Archives for: December 2005

Player of the Year 2005


30th December 2005
Men Nguyen looks as if he is going to be the Player of the Year 2005. With a total of 4604 points and he has won just under $1 million bucks, $973,620 to be exact. Tournament Name/ Date / Placed / Points / Winnings 2005 4th Annual Five Diamond Worl… more »

20 million financing deal closed


30th December 2005
Casino development company Lakes Entertainment has announced that it has closed a $20 million financing facility with a partnership named for Lakes Entertainment Chairman and CEO Lyle Berman. "I am pleased that the Company was able to obtain this facil… more »

Joseph Hachem's best Xmas gift ever


30th December 2005
This holiday season has been especially good to one person in particular. Already having found huge international recognition as this year's World Series of Poker main event champion, Melbourne, Australia's Joesph Hachem is getting another big gift from… more »

About PokerStars


30th December 2005
PokerStars.com is a fun, safe place to play poker with people from around the world for real or play money. They realize there are plenty of places you can play poker over the Internet, but PokerStars is the only one where you’ll be treated like the poke… more »

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Primer


30th December 2005
a message from Brad at the pokerstars about the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure 2006. One week from today, the little airport in Nassau, Bahamas will be teeming with poker players on their way to Paradise Island, home of the Atlantis Resort and Casino an… more »

Stud Poker and Seven Card Stud Poker


30th December 2005
Possibly the most well-known poker game in the world, Seven Card Stud poker is a classic game which can take a lifetime to master. In Seven Card Stud, players are dealt seven cards throughout the course of the hand, but only the best five-card poker hand… more »

Omaha Poker


30th December 2005
Omaha poker is an exciting game derived from texas hold'em. Each player is dealt four cards ("hole cards") which belong only to that poker player. Five community cards are dealt face-up on the "board". All players use three of the five community cards to… more »