2008 February 21 Poker News, Events and Happenings

CLEVELAND — Organizers of the charity poker tournaments held in the Flats will soon deal the cards year-round. For the past three years, the tournaments have been held each weekend of the summer on the west bank of the Flats.

DuplicatePoker.com announced today the launch of the first-ever Duplicate Poker World Championship.

Las Vegas poker rooms are getting ready for the coming 2008 World Series of Poker, even if their name isn’t Harrah’s. I’ve just received several confirmations of ladies events that will be held in other poker rooms the same week…

The best thing anyone who expresses interest in “Poker Smash” can do is give it the time it needs to reveal its full potential. It’s not immediately clear at the onset, even if the hook is.

Poker continues to grow as a game and a sport, and women everywhere are getting more into the game. With the advent of the Ladies Tour portion of the World Poker Tour and other similar events, it is no wonder that women are getting more attention than ever in the game. Players like Clonie Gown, Jennifer Harman and Annie Duke have been joined by fresh faces like Isabelle Mercier, Erica Schoenberg and Evelyn Ng…

230 players joined the field at the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Copenhagen today, bringing the total field to 460 players with a total prize pool of $4,156,270 USD…

When I write about house edges and game strategies, I try to leave no hidden assumptions. When I tell you 9-6 Jacks or Better video poker returns 99.5 percent, I’m careful to add “with expert play.” If you don’t play at expert level, you won’t get 99.5 percent.