2008 April 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The first wave of card players charged in a recent high-stakes poker roundup pleaded guilty Monday, but another legal battle might be brewing over as much as $90,000 worth of cash and belongings seized during the investigation. Martin Orlando Reyes, whose Hanahan home was raided by sheriff’s deputies April 4, was one of 19 people to plead guilty in Charleston County magistrate court to one …

These people pleaded guilty Monday in Charleston County magistrate court to a charge of unlawful gaming tied to a recent poker roundup: –Mark A. Silverstein, 32 –Tiffani L. Boone, 33 –Tae Sun Cuzio, 47 –Charles Creech, 58 –Mike J. Dunlap, 44 –John E. Ego…

The first wave of card players charged in a recent high-stakes poker roundup pleaded guilty Monday, but another legal battle might be brewing over as much as $90,000 worth of cash and belongings seized during the probe. Outspoken poker advocate Bob Chimento was the only person Monday to request a jury trial. …

PokerNews teams up with PokerStars to host over $100,000 worth of World Series freerolls. The first freeroll kicks off on Friday April 25 and the top 54 finishers will receive great prizes!

117 players gathered round the felt at Caesars Indiana for the World Series of Poker Circuit Championship, including Circuit regulars Louie Esposito, Doug ‘Rico’ Carli, Eddie Corrado and Philip Sparta. They were playing for a prize pool…

Forty years after Archie Karas arrived in America and won, then lost, a $40 million fortune, will it be possible for him to make a genuine comeback? We are all a product of our experiences, and his ups and downs over the past 40 years…

The video poker bar in Westover that sold last months winning Powerball ticket came close to selling a second one.