2008 March 11 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

The Weekly Edition, an OCR Live! production in which Kate brings you the headlines for the past week, including legal developments from Denmark, positive reviews of gambling related ads in the UK, some behind the scenes news from the Fantasy World and a tribute to poker players harmed by poker-related violence.

HeadsUp Entertainment Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (the “Company” is pleased to announce that 1996 World Series of Poker Champion Huck Seed has won the Main Event of the 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships in Calgary Alberta at The Deerfoot Inn and Casino.

Mitch Garber is not long for PartyGaming. The Chief Executive Officer has announced that he will be taking off just as soon as they can find a replacement, after which he will return to North America and his family. During his reign as CEO the company has suffered massive losses to the bottom line, losing a great deal of market share to competitors such as the OnGame and iPoker networks…

This year the orders for TV episodes have been cut nearly in half for the World Poker Tour Enterprises’ flagship show, the World Poker Tour, resulting in a huge loss of income. The WPTE has delivered only 22 episodes, where last year they put out 45. The Travel Channel, which ran the WPT, dropped season two of the sister show, the Professional Poker Tour, despite a previous order…

Weider Debengek has to serve a year in prison thanks to his actions involving theft of a vehicle and robbery at KB Poker. He was charged in three cases, one of which was for armed robbery at KB Poker. Associate Judge David A…

BetWin-Poker.com the online poker guide today launched a Spanish version of popular online poker website. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb758944.htm

Popular online poker room Titan Poker, will power Eurocity Poker Tour Madrid Open this May. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb749614.htm