Archive for the 'Casino Poker' Category

We’re not dead, just resting

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Just a quick note to say we’re aren’t dead,but things have been way to busy around here lately, including spending way to much time playing poker instead of writing about it. Friends have started Super Casino Net, and it’s looking like a great resource to check out, so take a look, and hopefully we’ll be […]

The Elusive History of Poker

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

Poker is called the American national game. But in reality, poker comes as close to being international as any card game possibly could. It probably originated in Persia; it developed in Europe; it did attain its present form in the United States — probably in the 1830s — but today it is played in every […]

Casino Shootout Kills 1, Injures Deputies

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

CBS5 reports that a shootout across a high-stakes players lounge in Harrah’s Tahoe casino killed one man, injured two sheriff’s deputies and sent gamblers running for the doors Saturday afternoon, authorities and witnesses said.
No one else was in the lounge, just off the main casino, at the time, Harrah’s spokesman John Packer said.
Investigators were still […]

Veteran Poker Pro ‘Action’ Dan Harrington Shows the Young Bloods Who’s Boss by Winning ‘POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE AGES’

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

In a fierce heads up match between “Action” Dan Harrington and Michael “The Kid” Gracz, time and experience was on the veteran’s side as he schooled the young blood on poker. After playing in three previous matches and the finale, Harrington took home the grand prize of $50,000, and the POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF […]

Two contrasts of web poker

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

We all understand the double meaning of gambling and especially web poker. On the one hand there is terrible gambling addiction, as gamblers no longer need to go to Las Vegas or Atlantic City to have a poker party. It is available today in their places. Legalized gambling is one of the fastest growing businesses […]