2008 December 27 Poker News, Events and Happenings

PokerStars has announced plenty of promotional extras in conjunction with its latest assault on the Guinness Book of World Records. The record-setting event, which starts at 3:30 pm ET on Sunday, reached its 35,000-player cap…

Those who knew the Ortega family, nine of whom were killed at a Christmas Eve party by a distraught ex-husband, recall them as a close-knit, warm and welcoming group. The Ortega home, a tidy, one-story structure at the end of a Covina cul-de-sac, had been at the center of so many family events: pizza nights, poker parties and an annual Christmas Eve party where the large, close-knit family …

Following a short respite from the rigors of the World Series of Poker, the best players in the world spread out across the globe as August arrived, with major events in several international locales… and online…

No matter what poker book you read or poker show you watch, the topic of position will invariably be discussed and its importance stressed. There’s no doubt that position is a very important aspect of the game.

‘Poker After Dark’ launches its fifth season on Monday night with a matchup they are calling ‘Close But No Cigar.’ It will feature six players who have all made a WSOP Championship final table in their careers, but came up…

WE would like to thank the kind people who watched my wifes handbag when we left it at the poker machines, waiting for the big draw at the SS & A Club. Thank you so much, we real…

Undercover agents posed as poker players on at least six occasions over a three-month span during their investigation into a North Side card room, spending more than $1,000 on poker in the process, the state’s investigative report shows.