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Aug 19 2004, 09:03am
once-a-week poker player long before it got consecrated by cable television, Melbourne's Jeff Kaplan never dreamed he'd actually plop down in front of the boob tube and watch other stiffs play a sedentary game. But last year, a strange thing happened.
Intrigued by incisive commentary, omniscient graphics, card-shark personalities and playing tables ringed by cameras nifty enough to peer into the gamblers' hidden hands, Kaplan got sucked into an unlikely reality-TV drama -- the World Poker Tour, sponsored by the Travel Channel.
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Aug 19 2004, 09:03am
With a 16-month-old son to take care of, Norm Fournier can't take off for Las Vegas at the drop of an ace. But that doesn't mean he can't get into the action.
The Knightdale (N.C.) stay-at-home-dad and Michigan transplant divides his time between taking care of his son and playing online poker.
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Aug 18 2004, 09:09am
Those who want to play poker for charity legally in Texas will have to ante up in the political game.
Changing state gambling law to allow charitable poker fund-raisers will require an amendment to the Texas Constitution, Amarillo-area lawmakers said.
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Aug 18 2004, 09:09am
MANTECA -- The stakes for wildly popular Texas Hold 'em, made popular on television, just got higher.
At its regular meeting Monday night, the City Council amended the city's card room regulations to increase the maximum number of players per table from eight to 10.
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Aug 17 2004, 08:59am
Welcome to ESPN.com's moderated chat room. On Tuesday, 2003 World Series of Poker champion Chris Moneymaker will drop by to take your questions in chat.
Moneymaker, who qualified for the WSOP by winning a $40 online poker tournament, took home a cool $2.5 million after he defeated Sam Farha in the final round game of No-Limit Texas Hold'em. Moneymaker's win highlighted a recent surge in online gambling that resulted in a 33 percent increase in the tournament's attendance over 2002.
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Aug 15 2004, 10:53am
Poker is making its way out of smoky back rooms and private casino dens and is hitting the travel circuit in a big-money way. And it's not just Vegas anymore, baby. Try Connecticut, Paris, a Caribbean cruise -- and with TV coverage, fat bags of cash and Angie Dickinson.
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Aug 15 2004, 10:52am
A poker night Aug. 14 at Ocean's 11 Casino netted approximately $48,000 for the family of Dan Hendricks, the popular veteran conditioner who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident in July.
Trainer Christopher Paasch, who organized the tournament, said,
"I think we raised right at $60,000, and I think $48,000 to $49,000 will stay with the Hendricks family. We had about 250 people turn out, with 187 playing. We had a great time and everyone was thrilled to be able to help Dan and his family."
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Aug 15 2004, 10:51am
Forget the pennant races for a moment.
The spectacle of the main event of the 2004 World Series of Poker, which premiers Tuesday night in primetime on ESPN and culminates with a two-hour Final Table episode Sept. 14, is shaping up as a real fall classic among sports fans.
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Aug 13 2004, 09:01am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A few years ago, casinos across the United States were closing their poker rooms to make space for more popular and lucrative slot machines.
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Aug 13 2004, 09:00am
Meet the North Coast's very own King of Poker!
Otherwise known as Paul Leckey, the semi-professional card player has just won £50,000 in an international competition in London.
To anyone this would have been cause for celebration, however for Paul third place was 'OK'.
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