2008 September 19 Poker News, Events and Happenings
A report from Reuters on Thursday indicates that the dispute over online gambling between European Union countries and the United States is increasingly likely to result in a formal World Trade Organization complaint, opening the way…
PALMETTO - The inaugural Karen Barth Poker Run “Ride for the Cure” will be held Oct. 4 from Peggy’s Corral, located at 4511 U.S. Highway 41 N. in Palmetto.
Becky Makar of Las Vegas beat out some of the best poker players in the country to win the Horseshoe Poker Classic. The prize of $45,000 was presented by Budweiser at Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs on Monday.
The 2nd Annual Ride For a Cure Poker Run Benefit will take place Saturday. Registration will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at …
September 19 - The upcoming third leg of the European Championship of Online Poker at Titan Poker will be spread over 14 days, with much more chance of winning.
Millions of dollars are made at online poker rooms all year round, but this might be the first time a poker room will have to pay out so much that wasn’t part of a poker tournament. The poker room in question is UltimateBet, the online home of WSOP legend Phil Hellmuth, which has been targeted for a $75 million lawsuit. The lawsuit cites claims that a long term cheating scandal - one in which UltimateBet employees could read other players’ hole cards, enabling them to beat them routinely - has resulted in damages worth the high figure.
yGOOD 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.
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