Archive for March, 2006

First Woman WSOP Main Event Package Winner

Friday, March 17th, 2006

(Edited from Press Release) Four months to the day after joining online poker site, Poker.com, Sheila Chandler (32), a pharmacy manager from Jacksonville Florida has made World Series of Poker history, as the first woman to win her way to the No Limit Texas Hold’em Main Event.
“We have a growing base of female players at [...]

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Greg Raymer’s Fossilman Poker Challenge

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

2004 World Series of Poker champion, Greg Raymer, moved to Raleigh North Carolina from Connecticut in 2005. Now, Raymer is going to be promoting the game of poker in the state by holding the Fossilman Challenge on April 9th, in partnership with the World Tavern Poker Tour.

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Bluff Magazine Europe Launches in the UK & Europe

Monday, March 13th, 2006

March 10, 2006 - It’s the number one poker magazine in America and it’s all set to take the UK and Europe by storm. ‘Bluff’, is crossing the Atlantic to delight European poker lovers with its unique and eclectic mix of news, view and expert tips from poker’s finest exponents.
Bluff’s success comes from its [...]

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Gordon Leaves Poker Show

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Top poker pro and host of Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, Phil Gordon, has announced he is leaving the show to explore other opportunities. Gordon’s reps confirmed this on Sunday.

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River Belle Poker To Send Online Winners to WSOP

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

GIBRALTAR /PRNewswire/ — At the final table of the No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Series of Poker Main Event, the greatest poker players in the world are at war with each other, giving cold stares and making bluffs, painfully relinquishing chips until only one is left standing, ready to claim a fortune. But fortunes are made [...]

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Ted Forrest Wins National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

Ted Forrest won the National Heads-Up Poker Championship early Tuesday, beating an elite field of pros and sending Chris “Jesus” Ferguson to his second defeat at the final table for the second year in a row.

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WPT New Hostess’ TV Debut

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

The World Poker Tour has a new face. And quite a beauty, too.
After Shana Hiatt, brunette and former Playboy and Maxim model, left the show in came Courtney Friel, blonde and an FHM model.
“I never met Shana, but I know she was super charming and everyone loves her,” Friel said, “I’m getting called the ‘New [...]

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March Madness at Golden Palace Poker

Friday, March 3rd, 2006

It’s March and it’s time for Madness at Golden Palace Poker. It’s also time for an amazing list of profitable Freerolls all lined up for this month.
Aside form the still on going $3000 First Purchase Freeroll, Golden Palace launches the "In Like A Lion" $1,000 Freeroll. Take your shot at being a March [...]

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Binion’s Hosts the American Poker Player Championship

Thursday, March 2nd, 2006

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) — Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel, and Omni Media & Entertainment are proud to announce the next great American poker tournament, the American Poker Player Championship. Omni Media is working in conjunction with the world famous Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel, that hosted the world’s first major poker tournament from 1970 [...]

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