2007 August 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings

In yesterday’s Part One of PokerNews.com’s extended interview with 2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider, Schneider detailed the final table of his first bracelet-winning effort. In today’s conclusion, he shares his thoughts on winning…

Poker players around the globe have their chance to vote for their favorites once again with the Bluff Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards. A twenty question ballot is up at the Bluff Magazine website, with a few new categories such as “Favorite Poker Blog.” Not only will voters get a chance to reward deserving poker players and poker rooms, but they may get rewarded themselves. Every voter is entered for a chance to win a seat to the WSOP H.O.R.S.E…

The International Poker Open has a very specific goal beyond running a successful event this October: they want to be the largest European poker event in history. They have a lot of competition from past and future events, however, with the 2007 Irish Open holding the current record with 708 players and the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe certain to draw huge crowds. The IPO is planning for up to 1,000 players, banking on the low entry fee of €150 to entice the players in…

Take a seat in a Las Vegas casino, lay down some money and put in the chips, and you might just walk away a winner. More cash than what you started with is the goal, but what about a brand new car? That is on the offering from the Palms poker room, which is raffling away a 2007 Mustang to a very lucky player. Any player that logs at least 48 hours of live cash game play gets to have a shot at the car…

CEDAR HILLS — The suburban poker parlor that was supposed to revolutionize card playing has folded. Not because the Oregon Department of Justice thought it offered illegal gambling. Law enforcement officials said they had nothing to do with the cardroom’s closing.

Thirteen players who participated in the most recent Everest Poker Avalanche satellite tournament are moving to the online final to compete for their share of $1 million.

Bodog Music hosts Punk-Rock Poker Tournament at Warped Tour.