- Poker: Howard Swains on the World Series Championship Event final (Guardian Unlimited)
Howard Swains: In front of thousands of fans, hundreds of journalists and with millions at stake, a 22-year-old Dane held his nerve to win poker's biggest prize
Poker 20 Nov 2008 - Audit questions Md. spending on poker, cruises, parties (Baltimore Sun)
The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development spent $184,000 on poker tournaments, catered cruises, parties and other marketing events between 2004 and 2007 that were not "adequately evaluated and documented," according to a legislative audit released yesterday. The report also said the department paid employees with no job duties, bought airline ticket upgrades without required ...
Poker 20 Nov 2008 - BRIEFS: Missoula man wins poker tournament (Missoulian)
Ty Hagan of Missoula won the $500 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament last weekend in Pendleton, Ore. The tournament was put on by the Wildhorse Resort and Casino.
Poker 20 Nov 2008 - Woman gets 10 years to life in poker pro slaying (The Fresno Bee)
A woman has been sentenced to 10 years to life in a Nevada prison for stabbing her poker player husband to death in a luxury Las Vegas condominium. Read comments
Poker 20 Nov 2008 - PokerNews and Mansion Poker Host $7,650 PokerNews Cup Alpine Freeroll (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
PokerNews and Mansion Poker (http://www.pokernews.com/mansion-poker/) launch a $7,650 PokerNews Cup Alpine Freeroll (http://www.pokernewscup.com/pokernews_cup_alpine.php) on November 23, 14:30 GMT.
Poker 20 Nov 2008 - 22-year-old Dane wins World Series of Poker (Guardian Unlimited)
Peter Eastgate, 22, is the youngest ever winner of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, taking home $9,152,416
Poker 20 Nov 2008 - PartyGaming Sales Stagnate on Dollar, Poker Slowdown (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- PartyGaming Plc , the owner of PartyPoker.com, said third-quarter sales were little changed because of the dollar?s strength against currencies in which the company generates revenue and as fewer people played poker.
Poker 20 Nov 2008 - The right time to flip a coin when playing poker (Press of Atlantic City)
All fans of televised poker have heard a commentator use the terms, "coin flip" and "race situation," to describe a big all-in altercation. These terms are typically used when a player with a pair risks it all against another player with two overcards, like pocket sixes versus A-K.
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