2008 March 13 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Playing poker was a regular escape for Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang, before family life intervened. Now, he’s playing for survival in a much higher-stakes version of the game, in the wake of Microsoft Corp.’s unsolicited takeover bid.

In a time when it seems stylish to play in and support one’s favorite charity poker tournament, Jennifer Harman-Traniello rises above the rest, putting on not one but two events in support of her favorite cause, the Nevada Society…

Day 1b at the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Polish Open featured an even more star-studded field than Day 1a, with former World Champion Greg Raymer joining his Team PokerStars teammate Luca Pagano and European tournament…

Political pressure on the gambling industry is set to intensify after the Senate agreed to an inquiry.

The company that owns online poker room Ultimate Bet, Tokwiro Enterprises, has some experience dealing with accusations of cheating. They also own Absolute Poker, which came under fire in the recent past thanks to an employee cheating. Now it is Ultimate Bet under the microscope as accusations are being floated about one account, playing under the name of NioNio, that has been singled out for suspicious activity…

The upcoming X-Men spin off movie will have a poker pro playing a cameo. The Hugh Jackman movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, will have poker pro Daniel Negreanu playing himself, as well as poker, with the character of Wolverine. The movie, which is set to come out in 2009, will cover the origins of the X-Men’s most iconic character, the indestructible mutant Wolverine…

The first ever major poker tour to run in Latin America is right around the corner, and is being brought to players by online poker room Poker Stars. Poker Stars has experience with running poker tours, as they are behind the European Poker Tour as well as plenty of online offerings. The Latin American Poker Tour will get underway in Rio de Janeiro on May 3, staring a season of events through the summer…