2008 May 13 Poker News, Events and Happenings
For the third consecutive season, the resident hostess on World Poker Tour broadcasts will not have her contract renewed. Layla Kayleigh, who was hired on at the start of Season VI, will not return for Season VII duties. Kayleigh joins…
The World Series of Poker, pokers most prestigious event, will kick off in a few short weeks. The WSOP features world championships in various forms of the game, all leading up to the granddaddy of them all, the $10,000 buy-in Main Event.
The 2002 World Series of Poker kicked off with a pair of limit events, and at the time we allowed dealers to play in the tournaments. Mike Majarus had been hired to deal the WSOP, but after taking third in the Employees Limit Hold’em…
HAMPTON, Ga. (May 13, 2008) The Atlanta Chapter of Speedway Childrens Charities will host the Inaugural Kruzn for Kids Motorcycle Poker Run on Saturday, June 7. The event includes a scenic ride through Clayton and Henry Counties, with stops at local Wal-Mart stores and Noahs Ark located in Locust Grove.
The World Poker Store, Inc., an international entertainment company, announces changes to its board of directors and management team.
The World Poker Association recently announced the launch of an educational event for its members, the first of its kind. Scheduled to take place during the WPA Inaugural Conference from May 28th to May 29th, the event will be headlined by the man they call the “Mad Genius of Poker”, Mike Caro. There are three major functions during the Conference, including a teaching portion, a cocktail party and then a Mega Satellite poker game…
When Jack Hinchey of Ontario made it deep in the Barcelona poker tournament known as the World Poker Crown, his main goal was to win enough money to pay for a university education, but not for himself: Jack wanted to put his granddaughter Victoria through college with his winnings. In the end Hinchey managed to get the funds he needed and more, taking home a $1 million payday with his World Poker Crown victory. Hinchey has been playing poker for more than three decades, but his full time job is as a plumbing repair man.
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