2008 May 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Poker lovers across New Hampshire have found a place to play for money at the state’s proliferating charitable game rooms. Now, many lawmakers are eyeing a cut for the state.
Aware of the growing sentiment against the implementation of the United States 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), US Senator John Kyl (R-AZ), has stepped up his own political maneuvers in an effort…
The Northwest Arkansas chapter of Chrome Divas will host a “Down Home Poker Run” on Saturday to benefit the Seven Hills Homeless Center’s new transitional housing program.
Matthew Hilger, poker author, poker publisher, and poker pro, won the Full Tilt Poker $750,000 Guaranteed Poker Tournament this past Sunday evening giving him over $132K for first place. (PRWeb May 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/internetpoker/pokertournament/prweb914994.htm
The Kentucky Derby Poker Championship will kick off tonight at 8:30 PM at Caesars Indiana, and this will be a charity Texas Holdem tournament with the purpose of raising awareness of climate change and its impact. The event will have a $2,500 buy in to pull in the funds that will be donated to a number of charities, including the Robby Albarado Foundation, the international Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre and the Health and Climate Foundation. The winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby Poker Championship will get a 2008 Aruba Poker Classic prize package.
The latest World Series of Poker Circuit has ended, and the main event was won by someone who is no stranger to WSOP glory, Allen Cunningham. Down by four to one in chips on Thursday at Caesars Cunningham overcame the deficit to beat Ben Fineman for the win and nearly half a million dollars. In third place was Kelly Samson, followed by Moto Mobuchi, Justin Bonomo, Blair Hinkle, Thomas Hover, Ralph Perry, and Doug Lee…
Once again an artificial intelligence program will be put to the test in a poker battle versus professional poker player to see who is best at the popular card game of Texas Holdem: man or machine. The first Man vs Machine Poker Challenge was played by Phil “The Unabomber” Laak and Ali Eslami, who narrowly defeated the Polaris poker program. This time the second Man vs Machine Poker Challenge will be held at the Gaming Life Expo in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in July, and will have a human representative in Nick “Stoxtrader” Grudzien.
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