When I was 8 years old, I was mostly worried about people seeing me pick my nose, or wondering where my bike was. This is a much bigger/more interesting problem.
Aashish Nanak was already different from other boys his age since he showed an interest in computers at the age of 3. Now he is definitely different from boys his age because the Delhi, India resident recently won over a half million dollars in an online poker tourname nt.
Unfortunately for Aashish and the Nanak family, the money isn’t theirs yet because an unidentified poker site won’t deliver the $500k. The poker room, which has remained anonymous, has refused to pay up because of the simple fact that Aashish is obviously underage for the game of poker. Their refusal to pay has set the stage for a big court battle that is currently taking place in Delhi.
The case for the poker room seems solid at this point, but the Nanak family has also put forth some strong arguments as well. According to them, it was well known by the mysterious poker website that Aashish had been playing at their room. They claim that a staff member from the site had even given him a nickname – the Little Poker Wizard.
Whether Aashish Nanak and his family wins the court battle remains to be seen. But he has an incredible story nonetheless. Aashish began working on his first Internet website by the age of 4. This in turn evolved into an affiliate marketing business that Aashish was running to help the Nanak family pay their bills. Eventually, his uncle noticed his remarkable abilities and got him involved in Internet poker by the age of 6. Since then, Aashish has been playing poker on his uncle’s account and has earned lots of small winnings during his three-year poker career.
But Aashish will have to continue fighting for the largest win of his career this week in court. Since the Nanaks aren’t exactly the wealthiest people in India, they are certainly hoping the court decides in their favor.
“2 Months, $2 Million” was one of the poker shows that jumped on the bandwagon of trying to emulate the success of long-standing programs like Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker. Unfortunately for 2 Months, $2 Million, that success never came since the show will not be renewed by G4 for a second season.
These days everyone has a Facebook account so it should appear as no surprise that poker players are very active on the world’s largest social networking site. Unfortunately though, scam artists are taking advantage of this activity by conning people out of their money.
Though not nearly as big as its World Poker Tour counterpart, the Canadian Poker Tour is still trying to make strides with each passing day. In the midst of making these strides, the CPT has decided to sign poker hottie Lacey Jones to be the new face of its organization. Jones has been a model, major poker personality, and even a player in the past so she could definitely help the CPT out a lot.
The city of Baltimore, Maryland is getting Senate and Mayoral support for poker tables in their slots casinos.
The ninth annual European Poker Awards turned out to be a very special occasion for Vitaly Lunkin since he won the 2009 European Poker Player of the Year award. The Russian player now joins previous winners such as Marcel Luske (2001, 2004), Garry Bush (2002), Dave Colclough (2003), Rob Hollink (2005), Roland De Wolfe (2006), Alexander Kravchenko (2007), and Bertrand Grospellier (2008).
Known for its bacon, hockey, mounties, bad beer (yah, I said it), maple syrup, lesser side of Niagara Falls, river boat trading circa 1857, duty-free goods, full contact lap dances, and Crown Royal — Canada will soon to be famous for its legalized provincial gaming.
