittenden II was arrested by police on Sunday and charged with the murders of Jerome Anthony Henry, Richard David Smith and Robert Erwin Ford. Excerpt from the Sun story:
The owner of a building at 108 Carver St. found the three men dead at the location just outside the Palatka city limits Saturday morning. Jerome Anthony Henry, 48, of Seville, and Richard David Smith and Robert Erwin Ford, both 50 and from Palatka, were killed inside the structure, a former bar that officers said people had been using as the location for a “high-stakes” poker game.
All four men had been involved in the game, which started Friday afternoon and continued through the night, said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Major Keith Riddick.
Crittenden had been in the game and lost, officers reported.
“We understand that he felt that they were cheating, and he went back apparently to confront them about that,” Riddick said.
The men were last seen alive between 8 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Riddick said. Investigators believe the confrontation occurred between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. All three victims were shot in the head and neck area, Riddick said. Henry and Smith were both shot once. Ford had been shot twice and stabbed.
Betfair adds Sorel Mizzi to roster of sponsored pros
The rumors and speculation surrounding the impending announcement of Betfair’s newest sponsored pro addition ended yesterday, when the company revealed at a press conference that the newest Betfair pro was none other than Sorel Mizzi, better known to some bu his internet handles “Imper1um” and ��...full article
The rumors and speculation surrounding the impending announcement of Betfair’s newest sponsored pro addition ended yesterday, when the company revealed at a press conference that the newest Betfair pro was none other than Sorel Mizzi, better known to some bu his internet handles “Imper1um” and “Zangbezan24″
Mizzi, one of the top online tournament players over the last couple of years, made less positive headlines a few months ago when he was implicated in an account-buying scandal with Chris Vaughn over at Full Tilt Poker.
Women's Poker Spotlight: Summer Vegas Events Announced
Las Vegas poker rooms are getting ready for the coming 2008 World Series of Poker, even if their name isn't Harrah's. I've just received several confirmations of ladies events that will be held in other poker rooms the same week...
Bill to examine intra-state online poker in California introduced
An article published today in Capitol Weekly highlighted an interesting bill, introduced to the California Legislature by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, that aims to study the possibility of creating online poker rooms that would operate exclusively within California. The bill would represent a fairly new ��...full article
An article published today in Capitol Weekly highlighted an interesting bill, introduced to the California Legislature by Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, that aims to study the possibility of creating online poker rooms that would operate exclusively within California.
The bill would represent a fairly new approach to legalizing and regulating online poker in the United States. Excerpt from the CW article:
DDoS Attacks Hamper Online Poker Sites
A wave of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks targeting major online poker and gambling sites has at times impaired the functionality of several of those major sites in recent days. According to a report at the Shadowserver...
Report issued on attacks against gambling Web sites
More has been learned on the attacks that have plagued gambling and poker Web sites – among them Full Tilt Poker — this week. A Web site called shadowserver.org, which tracks hacker activity globally, said the Distributed Denial of Service attacks are being caused by a ��...full article
More has been learned on the attacks that have plagued gambling and poker Web sites – among them Full Tilt Poker — this week.
A Web site called shadowserver.org, which tracks hacker activity globally, said the Distributed Denial of Service attacks are being caused by a network of hacker compromised computers. The report from the group said many gambling sites were affected, and their own site was a victim as well.
According to a UPI story published at majorwager.com:
The report listed more than 30 gambling sites attacked in the past week, the majority with Russian Internet addresses, but also including U.S. companies and one British site.
“Some were attacked for a few hours and others for a few days. … The desired result of the attacker is to completely disrupt service to the Web site,” reads the report. It noted that several of the sites being attacked were “fully unavailable for the last few hours.”
News and discussion sites for online gamblers noted that several poker sites were hard or impossible to access at various times over the past few days.
No motive for the attacks has been discovered yet.
Layla Kayleigh grabs the top spot in AskMen’s top 10 poker hotties list
Any list of attractive women in poker that doesn’t include Shana Hiatt but puts Jennifer Tilly in the #2 slot clearly has some methodological issues, but AskMen’s recently published list of the top 10 ‘Poker Hotties’ salvaged at least some credibility by awarding WPT hostess ��...full article
Any list of attractive women in poker that doesn’t include Shana Hiatt but puts Jennifer Tilly in the #2 slot clearly has some methodological issues, but AskMen’s recently published list of the top 10 ‘Poker Hotties’ salvaged at least some credibility by awarding WPT hostess Layla Kayleigh the top spot.
Excerpt from AM’s justification for Kayleigh’s win:
Layla Kayleigh is the newest host of the World Poker Tour’s televised circuit. She originally hails from London, England, but now calls Hollywood her home. She’s our No. 1 poker hottie because she combines an incredible body, stunning looks and the ability to charm the world over, which in our opinion is the only remedy for a bad beat at the poker table.
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