2007 April 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

In a match made in Las Vegas, the World Series of Golf, May 13-16, will combine America’s fascination with poker with its appetite for golf think poker with 5-irons and wedges in a made-for-TV event to be shown June 23-24 on NBC.

The growing popularity of online poker outside the US helped lift underlying profits at 888, the online gambling company by a third last year in spite of a ban on operations in North America.

The biggest online battle of Sunday night occurred at Poker Stars, where a drawn-out final table saw players with short chip stacks slowly reel in the early frontrunners. ‘MattSuspect’ moved to the front of a tight pack…

April 30 - From May this year, players at Paradise Poker will be able to enjoy daily access to 10 000 other real money poker players as the prime online poker destination joins the highly respected Boss Media Network of poker rooms.

The office of the Amateur Poker Tour, located in Wheat Ridge Colorado, was raided last week by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). No arrests were made, but records and member lists were confiscated…

In May, Everest Poker is offering players additional incentives for referring their friends to the online poker room. In addition to the $50 bonus for each friend, Everest Poker will offer tournament tokens to players who refer 3 or 8 friends. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1FbXB0LVRoaXItUHJvZi1NYWduLVplcm8=

FlopTurnRiver.com, home of the FTR Hand History Converter, the most popular online converter tool for reading, interpreting, and outputting easy-to-read poker hand histories, has just added Full Tilt Poker compatibility. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1Db3VwLUxvdmUtUHJvZi1NYWduLVplcm8=