2008 May 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings

DARTMOUTH The sounds of hundreds of motorcycles roaring from Dartmouth Building Supply Co. on Reed Road will be heard Sunday morning as bikers head out for the fifth annual poker run and pig roast to benefit research to cure cystic fibrosis.

May 2 - The WSOP final table will be played over 100 days after the tournament to enable ESPN to broadcast the event within a couple of hours.

WILMINGTON The last of six suspects wanted in the February 22 armed robbery of a group of poker players has been arrested in New Jersey.

54 players returned to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas yesterday for their shot at the final table of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event. While many poker superstars went to the rail on Day 1, there was still plenty of star power…

GULFPORT (WLOX) — Even before the announced high noon grand opening, the new poker tables at Island View Casino were filling up. Poker Room Manager William Vineyard calls it a good, but not entirely unexpected turnout.

The final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker will be played in November, four months after the nine players in the no-limit Texas Hold ‘em game win their spots.

Tyner, a very flamboyant player, took out the first two players at the six-handed final table, including WPT ladies champion Van Nguyen. Nancy defeated Vanessa Selbst in the Five Star final, taking just over two hours to come back…