The Screaming O to Co-sponsor Poker Tournament for HIV/AIDS Awareness – XBIZ
May 8, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Screaming O to Co-sponsor Poker Tournament for HIV/AIDS AwarenessXBIZBy Ariana Rodriguez, XBIZ.com LOS ANGELES — The Screaming O has signed on as co-sponsor of the upcoming Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament to benefit AIDS/Lifecycle and Team Long Beach, which embarks on a seven-day bicycle ride down the California coast … and more »
Poker players invited to Seal Beach tournament – OCRegister
May 8, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Poker players invited to Seal Beach tournamentOCRegisterIt's that time of year again when the Seal Beach Leisure World Tournament Poker Club invites Laguna Woods' poker players to the LW World Series of Poker. The event will take place on June 9 at the Hawaiian Gardens Casino. This private fun-filled Texas … and more »
Tangier Poker Million VIII: The Main Event to be played from Friday – Poker 777
May 8, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Poker 777 Tangier Poker Million VIII: The Main Event to be played from FridayPoker 777Following the success of the Tangier Poker Million earlier this year, the Casino of Tangier will receive a new edition of the Tangier Poker Million, an international tournament of Texas Hold'em poker guaranteeing a total prize pool of 150000 Dirhams.
Amarillo Slim: the man in the giant hat – The Guardian
May 5, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Guardian Amarillo Slim: the man in the giant hatThe GuardianHe was the world's first famous poker player. I wanted him to be perfect. And he just wasn't. Or was he? It's so hard to know when you're being bluffed. When Amarillo Slim, the great gambling icon, died last week (aged 83, of colon cancer), [...]
Slim was poker’s 1st eccentric champion – Bend Bulletin
May 3, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
CTV.ca Slim was poker's 1st eccentric championBend BulletinBy Douglas Martin / New York Times News Service Amarillo Slim, the pencil-slender, cornpone-spouting Texan who became poker's first superstar by overpowering opponents with charm, cunning and preternatural coolness, died Sunday in Amarillo, Texas.Poker great Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston Jr. diesCTV.caPoker's 'Amarillo Slim' dies in Texas at age [...]
Carmen Electra invites poker fans to take a chance with her in cleavage-baring … – Daily Mail
May 2, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Daily Mail Carmen Electra invites poker fans to take a chance with her in cleavage-baring …Daily MailBeware lovers of online gaming and beautiful women, Carmen Electra has been contracted to lure you with into the rocks of time-consuming Texas Hold 'em poker. The 40-year-old won't bewitch with her haunting song, oh no, but with her [...]
Poker great Thomas ‘Amarillo Slim’ Preston Jr. dies – CTV.ca
April 30, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
CTV.ca Poker great Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston Jr. diesCTV.caAP AMARILLO, Texas — Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr., a poker champion whose brash style, fast talking and love of the spotlight helped broaden the professional game's appeal and made him one of its most recognizable characters, has died.One of a kind: Legendary gambler Amarillo Slim [...]
Poker great Thomas ‘Amarillo Slim’ Preston dies – Las Cruces Sun-News
April 30, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Poker great Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston diesLas Cruces Sun-NewsAMARILLO, Texas—Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr., a poker champion whose brash style, fast talking and love of the spotlight helped broaden the professional game's appeal and made him one of its most recognizable characters, has died.
LA Cafe Poker Room under new ownership – Adrian Daily Telegram
April 30, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
LA Cafe Poker Room under new ownershipAdrian Daily TelegramThe new owners of the LA Cafe Poker Room are Ryan Isenhower, left, and Stephen Rogers. By Arlene Bachanov The scene looks like something straight out of one of those Texas Hold 'Em tournaments that are so popular on TV: players around a table, …
Poker’s ‘Amarillo Slim’ dies in Texas at age 83 – Fort Worth Star Telegram
April 30, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Poker's 'Amarillo Slim' dies in Texas at age 83Fort Worth Star TelegramAP AMARILLO, Texas — A professional poker player and author who gained international fame as "Amarillo Slim" has died in Texas. Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr. died Sunday in hospice care in Amarillo. Bunky Preston said Monday that his …