Archive - Jan 2009

The second annual Dream Team Poker Event takes place at Caesars Palace from March 27-29.

Unlike last year's event, the $500+50 tourney has now been opened to all, with an opportunity to go up against poker celebrities and professionals.

An expected 100 teams composed of 300 players will be vying for a $150,000 prize pool.

The tournament is patent-pendingly unique in that players compete individually while also receiving scores as part of a team (teams will be given customized jerseys to wear). Players then compete for both individual as well as team prizes.

A week ago, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to deem poker a game of skill.

Judge Thomas A. James ruled that Texas Hold'em holds skill above chance, and is thus not considered unlawful gambling according to the Pennsylvania Code.

James referenced the volumes of books written on how to play poker as proof that learning to play poker could be improved and was therefore a skill.

The ruling came after an undercover police officer raided a rakeless home poker game in Pennsylvania, which then led to the arrest of two people.

Last Tuesday, poker legend Amarillo Slim was assaulted and robbed while claiming a gambling debt.

Slim, 80, was in his hometown Amarillo, Tex., to allegedly pick up a four-wheeler as a downpayment on a $3,000 gambling debt, where he then suffered a broken jaw and hand.

He was then robbed of $8,000 that he had on him, plus a diamond ring that was worth $85,000.

The Donald Trump "Celebrity Apprentice 2" show returns for Season 8 on March 1, with professional poker player Annie Duke.

Duke will join 15 other celebrities (including Andrew Dice Clay, Melissa and Joan Rivers, Dennis Rodman, Clint Black, Tom Green, Playboy playmate Brande Roderick, and other pseudo-stars) competing in business-related challenges in New York City, as each raises money for their selected charities.

Media was on a lockdown from revealing any of the celebs, which were announced in a hush-hush meeting back in October, before the show began taping.

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