2008 July 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings

With each seat costing $10,000, more than 1,000 players arrived in Las Vegas Thursday for the World Series of Poker opener. High-profile players and unknowns are competing to win millions of dollars and the games ultimate crown.

Play opened in the 39th World Series of Poker main event Thursday, with more than 1,000 players putting down $10,000 each in hopes of making it through a 10-hour day of no-limit Texas Hold ‘em.

LAS VEGAS - The marathon grind toward the richest pot in poker is underway.

The final preliminary preceding the WSOP Main Event, Event #53, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, began its second day with 72 players still vying for the $278,180 first prize. At the start of the day, Matt Graham had already secured his third…

Thu, Jul 3, 2008 (5:54 p.m.) BIG NEWS: Play opened in the 39th World Series of Poker main event Thursday, with more than 1,000 players putting down $10,000 each in hopes of making it through a 10-hour day of no-limit Texas Hold ‘em.

Bridger writes “Poker software called Polaris will play a rematch against human players during the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Developed by an artificial intelligence group at the University of Alberta in Canada, Polaris will be pitted against several professionals at the Rio Hotel between June 3rd and 6th. ‘It’s possible, given enough computing power, for computers to play …

LAS VEGAS (AP) -The marathon grind toward the richest pot in poker is under way. Play opened in the 39th World Series of Poker main event Thursday, with more than 1,000 players hoping to make it through a 10-hour day of no-limit Texas Hold ‘em agai…