Poker room – Speed poker is resident’s forte Lately, it seems poker is
Speed poker is resident’s forte
Lately, it seems poker is everywhere. From how-to books and cable channels to the Internet, odds are if you’re hankering to learn, play or just watch poker, you’ll be able to do it anywhere – in Arizona or London.Which is exactly what Jason Smith, 28, of Chandler, is banking on while he is in England this week playing in the World Speed Poker Open, where he has the chance to win $90,000.”It’s really the competition,” he said, just before his trip. “Being able to outthink someone else, making a p
Big spill at the Bicycle Club
This year the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) tournament at the Bicycle Club in Los Angeles brought out more than 800 entrants (with a first place of $1.1 million).This championship finale, capping a one-month-long series of tournaments in August, has some serious history and prestige, and has been on all the top poker players’ schedules for 17 years running. And that prize pool has changed over those years!Way back when, in 1988, I won this event and a whopping $145,000, out of a prize poo
St. Louis Man Dominates Poker Action at Borgata
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ–(MARKET WIRE)–Sep 17, 2005 — Another day down, another champion rises to the challenge at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. Event five of the 2005 Borgata Poker Open came to a conclusion late in the evening on the second day of the $1,000 buy-in tournament with St. Louis, Mo.’s Jess Yawitz capturing his first Borgata bracelet and a first prize of $121,210.Having started playing a little over a year ago, some might be surprised by Yawitz’s success, but he proved hi
