2008 September 08 Poker News, Events and Happenings

After four long days of play and 479 eliminations, Alain Roy took home the top prize of $1,426,645 in the Partouche Poker Tour Cannes Main Event. Roy defeated runner-up Claudio Rinaldi in an extremely short heads-up match. At the final table…

Running Aces Harness Park, located in Columbus, Minnesota, will be the site of the 10th Annual Trent Tucker Celebrity Poker Tournament, benefiting the Trent Tucker Non-Profit Organization, on Thursday, September 11, 2008. Celebrities…

A busy Sunday on the major online sites included two more events in the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars and the weekly $750,000 at Full Tilt. One of the WCOOP offerings was the first ‘high roller’ event…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky wildlife officials are investigating a fatal boat crash on Lake Cumberland. A man described as an experienced boat operator was killed Saturday when a catamaran rolled over during a poker run on the lake in south central Kentucky.

Attorney Dwaine Evans emerged as the winner of the inaugural Mr. Big Hands Texas Hold Em tournament Saturday night. More than 50 participants put on their best poker faces to bluff and outplay the competition.

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — (PRESS RELEASE) — The sixth annual Borgata Poker Open announces a record-breaking first day of registration as 1,192 players turned out for the start of the tournament, which boasts a $5 million guaranteed prize pool, the largest casino guarantee ever.

STEUBENVILLE - Manfred’s Restaurant will host the first Urban Mission Poker Run Sunday “in order to help a friend in need.” Judy Manfred, owner of the Sunset Boulevard business, said the poker run will start at noon and will conclude at 4 p.m.