2008 March 28 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Ahead of a scheduled vote wherein Dutch legislators will consider UIGEA-style legislation designed to restrict access to the Dutch online gambling market for international court, a Netherlands Court has denied an appeal…

The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, the world’s largest five-diamond resort, will host the Second Annual Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament on Friday, April 18. The no-limit Texas hold’em poker tournament will take place inside The Venetian Poker Room beginning at 3pm.

Want to play poker for a good cause? Then head to the Bayou Country Riders first-ever Ride for St. Jude Poker Run Sunday and raise money for St. Jude Childrens Hospital.

Continuing our review of various works that I can recommend and think are useful for the professional player brings us to ‘Sit’n Go Strategy’ by Colin Moshman (Two Plus Two Publishing, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007). Of course, one does not…

Hunter Fritz is putting himself through college one poker hand at a time. Fritz, a sophomore, is part of an online poker community that’s grown significantly in recent years, making high-stakes games popular and giving students a chance to cash in…

The talk show host that made his presence known at the 2007 World Series of Poker main event will soon be playing poker in Wales. Montel Williams, who stood out at the 2007 WSOP for his flamboyant shirt as much as his celebrity, will play at the PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup in Cardiff, Wales this April. The event, running from April 7 through April 10, will feature Jamie Gold, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, Freddy Deeb and Chad Brown on Team USA in addition to Williams…

An official WSOP satellite tournament is nothing to sneeze at, and now the Fort Collins Series of Poker has officially joined the World Series of Poker. The event, which is a charity event raising money for the Realities for Children Triumph Awards Scholarship Fund, gets a big boost in recognition by becoming affiliated with the biggest name in poker. The WSOP has been running longer than any poker tournament of its kind in the world, and now will use that reputation to help the children…