2007 December 10 Poker News, Events and Happenings

There is still doubt in at least one lawyers mind if playing poker is criminal here in the province.

OAK HARBOR Fourteen Oak Harbor High School cheerleaders are little closer to participating in a national competition next spring in Orlando. A weekend-long series of poker tournaments at the Oak Harbor American Legion helped them raise money to pay the $1,000-per-girl entry fee.

December 10 - Leading online poker room, Titan Poker, is offering online poker fans the chance to flex their poker muscles by being a part of its generous and exciting Iron Man Challenge…

A few hands of five-card draw turned into a dangerous game of strip poker for one Greenwood man in the wee hours Friday. Greenwood Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that reportedly occurred at a card game about 2 a.m. Friday on Macedonia Avenue.

As the developments of the recently revealed account purchase story between Sorel Mizzi and Bluff Managing Editor Chris Vaughn continues to unfold, Bluff Media released the following statement…

Stu Ungar passed away at the age of 43 on Nov. 22, 1998, where he was found in Room 16 of the Oasis Motel in Las Vegas. Most believed his roller coaster lifestyle of taking a variety of drugs led to his early death. Two days later…

The vast sums generated by rakes and entry fees for online poker games have often been cited as a disincentive to corruption. Insiders at the behemoths of the poker world are making so much money legitimately, says this line of analysis, that they’ve no reason to cheat. The recent controversy involving one of the world’s biggest operators, absolutepoker.com, turned that analysis on its head - …