Nine tribes say 'no' to Internet poker (The Desert Sun)
Nine tribes in California today asserted their opposition to proposed intrastate Internet poker.
Poker run: Motorcycle Miles for Moffitt (WTSP-TV Tampa)
Rev up your engines for research! The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa is holding its first annual Motorcycle Miles for Moffitt poker run, Saturday, February 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday Morning Link
Monday Morning Link Dump: Pot House Murders, Haiti, Tiffany Michele, and Porn Stars
By Pauly
Los Angeles, CA
While I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things, here's a link dump to keep you busy on the Monday after the Super Bowl.
All in for Charity: Coops charity poker room doing well after first year (Ypsilanti Courier)
It's been a little more than a year since Coop's All in 4 Charity has been up and running in Ypsilanti and the Texas Hold'em poker to benefit community charities has been accomplishing just what is set out to do.
$164,000 in poker fees eyed for Rota, Tinian projects (Saipan Tribune)
In only less than a month since the 17th Legislature took office, two local bills have so far been filed seeking to appropriate a total of $164,000 in poker license fees for Tinian and Rota. An appropriations bill for Saipan has yet to be filed.
Poker Pro Offers Half His Winnings "For a Song" (Marketwire)
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - February 8, 2010) - A professional poker player and award-winning songwriter, Jason Mershon, has come up with a unique and ambitious plan to promote his new poker song called "Playin' Poker for a Livin'."
Poker Pro Offers Half His Winnings "For a Song" (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 02/08/10) - A professional poker player and award-winning songwriter, Jason Mershon, has come up with a unique and ambitious plan to promote his new poker song called "Playin' Poker for a Livin'." In what is believed to be the first offering of its kind, Mershon is planning on entering the 2010 Main Event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this summer, and ...
All in for Charity: Coops charity poker room doing well after first year (Ypsilanti Courier)
It's been a little more than a year since Coop's All in 4 Charity has been up and running in Ypsilanti and the Texas Hold'em poker to benefit community charities has been accomplishing just what is set out to do.
The First Softbelly Inquisitr MTUB Poker Night (The Inquisitr)
The Softbelly Bar, along with The Inquisitr are proud to sponsor and present the first Melbourne Twitter (#MTUB) Poker Night. The night has a maximum number of 32, and will play poker in MTUB’s favorite bar Softbelly, 367 Little Bourke St, Melbourne. Time: February 24, starting at 6 p.m. Register here and numbers are strictly [...]
6th Annual Hackett Hot Rod Car Show and Poker Run Hackett City Park, Hackett, AR on April 17 2010 (The Auto Channel)
6th Annual Hackett Hot Rod Car Show and Poker Run Hackett City Park, Hackett, AR on April 17th 2010 By carshownationals.com Dated: Feb 01, 2010 6th Annual Hackett "Hot Rod" Car Show and Poker Run Location: Hackett City Park, Hackett, AR on Saturday, April 17th 6th Annual Hackett "Hot Rod" Car Show and Poker Run Location: Hackett City Park, Hackett, AR Time: Car Show registration begins at 8:00 a ...
Internet poker backers all in on Hill push (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. backers of Internet gambling say they are pushing ahead with efforts to legalize and regulate online poker and other games.
Poker limits

Betting limits apply to the amount a player may open or raise, and come in four common forms: no limit, pot limit (the two collectively called big bet poker), fixed limit, and spread limit.
Inside Poker: 2/7/2010 (Lowell Sun)
By Steve Rosenbloom The evolving aggressive style of poker played in many tournaments over the last couple years has led to a lot of big bets with drawing hands, most notably A-K, A-Q and even K-Q. "I don't disagree with limping with K-Q suited," said Swedish pro Martin de Knijff.
Video poker king target of federal investigation (Chicago Sun-Times)
Casey Szaflarski allegedly runs a multimillion-dollar video poker business for the Chicago mob.But he's the first to tell you he has a fuzzy memory.When lawyers in a civil case tried to figure out how much he was worth, he forgot to bring any financial documents -- even though he had been ordered to do so."An oversight," Szaflarski said.He also told lawyers he doesn't own the Bridgeport home he ...
Video poker king target of federal investigation (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago)
Casey Szaflarski allegedly runs a multimillion-dollar video poker business for the Chicago mob.

