2008 December 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings

December 16 - Irish poker pro, Marty Smyth beat the young Eoghan O’Dea to win the massive $1-million in the Ladbrokes Poker Million event this week.

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A busy winter Sunday found plenty of action in the major tournaments across the major online sites, including PokerStars, where an unusual three-way chop for even money occurred. Stars’ event rules dictate that a share…

MOUNT PLEASANT A lawyer for five people busted for playing poker in a Mount Pleasant home will get a chance to argue that a specific version of the card game requires too much skill to be included under South Carolina law banning games of chance. Mount Pleasant Municipal Judge J. Lawrence Duffy Jr. signed a ruling last month allowing the arguments to be made in the trials for five of the …

NORMAN TWP. A 51-year-man is in jail after police say he hit his girlfriend in the back of her head with a fireplace poker Friday morning. Troopers from the Michigan State Police, Manistee post, responded to a domestic assault complaint in Norman Township, Manistee County about 11:25 a.m. Friday.

One hundred and seventy-nine players ponied up $5,150 each to play in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s Atlantic City, including previous champions John Racener (2007) and Rick Rossetti (2006). Some other…

A Westport man was slated for arraignment in Norwich Superior Court today after police said he swiped several thousand dollars in poker chips from a table at Mohegan Sun Casino on Sunday.