Geoff Smith Races to Victory in ANZPT Auckland - and my top selection of links

I have got a lot of online poker related links to take a look at and a number of topics covering Book review, Chad, Auckland, Luck, Cocaine, Poker and Belgium.


So without further ado, here are the links:

• "Elwood is the owner of...Book Review: Winning Poker Tournaments volume 3 The highly anticipated third volume of Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time is now available, and the final installment of the tournament poker...Book Review: The Mental Game of Poker by Jared Tendler Since the poker boom there have been countless poker manuals that have hit the bookshelves, covering everything from No Limit Holdem (a very popular topic)..." - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  
• "Interviews with Chad Elie and Ben Sulsky: This Week in Poker Podcasts" - [pokerfuse.com]
  
• "The SkyCity Casino witnessed one of the fastest final tables ever, as Geoff Smith demolished his opponents in under four hours to win the ANZPT Auckland Main Event. Geoff Smith turned a major chip disadvantage into an ANZPT trophy and NZ$ 80,502 after racing through his opponents on the final day of the PokerStars sponsored ANZPT Main Event in Auckland" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "Is poker a case of luck or skill?" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• "Poker Pros Involved in Cocaine Bust" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• "We recently sat down with author and poker player Zachary Elwood to discuss his recently released book, Reading Poker Tells" - [pokernewsboy.com]
  
  
  
• "Belgium Must Respond to EU Commission by Year's End" - [pokerfuse.com]
  

ANZPT Auckland Breaks Live Poker Record - and more links for you

We're discussing people (Prahlad Friedman), places (Auckland and Nevada) and everything else in between.


Right, let's get started. All the links:

• "The PokerStars ANZPT Auckland currently being played at the SkyCity Casino has smashed the record for the highest attendance at a live poker game in New Zealand A total of 207 players paid the NZ$2,200 buy-in or qualified for the tournament via satellites hosted on PokerStars - smashing the previous record of 149 players who competed at the Queenstown Snowfest in July" - [www.pokernewsreport.com]
  
  
  
• "There may only be 33 days until Christmas but poker players bag themselves a premature pressie courtesy of Paddy Power Poker which is giving away a host of great goodies in its Christmas Comes Early offer" - [www.bluffeurope.com]
  
  
  
• UB.com Recruits Prahlad Friedman - "UB.com Recruits Prahlad Friedman With Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth departing from UB.com, it was obvious that the site needed to recruit talented pros, and quick" - [www.pokernewsteam.com]
  
• Hard Rock, Treasure Island Apply for Online Licenses in Nevada - "If the application and licensing process is any indication, online poker may soon be as prevalent as live poker in Nevada, with two more Las Vegas casinos applying for licenses to operate online games in the Silver State" - [pokerfuse.com]