Tuesday, 13 November 2012
A depressed head teacher who stole thousands of pounds from his school to fuel an online poker habit has been barred from teaching.
Andrew Wilkie from Flintshire in North Wales admitted theft at a trial earlier this year and was given a 16-month prison sentence. The General Teaching Council has now indefinitely barred the father-of-three from the teaching profession.Wilkie, who admitted stealing £53,000 from his school, spent his life savings chasing losses at online poker tables.According to a report from the BBC, the 42-year-old had been depressed after being suspended from his school following unsubstantiated accusations of misconduct made by a pupil.Wilkie, who served four-months in prison and is now under a 'home detention curfew' said, “I take full responsibility. My biggest regret is that it puts in jeopardy my chances of ever working with children again in a job I know I’m good at.”Keep up to date with all the news from the poker world by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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