2008 June 22 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Saturday at the World Series of Poker continued the trend of the "Year of the Pro" that has marked the 2008 WSOP to date. Except this time it was ‘Euro Pro’ Day amid the greater theme. The day’s action began with Event #37, $10,000 Omaha…

Deputies on Saturday were searching for the fifth suspect in the armed robbery of two people after they left the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood in March with almost $25,000 in poker winnings.

A full house of motorcyclists road out Sunday morning to Harley Davidson of Naples to play poker for a charitable cause. The poker run was part of a weekend-long fundraising event for three families who lost their homes in last months 800-acre Golden Gate Estates fire. A golf tournament at Glen Eagle Country Club was also taking place Sunday morning to raise more money for the families.

Ram Vaswani led 18 remaining players into Day 2 of the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low World Championship. In this star-studded field, it was not surprising that this event’s eventual final table played host to five former WSOP bracelet winners…

In a lightning-quick Day 1, over 90% of the field was eliminated in Event #39, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. 2,720 players signed up for the event, with only 218 surviving to Day 2. Michael Polcari ended Day 1 as the chip leader…

According to a recent press report online poker site Think Like A Poker Pro.com has released a challenge that deals with hypnosis. To compete in the challenge players would download a free poker self hypnosis mp3 called Poker Perfection, as well as take part in a free seven part multimedia course designed to use hypnosis to improve a person’s poker playing ability. Hypnosis revolves around accessing the client’s subconscious mind during a state of heightened relaxation…

Last year one of the more colorful characters at the World Series of Poker was Italian poker pro Dario Minieri, who wore a bright yellow and red scarf. This along with his small size earned him the nickname Harry Potter, and he did work some magic at the games. This year he completed the spell by picking up a WSOP victory in the $2500 No Limit Holdem Six-Handed Event…