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Online Poker For Singles Has Never Been Hotter
Published: 2006-04-25
 up with something new. They have teamed up with dating portal, Lavalife, in a bid to use online poker as a way to bring singles together. Never a boring day in this business!
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Female interest in poker is growing by the day, and there are loads of single guys sitting at home, playing poker, when they should really be out there in the big wide world. So, if you can't get the poker dude to the date, bring the date to the dude. Enter the Lavalife Party Poker Challenge. There is no doubt that this is THE first poker dating tournament.
The tournament will take place over a period of 12 weeks land is aimed at the singles market. The tournament will run every Thursday night and will be a no-limit Hold 'em format. (I can already hear the phrase "all-in" being used way out of context). The top 20 players each week will win through to a set in the final round. The final round will take place on June 9th.
There will be 220 players in the final round, and there are tons of prizes up for grabs in amongst all the flirting that will no doubt be going on. The includes a vacation for two to the Club Med Turkoise in the Turks & Caicos Islands, a 50-inch plasma screen TV, X-box 360, Ipods and loads of other prizes.
So if you're single why not head off to Party Poker. Who knows, you may meet your soul mate playing poker! .
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Phil Hellmuth is a Best of the Poker Boom
Published: 2006-04-28
 by Joseph Smith
The top ten 'poker boom' list has been published on the Poker Prof's Blog. I've selected my personal favorite (Phil Hellmuth) from poker's good and bad list of ten.
Like it or not, poker's boom has spawned a number of high and low water marks since Moneymaker won the World Series. With all the good poker's popularity has brought for the average player, there's plenty of reasons to rue the day the average Joe figured out Hold 'Em would be a great way to spend a Saturday night. We'll give you the definitive Las Vegas Vegas take on the good and bad that's come out of the last three years of poker's incredible rise...
The following is one of my favorites, number 6 on the Top Ten list of...
Best: To appeal to the masses, poker needs more than just chips moving around the table. It needs characters. In a contest where giving away any extra information due to showing personality to your opponent, Phil Hellmuth is the "bad boy of poker" at the table. He's taken self-promotion to new levels - or depths, depending on your opinion - with his constant commentary that often veers into full-fledged whining. Like him or loathe him, he's one of the few true personalities on the scene, and personalities are going to be key to the continuing success of poker's presence and popularity.
Worst: We're as sick as you are of chest-puffing wannabe WSOP pros at the nickel/dime tables who are going to let you know what a horrible player you are, and will do everything they can to evade the online expletive filters in the process. "U Suk" degenerates into questioning your sexuality, bankroll and prowess, and we wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see these table captains transcribing the best of televised Hellmuth to come up with their witty banter. No one's saying a suckout doesn't sting, just take your next one like a man...
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