2008 March 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings

For the fourth consecutive year, players headed to down to the Boardwalk for Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit event. The main event drew a starting field of 277, creating a total prize pool of $1,357,300 and a first-place prize…

One of the biggest unrepresented pros in all of poker no longer has that status, as prominent agency Poker Royalty has announced the signing of Patrik Antonius for exclusive worldwide management. The Poker Royalty deal covers all…

March 14 - Titan Poker has launched its own land poker tour, the EuroCity Poker Tour, with the first tournament scheduled the 1000 euro Madrid Open in Spain in May this year…

The official second day of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Polish Open in Warsaw saw 130 players take the felt, with Robert Flink leading the pack as Liz Lieu, Julian Thew and Johnny Lodden returned to their short stacks. The day…

Poker pro Huck Seed pulled down a victory recently when he won the Main Event of the 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships. Brad “Yukon” Booth tried to hold on to his home field advantage but couldn’t stop Seed from taking the victory. Huck has experience winning big events, as he won the 1996 World Series of Poker Main Event, and has placed third at the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship event, and the Canadian Open two years ago…

Former talk show host Montel Williams will be hosting a poker bash in order to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research, and players can expect to rub elbows with plenty of celebrities at the table. The event, which is to be themed as a “Roaring Twenties” club, will feature live music and guest performances. Robin Givens and Emme Aronson will attend the event as will poker pros such as Jamie Gold, Annie Duke and Chip Jett…

The Poker Players Alliance is an organization that seeks to represent all that is best for the world of poker, and to that end they look for experts in various fields to join their ranks. A recent announcement from the PPA let the world know that a former senior federal policy adviser from Washington DC has joined the team. Drew Lesofski is now the official Director of Grassroots and External Affairs…