2006 August 06 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

The parent company of WPT Enterprises, which is the company that owns the World Poker Tour, has shown a profit in the second quarter of this year, attributed to a 70% rise in sales. Lakes Entertainment, a Minnetonka-based casino manager and developer, reported that for the three months ending July 2 the company earned $3.2 million. This equates to $.13 per share and is compared with a loss of $5.7 million, or $.25 per share, from one year ago…

Defending champion Joseph Hachem was knocked out of the main event at the 37th annual World Series of Poker on Saturday night and finished…

Defending champion Joseph Hachem was knocked out of the World Series of Poker on Saturday night and finished in 238th place.

LAS VEGAS Some of pokers top names busted out Saturday at the 37th annual World Series of Poker.