2007 March 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings

When she was one, Rasheeda Begum’s late father promised to marry her off to a relative to settle a poker debt. Fifteen years later the man came calling to collect his winnings.

Maybe there’s something in the water. Or the beer, take your pick. Four National Pub Poker League players from Woodbridge have taken trips to the Mansionpoker.net Poker Dome Challenge. Of those, two have won money, accounting for half of the NPPL Poker Dome winners.

When Jerry Schrader sits down this month under the bright lights and television cameras, he’ll have to focus. With $1 million at stake on national television, Schrader will strap in for the highest stakes poker game of his life.

NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship commenced Friday with thirty-two matches between most of the top poker players in the world, plus a …

The biggest World Poker Tour event has finished, and the winner, Eric Hershler, is the latest poker millionaire. Nearly 800 player put up ten grand to play in this event held at the Commerce Casino, making it the biggest ten grand event the WPT has had in the states. When it got down to the final two, it was favorite J.C…

NBC discovered a clear hit with their poker themed show, the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, and just announced what the matchups will be for the next season. There are quite a few interesting pairings, such as Shannon Elizabeth against Rene Angelil, neither of whom is a poker pro. Other interesting pairings include Joe Hachem taking on Chris Moneymaker and Kristy Gazes vs…

Online poker room BetUS.com has decided they want to have their cake and eat it too by switching over to the Cake Poker Network this week. Cake is one of the top online poker software providers and it boasts some of the most impressive numbers in terms of traffic. BetUSPoker.com is counting on the move to bolster their player base, and will benefit from user friendly software with flexible back end functions…