2008 September 29 Poker News, Events and Happenings

SKYCITY, in conjunction with World Poker Seminars, is proud to announce two of the biggest names in professional poker will hold a Poker Academy when in town for the SKYCITY Festival of Poker next month.

Barth belongs to the “Save Our Ta-Tas” 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk Team, which consists of 18 women. Barth was chosen by her teammates to carry the team’s Survivor Flag during the 3-Day’s opening and closing ceremonies. After riding an emotional roller-coaster four months ago, it’s only fitting.

With PokerStars’ annual World Championship of Online Poker in the rear view mirror, business was back to usual for poker on Sunday. Still, both of the day’s largest tournaments at PokerStars and Full Tilt, in a bit of an off…

We started with 3500 in chips with quick blinds. This was not deep stack poker. I dabbled in a couple early hands to get a feel for the players. When…

Although it may have seemed a long time ago since the last hand of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event was dealt and Dean Hamrick was eliminated in 10th place, there are still over two months until the nine remaining players…

A Poker Run-Benefit for Shawn Garzee will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Moores Pub, 168 E. Elm St., Canton.

NITRO, W.Va. — At one point, this 52-year-old mother of two couldnt distinguish a poker flush from the lever on a toilet. A poker aficionado Gale Taylor was not. Now shes gone from cleaning bathrooms at Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center to dealing t…