2007 September 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) continued on Saturday, with Event #22, $1,050 Limit Hold ‘Em, the last tourney before the Main Event. The guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 was again not needed as the 616 participants…

Forget gambling, start dealing poker. Edison Colleges Collier County campus will start offering a new continuing education six-week course titled, Learn How to Deal Poker. Warren Heltsley, continuing education coordinator, said there has been an interest generated locally because of all the television programs and local casino nights at various locations.

PokerStars held two of its biggest events in this year’s World Championship of Online Poker on Saturday, with the first being Event #21, $5,200 H.O.R.S.E. This year, the event brought in 177 entrants, two more than last year…

Revenues at betting exchange have jumped by a third after it lured record numbers of punters on the back of last summer’s football World Cup and a revamped poker game.

In June 2007, the European Union announced its intention to file for trade-related compensation from the US based on the US’s online gambling restrictions. This week, compensation negotiations between the US and the EU appear to have stalled…

When I used to think of Seabrook I pictured a seedy dog track filled with old scruffy men and the stench of cigarettes. On first arrival at this place, it didn’t seem much different from that image. It probably wouldn’t have even…

The Bulls are not going to start playing poker at this critical stage of the season. Third place on the log is what they are aiming for, says the coach, Pote Human.