Poker News

Byron Liggett

We’ve stood toe-to-toe and side-by-side. Now, the British have launched the most exciting new challenge to American poker players since the Beatles sang “I Wanna’ Hold Your Hand.”

When it comes to sailing the seas of online gambling, the class of the United Kingdom is WILLIAMHILL. Sophisticated, secure, yet simple, it launches a virtual Royal Armada of betting opportunities from its web site: www.willhill.com.

If you prefer to gamble on the green, click “Casino” and you’re instantly transported to the Westminster of Wagering. There are more than 100 games, including Blackjack, Roulette and Slots. Click “Poker” and you enter an enchanted forest filled with a virtual cornucopia of games and tournaments. Like Alice in Wonderland, online players just take a bite out of one and wait to see if it makes them big or makes them small. It’s every player’s fantasy to find the pot of gold.

At williamhillpoker.com, the lords and ladies of cyberspace poker choose their weapons (language, game, limits) and prepare to joust. Popular with European Knights of the Round Table, now American Yanks are being invited to The Games.

When William Hill decided to throw down the gauntlet to American poker players, it came to Poker Player. “We’re very impressed,” casino & poker marketer Per Scavenius told this editor. And, on behalf of red-blooded poker players from all across the USA, let me say: “We’re On Our Way!” So, all you card cowboys ‘n cowgirls saddle up your PC. There’s gold in the William Hill on-line mine. Bring your dynamite. Another paramount poker power that has turned to Poker Player to reach players is the PEPPERMILL Hotel/Casino, in Reno. Poker is a priority at the Peppermill. The poker room has just been expanded - again. The addition of five more tables brings the total to 14, making it the largest room in The Biggest Little City. Manager Ira Cohen says, “Poker players’ comfort and convenience have determined the room’s design, furnishings, and features.” If so, he got it right. There are no bad seats in the house. Every chair is comfortable, contoured and capable of being raised or lowered to suit the individual. What’s more, large screen digital TVs surround the room assuring everyone a good view.

In addition, there is a state-of-the-art, high tech check-in and waiting list system unique to northern Nevada that is quick ‘n easy. Players simply slide their casino card through the reader on the wall when they start and when they leave. In this way players are rewarded through comps and special promotions for their patronage. The Peppermill poker room features a variety of progressive jackpots and weekly tournaments. Cohen also has several special poker promotions in the works, including a ladies-only tournament. Poker Player also welcomes Thwartpoker.com among its new advertisers. The company features Hold’em Blitz, a Texas Hold’em competition which eliminates the randomnessof luck and replaces it with skill. Hold’em Blitz is a skill-based poker game. Although easy to learn, there are many levels of offensive and defensive strategies available and unlimited potential for dynamic competition between players.

Visitors to Thwartpoker.com can learn to play for free. Once you feel you’re ready to do battle, there are competitions and tournaments in which you compete with others for cash and prizes. If you think you’ve got more skill than you have luck, thwartpoker.com is for you.

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