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Posts Tagged ‘Playing Poker’


WEEK AHEAD: Poker tournament will benefit kids in need (The Kansas City Star)

Playing poker and helping kids sounded like a winning combination for Overland Park firefighter Andrew Grove . After being chosen for the Leadership Forum for the city of Overland Park, he was required to do eight hours of community service, and he hit upon a poker tournament.
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Life’s a Beach with Cool Hand Poker (Online Casino Reports)

Online poker players are in for a field day this February as news of a fantastic new promotion from Cool Hand Poker makes its rounds. Dream it and be there There’s only one thing better than playing poker and that’s winning fabulous poker prizes.
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Tavern video poker games face new regulations (Post-Tribune)

Not all gaming regulations work in players’ favor. Interests of operators, state and players alike must be taken under consideration. But make no mistake. If it’s a choice between games that are regulated and games that are not, players are far better off with regulated games. For those used to playing tavern video poker games [...]

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Playing poker for autism (Miami Herald)

On Super Bowl eve, one of Hollywood’s funniest couples — Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy — will host Saturday Night Spectacular, a star-studded charity event that includes a poker tournament and live entertainment.
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Poker machine losses increase (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

New figures released by the Tasmanian Gaming Commission reveal Tasmanians spent more than $200 million playing poker machines last year.
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Poker and investing go hand-in-hand (Baltimore Sun)

Ever watch professional poker players calculating the odds, then coolly dissecting their opponents? Many of the same skills the top players use can help you be a better investor. Success at investing and gambling, it turns out, has much to do with controlling emotions. And playing a little poker can help you recognize, and avoid, [...]

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Poker and investing go hand-in-hand (Chicago Tribune)

Ever watch professional poker players calculating the odds, then coolly dissecting their opponents? Many of the same skills the top players use can help you be a better investor. Success at investing and gambling, it turns out, has much to do with controlling emotions. And playing a little poker can help you recognize, and avoid, [...]

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Poker has lessons for investors (Washington Post)

Success at both investing and gambling, it turns out, has much to do with controlling emotions. And playing a little poker can help you recognize emotional traps that endanger your most important stack of chips — your portfolio.
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Man celebrating video poker jackpot robbed, beaten (KFDM Beaumont)

METAIRIE, La. (AP) – Gregory Baudier is finding out how it’s possible to be lucky – and unlucky – at the same time. The 47-year-old from Metairie won $2,100 playing video poker Saturday at a Metairie bar. That’s $900 more than the pot he won at the same place on Oct. 17.
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Poker player killed after men barge in Rocky Mount home (The Wilmington Star-News)

Associated Press ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) – Authorities say a North Carolina man playing poker was killed by someone who forced his way into a home after knocking on the door. Investigators told WRAL-TV that 35-year-old Vernon Foster was fatally shot by two men who barged in after he opened the door at the house [...]

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