2008 May 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The National Heads-Up Poker Championship will not go without a home. Caesars Palace will host the prestigious one-on-one poker tournament for the next four years, NBC announced in a news release Wednesday. Caesars has hosted…

DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Kent County judge set an August trial date for a former state trooper charged with robbing fellow players in a high-stakes poker game.

Off to San Jose, Costa Rica I went for the May 22-24, 2008 LAPT (Latin American Poker Tour) event. The second one ever held, it had almost 400 runners and a first prize of $274,103. Victor Ramdin, Daniel Negreanu, Brian Green…

The second sign that Mefin Davies is not a regular poker player came when he called snap as the dealer turned over a pair of aces. The first sign came moments earlier when the Wales hooker asked if anyone could lend him 50p to play.

The world’s highest profile poker tournament is under way at the Rio Hotel & Casino, with 55 championship events and a twist to its main event that will keep players in suspense until November.

The world’s most popular poker tournament, the World Series of Poker, is back in Las Vegas. The tournament begins Friday at the Rio Hotel & Casino with a $10,000 pot-limit Texas Hold Em tournament.

It’s time to shuffle up and deal. The 39th annual World Series of Poker started Friday at the Rio. Until July 15, 2008, thousands will compete for millions in cash and the coveted World Series of Poker bracelet.