2007 July 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Planning for the eighth-annual Cliff Brewer Memorial Poker Run/Pledge Ride to benefit the United Way of Jefferson County is near completion. The run begins at 11 a.m. Sunday with registration beginning at Jefferson Community College. First bikes will be out at noon and the last bikes at 12:30 p.m.

Poker enthusiast Shankar Pillai of Commack decided to roll the dice — so to speak — in Las Vegas. By the time he was done, the 22-year-old finance major at Baruch College had won $527,829.

June 26, 2007 Scott Roper outlasted 49 opponents and more than 7 hours of play to become the winner of the Diamond Mountain Casino, second annual Tournament of Champions poker tournament on Wednesday, June 20.

The $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event is an event guaranteed to draw the top pros every year, and there were plenty of recognizable names in the hunt for the final table on Day Two. From the 314 original entrants, 55 returned for the…

145 players returned out of a field of over 700 in the final mixed event of the 2007 World Series. Players came back geared up for a long day of play and were not disappointed, as it took nearly 12 hours to work down to a final table…

"Rebuy!" was the word of the day in Event #52, $1,000 No Limit Hold ‘Em. The popular event drew 1,048 players, who combined to make 2,336 re-buys for a total prize pool of $3,226,609. After the first day of play, 112 players remained in the…

Action continued in four events on Monday at the WSOP, with Chandrasekhar Billavara the day’s sole bracelet winner, taking the gold and the $722,914 first-place check in Event #49, $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘Em. In other headlines…