2008 May 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings

A poker run on Sunday will benefit a Tampa man battling cancer. The poker run will kick off 9:30 a.m. at the Neon Cowboy on State Road 52 at Bellamy Brothers Boulevard. The event will benefit Kerry Thompson, who was diagnosed Jan. 21 with squamous cell carcinoma in his head and neck. His condition has been complicated by blood clots in his lungs, and he has had five surgeries, three days in an …

CureDuchenne and title sponsor, Prosum Technology Services, Inc. are proud to announce the first “Celebrity” Dealing for Duchenne Charity Poker Tournament & Auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. This star studded event will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008, from 7:00 p.m. to Midnight. Celebrities will include, Willie Garson (Sex and the City), Anne …

Team Full Tilt pro Allen Cunningham outlasted one of the toughest fields in the history of the World Series of Poker Circuit events to make the final table at the WSOP-C Caesars Las Vegas Main Event, then came from well back…

Online poker site recognizes the effects of climate change by donating Aruba Poker Classic prize package to charity poker tournament. (PRWeb May 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb912844.htm

The sixth and final suspect in the February robbery of a poker game at a private Delaware country club was arrested during a raid on Thursday. Authorities arrested Manuel L. Gonzalez, 21, at his Glassboro, New Jersey residence…

The World Poker Tour’s parent company, WPT Enterprises, Inc, has announced that they will release their financial numbers for the first quarter of 2008 after the close of trading on Tuesday, May 6. The WPT is traded on the Nasdaq (WPTE) and has had ups and downs since they first went public. An investor conference call will be hosted the day the numbers are released at 4:30pm ET by the CEO and President of WPTE, Steve Lipscomb…

The man they call the Great Dane has another name to add to the list: author. Gus Hansen, the man who tore up the poker tournament field starting with the first World Poker Tour show, recently announced on his blog that his book, “Every Hand Revealed” is available online at various book stores. The real world copy of the book will hit books stores on May 6th…