2008 October 28 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Bar poker leagues, which often host tournament poker events free to the public as a means of generating business, have become an increasing phenomenon across the nation. Free Poker Experience LLC, a Missouri-based company…

Substitute Robbie Blake hit the winner for Burnley then exhibited his red underpants again with the words Bad Beat Bob on them, referring to his failings at poker.

CHICAGO , Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ — The new 500 million-dollar Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago , today announced an impressive final number of female entrants at this past Sunday’s high-stakes action of the World Series of Poker(R) circuit event.

Most people have heard of the World Series of Poker, the largest and most prestigious poker tournament of all. But few know how it all begun. In 1951, Binions Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas hosted an epic heads-up poker battle between wealthy gambler Nick the Greek Dandalos and poker legend Johnny Moss. The legendary poker game went on for five months and in the end the Greek is said to have …

This weekend was one for the record books, with the record for the highest online no-limit hold’em pot ever being set not just once, but four times. What was even more shocking than the quantity was the time frame, with all four…

Ladbrokespoker.com is hosting a 15 day, 16 event festival of online poker. The event kicked off on Sunday 26th October and finishes on the 9th November 2008 with the $1000 + $100 main event. (PRWeb Oct 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1537884.htm

KNOW WHEN TO HOLD EM: Ballina man Jamie Hammond won the 2008 Indy Poker Tournament at Jupiters Casino on the weekend. Jamie took home $25,000 for his first place, outlasting 60 other poker players.