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Poker: Romano Joins 'Poker Showdown'

Friday, December 31, 2004

For the fifth time, celebrities are ready to go all in for charity, as Bravo prepares to launch its fifth season of the popular "Celebrity Poker Showdown." ... More

Poker: Cherokee Casino Bets Live Poker Will Draw Visitors

Thursday, December 30, 2004

CHEROKEE, N.C. Leaders of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation say they want to take a gamble on poker games, if they can get the state to agree. ... More

Poker: European Poker Awards

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

The Flying Dutchman, aka Marcel Luske, was named “Player of the Year” at the European Poker Awards in Helsinki, Finland last week. ... More

Poker: Poker Run For Deltona Murder Victim Feb. 27

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Run 4 Justice, a biker poker run to honor the memory of Michelle Ann Nathan, one of the victims of the Aug. 6 Deltona murders, is planned to rev up Feb. 27. ... More

Poker: Gamblers Hold All The Cards To Our Future

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

By late afternoon in the middle of the darkest week of the year, the sun has already dropped below the fir-topped ridge just beyond town. ... More

Poker: WPT Rolls Into Vegas

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

The eighth World Poker Tour event began this week at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas, with players battling it out for a $1,795,218 first prize. ... More

Poker: Poker May Settle National Hockey League Dispute

Sunday, December 26, 2004

The online poker site has sent registered letters to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Bob Goodenow, inviting them to settle the longstanding labour dispute in a game of winner-take-all Texas Hold'em. ... More

Poker: C.L. Poker Tourney Still At Stake

Friday, December 24, 2004

CARTER LAKE - The public hearing on Carter Lake's sexually-oriented business ordinance was a quiet one, and questions remain about the legality of Chez Paree holding a poker tournament following Monday night's city council meeting. ... More

Poker: Poker's Popularity Pays Off In Spades

Thursday, December 23, 2004

Move over, PlayStation 2. Santa's sleigh may be too packed with poker paraphernalia to fit in last year's must-have games. ... More

Poker: It's Waiting Game For Tribe's Poker Plans

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Harrah's Cherokee Casino wants to bring the first live poker games to North Carolina next year -- but it may be taking a gamble of its own. ... More

Poker: World Poker Tour Distribution in Caribbean & Latin America

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) announced today that it has inked a deal to widen its footprint to nearly 60 countries with the distribution of its WORLD POKER TOUR(R) (WPT) show to the Caribbean and Latin America through Discovery Network's "Travel and Adventure Network." The agreement advances the relationship between the two companies, which together launched the wildly successful show in the United ... More

Poker: Small Town Poker Tour Announces First Stop on US Tour

Monday, December 20, 2004

The Small Town Poker Tour has announced the first stop of the USA Tour. The Small Town Poker Tour is a tour that will travel all 50 states in search of the best amature player in the USA. The tour is the first 100% Charity Poker Tour to travel. There is also a European Small Town Poker Tour set to travel all EU Countries in the spring of 2005. ... More

Poker: Texas Hold’em Poker In Top 50 Online Searches

Saturday, December 18, 2004

AOL Search, America Online's popular search destination, announced the year's top searches based on what people and topics received the highest volume of online queries on the AOL service and AOL.com. ... More

Poker: Poker Pioneers Reshuffle League

Friday, December 17, 2004

A local poker league that apparently had been operating illegally for more than two months told its nearly 600 registered members last month it will not be giving out nightly prizes. ... More

Poker: Poker Tournaments Raise Questions

Friday, December 17, 2004

Donna Jackson, left, and Gary Sundhein, wait their turn during a game of Texas Hold'em at Clear Channel Radio's weekly poker tournament at Sidelines Sports Bar in Casper on a recent Sunday afternoon. ... More

Poker: Think Twice Before Giving Kids a Poker Set for the Holidays

Thursday, December 16, 2004

Poker has become a popular pastime for teenagers around the country, thanks to the booming popularity of television shows that feature celebrities and unknowns alike trying to figure out whether to hold em' or fold 'em. ... More

Poker: World Championship Poker Released

Thursday, December 16, 2004

It's a house full of poker enthusiasts these days, Poker nights at home, professional Poker events on TV, and now, thanks to Crave Entertainment, World Championship Poker for videogame platforms. Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogames, announces the release of World Championship Poker for PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The version for the Xbox video ... More

Poker: Snooker Player Claims Poker Jackpot!

