2009 February 17 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Seven games on the schedule tonight. For previews of the 7 p.m. starts, head to the Y! Sports scores and scheds page. Jason Brough, one of the Kurtenblog pranksters, writes about the …

After a week of hotly-contested prelimary rounds, Welsh pro Roberto Romanello claimed his first major title last Friday by taking first at the PartyPoker.com European Open V in London. Romanello outlasted 71 competitors…

A Jackson-based charity poker business is in expansion mode. Charity Poker Solutions opened a poker room at Hot Rods, 1715 E. Michigan Ave. in July and opened a new one Monday at the LA Cafe, 4460 W. Maumee St., Adrian.

bwin Poker announce a $8,000 PokerNews Cup Alpine Freeroll exclusive to PokerNews players – no points/rake requirements…

In this continuing series on small ball poker, well now look at a quick guideline on how to effectively mix up your style of play on the flop. These tips are designed to help you decide when to bet and when to check after those first three cards hit the board.

MISSOULA - The second statewide Grizzly Scholarship Association Poker Shootout gets under way this month and continues until mid-March. Co-sponsored by the UM athletics booster club and Century Gaming, the event carries a grand prize of a $10,000 seat at the 2009 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Poker players have long been aware that the great American humorist and fiction writer Mark Twain was an avid poker player. He reportedly learned the game as a boy in Mississippi, and as an adult gained a reputation…