Meanwhile, on Thanksgiving, Fox Sports Net will show, in six back-to-back one-hour episodes, "Showdown at the Sands," a tournament played earlier in the week in Atlantic City. On Dec. 2, Bravo will premiere "Celebrity Poker Showdown," a charity tournament to be shown in six weekly installments in which such stars as Affleck, Coolio and Tom Green will vie for $100,000. Once eliminated, they will comment on one another's skill while in the "Loser's Lounge." Hellmuth, the Palo Alto pro, says he is in negotiations with FX and MTV to appear in programs.
poker cheating in the news
Vera Shimanskaya, a female Russian gymnast and olympic gold winner, has been accused of marking cards in poker games in Spanish casinos.
poker face review
Poker Face: A Girlhood Among GamblersThere's another review of Poker Face, this one from the Star Tribune and a little more negative than some past reviews. The basic criticism:
On page after page, Lederer elegantly phrases the complexities her childhood self could only take in raw. [...] But as the memoir approachesslot hokithe present, Lederer's introspection doesn't deepen or grow more critical. We worry about the pitfalls her slight compulsions may lead her toward, but somewhat disappointingly, this narrative strand unravels.
some new sites
I've recently come across a number of blogs that readers here may be interested in.
Guinness and Poker is an interesting online diary about one person's online poker adventures.
STICKandMOVE is mostly about baseball, punctuated with posts about online poker.
Tao of Poker is a well-written, detailed poker journal from a northeast player.
A Poker Odyssey is another journal of an online player.
Decker's Journal is another online poker journal. The guy always posts his hourly rate which is interesting.
If you know of any new poker sites, drop me a line.
press release on wpt popularity
Lakes Entertainment put out a very well-written, gushing press release about the World Poker Tour's second season. I'm excited about the season just reading it!
"The World Poker Tour is an unstoppable juggernaut in the poker world," says Steve Lipscomb, founder and CEO. "America's newly discovered passion for tournament poker is escalating tournament numbers and creating monster prize pools never before seen in poker rooms nationally or in other individual sports. The industry is reaping the benefit of our show's success on Travel Channel. Anyone can enter and compete -- you don't have to be a pro -- so, new enthusiasts are flooding into casinos and going online to play poker."
