Canadians dominate final table in World Poker Crown tournament
May 8, 2008
Four Canadians are among 10 finalists vying for a $1 million grand prize in the World Poker Crown tournament which comes to an end tomorrow in Barcelona, Spain.
Jack Hinchey (Oshawa, ON), Michael Lawson (Orangeville, ON), Michael Leah (Toronto, ON) and Marc Castonguay (Montreal, QC) have been receiving the red
carpet treatment since their arrival at the offline final table since their hometown departures on Monday of this week, including helicopter transfer to the exclusive Peralada Castle Resort.
Their journey started out three months ago and during that time they have outmatched more than 20,000 players. Now, in the offline final table they are competing with six other finalists hailing from Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Poland for one of the largest ever guaranteed prize pools of $3 million with $1 million as top prize.
Poker’s Top Asian Pros Eye APT Manila
May 8, 2008
The top professional poker players with Asian heritage are aiming for nothing less than the top prize at the upcoming Asian Poker Tour Philippines leg this coming May 27th to June 1st.
Korean-born Steve Sung, Vietnam-native Quinn Do and Vietnamese-American Nam Le are all hoping to be the last man standing at the finals table of the first leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour to be held at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel. The three poker pros of Asian-descent will duke it out with over 400 other pros for a chance to win the first prize chunk of the guaranteed prize pool of US$ 1 million.
Meskwaki Tribal Council approves poker for under-21 gamblers
May 8, 2008
Gamblers under 21 may soon be playing poker at the Meskwaki casino near Tama.
The Tribal Council has approved a plan to allow 18- to 21-years-old to play poker games such as Texas Hold ‘em. A date for the change hasn’t been set.
Tribal spokesman Larry Lasley Jr. says the tribe can make the change because players, not the casino, provide the game’s jackpot when they buy into the game.
The tribe’s gaming compact with the state regulates games such as blackjack — the casino provides a dealer and has a stake in the outcome.
Video poker: Play it smart
May 8, 2008
QUESTION: Is there any point when the player actually has an edge over the house in video poker? — Vic D.
ANSWER: Yes. Play on a full-pay machine, use an optimal playing strategy against that select machine, play progressives over a certain amount and take full advantage of the goodies casinos give away.
$15 Million Invested Into Legal US Online Poker Room
May 8, 2008
When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed in late 2006 by the US government, online poker operators located in the United States went running for the hills, relocating their offices to legal jurisdictions. Most cut off US players as well, resulting in what was supposed to be a dead US market.
What really happened was that online poker players in the US found other online poker rooms that would continue to accept their deposits. While these are steadily dwindling in numbers - ePassporte just cut off their payment processing services between US residents and online gambling operators - one online poker room remained behind.
Titan Poker Gears Up to Host First “Land Based” Tournament
May 8, 2008
The largest poker room on the iPoker Network, Titan Poker, is busily preparing for its first sponsored “land based” tournament, which will be staged between May 9th and 12th in Madrid, Spain. Titan Poker is sending a delegation of 66 players to the inaugural event of the Eurocity Poker Tour (ECPT).Qualifying Satellites for the ECPT Madrid Open have been staged since the end of February as Titan Poker players scrambled to win the $3,000 prize package granting them attendance at one of poker’s most elite tournaments. The ECPT Madrid Open will take place at the prestigious Casino Gran Madrid.
Old Casino Chip gets Large Price on Ebay
May 7, 2008
A Florissant, Mo., woman bagged nearly $29,000 on eBay selling a rare $1 casino chip from the Showboat Casino that operated in Las Vegas from 1954 to 2001. She had kept in a jewelry box for nearly 48 years. Last weekend’s high bid of $28,988.88 is thought to be the richest price ever paid for a $1 chip, according to Sheldon Smith, a spokesman for the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club Inc.
MIT Blackjack Team Founder Doesn’t Gamble with FreshAddress
May 7, 2008
After 28 years, FreshAddress CEO Bill Kaplan breaks his silence about founding and managing the MIT Blackjack Team depicted in newly-released movie “21” based on national bestseller, “Bringing Down the House,” and attributes subsequent business success to his card-counting experiences.
