entertainment - "international poker"

On Friday, July 25th, the National Deaf poker Tour hit Las Vegas for the fourth and final installment of its 2007-2008 season. The NDPT was created in 2006 by James Rydstrom, Joey Seifner, Nathan Montoya, Jarrod Musano, Alok Doshi...

Security and financial software group QFX Software is offering a 'software shield' they say will offer an extra layer of protection for the online poker player that is useful across many online poker sites - such as at Full Tilt poker, PokerStars, PokerRoom, PartyPoker, Titan poker, CD poker, Hollywood poker, and VC poker. KeyScrambler seeks to defeat online poker identity theft from 'keyloggers' by using 'advanced keystroke encryption.' Keyloggers are a form of malware that can be hidden on a user's computer and record keystrokes, sending the information back to thieves who can then use it to log into poker accounts and steal the funds they find.Related Articles:Poker software bought by VegaNew features on CryptoLogic poker network. ...

Some players have been reporting that they are getting payouts from online poker rooms that seem to be printed on rubber checks. The checks have been bouncing that were processed from Zip Payments, an online payment processing company that handled payouts for some online poker rooms. poker forums are buzzing with the news, some more positive than others...

The fifth poker Open hosted by 888.com, also known as Pacific poker, is coming this fall and the online poker room is currently hosting qualifiers to get in to the event on the cheap. Buying directly into the event will cost much more than buying right into the qualifiers, which run around $330. Players can satellite into the qualifiers for even less, starting as low as $3...

Lucky's is the other poker room in Tampa - not nearly as well known or as frequently visited as its neighbor, the Seminole Hard Rock casino. As the number two room in the area, Lucky's seems to try harder. It has much to recommend it....

For the third week in a row, Kung Fu Panda performed excellently on the international scene, but was not on par with the top of the chart. Over the previous weekend, the film finished in third place with $29.02 million on 4460 screens in 51 screens for a total of $273.20 million. This week the film opened three of the four Scandinavian markets including Denmark where it opened in first place with $1.10 million on 87 screens over the weekend and $1.23 million in total. Meanwhile, the film only managed third in Norway with $834,000 on 105 screens over the weekend and $1.2 million in total and it managed third place in Sweden with $689,000 on 149 screens and $840,000 in total. Additionally, the film made $3.02 million on 466 screens over the weekend for a total of $27.57 million after three weeks. Next up for the film is Japan this weekend while it opens in Italy at the end of the month.

International News: Etiquette rules don't stop unruly crowds -- When in doubt, don't ask. That's the etiquette message being transmitted to the people of Beijing ahead of the Olympics' commencement on Aug. 8 -- sex, religion, age and wages are all taboo when it comes to dealing with foreign tourists.

Film News: Batman sequel earns more than next four films -- 'The Dark Knight' dominated the international box office with $65.6 million at 7,143 playdates in 43 markets.

Front Page: World Tour dominates foreign media coverage -- The Barack Obama World Tour played like a rock-star fantasy, complete with rabid fans and great reviews. It even pissed a few people off.

(Gaming And Casinos News and Information) The list of renowned poker pros participating in the Macau leg of this years Asian poker Tour APT has just gotten longer With 2008 APT Philippines champion David Saab already placing 46th at the World Series of poker and confirming his participation in the main event of APT Macau four bigname poker pros of Asian lineage have been added to the list of players looking for a chance to win big at the upcoming tournament in late August They are JC Tran Nam Le Quinn Do and Steve Sung the latter three pros returning for another shot after coming up short in the APT Philippines main eventOf the four JC Tran may be the most prominent poker player at present A VietnameseAmerican living in Sacramento JC is currently the topranked player on the Bluff MagazineESPN power rankings After starting out by playing in local card rooms he has become wellrespected in the poker world He has topped various poker tournaments and has total winnings of more than 67 mill