Filed in archive Internet Poker
by matt on August 30, 2006
According to Card Player, the banking community is not happy with their role in policing internet gambling deposits. Banks have recently warned politicians that if they are required to have monitor...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 30, 2006
The final table is set for the 2006 Legends of Poker $10,000 No Limit Holdem Event at the Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, CA. According to Poker Pages, the players chip counts are as follows: Name Chip...
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Filed in archive Poker News
by matt on August 30, 2006
San Antonio, Texas police raided the home of Doug Lee, the 6th place finisher in the 2006 WSOP Main Event. According to WOAI News, police served a warrant to bust a gambling ring in Shavano Park in...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 29, 2006
The World Poker Tour returns to The Borgata in Atlantic City next week for the Borgata Poker Open. The preliminary events get underway on September 5th with a $500 No Limit Holdem Tournament. For a...
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Filed in archive poker comics
by matt on August 29, 2006
Enjoy this weeks Life's a Bluff by Frank Frisina and Brandon Carr.......
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Filed in archive Poker News
by matt on August 29, 2006
Poker Royalty, a poker agency owned by Brian Balsbaugh, has just signed two of the biggest stars from this years WSOP. According to Card Player, Jeff Madsen and Jamie Gold have just signed contracts...
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Jamie Gold, winner of $12,000,000 for the 2006 WSOP Main Event, has been sued for 50% of his winnings. According to CNN, Gold had a deal in place with Bodog.com to enlist celebrities to wear Bodog...
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Kelli Griggs, the winner of the $100 No Limit Ladies Party Poker at the Bicycle Club, will be our guest on tonight's Joe Average Poker Show. By winning the tournament, Griggs qualified for the 6th...
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Filed in archive by matt on August 24, 2006
The LA Times is reporting that US securities investigators announced on Friday that Doyle Brunson was officially under investigation for the possible violation of anti-fraud laws. In July, Doyle...
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Las Vegas professional poker players, Chip and Karina Jett, make a return appearance as guests on The Joe Average Poker Show. Hear Chip's thoughts on this years WSOP and Karina's role in the...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 23, 2006
The largest ever strip poker tournament, with 194 contestants, recently broke the Guinness world record. The tournament was held in London and was sponsored by online bookmaker Paddypower. The...
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According to the Casino City Times, new 2006 WSOP champion, Jamie Gold, has been invited to participate in season 3 of The game show Network's High Stakes Poker. The show is the only cash game on...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 14, 2006
According to Poker News, last years ladies night champion, Jennifer Tilly, is set to defend her title at The Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, CA on August 31st. Joining Tilly at the table for Ladies...
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Denny Crum, former men's Basketball Coach at Louisville and aspiring poker player, will be our guest on tonight's Joe Average Poker Show. Crum compiled a 675 - 295 record at Louisville ranking...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 12, 2006
Most tournaments come down to a few key hands that ultimately end up playing a huge role in deciding the winner of the tournament. In this years WSOP Main Event, a key hand came up between the last 3...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 12, 2006
With 8773 paid entrants, this years WSOP Main Event was bigger than ever. If each entrant started with $10,000 in tournament chips, then there should have been 87,730,000 chips in play. However, at...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 12, 2006
Former Hollywood agent, Jamie Gold, is the winner of the 2006 WSOP Main Event. According to Poker News, Gold check raised runner-up, Paul Wasicka, after a flop of Qc 8h 5h with the Q9o. Waskicka,...
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Want to see the final table of the WSOP Main Event without waiting a month for the edited version? Then check out ESPN 's Pay Per View live unedited broadcast of the WSOP final table. For just...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 10, 2006
After 13 grueling days, the final table is set for the 2006 WSOP Main Event. According to Card Player, the final table players and chip counts are as follows: Final Table Seating and Chips Seat 1 -...
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Filed in archive Tournament News
by matt on August 04, 2006
My co-editor of Keep Your Pokerface, Matt maroon, has accumulated $208,000 in chips after finishing flight 2a at the WSOP Main Event. This put Matt in the top 20 of his flight and should put him in...
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Filed in archive by matt on August 04, 2006
Well for me the big day has finally arrived. No I wasn't playing in the WSOP Main Event, I got married. On August 3rd I married Stephanie Farah at The Little Church of the West in Las Vegas. For...
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