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wtchutthmmmik pumc liter saturday feb 26 2005 b serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 48 pages1 including gst men often buy back own dothes f j at secondhand stores federal budget 45 opinion 6 sports 13 classified 23 s tv coverage has made oldtime card game next big thing 9 9 in region by martin derbyshire staff writer o you know what its like to flop the nut flush how about catching a set on the river or calling with a straight draw against a mon ster you can bet legions of texas hold em poker fans do they have been flocking to online poker rooms in droves now that the popularity of the game has reached an alltime high its a sickness said richmond hill resident and admitted poker addict stephen smith i play on my laptop whenever wherever increased tv coverage of poker tournaments featuring profession al players from around the globe including world no 1 and proud torontonian daniel negreanu has helped make the game the next big thing the dot com crowd has jumped on board setting up sites in legal jurisdictions that can be accessed from any computer capable of log ging on the internet the world over since by law the only group that can run a gaming operation in ontario is the province itself ab campion spokesperson for the alcohol and gaming commission of ontario said it is against the law to set up a poker site here in fact it is also illegal for ontario residents to play for cash either with friends at home or on the internet although its not a law authorities are enforcing one can still play for fun though a feature available on most poker sites playing without risking cash can be a good way to learn the game mr smith said i dont play for real money im a little too responsible for that he said see tour page 3 staff phototom barnett tim dekkema checks his hand at the world poker tournament at the london pub grill on yonge street in richmond hill tuesday he never touched tjie kids coworker says by martin derbyshire staff writer the head coach of a markham gymnastics club that employed a richmond hill man arrested on child pornog raphy charges this week said there was never any indication the man was involved in porn he didnt have a key to the gym or a private room he never had private lessons he never touched the kids said tatiana zoubrilina from the wonderful world of circus gymnastics in markham the kids liked him he is a good coach norman howard joseph ingram 64 was charged with possession of child pornogra phy wednesday acting on a tip york regional police said they found more than 100 child porn images on computer hard drives in his home mr ingram works two or three hours a week on week ends coaching trampoline to groups of 20 to 30 children at the world of circus gymnastics and has done so for the past two years ms zoubrilina said he is also employed by gymnastics and trampoline clubs in vaughan and newmarket coaching children as young as three police said mr ingram has coached he had no money he had an old car he was always hungry when he would come we would have to feed him tatiana zoubrilina wonderful world of circus gymnastics gymnastics and trampoline all his life ms zoubrilina said police are checking the pornographic images to see if any of his students were involved mr ingram appeared to be down on his luck ms zoubrilina said he had no money he had an old car he was always hun gry when he would come we would have to feed him she said but he never caused any trouble he never brought photogra phy equipment to the gym although ms zoubrilina said he would sometimes bring in per sonally made coaching video tapes and was always looking for young gymnasts to train for competition the investigation is continuing and anyone with information is asked to con tact police at 18668765423 ext 7075 crime stoppers at 1-800-222- tips or leave an anonymous tip online at wwwcrimestoppersyrca 27 heritage rd markham 948030 maqamarb winning vemcles from an vmfisms mazda 6 spohi voted best mazda 6 sport wagon votec mazda 3 mazda 6- 5s for 200s for 2004 for 2004 mazda 3sh mazda rx itotacj itbdbobt mt mm for 2004 5396 highway 7 markham 9052941210 wwwmarkhammazdaca for 2004 zoogmarasreedt itoihykd j40088