2008 March 11 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Shawn "phatcat" Luman captured the biggest prize in Bodog history in the main event of the Bodog Poker Open on Sunday, besting a field of 596 to take home $76,280. He also won an engraved Omega Speedmaster watch with an estimated…

Mar 11 2008 : Two British poker players are facing prison sentences after stealing £150,000 (US$302,272) from ATMs to fund a gambling spree in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It appears Logan may be cutting ‘em down at the card tables in the upcoming ‘ X-Men Origins: Wolverine ‘ movie, with poker superstars Phil Helmuth and Daniel Negreanu were slated for a cameo in the film.

A tied vote in a municipal election is decided by a hand of 5-card stud poker.

Diamond I, Inc. announced today that its free Poker web site, www.IslandBlueCasino.net, entertained over 25,000 distinct hits through February 2008, a 66% increase over November 2007’s number of hits.

NEW YORK (AP) - Online gambling and entertainment company GigaMedia Ltd. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 8.1 percent on Asian online gaming and global poker software sales.

Psychology. It’s a subject none of us give enough importance. Furthermore we don’t want to do the work to look at ourselves and see where we fit into poker’s panoply of players. For this niche, though, there is one book that…