Online Poker News from July 2006

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July 27th, 2006: PokerStars.com Launches Moneymaker Millionaire Tournament
Ian McKenzie - When 27 year-old Tennessee Accountant Chris Moneymaker turned a $39 online satellite tournament win on www.PokerStars.com into a $2.5 million windfall at the World Series of Poker,... (Read more)

July 24th, 2006: Online Poker Distances Itself From Sports Betting
Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun - At the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio, operators of Internet gambling sites are hosting swank hospitality suites to promote online poker games. Potential... (Read more)

July 24th, 2006: Chris Ferguson and Greg Raymer Become Members of Poker Players Alliance Board
The Poker Players Alliance, a non-profit organization supporting and advocating on behalf of U.S. poker industry, recently publicized the fact that prominent poker players and WSOP champions Chris... (Read more)

July 24th, 2006: If online poker is immune to US prosecution, how come none of its players will go there?
Jeremy Warner's Outlook - The World Series of Poker reaches a crescendo in Las Vegas next week, an event which would normally attract the masters of the virtual game, keen to market their wares,... (Read more)

July 22nd, 2006: Several Top Players File a Lawsuit Against the World Poker Tour
John Caldwell - Nearly every sport that has come to take a foothold in American society has had a watershed moment where a player, or group of players have stood up to challenge what they felt were... (Read more)

July 21st, 2006: Peak Online Casino Group Receives Online Gambling Certification
(PRWEB) July 21, 2006 -- Way back in 1997, when most of us were probably inclined to raise an eyebrow at the prospect of gambling online, The Peak Entertainment Group took a bold step into uncharted... (Read more)

July 20th, 2006: Absolute Poker Launches AP Lady - An Online Poker Site for Women
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 19 - AP Lady will help women learn the basics of poker and advance in the game; Harris Interactive Research shows the time is right - Absolute Poker... (Read more)

July 18th, 2006: Model student gambles on robbery to settle online poker debt; now faces prison
Patrick Walters, Allentown, PA - A former university class president accused of robbing a bank to pay his online poker debts pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of felony robbery. Greg Hogan,... (Read more)

July 15th, 2006: Regulate, tax online poker and everyone wins
Tucson, Arizona | Our view: Congressional conservatives should recognize the revenue potential | Congress is at it again — trying to legislate morality in an effort to energize conservative voters in... (Read more)

July 14th, 2006: Whoa! H.O.R.S.E.ey – ESPN and Harrahs's get Their Wish With a Star Studded Final
Las Vegas, NV - Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, 1993 World Champion Jim Bechtel, TJ Cloutier – the all star line up that will play for the title for the WSOP $50,000 buy in HORSE... (Read more)

July 13th, 2006: Online Poker Would Generate $3 Billion Annually if Taxed
Study Commissioned by Poker Players Alliance Released This Week - A study commissioned by the Poker Players Alliance shows that online poker would generate more than $3 billion in federal and state... (Read more)

July 13th, 2006: Play it Again Sam; Sammy Farha Wins $398,560 in Omaha High-Low Championship
Nolan Dalla, Las Vegas, NV – Event #12: Omaha High-Low; Debonair high-stakes poker pro busts Phil Ivey in heads-up play and captures second gold bracelet - There is no one in the poker world quite... (Read more)

July 12th, 2006: Harrah's adds $50k Buy-In 'HORSE' Event to 2006 WSOP
A new, $50,000 buy-in HORSE contest has been added to the tournament schedule for the 2006 World Series of Poker at the Rio® All-Suites Hotel & Casino. The addition of the high buy-in contest - a... (Read more)

July 12th, 2006: Victory at Last! David Williams Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet
Nolan Dalla, Las Vegas, NV - 2004 main event runner-up earns well-deserved top prize in Seven-Card Stud championship. Aside from the multi-million dollar financial boon of a second-place finish in... (Read more)

July 12th, 2006: Jeff Cabanillas Makes Poker History
Nolan Dalla, Las Vegas, NV - Latest WSOP champ pulls off stunning upset; denies Phil Hellmuth gold bracelet Number Ten. When Jeff Cabanillas first strolled through the doors of the mammoth Rio poker... (Read more)

July 10th, 2006: PokerNews.com Launches Online Casino Review Site - PokerNewsCasino
(PRWEB) July 9, 2006 -- PokerNews has recently launched PokerNewsCasino (http://casino.pokernews.com), a site in the PokerNews tradition that will offer independent news articles, reviews and... (Read more)

July 7th, 2006: Down to the Final Table in Event # 9 - $5000 No Limit Hold'em
Ryan McLane, July 07, 2006 - Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth is currently in third chip position behind leader Quoc Al "Vinny" Vinh and Marcel "The Flying Dutchman" Luske heading to the final table of... (Read more)

July 7th, 2006: The Winner of Event # 8 - $2000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB
Ryan McLane, July 07, 2006 - WSOPZack Zwerner is the latest gold bracelet winner at the 2006 World Series of Poker, (WSOP) capturing $341,426 after three grueling days of Omaha High-Low 8/OB. The... (Read more)

July 5th, 2006: World Cup of poker on CBS
July 2, 2006, Marc Schwarz - Henry Orenstein, the Verona resident who created the card camera, continues to provide innovative ways to present poker on TV. While most of the poker world is focused... (Read more)

July 5th, 2006: PartyPoker’s Sexton splits $1 million pot with charities
July 2, 2006, NEWSWIRE - It was 17 years ago that Mike Sexton won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and it took 17 hours for him to win his second WSOP tournament, the much-heralded 2006 WSOP... (Read more)

July 3rd, 2006: Sexton Wins Second WSOP Bracelet
June 29, 2006 (Gibraltar) - It was 17 years ago that Mike Sexton won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and it took 17 hours for him to win his second WSOP tournament, the much-heralded 2006... (Read more)

July 3rd, 2006: Review: 'Stacked' deals out mediocre poker play
Marc Saltzman, Gannett News Service, Friday, June 30, 2006 - Often referred to as "America's new national pastime," poker has exploded over the past couple of years -- specifically Texas Hold 'Em... (Read more)

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