2007 October 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Poker players began competing for fun at West Virginia’s racetrack casinos yesterday, and by Friday could begin gambling for real on Texas hold ‘em and other card games. …

Overlay? What overlay? No big tournament series for awhile means that everyone gets to share the wealth, and the big three, PokerStars, Full Tilt and PartyPoker, all exceeded their usual guarantees. There’s still lots of poker…

Last month, Debe Gudinas of northeast Phoenix proved that she knows how to both hold ‘em and fold ‘em when she won the second annual Arizona State Ladies Poker Championship at Casino Arizona near the 101 and Indian Bend.

Gamblers in West Virginia got a poker preview. Since Pennsylvania legalized slots casinos, some racetracks in the state are planning to add table games.

BEIJING—-In a historic day that marked the evolution of Traktor Poker, or Tuo La Ji, from traditional folk game to an officially recognized Sport by the China Leisure Sports Administrative Center , the World Poker Tour China National Traktor Poker Tour crowned its first Provincial Champions yesterday in Lanzhou, Gansu.

World Series of Poker co-founder Crandell Addington and professional poker player Howard Lederer will speak tonight at Harvard University law school about how the game of poker mirrors risk-taking, management skills and strategic thinking.

Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center and Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort are holding charity poker events Monday and Tuesday.