It's been a long time since I felt like the Olympics were a big deal to us Americans. Maybe the last Olympics that felt this 'present' in American culture was 1976. Bruce Jenner was winning decathlon Gold, Nadia Comeneci was cute as a button......
A $500 ticket gets entry to both the tournament and the all-day party at Cartwright's Northridge, Calif., home, on Sept. 20. For those who prefer to enjoy the party and watch the poker proceedings from the rail, a ticket runs $250.
All proceeds from the event will go directly to the LAPD Devonshire Police Activity League Supporters, a local charity organization dedicated to keeping at-risk kids involved in positive activities.
"A No-Brainer"A crowd of both celebrities and...
The Olympics is the world's stage for the ultimate display of athletic talent, and the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) could be considered the equivalent for online poker players. While the Chinese gymnasts flipped on the floor exercise to claim victory, poker players......
The 169-person playing field significantly topped the 114 players from last year and included some of Europe's top players such as Annette Obrestad, Michael Greco, Ian Woodley, Roy Brindley, Marty Smyth, Jeff Duval, Sylvester Geoghegan and Mick McCloskey.
Geoghegan was the returning champion from the 2007 Irish Poker Classic, but he wasn't able to make a repeat performance, and instead Rob Taylor made his way from the final table short stack up to first place.
After three...