2007 November 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings

It was Wednesday night and there was nothing on TV that suited my interest. Hmm. Oh, I guess I’ll just catch some sports on ESPN. WrongInstead the World Series is on. No, not the World Series that the Red Sox just dominated, but the World Series of Poker.

Despite a busy schedule for major poker events, plenty of players were on hand to pony up $10,000 for the World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesar’s Indiana. 144 players joined the field on Day 1, including both Internet stars…

Governor Ernie Fletcher’s election-year decision to oppose a statewide referendum on the issue of casino gaming in the commonwealth has drawn the ire of the state’s poker players, as Fletcher’s position includes opposition to poker rooms.

Diamond I, Inc. announced today that its free Poker web site, www.islandbluecasino.net, will add prizes for its top winners at its Island Blue Casino beginning December 1, 2007.

October 20th turned out to be a momentous day in the history of ladies-only event poker. This has been an annual event for several years, one that local ladies look forward to. But this year the tournament was different…

CHESTER The opening of poker tables two weeks ago is benefiting racing at Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort. Rosemary Williams, director of racing for the Northern Panhandle horse track, said purses recently were increased by more than 10 percent.

Many viewers click through hundreds of TV channels trying to find something useful or fun to watch and wind up transfixed on a myriad of characters playing in a TV poker tournament. Why? Because after a few minutes many viewers begin playing poker in their mind’s eye.