2008 November 18 Poker News, Events and Happenings

November 19 - A Swedish judge has ruled that since the Isle of Man is an EU member, the player does not have to pay taxes on his poker winnings.

Mansion wants you to share in the glitz and glamour of the 2009 PokerNews Cup Alpine – find out how you can win your way to poker heaven with a $7,650 freeroll…

In the final chapter of ‘The Biggest Game in Town,’ Al Alvarez’ lyrical chronicle of the 1981 World Series of Poker, the Main Event has come down to the final six-handed table. Referring to hold’em’s Texas origins, Alvarez reports…

One hundred and nine players returned to the Casino Poland Warsawza for the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Warsaw Main Event today, with 85 of them going home disappointed. With a breakneck pace of play, the field was sliced…

November 18 - After Peter Eastgate grabbed the WSOP 2008 title, the organizers are selling off memorabilia used at the Main Table Event on eBay.

A businessman has filed a lawsuit against attorney Ramon Quichocho and his wife, along with other persons, in a squabble over 10 poker machines on Rota.

A 22-year-old stands to pick up a million dollar prize if he wins a televised poker tournament. James Sudworth, from Molash, near Canterbury, has already won more than £200,000 in cash and prizes in just two years.