Young Gun Joe Cada stops by the Deal bringing his own brand of Michigan madness to Bristol.
Guys have their poker nights and now you can do the same with the gals. Here are some tips to hosting your first ladies poker night.
Not everyone knows how to play so make sure that you explain the rules before you begin. You’re also going to want to have some fun food and since it’s ladies only- you may want to add a girlish touch with pink poker chips and plates.
Good luck!
From ESPN.com
Good news for Poker fans! From USAToday.com:
Poker’s biggest tournament and ESPN have cut a new deal.
The World Series of Poker and the cable TV network will formally announce Tuesday they have a new seven-year broadcast agreement through the 2017 World Series.
ESPN has aired the WSOP since 2003. The current contract runs through next year. The new deal begins in 2011. ESPN will pay a rights fee. Terms were not disclosed.
Taped coverage of the World Series airs on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN International and more.
“This long-term agreement ensures that our content will continue to reach sports fans around the world through a wide variety of platforms,” says Jeffrey Pollack, president and commissioner of the World Series.
This year’s WSOP was a series of 57 poker tournaments begun May 26 in Las Vegas. The final tournament, the Main Event, is being held in two stages.
In stage one, played July 3 through July 15, the field of 6,494 players was reduced to the final nine. On Nov. 7-10, the final table (the “November Nine”) will be played. Top prize is $8.5 million.
ESPN’s 32 hours of coverage is running on Tuesday nights. It began July 28 and goes through Nov. 10 (same-day coverage of the end of the final table).
After devoting earlier coverage this year to other events in the WSOP, the ESPN programming will be pegged to Main Event coverage this Tuesday night through the rest of the TV schedule. There will be an all-time high 24 hours of Main Event coverage
This Tuesday night’s coverage will focus on the first day of the Main Event and feature such pros as Phil Laak, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow and Johnny Chan, as well as poker-playing actor Jason Alexander from the TV show Seinfeld.
Norman Chad and Lon McEachern call the action. “It’s an event that lends itself to early-round coverage, and I think that’s where a lot of the memorable moments come,” says McEachern.
From PokerNewsDaily.com
“At 7:30pm local time on Thursday, 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Jamie Gold and 2008 winner Peter Eastgate will host a 50 player charity poker tournament benefiting the Jamie Gold Foundation. The event is one of many that will take place as part of London’s Poker in the Park.
The Foundation works with a bevy of notable charities, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association/ALS Division, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Montel Williams MS Foundation, Sunflower Children, Covenant House, Fallen Heroes Fund, Fulfillment Fund, and the Abolish Slavery Coalition. Prizes up for grabs include a £5,200 European Poker Tour (EPT) entry, a £3,000 Unibet Open package, a Gresham Blake suit, a £1,000 Gevril Wristwatch, and chipsets and tables that are perfect for home games. Poker News Daily sat down with Gold to talk about this week’s event.
Poker News Daily: What can attendees expect at the charity poker tournament on Thursday?
Gold: This has all come together at the last minute, but we have some great support from the people running Poker in the Park. The Empire Casino, where we hold WSOP Europe, donated their space for us. We’re going to have a red carpet and even David “Devilfish” Ulliott is coming. He’s amazing and he’s a really great guitar player. He sings like Elvis.
PND: Talk about Peter Eastgate’s involvement.
Gold: The reason we became friendly is because we are both Main Event champions. He is impossible not to be friends with and, from what I can tell, he really cares. He knew that I had spent years trying to give back as much as I could. One of the things we bonded over is that he wanted to do the same. He wanted to make sure he didn’t just take the money and status for granted. He told me that if I ever needed him for anything, he’d be there.
There’s really one person who made this whole thing happen, Michael Casselli. He’s the head of Lyceum Media and Poker in the Park. He and I have been talking about doing an event together. It’s a little overwhelming because I’m not from Europe and he’s been a tremendous help.
PND: Is the 50 player maximum just a function of limited space?
Gold: The Empire Casino was kind enough to give us their space. We thought we had the whole casino, but they felt that if we had celebrities, we should have a protected area. We invited people like Daniel Craig (of “James Bond” fame). When you have people like that potentially coming, they will only allow you to be in the VIP room.
PND: One of the prizes in the charity poker tournament during Poker in the Park is a week-long poker training session by David “The Maven” Chicotsky. Talk about Chicotsky’s involvement.
