2008 May 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

Thu, May 15, 2008 (3 a.m.) Throughout the final days play at the 1997 World Series of Poker, Stu Ungar periodically reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a photo of his daughter, Stefanie.

PokerListings.com and Hollywood Poker are pleased to announce two new exclusive promotions for their players leading up to the 2008 World Series of Poker*. The first: All players who sign up at Hollywood Poker via PokerListings link are eligible for a massive $750 sign-up bonus at 1,000% match. The second: All new depositors also automatically qualify for weekly $1,000 freerolls with $500 cash …

Skilled Poker Player Greg Metzak scooped the top prize at the Eurocity Poker Tour Madrid Open after winning his seat at an online freeroll tournament. (PRWeb May 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb940064.htm

With the World Series of Poker on the horizon, set to play this summer in Las Vegas, those who can are investigating ways to make money from the biggest poker event in the world, and not just from playing in it. A new deal with XP Events has been announced recently by the WSOP to distribute WSOP swag across various venues, including an online store, retail shops, and a new WSOP store in Vegas. The Denver, Colorado based XP Events is now the official brand merchandise provider for the World Series of Poker…

A quarterly poker magazine is on the horizon, to be published by Dennis Publishing and to service a very specific poker community: the members of online poker room PKR. PKR.com is a poker room unlike any other, with a computer or video game style experience, with 3D avatars that are controllable to an extent beyond any other poker room. Now an “international selection” of PKR customers will get the poker magazine free of charge…

The magazine that appeals to women poker players, conveniently named Woman Poker Player magazine, was recently bought by the company that knows all about poker mags, Bluff Media. Bluff Media are the publishers of Bluff Magazine, one of the top poker magazines in the United States. Bluff Media made the move in recognition that women are one of poker’s fastest growing market segments, and the vehicle to reach them would be Woman Poker Player magazine…

May 15 - An Alaskan player has broken industry records by winning his second Bad Beat jackpot at Ultimate Bet poker site in a short period of time.