2008 October 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Ivan Demidov, the 27-year-old from Moscow, Russia, poured himself into his first World Series of Poker this summer, playing almost every event over the seven-week series. By the time the Main Event was set to start, however…

Quick question for you: What is the third most watched televised sport in North America? Hockey? Basketball? I bet you didnt say poker.

The Empire Casino in London’s Leicester Square continued hosting many of the most famous faces in poker as Day 3 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe kicked off. Andy Bloch started the day with the chip lead, followed closely by…

The latest attempt at creating a safe, regulatory framework at the federal level for skill games such as poker has come about in the form of the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act, S. 3616, introduced by Senator Robert…

WASHINGTON — The effort to roll back an Internet gambling ban has reached the Senate, with a bill by Sen. Robert Menendez that calls for licensing and regulating online poker and other “games of skill” instead of outlawing them.

Two of America’s most popular pastimes, baseball and Texas hold ‘em poker, are joining forces on Oct. 16, from 7 -11 p.m. at the Peppermill Hotel in Reno. The no-limit poker tournament will benefit Western Nevada College’s Wildcats Baseball Team.

October 1 - PKR has been awarded the Hotshot Operator of the Year title at the 2008 eGaming Review Awards.