2008 November 14 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The PokerNews Littlewoods Points Race is your chance to take home a $12,500 Aussie Millions Package, cash and entries to a $100k Guaranteed Tourney…

A slightly smaller field took to the felt at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Manila yesterday for Day 1b of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Main Event. With only 136 players on Day 1b, compared to the 149 on Day 1a…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida guard Nick Calathes ran up a significant debt playing poker online, but said Friday night he did nothing illegal. Coach Billy Donovan and athletic director Jeremy Foley agreed.

An athletic department’s investigation into possible wrongdoing by UF guard Nick Calathes turned up with no NCAA violations after Calathes reportedly loss $600 betting on online poker, Yahoo!Sports reported Friday.

Another pair of events ran on Thursday in the tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series, as the tourney schedule winds closer to its big weekend conclusion. FTOPS Event #17, $200+16 NL Hold’em 4x Shootout 6-Max, drew 1,094 entrants…

Florida guard Nick Calathes ran up about $600 in debt playing poker online but did not bet on sporting events, which would have violated NCAA rules, according to a person close to the program. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because of student confidentiality concerns, said the athletic department questioned Calathes and other Florida basketball players but found no evidence of …

GAINESVILLE - A University of Florida investigation into online gambling by basketball player Nick Calathes determined that the sophomore point guard didn’t break NCAA rules. A source close to the program said Friday the investigation revealed that Calathes ran up a significant debt playing online poker. Yahoo.com first reported …