2008 June 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings
A long and wild Saturday in the Amazon Room offered sure sign that the 2008 World Series of Poker is nearing full gear, despite the fact that the series’ first champion’s bracelet has yet to be awarded. Two events filled the giant…
Day 2 of the $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em tourney (Event #1) at the 2008 World Series of Poker featured some of poker’s biggest names, including Kathy Liebert, Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson, Dustin ‘NeverWin’ Woolf, Mike Sexton…
Australian national David Saab emerged as the top winner of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour as he bested more than 300 players in the finals of the six-day event Sunday at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati City.
Event #2 at the 2008 World Series of Poker will go into the history books as the largest WSOP preliminary event field ever, and the fourth largest tournament in history. The record was previously held by 2007 WSOP’s Event #49, which…
Jay Lamptons life was one to be celebrated. The 45-year-old former Boonville and Folsomville resident was killed in a motorcycle crash July 2, 2006. The accident also severely injured his wife, Lisa. Jay was an avid rider. His newest bike, a Harley, was his pride and joy.
On Friday, shares of PartyGaming Plc., owner/operators of PartyPoker, rose ten percent on speculations that the online company had reached a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Although no charges have ever been filed…
The very first charity Texas Holdem poker tournament was held recently under the new gaming laws in New Brunswick, and among the 81 poker players was the justice minister for the province. Described as an “avid poker fan” the minister, TJ Burke, was allowed to play under the new law - along with the rest of the players, because at least 45 percent of the prize pool was going to a charity event, and only 35 percent given out as prize money. Under these restrictions a poker tournament for charity in New Brunswick is legal.
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