2008 February 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The 330 player tournament was sold out for the second straight weekend.

With the addition of two qualifiers from Caesars Palace qualifiers and a couple of replacements in the original announced list of invitations, the 64-player lineup for the upcoming 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship…

When Charles Infantolino drew a losing hand in a game of seven-card stud Sunday, he won a record poker jackpot at the Palm Beach Kennel Club.

Sometimes all it takes is a fresh set of eyes. And when John Maroon was approached by the president of Sandy Hillman Communications to help her represent the World Series of Poker, that fresh set of eyes saw an opportunity.

Poker players take part in a tournament at Wheeling Island Casino that will help them qualify for a national competition. INSIDE: See Chandi Lowry’s report

Timothy Vance took the chip lead into the final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Copenhagen championship, and after a marathon heads-up battle, he bested Soren Jensen for the title and the $1,236,095 first prize money…

The Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack recently held their first satellite qualifier for the upcoming World Series of Poker, and according to recent reports it was a big success. Hundreds of poker players lined up to compete in the event, which offered a prize package to the 2008 World Series of Poker main event worth $10,000. The 330 seat tournament was sold out hours after the tickets went on sale…