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Sep 7 2004, 09:30am
If your teen comes home from his first day of high school looking pale and drawn, don't blame the class bully. Chances are your son lost his lunch money to a 15-year-old cardsharp.
Poker, a game traditionally associated with cigar smoke and potbellies, has become a wildly contagious teen craze, sparked by a profusion of high-stakes tournaments on cable television
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Sep 7 2004, 09:29am
It's a safe bet that Matt Dean won't be teaching high school mathematics anytime soon.
"I was a substitute teacher last year at Oak Ridge High School, and I was in the process of getting my teacher's certificate," said Dean. "Then I got into the World Series of Poker. Things have changed."
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Sep 7 2004, 09:28am
When Marla Schram Schwartz sat down at a Southern California poker club two decades ago, men rose from the table and swore never to play with a woman.
Not today. With Texas Hold 'Em transfixing millions of cable TV viewers, poker is red hot. And women like Schwartz have now turned the tables as the hottest draws in poker entertainment.
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Sep 3 2004, 09:59am
LAS VEGAS – The world's best poker players are battling it out Thursday for a winner-takes-all $2 million prize.
The Tournament of Champions, which boasts ten top-notch players, will air Sept. 21 on ESPN. The results of the No-Limit Texas Hold'Em event won't be disclosed until the tournament is broadcast on the cable channel.
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Sep 2 2004, 10:50am
WOODSTOCK, GA (PRWEB) September 2, 2004 -- Poker, Poker, Poker. It seems like years ago poker appeared on television once every few months. Today, viewers can find poker on TV 3 to 4 times a week! Driving the poker craze in the USA is the World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel and the World Series Of Poker on ESPN. Already the Travel Channel’s highest rated show, reruns of the WPT attract nearly 30% more viewers. Ratings for ESPN during the 2003 World Series Of Poker were unprecedented, garnering a 1.2 overall rating with an average share of more than 1 million viewing households.
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Sep 2 2004, 10:50am
Bodog.com Sportsbook and Casino has launched the brand new Poker offering. Bodog Poker has been developed in-house, and is it's very own proprietary system.
(PRWEB) September 2, 2004 -- Bodog is Poker. Bodog.com Sportsbook and Casino™ are pleased to announce the launch of the brand new Bodog Poker room. With the massive boom in poker over recent months, the most trusted name in sports wagering is now your trusted source for all your poker action.
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Sep 2 2004, 10:49am
KAHNAWAKE, Quebec – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Sept. 1, 2004 – Premier online poker site, UltimateBet.com, has announced that actor, and rising poker star, Ben Affleck, will play in their 2004 World Poker Tour event in Aruba. The event, which begins September 26th, has a guaranteed minimum prize pool of 4 million, with first place winning 1 million.
While in Aruba for the UltimateBet.com Poker Classic, Affleck will join a panel of poker experts fielding questions regarding this sport on September 25th. He will also participate in a special poker event for individuals who won their seat to this World Poker Tour event online at UltimateBet.com. This event is being filmed by the World Poker Tour and will air on the Travel Channel during season 3 of the World Poker Tour show.
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Sep 2 2004, 10:48am
Internet poker games are popping up all over cyberspace, bringing the thrill of chance to one’s room any hour of the week.
One such site is www.partypoker.com, which allows card fans to play for free or for money, said Vikrant Bhargava, general manager for the site. Many do play for free, although there are those who hold a desire to increase their earnings, he said.
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Sep 2 2004, 10:48am
LAS VEGAS -- The world's best poker players are battling it out Thursday for a winner-takes-all $2 million prize.
The Tournament of Champions, which boasts ten top-notch players, will air Sept. 21 on ESPN. The results of the No-Limit Texas Hold'Em event won't be disclosed until the tournament is broadcast on the cable channel.
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Aug 31 2004, 03:05pm
SACRAMENTO, California – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Building on the soaring popularity of No-Limit Texas Hold "Em Poker, All N Poker is going all in with the national introduction of its line of No-Limit Texas Hold "Em poker clothing and accessories. No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em players and fans have not previously had a brand linked to their favorite game.
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