2008 April 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Two Polk County Harley Davidson dealerships will host a poker run Saturday to benefit the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village in Davenport.The motorcycle poker run kicks off at 10 a.m. from either of two locations 4202 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland, and 1501 Longleaf Blvd., Lake Wales.

Mark Titterton was flushed with success after being crowned UK Pub Poker Champion. The licensee of the Fox and Hounds in Carshalton, Surrey, won the final of the Redtooth Poker League at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham last Sunday.

Poker TV has been a huge benefit to the popularity of the game, and a big money maker for many involved. The WinStar Casino is adding TV coverage to their WinStar World Championship Series of Poker and Blackjack, giving winners the added benefit of appearing on TV. There will be two events, both of which will air on ABC Television…

Popular online poker room Titan Poker will offer players multiple prize packages to help make their dreams come true in Las Vegas.

One of the most highly anticipated poker events of the year is about to get started in Las Vegas at one of the more popular casinos and resorts. The Deep Stack Extravaganza is the name of the game which features $7,500 in starting chips. The Venetian poker room will run the Deep Stack Extravaganza starting now through April 25, and has included two more events than last year…

Holland Casino wanted to provide the Netherlands with online gaming, but it looks like that particular service is not in the cards. The Dutch Parliament voted down the bill that would have given Holland Casino a monopoly on the idea, although it was voted down by only two votes. A year or more has been put into the Holland Casino offering, which was set to be done in partnership with software provider CryptoLogic…

PokerXFactor.com, a leading online poker training center, announced today that it has acquired PokerFox.net, a top poker training and coaching resource. As part of the deal, Chris “pokerfox” Wallace and Adam “hatfield13″ Stemple (the creators of PokerFox.net) will join PokerXFactor.com as featured instructors.