2007 December 18 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

PORTSMOUTH For paying undercover officers $332 in illegal video poker winnings, the State Street Saloon was court-ordered Monday to pay almost $28,000 in fines.

Diamond I, Inc. announced today that its free Poker web site, www.islandbluecasino.net, had entertained over 15,000 distinct hits and derived its first revenues from its click-through advertising program with Amazon.com during November, its first full month of operations.

The final table is nearly set at the World Poker Tour 5 Diamond Doyle Brunson World Poker Classic Championship, but players like Gus Hansen and Huck Seed could not hold on. Other big pros, however, did manage to make it to the final 18, such as David “Devilfish” Ulliott, Erick Lindgren and favorite Daniel Negreanu. The Canadian poker pro started the day with a chip lead in the two million range, well ahead of the rest of the pack…

Despite cold and rainy weather the poker players came out of the woodwork to take part in the World Series of Poker Atlantic City Circuit Championship. Last year there were 237 players, so this year’s turn out of 244 was an upswing, with a total prize pool of $1,195,600. Last year’s champion Rick Rossetti rubbed shoulders with the likes of TV talk show host Montel Williams, while players with less well known names did their best to outshine them with their poker skills…

The Sydney event on the Asian Pacific Poker Tour has come and gone, and one physical education teacher is now a million dollars richer. Penrith’s Grant Levy paid a $6,000 buy in to play in the event and turned it into a $1 million first prize. For three days Levy fight it out in order to beat 561 other players…

Potential poker players and dealers at Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center wont be able to lay their cards on the table until late next year. You arent looking at any gaming at Tri-State until probably fall, racetrack owner Dan Atkins said Monday.