2008 July 16 Poker News, Events and Happenings

July 16 - Affiliates with Walker Poker, even those in the United States, will be able to enjoy great returns through the new Walker Pays program.

One of the first few rooms to host freerolls to the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia – Carbon Poker host five in the coming months exclusively for PokerNews players…

Prior to Harrah’s acquisition of the WSOP, the Las Vegas tournament was held in the spring. Harrah’s shifted the large-drawing event closer to the summer, a traditionally slow period for the desert gaming locale. But with a sluggish…

888.com Qualifier misses Day 3 of the WSOP Main Event, but still manages to go home with $21,300 in prize winnings and a WSOP cash to his name…

The bill by California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys) which would lead to the legalization of intrastate online poker in California has cleared a significant legislative hurdle and is on its way to the Senate Appropriations…

The 39th annual World Series of Poker is being paused till November now, the records are all being tallied, and one record is the number of countries that attended the play in Las Vegas this summer. Last year some 87 countries were represented at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino, where the games are held. This year that number jumped to 118, and included players from every one of the 50 US states…

The latest version of the Apple iPhone has hit the market and right on its heels is a new poker application available at Apple’s App Store. The application, simply named “Texas Holdem Poker”, uses the iPhone’s unique touch screen interface to provide a new poker experience. Play is single player against the computer or multiplayer against other iPhone or iTouch users on a wifi network…