2008 August 13 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Motorcyclists are revving up to help orphans. On Saturday, Carolina Motorcycle Promotions will hold a “poker run” to raise money for Jenkins Orphanage in North Charleston and raffle off $1,000 in gasoline.

Psychiatry department researcher makes prize-winning computer poker programs available for free downloads.

There was more apprehension than normal pending the monthly release of Nevada’s gaming revenues. Last month’s release, detailing May’s revenue statistics, marked the second worst year-over-year performance…

This hybrid of poker and Yahtzee makes use of the accelerometer in your iPhone or iPod touch to create a game thats beguilingly addicting.

The 12th Annual Southern Valley Health Watch Poker Walk brought out 98 walkers Tuesday evening for a three-mile hike through the Twin Towns. Above, Jaden Zaun held the best hand at the end of the Poker Walk and won the grand prize of a mountain bike.

Downtown Columbus nightclub The Roadhouse, 1047 Broadway, joins the local poker lineup this week.

As we learned in Part 1, when Johnny Chan decided to turn pro and move to Las Vegas in 1978, it was a decision that met considerable resistance from his parents. Attending the University of Houston seemed to be the right path…