2007 January 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings

AN ENTREPRENEUR who set up a poker league to boost the pub trade on quiet nights says interest in the competition has gone through the roof since he won a TV business reality series.

From more than 600 aspiring champions to just one winner. Minot’s Vegas Motel has played host to the North Dakota State Championship Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament over the last few days. The popularity of the card game, and the popularity of this co

Community members rode in the New Year Monday in downtown Zanesville. Thats where the 28th Annual Motorcycle Ride began Monday afternoon. Local bikers participated in a poker run throughout Zanes…

Poker players welcomed the New Year’s arrival at the virtual felt, enjoying another weekend that also saw lots of extra money on hand at Mansion and, for those who could play there, Party Poker….

New Year is a holiday celebrated around the world, and for good reason. As the symbol of a fresh start, New Year is a time of hope and excitement, and, despite some reverses in US poker law over 2006, online poker might have as much reason to celebrate the coming of the New Year as anything else. While a large percentage of online poker sites have suffered due to a loss of US players, many have excelled by picking up the slack…

When the winner of a 16th of December PokerRoom.com $20+2 Christmas tournament found out he had won $3,829.06 plus a $2000 HDTV, he was thrilled. After the player, who went by the nickname mvzander, checked his account two days later, PokerRoom.com had informed him that they overpaid and removed $3,400 out of his account. After posting about his woes, the player did get $2,000 deposited to his account, but then was informed that was in lieu of the TV…

Respected online market analyst Motley Fool has recently given a thumbs up to online poker software provider Cryptologic, which has been tagged as a possible “best performer” for the new year. The company’s share prices took a hike last week when the announcement that William Hill, a British bookmaker, had renewed their contracts with Cryptologic hit market awareness. Cryptologic also has other new relationships that strengthen share value with Playboy Poker and DTDPoker.com licenses…