2008 December 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings

December 25 - The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) urges poker players to send substantiated reports directly to them, instead of posting random comments on poker forums.

The early-week majors in online poker featured plenty of big names making deep runs. At PokerStars on Tuesday, Craig Rice bested James Obst at a tough final table that also included Alex Smith and Shane Schleger. On Monday…

May was history-making in many ways for the poker world, beginning with the announcement of the month’s very first day that the final table of the WSOP Main Event would be delayed. The end of the month brought the start of the 2008…

In the meta-game that poker can become, you are not only trying to get a read on your opponents based on their image playing style, betting patterns, that sort of thing but you also need to get a read based on the way they play against you.

A man who got into a violent argument with some poker playing acquaintances before allegedly robbing a pharmacy was being sought after by police from at least two jurisdictions Wednesday.

A man who got into a violent argument with some poker-playing acquaintances before allegedly robbing a pharmacy was being sought by police from at least two jurisdictions Wednesday.

December 24 - Ultimate Bet is being questioned about an incident involving Phil Hellmuth being awarded the pot, despite the fact that he held the worst hand. Why does anyone still play at this site? If you still play in big games at UB you are an idiot and deserve to lose your money…