2007 June 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — If poker player Robert Williamson has the look of a NASCAR driver, then the World Series of Poker tournament room inside the Rio’s convention center resembles the Daytona Motor Speedway.

Event #39 of the 2007 WSOP, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., may be the most anticipated tournament at the World Series, with the high buy-in and mixed-game format guaranteeing a field chock-full of poker’s biggest names. Scheduled to run…

Day Two of the 1,500 No Limit Hold’em - Event #38 got underway Sunday afternoon at 2:00PM (PST) and the tournament continued to follow Day One’s break-neck pace throughout the day With 171 players returning…

While the World Series of Poker’s "Big Game" got underway with the start of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E tournament, 620 players took to the felt to test their skills in a different kind of mixed game tournament….

Associated Press - June 25, 2007 7:54 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A bill that would let bars and restaurants in Louisiana hold the popular Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournaments was sidelined today…

Greg Hopkins survived a slow race to win Event #37, $2,000 Pot Limit Hold ‘Em on Sunday. Winning his first WSOP bracelet, Hopkins cashed $269,707. He was in second place going into the final table, which began with Yuval Bronshtein…

LAS VEGAS—-A record 148 high-stakes poker professionals took to the felt Sunday at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light to compete for a multi-million-dollar payday and determine who is the game’s best all-around player.