2005 November 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings

In a move made in preparation for its departure from the Cryptologic network next year, online gaming company Betfair has acquired both the online …

As previewed on Poker News Daily three weeks ago, 2005 WSOP Main Event Champion, …

On the heels of the October release of 2K Games World Poker Tour video game, Crave’s World Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer ships …

After seeing its shares struggle after its September flotation, online gaming giant, 888.com, reported a 56 percent increase in third quarter …

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The nation has gone poker crazy, and Delaware County is no different. You don’t have to travel far down one of Delco’s main pikes - Chester Pike, Baltimore Pike or West Chester Pike - before finding an establishment that runs a No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em tournament during the week. And many area churches have packed up the Bingo balls and markers and traded them in for felt tables and playing cards for fundraisers …

Current World Series of Poker (WSOP) Champion Joe Hachem has inked a deal with one of the top online poker rooms, PokerStars.com, to become an officially sponsored ambassador for the website. Hachem becomes the third consecutive WSOP Champion, after Chris Moneymaker in 2003 and Greg Raymer last year, to sign on with PokerStars.com.