Travel Channel and World Poker Tour make up

Aces worrying about their faces on poker tour
PokerGazette 02/15/06 21:51
A handful of poker pros continue to opt out of playing in World Poker Tour events in a dispute involving the filming release all players must sign before participating in the made-for-TV tournaments that air on the Travel Channel (Cox cable channel 66).Professional gambler Andy Bloch believes the release is too broad and gives World Poker too much leeway regarding how the organization can use each player's name and likeness for promotional purposes.Bloch particularly opposes the part of the rele

Partners in Poker
PokerGazette 02/15/06 21:51
LOS ANGELES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- When the World Poker Tour kicks off its spellbinding Season IV action on the Travel Channel March 8, about the last thing you'd expect to experience is love at the poker table. But, in what may be one of the most in intriguing aspects of the WPT, this year the Tour will showcase a half dozen happy couples, who are living the poker lifestyle, with both partners playing professionally.It's a real "full house" when two people manage challenging poker careers, while

SEC subpoenas operator of DoylesRoom.com
Professional-Poker 02/15/06 21:51
In December last year we reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating a $700 million offer for California-based WPT Enterprises (World Poker Tour) made on behalf of Doyle Brunson by the Las Vegas law firm Goodman & Chesnoff PC. This week the news surfaced that the SEC has now subpoenaed Wallace Nakano, the operator of DoylesRoom.com, twice as part of it's investigation.