Poker Launch

Got the itch to play Texas Hold'em but aren't quite ready to tackle the game against other players in a poker room? A relatively new table game that allows you to get experience while playing against the house could be just the thing to satisfy your craving without having to go "all in."

2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Merrill Knights of Columbus Hall, 21520 Gratiot. Funds raised will benefit the Merrill community, said Lions member Ray H. Sholtz, 35, an event organizer.

The second annual Texas Hold’em tournament to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County will be held Jan. 19 at the Ice House of Bentonville, 406 S.E. 5th St. A cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will be available to all attendees. (Benton County Daily Record)

The second annual Texas Hold’em tournament to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Benton County will be held Jan. 19 at the Ice House of Bentonville, 406 S.E. Fifth St. (Benton County Daily Record)

Texas Hold'em is a game played in several different formats, including Limit, Spread Limit, Pot Limit, No Limit and No Limit with a cap. Any of these variations also can include an ante.

Texas Hold'em is a game played in several different formats, including Limit, Spread Limit, Pot Limit, No Limit and No Limit with a cap. Any of these variations also can include an ante. Playing with an ante changes the game significantly and necessitates a change in playing strategy.

Calendar Friday, Dec. 21 Texas Hold 'Em tournament: 8 p.m., War Memorial Building. American Legion Post 183 hosts this event, from which the proceeds benefit our troops in Iraq this holiday season.

There are few things more exciting to me than playing a round of Poker . Even when I can't make it to Las Vegas or Atlantic City, the Internet makes it easy for me to enjoy my favorite game in the comfort of my living room with Online Poker . Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha High, and 7 Card Stud are just a few of my favorite Poker games.

A Farmingville man who ran illegal Texas Hold 'em poker games in the basement of his home was arrested Wednesday night after an undercover investigation, Suffolk police said.

The North Dakota Texas Hold’em Championship will be held Dec. 29, 30 and 31 at The Vegas Motel, said Chad McNally, executive director of the Minot State University Beaver Boosters.

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Candywriter has announced the release of Imagine Poker 3.0, an offline Texas Hold 'Em Poker game for the Mac. Imagine Poker allows Mac users to play against 20 infamous characters from history, mythology, and legend, including Cleopatra, Robin Hood, Abraham Lincoln, Dracula, Marie Antoinette, the Grim Reaper, and many more. The game features fully ...

GARY | Rockford's Leon Morford is $233,016 richer. The 65-year-old retired engineer won The Heartland Poker Tour Texas Hold 'em tournament at Majestic Star Casino on Monday.

Police should find better things to do than crack down on bars holding Texas Hold 'Em poker games, an industry group says.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary should find better things to do than crack down on Texas Hold 'Em poker games in bars, an industry group says.

By ANNA M. TINSLEY Dan Michalski likes nothing more than to sit at a table and play Texas hold 'em. But it's been harder for the North Texas man to find a good game lately, because Dallas police keep raiding everything from VFW halls to underground poker games, ticketing players, arresting operators and confiscating everything from the chips to the tables. Players fear that the crackdown on ...

MIAMI, Florida – (PRESS RELEASE) -- UltimateBet is quickly building a reputation as the Texas Hold'em world's heads-up headquarters, and for good reason. The popular online poker room opened the registration floodgates to the fifth major heads-up tournament series in a span of just four months.

MIAMI, Florida – (PRESS RELEASE) -- UltimateBet is quickly building a reputation as the Texas Hold'em world's heads-up headquarters, and for good reason. The popular online poker room opened the registration floodgates to the fifth major heads-up tournament series in a span of just four months.

From Friday, Dec. 7, through Sunday, Dec. 9, the Oak Harbor Music and Cheerleading Boosters will host a charity poker festival. The event will be held at the American Legion Hall Post 114, 221 Park St., Oak Harbor. Four No Limit Texas Hold ’em tournaments will be held during the three-day event.

Casino Night. 7 p.m.-midnight Dec. 7. Lexington Catholic High School, 2250 Clays Mill Rd. Cash payouts for Black Jack, Texas Hold 'Em, Bang It and roulette. Free drinks, appetizers and snacks. Silent auction of sports memorabilia and other items. $100. Proceeds benefit Lexington Catholic Boys Soccer Team. (859) 263-8597. www.lexingtoncatholic.com . Reindeer Ramble 5K Run/Walk. 9 a.m. Dec. 8. ...