2008 October 17 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The Main Event of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Championships kicked off at the Crown Casino in Melbourne with 171 players on Day 1a. Among the big names in the field were Julian Powell, Tony Hachem, Tony G and Joe Hachem…

On Thursday, PokerStars announced the launch of PokerStars.it, a new Italian-only gateway into the largest online poker site in the world. The historic opening of the site followed by just a few days the granting by Italy’s…

At the dawn of the poker boom, Jon Turner was studying computer science at the University of North Carolina - Raleigh. Like so many of us, he was introduced to no-limit hold’em while watching ESPN’s broadcast of the 2003 World Series…

A screen capture of the Nuttz Poker Club logo.

The Crown Casino poker room was packed as the 213 entrants into Thursday’s event in the PokerNews Cup Australia Championships, 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em, took up most of the tables in the room. Big names in the field…

No matter how many years you’ve played poker, it’s still important to review a personal checklist about your own game every time you sit down to play. That’s how to know that you’re doing everything possible to play your best poker.

Defense efforts to have the case dismissed by Judge Thomas Wingate of the Franklin County Circuit Court did not go forward, as the Judge cited November 17 as the date the case will go to trial. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is attempting to seize control over 141 online gambling sites, including many well known poker rooms. According to reports, Beshear has received some 12k letters of protest, but this does not seemed to have swayed the Governor from his course…