2007 October 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings

WASHINGTON Youve got to know when to hold em and know when to fold em and that means poker is a game of skill and not luck, a panel of lobbyists, academics and gamblers argued have this week on Capitol Hill. The distinction involves a pot potentially worth tens of millions of dollars. Leaders of the Poker Players Alliance, claiming 800,000 members nationwide, visited congressional …

World Trade Organization trading partners have agreed to give the US until December 14, 2007 to negotiate compensation settlement agreements with countries that have filed damage claims against the US. The claims stem from the…

A group of about 100 people arrived in Washington this week to lobby for the legalization of online poker.  And considering that many of the 100 people are among Americas top poker players, it wouldnt be wise to bet against them. Chad Brown, Annie Duke, Howard Lederer, and Vanessa Rousso showed up; if you enjoy poker (and even if you dont), youll probably recognize some of these names.  …

October 25 - With the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) just around the corner and loads of lucrative cash prizes up for grabs, online poker fans at PokerStars.com can win their way to this exotic EPT poker tourney…

At the University of Michigan, midterms and exams tend to load students schedules around this time of year, keeping them busy studying while their free time dwindles down to just a small percentage of the average day…

A leading Internet poker site said Friday that a hacker exploited a security flaw to gain an insurmountable edge in high-stakes, no-limit Texas holdem tournaments the ability to see his opponents’ hole cards.

CEBU CITY — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is asking the Cebu City Council to endorse poker gaming in the city.