Poker.co.uk

Poker Info
DATE: May 26 2012
TIME :

Poker.co.uk - Poker news archive

The Gambling Network

Poker.co.uk - Poker News Archive

Thursday 15th February 2007

US presidency candidate has poker past

Online poker players with a keen interest - or even influence - in the US election may well have found their ideal candidate.

Barack Obama, who is bidding to become the first black president of the US, is a dyed-in-the-wool poker aficionado, as one of his former playing partners told the Telegraph.

Senator Terry Links of Illinois said: "He didn't stay in hands if he didn't think he had a chance of winning.

"Barack wasn't one of those foolish gamblers who just thought all of a sudden that card in the middle was going to show up mysteriously. He's as competitive in politics as he is in poker. It's not like he's going to go into something without a course of action mapped out."

The town of Springfield was Mr Obama's poker alma mater - and his career to date goes to show that the values and skills that one brings to the poker table can be applied in other areas of life, too!

Source: Direct News

View Similar Stories
Borgata Poker Open Launches with a Full House
Free Three Card Poker Tournament Begins Monday at Aces.com
Easy New Three Card Poker Game Launched
TAIN:POKER Industry Masters 2006
Pinnacle Sports to Use Las Vegas From Home Poker Software

Discuss this story in the Poker Forum. Last 5 Posts:
Saturday 26^th May, 2012: Party Poker and William Hill (iPoker) BAP
Friday 25^th May, 2012: One way poker Swapsies
Friday 25^th May, 2012: New Bap - Day 3
Friday 25^th May, 2012: WSOP Fantasy Draft 2012
Friday 25^th May, 2012: Sharkscope

Poker.co.uk is part of The Gambling Network | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Gamble Aware

Poker.co.uk is operated by InTouch Poker Ltd (hereinafter called the "Company"), a limited liability company with registration number C44236, registered in Malta (a member of the EU since May 2004). The Company’s registered address is at Vincenti Buildings, Suite 623, 14/19 Strait Street, Valletta VLT 1432, Malta. The Company operates the Poker.co.uk online poker room under a provisional license issued and regulated by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority ("LGA") of Malta (issued on 2 December 2008, number LGA/CL3/412/2007). The software used for operating the Poker.co.uk online poker room is licensed from Boss Media Malta Poker Limited. Our services are not available to residents of the United States, US Virgin Islands, US Minor Outlying Areas or Turkey or any other jurisdiction that legally prohibits its citizens from engaging in online gaming.