2007 January 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Tuesday’s poker tournament began with the $500 buy-in No Limit event at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. The large crowd of 661 was ready for action and anxiously waited for the first cards to be dealt.

Shirley Rosario is a consummate example of an all-around player. A fixture on the Southern California tournament scene, Rosario won the an Omaha hi-lo event at the 2005 Legends of Poker and has numerous final table…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — (PRESS RELEASE) — For the third straight year, a field of 64 of the world’s elite poker players will descend upon Las Vegas from March 1-4 as the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship brings a ‘who’s who’ from the poker world to the Caesars Palace Poker Tournament Room.

There were many choices in January of where to play so, of course, off to Copenhagen, Denmark I went. I could choose from the Bahamas, Melbourne, Tunica, or Copenhagen…..

The most powerful people in poker are not necessarily those who win the biggest events, but rather those who have the most influence on the shape of the industry, and Bluff Magazine has the list. Once more the magazine is publishing its list of the Poker Power 20, identifying and recognizing the most influential people - and organizations - in the world of poker. Last year it was Doyle Brunson listed as the Most Powerful Person, and this year it is an organization…

January 24 - Calling all avid online poker fans, leading online poker room Mansion Poker, will continue to run its highly exciting and popular $100 000 Guaranteed tournaments every day throughout the month of February 2007.

The World Poker Tour has released its schedule of events for its sixth season, and the lucrative, made-for-TV tournament poker circuit will again have a strong Las Vegas presence.