Poker Player Profile: Erick Lindgren

Erick Lindgren brings his naturally competitive nature from playing sports in high school to playing at the Poker tables. Born on August 11, 1976 and raised in the small mountain town of Burney, California, Lindgren excelled in basketball and football. He was an all league quarterback and MVP of his league as a basketball shooting guard.

Lindgren attended Butte Junior College but did not graduate since he knew at a young age that his future lay in gambling. Before becoming…

Playing Online Bingo – New Trend

Playing bingo is for little old ladies with nothing better to do – this was the common perception of bingo for years. But things have changed. Recently playing bingo, especially online bingo, has become a whole new trend.

According to statistics, more than 1.6 million people in America play bingo in bingo halls. This figure is more than the amount of people who go to the movies or to bowling alleys!

It is well known that the rich and famous such as Robbie Williams, Bill…

Organise A Bingo Party

Most people love parties – the fun atmosphere, music, friends and opening gifts. A bingo party is all that and much more! Unlike the common perception, a bingo party is not only for children, many grown-ups and seniors enjoy it just as much.

Organizing a bingo party can be really easy and inexpensive. The first step would be to decide on a theme for the bingo party. Of course, the theme would depend on whether the party is for children or for grown-ups.

A really great i…

Poker Player Profile: Isabelle Mercier

Isabelle “No Mercy” Mercier was born in Montreal, Canada on August 5, 1975. However, she states that she currently lives out of her suitcase in hotel rooms all over the world. Isabelle travels twelve months a year and enjoys the constant changes in residence as she does not like when her life falls into a predictable pattern.

Even though she has been “playing poker all her life”, she states she has been a professional for a little over two years. Her original career plans …

Poker Player Profile: Karina Jett

Professional female Poker players have been a rarity until recent years and although no woman has as yet won the prestigious World Series of Poker (WSOP), they have certainly made their mark and continue to do so in the world of professional Poker.

As far as anyone knows, the first woman to play professional Poker was Alice Ivers, soon to be known as “Poker Alice”, a legendary figure of the Old Wild West.

Since then, many women have proven themselves skilled and competi…

Poker Player Profile: Chris Moneymaker

Many people have commented that the first time they heard the name “Chris Moneymaker”, they thought it was a joke! Far from being a joke, Chris Moneymaker is now an icon whose name is well known in the annals of Texas Hold’em Poker.

Chris is the first person to win the prestigious World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament by qualifying on the Internet. In fact, the first actual table game he played was at the WSOP. Before participating in the WSOP, his poker playing was limi…

Poker Player Profile: David Ulliot

David Ulliot is an Englishman who is one of the world’s best professional Poker players and incidentally, one of the most ferociously competitive players as well – hence the nickname “Devilfish”!

He was born in Hull England on January 4th, 1954 and enjoyed card playing with his friends and family from an early age. David instinctively adopted the strategies, cunning and aggressive play that he was to bring to maturity as a professional player.

David Ulliot first won a W…

Costa Rica World Cup 2006 Preview

Costa Rica are living proof that when it comes to football, size does not matter.

Ecuador World Cup 2006 Preview

Ecuador qualified for their second World Cup finals in succession on the back of a remarkable home record which included victories over both Brazil and Argentina.

Backgammon Game Rules

The rules of backgammon have been the same for many years. Many people have been playing the game and taking the challenge of backgammon and many off them realized that the rules are quite simple and fun.

Ivory Coast World Cup 2006 Preview

The Ivory Coast topped their qualifying group but the margins between success and failure were so intense it came down to a single penalty kick with just four minutes of qualification remaining.

Paraguay World Cup 2006 Preview

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Trinidad & Tobago World Cup 2006 Preview

Trinidad & Tobago will be looking to cause a few upsets after qualifying for the World Cup finals for the very first time at the eleventh attempt.

How To Fund Your Online Casino Account

If you are new to online casino gambling you may find this article useful as it explains the options available to you to fund your account.

Sweden World Cup 2006 Preview

Sweden battled their way through an awkward qualifying group which included Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Iceland and qualified as one of the two best placed runners-up.

Mobile Gaming: An Explosion Of Fun

Mobile gaming is not really something new. Games have been on phones for a long while. They started out on some of the earliest mobile phones as very simple, very ordinary games. Today, the mobile game industry is much larger, encompassing hundreds of different games all of which can be played virtually anyplace that you are. For those that love to keep something to do no matter where they are going, this is the way to do it.

I Have Got A BINGO!

Bingo is a game of luck which once revolved around the community. In olden times, much of the social fabric of a community revolved around the weekly bingo game. I can remember my father spending his last two dollars for the chance to make it twenty.

Why We Play Games 2

Part 2 in the series examining what draws different types of gamers to the hobby of playing video games.

England World Cup 2006 Preview

We’ve seen it all before and do the tabloids genuinely believe this is “England’s best chance of success”?

Is Betting on Horses Actually Gambling ?

Betting on horse racing is a game of chance…or is it?