2007 May 16 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Associated Press - May 16, 2007 11:24 PM ET The House narrowly rejected a bill today that would allow bars and restaurants to hold the popular Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournaments — the second…

In an event that combines the wagering format of Texas Hold ‘Em with the skill of golf, a day trader from Newport Beach, CA out-matched some of the greatest professional poker players to be crowned the champion of the inaugural World Series of Golf.

The days where a small online poker site could strike it big and become a billion dollar company may now be a relic of a bygone era.

Jamie Gold, gabby as ever, was up to his old tricks this week in Las Vegas, jawing and jiving and conniving against his opponents in a poker game with literally millions of dollars at stake.

May 16 - Talk about a massive poker tournament that is snowballing, Everest Poker is currently running the biggest poker event of its calendar year in the form of its $1 Million Guaranteed Everest Poker Avalanche…

American Legion Post 122 in Prattville will have its third charity poker run on Saturday. Registration begins at 9 a.m., with the bikes returning between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.

Information about this years version of the ‘Granddaddy’ of all poker tournaments keeps rolling in. The rules for the 2007 World Series of Poker have just been released, there are 93 in all. Here are a few….