2009 January 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Action on the LIPSTour resumes with an event in January’s Southern Poker Championship. The LIPS event will start at 11:00 AM Jan. 10 at the host Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The ladies-only event…

THE State Government will use new data on problem gambling to help decide where poker machines should go, despite spending millions on “responsible gaming” already.

PHOENIX - If this were a dusty stage coach stop in the old Wild West, put Ohio State coach Jim Tressel in the corner seat of the poker game going on inside the local saloon. Tressel is giving his opponent plenty to think about, but not tipping his hand a bit. Shortly after his feet first touched the tarmac here earlier in the week, Tressel let it be known the Buckeyes were experimenting with …

Celebrity spokesman and former tennis great Boris Becker will take on a succession of online qualifiers when the unique ‘Battleship Poker’ event gets underway at the upcoming PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in Nassau…