Tuesday 31 March 2009

Poker and Fun Casino Newsletter April 2009

April Newsletter 2009

www.pokerevening.co.uk



Poker Master Class at the Belfry

Saturday 28th March

A brilliant corporate event was held at the Belfry Warwickshire on Saturday 28th March.

Three two hour master classes for Poker beginners was held throughout the afternoon at the excellent facilities of the Belfry Golf Club.

This event was co-ordinated by Abigail Owens of

www.contrabandevents.com

in conjunction with

www.pokerevening.co.uk

The popularity of Texas Hold em poker has now established itself in the mainstream of corporate entertainment.

www.thebelfry.co.uk


Vanessa Rousso the next Go Daddy Girl


Professional poker player Vanessa Rousso is the company’s latest Go Daddy Girl.

Go Daddy are sponsoring the 5th Annual Heads Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas which broadcasts on NBC every Sunday throughout April.

www.GoDaddy.com


Freddy Deep wins WPT Celebrity Charity Tournament


5th March Los Angeles California the Commerce Casino put up $200,000 prize pool for participates to win.

www.commercecasino.com


A record setting 433 celebrities included Ricki Lake, Don Cheadle, Lelena Houdova and Chip Jett went toe to toe until Freddy Deep bested actor Nicholas Gonzales at the final table.

Freddy then donated his $34,000 prize money to the charity The Vine Group USA (TVG.)

www.tvgusa.org


Samuel Chartier wins the $5000 Buy in

at Caesars Atlantic City

16th March

The tournament attracted over 200 entrants including Ladies 2008 World Poker Champion Svetlana Gromenkova, Jason Young,Chris Reslock, Cliff “ Jonny Bax “ Josephy and Caesars defending champion Eric “ Sheets “ Haber.

Chartier collected $322,944 from a total prize pool of $1,009,2000.

www.caesarsac.com



Liquidator says players owed $5 million aus Dollars

March 22nd


The Liquidators of Tusk Investments which owned 28 Online Poker Rooms have requested that all ordinary unsecured creditors ( 3000 ) should contact them with proof of debt.

Tusk Investments had 28 online poker rooms including Battlefield Poker, Poker.ie, Red Nines, Dave’s Poker Room and Berserk Poker.

Tusk Investments made losses of AU $1,588,326 ending 2007 and AU $942,896 until Jan 2008

www.cardplayer.com


Poker Tip


Only play on established online poker rooms!

See article above


Terry Poole

Monday 23 February 2009

Poker World News March 2009

March Newsletter

Poker Evening

Addicted Trio in the new Year

Harry Kakavas

Andrew Barnett

Jayne Prewitt

Number one

Honeymoon punter loses $1.4 million in Paradise

Harry Kakavas lost $1.4 million dollars at the Atlantis casino paradise island Nassau Bahamas in one day in November 2006.

The high roller is refusing to pay his markers on the grounds that he was a known compulsive gambler and should not have been allowed the credit for his gambling binge of bets up to $60,000.

Good luck Harry

www.news.co.au

Number Two

Casino Manager Axed

Casino manager Andrew Barnett used an axe to open the slot machines at the Grosvenor Leeds Casino on Christmas day.

He took £40,000 from the machines only to turn himself in to the Yorkshire Police a few hours later.

Barnett another compulsive gambler ran up £45,000 debts playing slots around the Leeds area.
Deranged Barnett should have used his keys!


www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk


Number Three


Former Mayor of Carlisle Jayne Prewitt ( now Jayne Yeomans ) ran up internet gaming debts of £60,000

Yeomans funded her binges with cash stolen from South End Constitutional Club Carlisle £38,000.

She became addicted in internet poker losing £3,000 in one session.

Jayne had no grasp of reality.

www.cumberland-news.co.uk


Casino hit by $11.5 million fraud

Gaming giant Tabcorp has been stung by an unnamed high roller who bounced a $11.5 million dollar cheque at a baccarat table.

Chief executive Elmer Funke Kupper refused to say which casino cashed the dud cheque.

Tabcorp own Star City, Conrad Casinos and the Gold Coast and Jupiters in Townsville.

Kupper has said that the group has already written off the dept.

www.news.co.au


Isle of Capri Casino sinks.

The American owners are pulling out of the multi million pound development at the Ricoh Arena Coventry UK.

The new super casino opened in 2006 but with no hotel complex to house the guests the development had little chance of attracting quality players with strong competition from other well established casinos in the area.

www.newsvote.bbc.co.uk


Mounting Speculation


The Gala Casinos British Poker Tour is rumoured to be postponed this year.

Season three of the British tour that usually begins at the end of February has had no confirmed dates.

www.europe.cardplayer.com



Poker Tip


The salutary tale of compulsive internet poker player Jayne ( Prewitt ) Yeomans is a stark warning of playing online poker with no discipline.

Recreational card games are what they are.

Only play what you can afford and never chase your losses.


Terry Poole

Wednesday 28 January 2009

February Newsletter


Newsletter February 2009

Pokerevening includes Dealers Choice of either Texas Hold 'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Low, Crazy Pineapple, Double Flop and Seven Card Stud.We also offer Fun Casino Hire in the West Midlands area. Pokerevening Newsletter will feature reviews of Poker, Bridge, Corporate Fun Casinos and fund raising events.

Pokies to be Slashed

New South Wales rakes in $1.1 Billion from poker machines.

The revelations have prompted calls for access to Pokies to be slashes.

Documents reveal the $1.1 billion was collected by the top 500 hotels, more than two thirds of the total pub poker machine revenue state- wide.

This is equal to a $200 dollar loss by every adult in the state of New South Wales.

Mohegan Sun cuts pay for all employees

The Mohegan Sun Tribal Gaming Authority announced that it will cut the pay of senior management by 10% and by 4% for all none management employees.

The pay of all 9,800 employees will be cut to avoid lay offs.

Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A James Jr.

Reports from the Poker Daily news that on Friday 16th January it was ruled that Texas Hold em was a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law.

Simply if chance predominates Texas Hold em is gambling. If skill predominates, it is not gamblingu201D;

In the end Judge James asserts It is apparent that skill predominates over chance in Texas Hold em poker

ICE in full swing

The annual casino exhibition at Earls Court Olympia 27th 29th January began with a packed house yesterday Tuesday 27th.

Internet gaming and slot machines dominated the Halls.

However the John Huxley stand at the entrance to the ICE show became the perennial haunt of international casino personnel of all shapes and sizes.

I was delighted to bump into my old boss Jimmy Lizinsky who is a towering and much loved personality in the casino industry.

We spent a couple of hours perusing the stalls and enjoying the technical innovations of the past 30 years.


Poker Tip

Try not to favour internet poker above live action games. Both forms of playing are skilful and should complement one another, to get the best poker out of you.

Terry Poole