2008 September 18 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Day 13 of the World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars proved unlucky for most, but some continued to defy the odds. The WCOOP has already showcased some of the game’s best and Day 13 was no exception. Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier…

Good advice from accomplished pro Eli Elezra: “Look at both of your cards.” Elezra, who owns a World Series of Poker bracelet and has won a World Poker Tour main event, was laughing when he said it, but for several betting rounds in this hand he didn’t know what he was holding and it almost cost him.

While stories of chat-account hackings and stolen poker-site passwords are frequent tales in the poker world, it’s far rarer that a ‘name’ player is targeted for full-blown fraud. Yet that’s what happened to Danish poker pro Peter…

The city of Fort Myers is sponsoring the fourth annual “Chips For Charity,” a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament to benefit the United Way of Lee County.

With the second World Series of Poker Europe starting at Londons Empire Casino tomorrow, with a first prize of £1 million, the game retains that dangerous James Bond cachet.

REDLANDS - On Saturday, Sept. 20, participants in the Route 66 Rendezvous Poker Run will make a stop at the San Bernardino County Museum at 10 a.m. Admission to the museum is free that day.

NEW YORK—-Confused and upset by the turmoil in the financial markets and uncertain of the appropriate next move to protect personal income and investments, Americans are playing more poker.