Gold: Those guys are amazing, so I’m really excited. I’m in the process of making a partnership with The Maven. The things he doesn’t teach are my skills. I don’t claim to be the best in the world, but I seem to be on par with the best. I’ve only trained with them for a day, but I made two final tables during it. He’s completely changed my game.
PND: Are you considering relocating to Europe or signing with a non-U.S. online poker site?
Gold: Some of it has to do with the legalities, but I can’t deny that, with the economic situation, there’s not a lot of money being thrown around. The most lucrative deal I can make is in Europe. The two sites that take American players don’t need my help. However, my presence would help double most European sites’ numbers.
I have a powerful celebrity marketing base that could help a site do something special. I also believe strongly in my commitment to charity. I haven’t found another site in America that has the same commitment. They all care, but it’s not their number one goal, nor should it be. While I’m young, single, and healthy, now is the time I’d like to travel the world. I feel like I’m in a rare position.”
From OnlineCasinoAdvisory.com:
While the government keeps the online poker bank account seizures details under a tight lock and key, attempting to prevent residents from learning the illegal methods used against their money, some facts are drifting out. Account Services, one of the payment processors using the frozen accounts to pay Internet poker winners, has filed to force release of the stolen funds.
Details from the motion before the US District Court in California reveal that the mysterious filing of another warrant last week against a bank was not the onset of further seizures, but rather the attempt to follow legal procedure by the US Attorney’s Office after the fact. The second warrant, signed June 24th, gave permission to seize accounts at Union Bank which had already been seized on June 12th.
“As of the date of this filing, no criminal or civil action, including forfeiture, has been initiated with regard to this seizure,” says the motion by Account Services, according to Pocket Fives. “The Wells Fargo funds were seized pursuant to a warrant, whereas the Union Bank funds were seized without a warrant in the Southern District of California.”
At the beginning of June, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York arranged seizures of bank accounts carrying over $33 million in payments intended for players who had won at Internet poker. The government continues to act under a shroud of secrecy, avoiding due process rights while using an interpretation of the Wire Act discarded by the courts to validate the actions.
The legal action goes on to note that the seizure violates the Fourth Amendment, which requires probable cause and a valid warrant before any seizure could be conducted. Further, the motion says there is no probable cause that the funds are in any way connected with a crime.
Account Services says the government action is causing the company irreparable harm, and notes “its survival is threatened by the unlawful seizure.”
From BluffMagazine.com:
The word is being spread that Rep. Barney Frank plans to introduce pro-gaming legislation in the days ahead. And with that news has come speculation from the poker media and beyond as to the viability of a standalone bill in favor of online gaming passing through Congress. The response from the Poker Players Alliance on the issue has been brief but strong. They have support in Congress and $3 million to lobby everyone else.
Once Frank divulged his plans to reintroduce H.R. 2046, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, when Congress returned from their spring break this week, many applauded the upcoming effort but wondered aloud if it even had the support to break through a committee. One of the publications who posed such questions was The Hill, a Washington D.C. policy publication, which brought a fervent response from PPA chairman and former NY Senator Alfonse D’Amato in the same publication.
On April 14, 2009, D’Amato wrote, in part:
“Liberals and conservatives in and out of Congress are opposed to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act for a number of reasons: It does nothing to prevent children and problem gamblers from playing online; it overly burdens the banks, making them, not the federal government, policemen of the Internet; it costs the taxpayers billions in unearned revenue, not to mention the loss of capital and jobs when these companies are forced to move out of the U.S.; and it’s simply unenforceable… As House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and many Democratic and Republican members know, now is the time to do what’s right for all interested parties, not based on party politics. That means protecting Internet freedom and the public interest through taxation, licensing and regulation - not prohibition.”
Days later, the Associated Press reported that D’Amato said the PPA has $3 million to lobby Congress during the upcoming session. Some of the funds have been collected through the memberships of its one-million-plus member base, and more is coming from the Interactive Gaming Council in Vancouver. The Canadian trade association represents a number of online gaming websites and looks to gain from a possible U.S. pro-gaming law.
While the opposition to the yet-to-be-introduced legislation consists of a number of groups, conservative religious groups as well as sports organizations like the National Football League among them, the PPA hopes to let people know that there is widespread support for the legislation as well, and that backing spans both major political parties. And what the opposition may fail to realize is that there is more money where the Interactive Gaming Council funds came from, as the online poker industry alone has quite the investment in seeing Frank succeed.
For now, all eyes are on Rep. Frank to take the first step in the process, but the PPA, led by Chairman D’Amato, is waiting to lobby for its passage with strength that may not be underestimated for long.
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