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October 31, 2005 - Camp Fire USA, Texoma Council is hosting a "Texas Hold 'Em for Texoma Youth" poker night Nov. 12. The fundraiser will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2027 South Austin Avenue in Denison."This is something new for us as a fundraiser," said Sandra Ashby, Camp Administrator." Poker is very popular and it sounds like it will be a lot of fun. We hope the public will join us for our first annual Texas Hold Em for Texas Youth' poker night. Not only will it be a fun night, but it will benefit the area's children as well. You just can't lose by being a part of this!"All poker proceeds from the $50 buy-in will benefit Camp Fire USA's youth programs such as "Baby Think It Over," club programming and outdoor education for Texoma youth. Participants must be 21 years old.Registration begins at 6 p.m. Games begin at 7 p.m., and prizes are guaranteed to the top three finishers.Refreshments will be served.To register or for more information regarding this poker event call the Camp Fire USA office at (903) 465-2790.

Cameras Set to Roll on GSN and FOX SPORTS Series in November

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Television's hottest game returns to the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for two made-for-television poker games featuring some of the biggest names in poker.
The two televised events -- HIGH STAKES POKER, produced for GSN, and POKER SUPERSTARS III, produced for Fox Sports Net (FSN) -- mark the return of televised gaming to the legendary downtown resort. Earlier this year, the Golden Nugget was home to the WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK, which aired on GSN, Speed Channel's Mobil High Endurance Charity Poker Challenge and NBC's NATIONAL HEADS-UP POKER CHAMPIONSHIP, which garnered solid ratings.
"The Golden Nugget is the birthplace of poker in Las Vegas," said Dan Shumny, vice president of marketing for the Golden Nugget. "We are pleased to host these popular televised poker games, and to be a part of the poker phenomenon."
HIGH STAKES POKER
GSN, The Network for Games, is launching its new series, HIGH STAKES POKER in January 2006. The series will unite some of the top professional poker players with elite poker-playing business executives in an exciting match of skill and money. Also known as a "cash game," each player will ante up $100,000 of his/her own money. The stakes are high, as a player can lose several thousands of his/her own money, making the series one of the most exciting poker shows ever to air.
Among the poker aces scheduled to appear are Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Jennifer Harmon, Barry Greenstein and Phil Hellmuth, among other high-profile players.
The series will be filmed in its entirety at the Golden Nugget, Nov. 2-4. Tapings will be closed to the public. The Golden Nugget also served as the location for GSN's 2005 series, WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK, a head-to-head match up of professional and amateur blackjack players.
HIGH STAKES POKER will premiere on GSN Monday, January 16, 2006, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

During April, all the qualifying players from the online heats at Noble Poker tables and the players who decide to buy-in directly for $10,000, will meetin Las Vegas and play a NL Texas Hold'em poker tournament.The event will be televised and broadcasted, featuringthe final table action. Directed by Matt Savage , one of the most famous poker tournament directors in the world, the tournament will be a 3-day poker event. The tournament has an estimatedprize pool of $2M and the final table players will have the chance to win the $100Million Grand Jackpot Prize. The poker tournament details : Location : Las Vegas .Date : April 7th -9 thTournament manager : Matt SavageGame : NL Texas Hold'emThe Final table winning hands:1. Spades Royal Flush- $100 Million*2. Any Straight Flush - $750,0003. 4 of a kind Aces - $500,0004. 4 of a kind Kings - $500,0005. 4 of a kind Queens - $250,0006. 4 of a kind Jacks - $250,0007. 4 of a kind 10's - $250,000

(PRWEB) October 17, 2005 -- The World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, Ultimate Poker Challenge, everywhere you turn these days, people are watching and playing poker. The popularity of poker has exploded since unknown at the time player Chris Moneymaker turned a $40 buy-in online into a World Series of Poker Championship, and 2.5 million dollars. In the Phoenix community, poker is huge.

The vast number of people looking for live or online poker tournaments and home games in Phoenix has created an opportunity for local website PhxPoker.com. PhxPoker.com provides an online community where local poker players can come to find organized tournaments and games. PhxPoker.com also provides poker news, and lots of poker-related content for poker enthusiasts.

"We have partnered with several of the top online poker rooms, and are currently sponsoring several poker tournaments for our members," said PhxPoker.com CEO Chad Mattox.

October 19, 2005

A poker player from Bermuda gave some of the top names in the high stakes poker game a run for their chips when he made it to the final table of the US Poker Championships .

Chris Furbert finished in sixth place in the No Limit Texas Hold'em event held in Atlantic City - winning a whopping $76,387.

He was one of nine poker players to survive from the starting field of 225 who were all playing for a first prize of $831,532.

Lady Luck seemed to be on Mr. Furbert's side as he took seat number three at the final table on October 9 with a starting chip count of 443,000.

But despite some spirited poker play , he was knocked out by the eventual tournament winner, James Caporuscio.

Both Mr. Furbert and the eventual winner went "all in" before the flop while each holding Ace-King.

Mr. Furbert and Mr. Caporuscio looked set to split the pot until the final card, "the river", was turned and Caporuscio hit a flush.

Before heading to the final table, Mr. Furbert told ESPN correspondent Steve Rosenbloom he had won a $225 satellite poker event at the Trump Taj hotel to get into the event.

Mr. Furbert also told ESPN it was the first time in five tries that he had got into a $10,000 buy-in poker event .

Mr. Furbert shared the final table with several well known poker pros including Men "The Master" Nguyen, who finished in the fifth spot, and John Juanda, who finished eighth. The poker tournament will eventually be broadcast on ESPN TV.

LONDON, UK - (PRESS RELEASE) - Armchair poker champions across the country will get a chance to put their poker chips where their mouths are - literally - by going head-to-head against Kathy Liebert in an online No Limit Texas Hold 'em tournament. Considered one of the best tournament poker players today, Kathy will give players a run for their money as they compete for an all expenses paid trip for two to the 2nd Annual Caribbean Poker Classic in St. Kitts.

Poker players won the opportunity to test their poker skills against Kathy through radio trivia contests held around the country. Additionally, a satellite poker tournament was held on October 17, 2005, where six poker players advanced to play against Kathy. Beginning October 22, trivia contest and satellite tournament winners will play poker online in the first round of "Beat Kathy" Texas Hold 'em. Winners of each first round table will advance to the final poker table and battle for the Grand Prize worth $10,000.

Not only may this poker contest launch an amateur into the world of professional poker, it will give a poker fan the chance to play face-to-face against Kathy Liebert, and well-known poker players such as World Poker Tour Champion Juhah Helppi, 2005 WSOP "Lady's Night" Champion Jennifer Tilly and 2002 WSOP "Main Event" Champion Rob Varkonyi.