2008 July 30 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Almost a year ago, Dubai World entered into an agreement to become a part owner in MGM’s megacasino project, CityCenter. The $5.1 billion deal was hailed by Wall Street…

So many women taking the stage these days! Some say that it happens because of the internet where one doesn’t directly confront other players. That might be true, but on the other hand it can only happen…

If online poker players are looking for an exotic vacation where they can play poker - and go for free - they should check out online poker room Full Tilt Poker’s satellites to the Sun City Million Dollar Poker Tournament. Sun City is the biggest poker tournament in South Africa, and Full Tilt is sending players there with a prize package worth $10,500. This will cover the buy in, travel expenses, spending cash and a week of accommodations…

The biggest card game in the world is No Limit Texas Holdem, but some folks like to play good old fashioned five-card draw, and now they can do it right on their iPhone. The software, which works on the iTouch as well, is called 5 Card Touch and is published by Griffin Technology. The game gives a player a $1k bankroll and allows to bet up to $5 per round…

Online poker room Purple Lounge has announced they are running a race, with the winners cashing in. The race is a $200k; that’s the amount of money expected to be in the prize pool - minimum - of the series coming up on Purple Lounge. The five events, in honor of the looming Summer Olympics in China, are the Marathon, 100 Meters, High Jump, 50KM Walk and Relay, all of which offer thousands in top prizes for Bronze, Silver and Gold finishes…