One of the 10 Commandments of Texas Holdem is “thou shalt not play for more than one can afford to lose.” Lehigh University’s 2008 class president disobeyed that rule when he robbed a Wachovia bank to pay for gambling debts from online poker playing. His poker face was seen by all as he pulled the $2,871 heist without a mask. Hopefully, his plea bargaining skills are better than his skills at the poker table.
The fourth season of the WPT kicks off tonight at 8 PM on the Travel Channel. The first stop on the tour will be the Mirage Poker Showdown at Las Vegas’ Mirage Hotel & Casino. The top prize is more than $1.1 million.
No casino in Las Vegas wants to be left behind when it comes to the poker market. Treasure Island and the Venetian are set to open poker rooms this spring. The Venetian poker room will be one of Vegas’ largest at over 10,000 square feet. In 2005, poker rooms were reopened at Caesar’s Palace, the Las Vegas Hilton, and the Stratosphere. New poker rooms were opened at Paris and the Hooters Casino. Future poker room changes are also anticipated for the Luxor and the Tropicana.
When playing poker, one the great concerns is always that someone will spill their drink on the table. To prevent this from happening, many home games adopt the “no drinks on the table” policy. This rule may keep the action moving, but it often results in kicking your glass, spills on the floor, and hiding your beverage from the family pets.
Gentech Products, LLC. has come out with a product called “The Hold’em Adjustable DrinkHolder.” The DrinkHolder is designed to attach to tabletops up to four inches think and will hold either a can or bottle. An integrated sleeve positions your drink flush with the tabletop.
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It only took one round for last year’s champion Phil Hellmuth to be dethroned by cash game specialist Chip Reese. Three rounds later, the final four had Chris Ferguson facing off against Huck Seed and Sean Sheikhan playing Ted Forrest. For the second straight year, Chris Ferguson finished runner-up as Ted Forrest was crowned the 2006 Heads-Up Poker Champion.
Gentech Products, LLC. has come out with a product called “The Hold’em Adjustable DrinkHolder.” The DrinkHolder is designed to attach to tabletops up to four inches think and will hold either a can or bottle. An integrated sleeve positions your drink flush with the tabletop.