2008 May 12 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
World Poker Association announces the launch of the first educational event for members at the WPA Inaugural Conference May 28th-May 29th in Las Vegas. The seminar will be led by Mike Caro, “Mad Genius of Poker.” WPA Chairman, Wendeen H. Eolis says, “The Conference is a winning trifecta ticket, allowing members to sharpen their playing skills, network at the must-be-seen WPA cocktail party, May …
Before I describe the various factors that set the stage for Mike Sexton’s career as a poker visionary, I would like to let many of the younger players know that my brother was a professional poker player for 25 years, before he…
NEW YORK—-AOL today announced that Games.com, http://games.com, will award six seats to this summer’s World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Beginning May 4 and running through June 15, players can compete in free, online No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournaments on Games.com’s World Series of Poker hub, http://games.com/poker.
2006 WSOP Main Event winner Jamie Gold will join with E! Network star Khloe Kardashian ("Keeping Up with the Kardashians") in hosting a May 17th poker fundraiser on behalf of the Los Angeles-based Urban Health Institute. The benefit…
The biggest name in Australian Poker is usually Joe Hachem, the winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker, and his brother Tony is fairly well known too. It was neither Hachem brother, however, who picked up the win at the neighboring New Zealand Poker Championship final in Christchurch recently, but Australian David Borg. His victory, the largest of Borg’s career, included a trophy and $NZ 100,000, which is about equivalent to $80,000 in Australian dollars…
Golf is a favorite pass time among many pro poker players, so it should come as no surprise to find them playing golf like it is poker. In this case that is exactly what they are supposed to do at the World Series of Golf, a golf tournament based on the World Series of Poker. The event allows anyone who can buy in a chance to win and rub elbows with pro players, just like at the WSOP…
One of the most highly anticipated events of the World Series of Poker season is the Ladies Event, and that is the focus of a special World Series of Poker Academy camp coming in June. This camp will focus on the ladies and how to win the event in a two day women only WSOP Academy session. The event will take place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on June 6 and 7, with the intent to groom participants to take on all comers at the WSOP $1,000 No Limit Holdem championship event.
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