Archive for 2010-01-04
January 4, 2010
The case had its rough spots but found favorable rulings as it progressed through the South Carolina court system, but when the Circuit Court ruled that Texas hold’em poker was a game of skill and would withstand any legal tests to that effect, it was too much for State Attorney General Henry McMaster. He filed an appeal during the last week of December, 2009, to request that the Supreme Court of South Carolina hear the case.It all started in 2006 when a number of poker players hosted a private poker game that was raided by the SWAT team in Mount Pleasant.
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January 4, 2010
It’s 2010! A new year brings all sorts of possibilities, especially in the wide world of poker. And players who follow the tournament circuit know that January kicks off the year with one of the most exciting and well-attended tournaments on the planet, that being the Aussie Millions at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. And it’s not too late to win your way to the “land down under” and the Aussie Millions Main Event!The promotion on Full Tilt Poker allows the site to award qualifiers some amazing prize packages, all of which are worth $14,500.
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January 4, 2010
Happy New Year! It was the first Sunday of 2010, and players were ready to start the decade with as much online poker action as they could handle. While some notables were absent from the tables as they traveled to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas, the majority of players were at their laptops, whether beachside or stuck in a wintery blizzard. Everyone who had access to the internet wanted to take a shot at the millions of dollars on the line and start the year off with a solid finish, if not a win.
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January 4, 2010
The PokerWorks family wants to wish all of you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! And to help you be more prosperous in 2010, we will be bringing you, our valued readers, a whole roster of exciting and exclusive FreeRolls!First off, we have to let you know that the fantastic PokerStars $2,000 FreeRolls are back for 2010! So if you are a PokerStars player and accumulated at least 150 Frequent Player Points (VPPs) in December, then you have a ticket in your tourney account to play!
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