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Snooker player Matthew Stevens defeated world darts champion Phil Taylor and former tennis star Yevgeny Kafelnikov to win the 888.com Pacific Poker Open. ... More

Poker: Poker Players Would Ante Up With Anderson

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Pamela Anderson wins with a full house. In an online survey conducted by EmpirePoker, 42 percent of the Web site's VIPs selected model-actress Anderson as the celebrity they would most like to play against. ... More

Poker: Hit me! All in! Table games set for debut!

Monday, December 13, 2004

Big crowds are expected at Prairie Meadows when blackjack, poker and other games start Wednesday. The card dealing and dice throwing begin Wednesday when Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino officially opens its poker, blackjack, craps and other table games to the public. ... More

Poker: Poker Is Drawing Players Like Never Before

Saturday, December 11, 2004

Card game dealing its way into living rooms and leisure time. Nyla Wells, 44, is a mother of four. But when her daughters are in school, she puts her motherly duties aside and heads to a different kind of table. ... More

Poker: All Or Nothing

Friday, December 10, 2004

State police want to put "Texas Hold 'Em" poker games on hold until the Legislature makes it legal for cash-starved charities to hold them. ... More

Poker: Unlikely Setting Veils High-Stakes Poker Parlor

Friday, December 10, 2004

Lawndale North Business Park is a quiet, tree-bordered complex on a cul-de-sac, about a block from the hustle and bustle of Lawndale Drive. ... More

Poker: Ante Up On Poker Stocks

Thursday, December 09, 2004

Here's a tip for you market gamblers out there: Ante up on poker stocks. Analysts are bullish on makers of online gambling software -- led by Toronto-based CryptoLogic Inc. -- largely because of the booming online poker industry. ... More

Poker: Greensboro Police Arrest 16 In High-Stakes Poker Parlor

Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Greensboro police busted up a high-stakes poker parlor operating in a business park that ran some nights from until four a-m. ... More

Poker: TV Coverage Draws 'em To Poker

Wednesday, December 08, 2004

A boom box blares alternative rock in the background as a teenager deals cards to himself and six friends for a round of Texas Hold 'Em -- a poker game growing in popularity since being glamorized on television. ... More

Poker: Poker Accessories Expected To Fill Holiday Stockings

Tuesday, December 07, 2004

Retailers are betting poker cards, chips and box sets will score big this holiday season. ... More

Poker: K-Q Hand Not So Hot At The Hold'em Table

Tuesday, December 07, 2004

Time to talk sucker hands in no-limit hold'em. Time to talk knowing rags from riches. Time to talk K-Q. ... More

Poker: Raking In Chips

Monday, December 06, 2004

Poker a hot hand during holidays. It may be a gamble, but retailers are betting poker chips will win big this holiday season as the nation's craze for Texas Hold 'Em continues to surge. ... More

Poker: The Growing Popularity of Poker Hits the Triangle

Monday, December 06, 2004

Owners of a Durham business that want to offer poker to its customers have sued the city's district attorney. The people behind "The Joker Club" want the card game declared a contest of skill rather than one of chance. ... More

Poker: Go To Oz With Noble Poker For Just $1

Friday, December 03, 2004

For a buy-in of as little as $1, Noble Poker players have a chance of winning a seat at the Australian Poker Championship, to be held in Melbourne in January 2005. ... More

Poker: SunPoker.com £50,000 Guaranteed Christmas Tournament

Friday, December 03, 2004

The Caribbean Sun Poker room has announced a Christmas Tournament on December 19, 2004 (3:00PM EST) with a £50,000 Guaranteed Prize pool, (that's about $95,000 US Dollars) and it's open to all players big or small, so come take a shot at having Santa jam your stocking with some cash just in time for Christmas. ... More

Poker: Poker's Popularity Grows Among Teens

Thursday, December 02, 2004

Now that his high school football season is over, Zak Coppinger has been playing poker every chance he can get. ... More

Poker: TV-Fueled Poker Revival Attracts Strip Casinos

Thursday, December 02, 2004

Caesars Palace will open its first poker room in at least 12 years in response to the burgeoning popularity of poker, while Bellagio and Bally's Las Vegas are considering expanding their poker areas. ... More

Poker: Affleck To Compete In Euro Poker Championship

Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Ben Affleck and British singer Robbie Williams are going head-to-head in a star-studded $1.3m (€980,873) poker competition. ... More

Poker: Small Town Poker Tour, Announces European Tour 2005

Wednesday, December 01, 2004

The Small Town Poker Tour, is set to travel the countries of the EU to find the best amateur poker player in the EU. ... More

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