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Jul 28 2004, 09:05am
BOULDER COUNTY, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/28/2004 -- CreekPath Systems®, an award winning, independent software vendor empowering organizations to obtain the maximum value from their storage operations, today announced the local and national charities that received donations from the first annual "CreekPath Storage World Series of Poker" held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The charities include: American Heart Association, Happy Hill Farm, Humane Society, Life Out Reach International, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Our Savior's Shelter, Salvation Army, Shades Valley Community Church, Tomorrows Children's Fund and UNICEF.
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Jul 27 2004, 01:21pm
It is now commonly known and widely reported that poker is enjoying a revival of fortune after years of being relegated as an unfashionable relic of the gambling industry. Casinos are adding poker rooms, tournaments have become hugely populated, and celebrities are providing the icing on the cake by joining in on the new trend.
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Jul 27 2004, 08:59am
The Women’s Poker Club have announced their first land based tournament to be held in Las Vegas from the 9th to the 11th September. The event will be an all female poker tournament to be held at Binion’s Horseshoe and hosted by two leading figures in the world of poker, Lou Krieger who wrote the books “Hold’em Excellence” and “Poker for Dummies”, and Barbara Enright, a member of the Women’s Poker Club who is also the first woman to make the final table at a World Series of Poker tournament.
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Jul 27 2004, 08:58am
Seattle (PRWEB) July 28, 2004 -- As everyone now knows, poker is the hottest craze in the country with 5 television networks including ESPN, FOX, and NBC committed to coverage of America’s classic card game. In the midst of this poker boom, 27-year old publisher Bhu Srinivasan launched ALL IN, which has since become poker’s leading magazine.
According to some industry sources, ALL IN is perhaps the fastest growing new magazine in America. Launched at the World Series of Poker with the appropriately named Chris Moneymaker on the cover, the premiere issue of ALL IN flew off the shelves and is now one of poker’s most sought after collectibles.
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Jul 26 2004, 09:14am
It was just a few years ago that poker rooms were closing at casinos across the city. MGM Grand, the Venetian, and Harrah's all closed theirs around 2000, citing a lack of interest in the game and a need to use the space for other, more lucrative gaming endeavors (read: more slots).
Now, with poker tournaments on just about every cable television channel, from ESPN to Bravo, the poker rooms are making a comeback, including a return to Harrah's. The hotel recently opened a new poker room featuring 10 tables offering seven card stud, Omaha and, of course, Texas hold 'em, all with various limits to appeal to all levels of gamblers.
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Jul 26 2004, 09:13am
Mikohn Gaming Corporation (Nasdaq:MIKN), a leading provider of diversified products and services used in the gaming industry worldwide, has launched a new proprietary table game -- Texas Hold 'Em Bonus(TM) Poker.
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Jul 26 2004, 09:12am
MANSFIELD -- The weekend was everything but relaxing for Jeff Smith. He spent Friday through Sunday in a stuffy room engaged in fierce mental competition. But he's not complaining -- he won $40,000.
Smith, of Mansfield, was one of more than 550 players in the weekend-long Las Vegas Night No Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The event raised $16,000 for the Butler Adult Center and divided $73,000 among the first- through sixth-place winners.
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Jul 25 2004, 04:11pm
Six men playing poker in an East Toledo garage were robbed Thursday night by two men armed with handguns, police said.
The victims were playing cards in the garage behind a house on Kingston Avenue when the two suspects entered and ordered the poker players onto the floor.
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Jul 23 2004, 12:17pm
Jay Lovinger of Page 2 ESPN has a new article up about Howard Lederer and the Turning Stone tournament.
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Jul 23 2004, 12:02pm
The British agency, also known as NHTCU, arrested three men in connection with a series of raids that targeted an online "protection" racket that threatened to crash Web sites unless the gang was paid off. More arrests are expected.
The gangs allegedly were targeting online-betting companies around the world, including several big British names.
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