2007 January 27 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Let’s play Poker Jeopardy. Answer: Doyle Brunson, Carlos Mortensen, Scotty Nguyen and Joesph Hachem. (Insert musical theme from game show.) Give up? Who are the only World Series of Poker (WSOP)…

The controversy surrounding 2006 World Series of Poker winner Jamie Gold continues as he is dropped from Team Bodog, the group of pro poker players that represent the site. In an official announcement, Bodog Poker has said that Gold was dropped because the online poker room wanted to focus its efforts on branding in Europe and abroad, and end its U.S. presence…

Daniel Negreanu may be Kid Poker to his fans, but he was second fiddle last night in a close match between the veteran poker pro and online pro cash player Bryan Sumner. Sumner, who is from Smyrna, Tennessee, headed up to Tunica for the side game action during this World Poker Tour event, and entered it on a whim. His instincts served him well as he picked up over $900,000 in cash for his win, which he plans to use to buy a car and a house…

The UK courts have recently settled a case that can be used as a precedent that poker is a game of chance, but online poker company Virgin Poker is not going to take that lying down. Virgin Poker has offered a challenge in order to settle the ongoing debate over poker being a game of skill vs. a game of chance once and for all…

Reuters has reported that the World Trade Organization has again sided with Antigua and Barbuda in its lengthy trade battle with the United States over Internet gambling….

FURNESS poker players have praised plans to allow pubs and clubs to host live games without needing a gaming licence from a local authority. Now poker leagues, along the lines of darts, pool and domino leagues, are on the cards, with players battling it out in the areas pubs and clubs.

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