Archive for December 6th, 2005

How to choose the right Poker Rom

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Poker is one of the fastest growing sports in America today. It is getting so
popular, in fact, that it is spilling over onto the World Wide Web. However, we
all know the dangers of putting personal information on the internet for all to
see and poker generally involves money of some sort. The following information
will help to direct you to the best online poker rooms on the web.

One of
the best online poker rooms on the internet is Paradise Poker. This site is
popular, due in part, because there are constantly tournaments going on and a
player will always find some high stakes game to enter. People have mentioned
that this game has the most pleasing graphics and yet it is not crowded with all
sorts of unnecessary icons. For those players worried about the security of
their money, Paradise Poker has shuffle card reviews from a highly recommended
company, Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Second, with all of Party Poker’s
efforts to get their name out there, they have certainly been rewarded by all of
the players they have brought to their tables. Although they do have quite a
large amount of customers, their customer service is nothing to brag about.
Party is presented by the same people that brought you CardPlayer Cruises,
including Mike Sexton. Every year Party Poker hosts a rather large tournament
called the Party Poker Million.

Poker Stars has never had a time where
there was not a large tournament going on that anyone could enter. This site is
popular with most of the free roll players; the site offers some amusing aspects
to the programming. Although the interface can appear rather chaotic with the
extensive graphics people can use for their icons.

Most of the time,
Ladbrokes has encounters worth watching, and for added reliability they are
connected with the Hilton Group. Sponsoring a huge tournament in Europe where
they don’t accept US players is an annual competition known as the Ladbrokes
Poker Tournament. Although their software is not extraordinary, it can still
provide one with hours of poker entertainment.

Poker Room offers a
variety of options. Which include multi-table tournaments, as well as Texas
Hold’em, Hold’em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud and a number of casino games. For those
players worried about viruses, no download is needed in order to play on Poker
Room. In addition to a good links section, players can play a free roll with
play money, including tournaments.

Prima Poker is more of a group of
poker sites rather than a single room and boasts a minimum wait time before the
start of a game. With twenty-one sites to gather players from, it doesn’t matter
what site in the group you connected from, you will be able to play a game of
poker.

Full Tilt ranks further down this list, although the graphics may
appear slightly childish, the site can really be a lot of fun, especially if the
cards aren’t flopping your way. With the addition of Team Full Tilt, the site
has some of the best players in the game and has earned its bragging
rights.

Relatively new to the online poker scene is Hollywood Poker.
Unlike any other site, Hollywood Poker allows players to play against some of
their favorite actors including James Woods, the official spokesman. The
graphics aren’t anything special but they offer a cornucopia of options allowing
players to maximize their experience.

Source : Editor

Shootout Harrah’s Tahao casino

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A shootout across a high-stakes players lounge in Harrah’s Tahoe casino
killed one man, injured two sheriff’s deputies and sent gamblers running for the
doors Saturday afternoon, authorities and witnesses said.

No one else was in the lounge, just off the main casino, at the time,
Harrah’s spokesman John Packer said.

Investigators were still trying to determine who fired first and what led to
the confrontation. They were questioning a woman believed to have been with the
suspect, a man described as about 50 who died at the casino.

"His identity, motive and the manner in which he died are under
investigation," Sgt. Tom Mezzetta said. "We’re still trying to put the pieces
together."

The two deputies had been investigating a report of a suspicious person at
the casino.

Deputy Dan Nelson was shot in the hand and hip, and Deputy Erik Eissinger’s
bullet-proof vest stopped a bullet to the torso. Hospital officials declined to
divulge their conditions, but Mezzetta said the injuries were not
life-threatening.

The main casino remained open Saturday evening with only the crime scene
cordoned off.

Witnesses said the card area wasn’t crowded when the shots rang out around 2
p.m.

"I heard a `pop, pop, pop," Jeff Wren, 23, of Sacramento, Calif., told the
Tahoe Daily Tribune. "All I saw was a lot of people running for the door."

Packer said most of the casino’s gamblers weren’t aware of the shooting. He
said hotel security had requested the deputies’ assistance, but he didn’t know
why the man was under suspicion.

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