2007 September 23 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Back in April, a couple of Statesville police officers took to the roof at Chick-fil-A to raise money for the N.C. Special Olympics. That brought in nearly $3,000, and with the subsequent sales of T-shirts and hats, the total has neared $4,600.

After a year and a half, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and landowners adjacent to the Poker Joe Fishing Access have reached a settlement. The agreement ensures public access to Poker Joe through a road easement.

We’ve got two huge PokerNews Cup freerolls coming up at PokerStars - a $10,000 freeroll on October 4, and a massive $25,000 freeroll on October 7. These freerolls are exclusive to PokerNews players and you have until September 30 to qualify!

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) finished up its second weekend of events with the conclusion of Event #13, $530 Pot-Limit Hold’em. A total of 1,090 players participated, generating a prize pool of $545,000…

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) saw yet another fantastic day on Saturday with Event #12, $215 H.O.R.S.E. The attendance was slightly down this year compared to last, but even with the decrease, the event…

By Christopher Ortiz

A few years back NASCAR favorite Jeff Gordon teamed with 2003 WSOP champ Chris Moneymaker for a charity poker event, and now a whole team of NASCAR players are following suite. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Elliott Sadler have launched a free online poker room, where players can sign up, play poker and win prizes and official memorabilia…