2007 September 27 Poker News, Events and Happenings

We’re down to the last seven PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls and there’s not much time left for players to qualify; so it’s now or never!

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) held another short-handed tournament on Wednesday, in Event #17, $320 No Limit Hold’em (6-Max). While the structure may be the same, the buy-in for this event was steeper…

BRUSSELS. The European Commission accused non-governmental organisations yesterday of “playing poker” with Europes former colonies by urging them to reject new trade pacts.

A longtime Ridgewood jeweler played the right card and was chosen to craft a $7,500 bracelet which will be awarded to the winner of an Atlantic City-based poker championship that takes place in early October.

But the Gloucester Township homemaker never expected another fight — this time with bureaucrats — over a fundraiser to help people with the disease. "The state totally messed things up," laments the 28-year-old mother of two, who ran into a nightmarish situation while trying to do good.

Britain’s new gambling law came into force at midnight September 1, legalizing U.K. advertising campaigns for the first time and licensing online casinos that can accept bets from gamblers worldwide including the U.S.

The First Lady of Poker, Linda Johnson, should also be known as a First-Class Business Woman. Linda and I sat down in her new home in Las Vegas for an interview about her many accomplishments in poker and the poker industry…