2007 March 28 Poker News, Events and Happenings

A motorcycle poker run kicks off Lowndes Associated Ministries to Peoples Changing Lives fund-raising campaign this weekend.

(PRESS RELEASE) — Some of poker’s most influential and well known stars from the US and across Europe have confirmed their participation in the 26th Irish Poker Open being held at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin over Easter weekend (6-9 April) 2007.

LONDON, England (PRESS RELEASE) — Betfair is the official sponsor of an exclusive televised poker tournament for the first time in its history. The Betfair.com Poker Masters of Europe is a 36-player invite-only event with a live audience.

Players competing in this year’s World Series of Poker can expect to find a richer variety of games taking place in a newly designed “poker superstructure” adjacent to the Rio, but not much of a presence from any online poker sites that accept wagers from U.S. residents.

March 28 - If you’re in the mood for some seriously lucrative online poker action then be sure to visit UltimateBet Poker and take part in its action-packed Aruba Freeroll Series where you can win a week of ‘poker paradise’ at the UltimateBet Poker Classic in Aruba.

Another security guard was injured when three men staged an armed robbery at a poker arcade in Chalan Kanoa Tuesday morning. Department of Public Safety spokesperson Lei Ogumoro said yesterday that Fam Li, 46, a security guard, suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment.

LAS VEGAS—-The World Series of Poker will not penalize reigning WSOP World Champion Jamie Gold for two rules infractions that occurred during the 2006 WSOP Main Event.