2008 September 09 Poker News, Events and Happenings

SKYCITY Auckland is delighted to announce some of the greatest names in world poker are to play in New Zealands biggest ever poker tournament this October.

This series of columns will discuss and analyze the ever-changing position poker has occupied in American popular culture. We’ll look back to earlier periods in poker’s history, shedding light on how the game’s relationship to society…

Last November, an underground poker club in the Flatiron district was robbed , and one of the masked gunmen “accidentally” fired his pistol and fatally shot a man. Yesterday, the Manhattan DA’s office charged the robbery’s alleged mastermind , saying Bronx resident William Delvalle “really took charge of the entire robbery.” According to the NY Times, prosecutors claim Delvalle yelled to …

St. John’s Trauma and Burn Center has partnered with local agencies and fire departments to conduct a motorcycle poker run 9 a.m. Saturday.

Twenty-eight top pros survived Day 1 of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau High Rollers tournament, including World Champions Johnny Chan and Joe Hachem, 2007 High Rollers winner Eric Assadourian and APPT Macau Main Event…

Not so long ago PartyGaming was the largest online poker room on the Internet. They were racking up record figures in number of players and dollars that were turning every one else green with envy. They seemed to be immune from collapsing economies and gambling bans.

Southwest Casino Corporation (OTCBB: SWCC) announced today that Running Aces Harness Park, in which Southwest owns a 50% membership interest, will host the 10th Annual Trent Tucker Celebrity Poker Tournament on Thursday, September 11, 2008. The tournament begins at 7 p.m. with proceeds benefiting the Trent Tucker Non-Profit Organization, which has been dedicated for the past seven years to …