2007 June 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Laddies Poker and Gilded (Ire), both consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, agent, for the complete dispersal of Meadow Creek Farm, brought record prices at the Barretts Equine Ltd. summer sale of two-year-olds in training and horses of racing age on Tuesday at Hinds Pavilion Fairplex in Pomona, California.

EDISON - The police department’s Vice and Narcotics Squad raided an allegedly illegal gambling establishment on Brunswick Avenue on June 20, leading to the arrests of nine gamblers and the five alleged ring leaders, officials said. According to Lt. Joseph Shannon, the Edison police culminated a monthlong investigation into the alleged illegal poker lounge during a midnight raid.

As Day Two of the $50,000 World Championship HORSE tournament drew to a close, more than half the field had been sent home, but Eli Elezra remained one of the top chip stacks. While T.J. Cloutier, Doyle Brunson, Chris Ferguson, Mike Sexton…

The World Series of Poker continued Monday afternoon with the conclusion of the Event #38, the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament. Narrowed from a capacity field of 2,778 players, the final nine players returned…

Event #42, $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low Split, began a bit later than its scheduled 5pm start time, due to the huge attendance in the earlier $1,000 Seniors event. Once play got underway, however, the furious action inside the Poker…

Monday is considered a tough day for the majority of working-world, as the start of the work week can be down-right annoying, but for the players returning for Day Two of the Event #40, $1,500 Mixed Hold ‘Em, Monday brought….

Monday’s play at the World Series of Poker saw Day Two action in the prestigious Event #39, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., trim more than half the field away from the pack. 127 of the original 148 players were alive at day’s start, with 52 surviving…