2008 November 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The chance to compete at GUKPT Main Event in London this month is welcomed by dedicated players, courtesy of online poker innovators Titan Poker.

With a field that included poker superstars Humberto Brenes, Victor Ramdin, Jon ‘apestyles’ Van Fleet and Eddy Sabat, the level of play at the PokerStars.com Latin American Poker Tour San Jose stop was no surprise. What did come…

Americans head to the polls today to elect their 44th president. It has been a long, arduous, hotly-contested battle, and those reporting it have seen fit on numerous occasions to employ a variety of poker metaphors along the way…

Poker 2-11 is possibly the next big thing in poker, with some new rules that make it an entertaining cousin to Omaha and Texas Holdem. What is certain is that its creator, Bruce Paul, is entertaining to talk to.

The Ladbrokes online poker festival Omaha Championships was played out last night. The winner from Finland won $21,202.50.

I like to peruse the Full Contact Poker online forums to read and comment on posts about interesting poker hands and whether they were played properly. I find that many of the contributors consistently suffer from the same problem: They are far too preoccupied with statistically insignificant aspects of a poker hand.

With the 117-day hiatus in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event almost over and action at the final table about to begin, PokerStars continues to offer its players a chance to share in the excitement in a very real…