Archive for Celebrity poker

Pam Anderson sure is a busy woman. In addition to getting married in four different ceremonies to Kid Rock, Pam’s launching her own poker site, PamelaPoker.com. It has Texas, Omaha (spelled there as Ohama), Seven Card Stud, and Badugi Poker. There’s also a picture gallery (with tons of salacious pics) and a diary detailing some […]

Here are some poker-related short news snippets, including news and discussions of possible bans on Internet gambling:

(1) The 36th Annual WSOP  (World Series of Poker) takes place in Las Vegas near the end of June and runs into early August. [Via PokerNews]

(2) Fayetteville Online posts their view on US House Speaker Jim Black’s suggestion to […]

Online gaming, especially poker, has had a bad rap for the last few years, primarily because of the spamming activities of the few. Unfortunately for many fans, several U.S. states have passed, or are passing, laws banning online gaming. While these bills may span all types of online gambling, the attacks appear to be focused […]

Quick poker-related links for Thur May 11/06:
(1) On Saturday, May 20/06, sign up for the Golden Goal Poker Tournament at HoldemPoker.com and you could win a freeroll at one of two WSOP (World Series of Poker) summer events.
(2) Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu, in an article in the Detroit News, says that you can become […]

Last night, I watched the penultimate round in a WPT (World Poker Tour) Celebrity Poker Tournament series, where comedian/ actor Brad Garrett made an ass of himself. The series, as I understand it, is a Canadian production that was filmed last year and possibly the year before. Up here in the Toronto area, it’s showing […]

One of the things about poker that never fails to surprise me is the sexualizing of some of the female players, for example Liz Lieu. Poker may have a background story of seedy salons and rootin-tootin-shootin players with ladies of the night on their knee, but that image has changed significantly.
Poker’s become a game that […]