2008 September 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings

STRASBURG Mirandas Poker Run held last month netted more than $7,000 for Strasburg teenager Miranda Peach Liggett, who was injured in an accident last December, leaving her a quadriplegic.

Mats Sundin has made an announcement, but it’s not the one the hockey world has patiently been waiting for. While still pondering whether to return for an 18th season in the NHL, the hockey superstar announced at a news conference…

CHICAGO An Indiana locksmith has admitted that he supplied explosives to a man who boasted of mob ties and who is accused of setting off the blast that wrecked the offices of a video poker company.

The Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Main Event kicked off at the Palms Beach Club with 226 players plunking down €8,500 for their chance to claim a victory in the biggest poker tournament in French history and their share of the guaranteed…

Life on the felt can be tough, especially on women. The growth of women’s poker has encouraged an atmosphere of competition between the sexes, but it has also, on occasions, can produce disrespectful and occasionally abusive behavior…

CHINCOTEAGUE The annual Chincoteague Police Department Poker Run, a fundraiser to help less-fortunate children during the holidays, has been postponed from Saturday until Sept. 20 because of the effects of Tropical Storm Hannah.

A survey of 1,639 U.S. poker players, conducted on DuplicatePoker.com, revealed that poker players intend to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama two-to-one over Republican candidate John S. McCain. 1,043 players said they intend to vote for the Illinois senator versus 596 for the Arizona senator.