2008 April 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings

WYOMING (Newschannel 3) - A woman in Wyoming is in trouble with the police, after leaving her three children in the car while she went to play poker in a bar.

Your best bet is to fold on this oddball romp through the world of high-stakes, competitive poker. “Deal” is as tacky as the Las Vegas casinos the game is played…

How does it sound to be flown to an exclusive location in Peralada, Spain from May 6-10, to compete in a massive tournament featuring a stunning $1 million guaranteed in prize money? And to be treated like royalty, receiving such luxuries…

On Friday, April 18, a Las Vegas Strip marquee lured pedestrians to The Venetian Poker Room for the Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament. The second annual fundraiser benefiting the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals made history on April 18th, raising more than $325,000 for the no-kill animal sanctuary. The $330 no-limit hold’em tournament attracted hundreds of poker …

April 24 - The Poker Players Alliance group, a strong proponent for online poker, is expected to boast its record growth to one million members in an announcement this week.

66 players from around the globe descended upon Salzburg, Austria for the first day of the PokerNews Cup Austria. Among the notable players in the event were Dutch T6 Poker pro Rolf Slotboom and well-known New Zealand pro…

It is now much easier for online poker players to connect to the SunPoker.com tables from their computers, with the new “Flash-No Download” version of the popular poker room. This “instant play” version allows players to start playing immediately without the need to download any software onto their computer first.