2007 June 06 Poker News, Events and Happenings

All in all, it’s pretty safe to say that poker players are a pretty forgiving bunch. Understanding the nature of the game, they will chuckle when dealt a bad beat â a statistical improbability that causes you to lose a pot.

EUFAULA When you think of poker, you may not think of sun, water, and boats, but the Lake Eufaula Lake Associations Golden Eagle Poker Run is that and much more, according to organizers.

The third annual Hogs for Dogs poker run will take place to raise money for the Humane Society of Weld County.

Jeffrey Pollack, who has worked in the executive offices of NASCAR and the NBA, sees the seven-week odyssey of the World Series of Poker in much the same light as a full season of one of those sports.

June 6 - Mansion Poker, one of the Internet’s most highly-rated online poker rooms is offering its registered poker players the chance to take part in its lucrative $100k-a-Day poker tournament series.

The Final Table of Event #4, the $1500 Pot Limit Hold ‘Em tournament, was perhaps the first one at this year’s World Series of Poker that could honestly lay claim to having some ’star power’. There were several notable names….

The $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha (w/rebuys) event kicked off Day Two on Tuesday with 51 of the original 145 players coming back to the tables. Because of the high buy-in (and the rebuys), a prize pool of over $2.8 million was generated…