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Poker: Empire Poker - Become a TV Star for Free

Friday, September 30, 2005

The well-known TV Star tournament gives a new prize for the winner! Now you have the chance to play the Five Diamond Classic WPT event, at the Bellagio, Las Vegas- December 2005. Play EmpirePoker's weekly qualifying tournament for $100 + $0 buy-in and win a prize winning pool of $17,000 package to the well-known and honorable event. The qualifying tournaments begin in June and are held every Saturday night. ... More

Poker: Sportingbet Halts Talks on Acquiring Empire Online

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Sportingbet Plc, a U.K. online betting company, said it ended negotiations to buy Empire Online Ltd. Shares of Empire Online fell 20 percent, the most ever. ... More

Poker: Mariah Carey Wins Playing Poker

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Superstar MARIAH CAREY won $27,000 (£15,000) playing poker in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday ... More

Poker: PokerShare.com Offers $100,000 To Kentucky County

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

An online poker site wasn't bluffing when it offered $100,000 to have its name stamped on a community. ... More

Poker: Poker Legends Hold Court At N.Y. Festival

Monday, September 26, 2005

Doyle Brunson can remember when being a professional poker player meant being an embarrassment. ... More

Poker: The Card Game With Big Shoulders - Is Suddenly Hot Again

Friday, September 23, 2005

After appearing in westerns for decades, the poker player kind of went AWOL from our TV screens for a while. Not anymore. Seems like every other time I flip by several of my supposed 75 cable channels, a couple of guys are staring each other down in a way that can only be the result of playing No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker. ... More

Poker: Another Gambling Debate Looms For Lawmakers

Thursday, September 22, 2005

The growing popularity of a new form of poker may plunge the Legislature into another round of emotional debate over gambling. ... More

Poker: Hollywood Poker - Charity Tournament!

Monday, September 19, 2005

Celebrity online poker room Hollywood Poker is getting the stars together to play a little friendly poker, and contribute to a good cause at the same time. Hollywood Poker has partnered with the International Hospital for Children Foundation, a charity backed by actor Dennis Quaid, to provide aid for the children of hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. ... More

Poker: US Senate Turns Aside Web Gambling Ban For Now

Sunday, September 18, 2005

The U.S. Senate on Thursday turned aside an attempt to restrict Internet gambling in a procedural move, but Sen. Jon Kyl vowed he would try again and said he expected the legislation would become law eventually. ... More

Poker: TigerGaming - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Scratchcard!

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Greetings, Hi guys and girls, me again! Half way through September already! Where does all the time go? But as John Lennon once said, "time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted," and how true that is!!! Well enough of my philosophizing and down to business… ... More

Poker: Poker Mania Grips Israel

Friday, September 16, 2005

For the average Israeli, the word "poker" conjures up images of dark, smoky backrooms and illegally-run casinos. ... More

Poker: ActionPoker.com Is Now Live!

Thursday, September 15, 2005

The Action Poker Network adds flagship card room and launches new Satellite Tournaments with $20,000 sponsorship packages to the World Poker Tour. ... More

Poker: CrazyPoker.com - Revamps Look with Brand-new Site

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

CrazyPoker.com has just launched a revamped version of their site, complete with a host of new features as well as new look and colors. ... More

Poker: Hollywood Poker - Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Every Thursday at 10pm EST Hollywood Poker hosts the Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational Tournament. Michael extends an invitation to all Hollywood Poker players to join him and his Celebrity friends for an exciting evening of tournament poker. As an added bonus, players who successfully knock out guest Celebrities will receive bounty prizes and Hollywood Poker merchandise! Want to see stars? This is where ... More

Poker: World Poker Tour Expands Licenses

Monday, September 12, 2005

WPTE has announced the global expansion of its World Poker Tour(R) (WPT) with the signing of two licensing agreements to stage regional versions in Canada and the Philippines. ... More

Poker: SunPoker - New Software

Sunday, September 11, 2005

Caribbean Sun Poker has released new enhancements to the poker software.. New features include high-speed Lightning! games and an expanded range of lower-limit games that offer Internet poker players a broad choice of games at their desired speed and levels. ... More

Poker: Firm Proceeds With IPO Despite Rival's Stock Plunge

Saturday, September 10, 2005

888 Holdings Plc, the world's largest Internet casino operator by number of visitors, is proceeding with its plan to sell stock in an initial public offering even as shares of rival PartyGaming Plc plunged Tuesday. ... More

Poker: Paddy Power Poker Players Get Double Vision

Friday, September 09, 2005

Paddy Power Poker, Ireland’s first and biggest on-line poker site, is taking the Poker world by storm. In a ground breaking offer, the bookie is set to double the first prize in the Irish Poker Masters should the winner be a paddypowerpoker.com qualifier. This could mean a bonus to the winner of up to €380,000! ... More

Poker: Full Tilt Poker Launches Television Show

Thursday, September 08, 2005

In the world of televised poker there are many offerings but FullTiltPoker.Net breaks new ground with a fresh, new half hour show that entertains and demystifies the winning strategies in all poker games. ... More

Poker: Bodog Aids Hurricaine Katrina Victims

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Bodog.com will be hosting five daily online benefit poker tournaments for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross. ... More

Poker: Jennifer Tilly Wins 2nd Major Poker Tournament

Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Jennifer Tilly has won her second major poker tournament, and confidence in her playing ability. ... More

Poker: Empire Online Receives an Approach About a Takeover

Monday, September 05, 2005

Empire Online Ltd., which helps gaming Web sites such as EmpirePoker win customers, said it has been approached about a takeover that would value the company at 790.5 million pounds ($1.5 billion). ... More

Poker: Poker Plex - To Send Qualifying Players to Malmo, Sweden

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Promoting the fusion of online and land-based tournaments, Poker Plex will be offering its players the opportunity to compete online for a seat at the up and coming Malmo Open Poker Tournament, due to be held in Sweden from 16th to the 18th of September. ... More

Poker: Kids Take Their Chances At The Poker Table

Saturday, September 03, 2005

When the Travel Channel's "World Poker Tour" began airing on television, 15-year-old Matt Greiner's curiosity in poker soared. ... More

Poker: Poker Might Be Competitive And Fun, But It's Not A Sport

Friday, September 02, 2005

And now they call poker a sport. You know, every time someone comes up with something so utterly preposterous that you think it can never be topped, someone comes up with something like this and tops it. ... More

Poker: FullTiltPoker Teams Up With FSN

Thursday, September 01, 2005

In the world of televised poker there are many offerings, but if you really want to learn the strategies of the game from true poker legends, the pros from FullTiltPoker.Net deliver. You can't afford your own personal poker coach? Not to worry, breaking new ground in televised poker, FullTiltPoker.Net takes you to school with a fresh, new half hour show that entertains and demystifies the winning strategies ... More

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