2008 September 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings

My favorite part of the poker world is how it has created its own ’society’ very separate but nonetheless reflective of the ‘greater society’. The world of poker has risen from the basements and backrooms to become a unique…

Pot-limit Omaha is certainly a game that took root in Europe before it began taking America by storm, so it was only natural that some of Europe’s biggest names would turn out for Event #3 of the World Series of Poker Europe…

The Poker Players Alliance spent $283,000 in the second quarter to lobby in favor of licensed and regulated Internet poker in the U.S., according to a disclosure report filed July 21.

The Fourth Annual Road 2 Recovery Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament presented by Toyota Trucks, hosted by Jimmy Button and emceed by celebrity tournament director Matt Savage, will take place on Thursday, Oct 9 at 4:00 p.m. inside the MGM Grand Poker Room. First prize is a 2009 $10,000 World Series of Poker main event seat.

The third Annual Hold ‘Em for Housing Poker Tournament is Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood Parkway.

After three grueling days and an extraordinarily long final table, Sherkhan Farnood came from behind to best Ivo Donev heads-up to capture his first WSOPE bracelet and claim the £76,999 top prize in Event #2 £2,500 H.O.R.S.E….

Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne is one of 888.com’s poker ambassadors And the Captain of the ‘888.com Poker Team’. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1379754.htm