2009 February 18 Poker News, Events and Happenings

A limited number of sponsorships are available for the second annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament and Casino Night, a fundraiser for the Kiwanis of Thousand Oaks Foundation. The event will be the evening of Sun., April 19 at The Canyon club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills.

This week, World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) reported higher losses in the final quarter of 2008. The producer of televised poker tournaments reported a net loss of $3.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008…

Big-time poker player Daniel “Gomez” Schleben pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring with others to distribute more than 11 pounds of cocaine.

Copenhagen, Denmark, is the site of the latest PokerStars.com European Poker Tour stop, with many of the world’s best poker players gathering to battle for the title. The Day 1a opening session drew 225 players…

FAIRBANKS — NASA rockets were launched from Poker Flat Research Range early Wednesday morning.

Governor Ed Rendell calls it the Pennsylvania Tuition Relief Plan, but some think it’s more about legalizing video poker.

Jeffrey Piccola (left), a key Republican member of the GOP-controlled Pennsylvania state senate, is offering an alternative to Governor Rendells controversial college tuition aid proposal that would be funded by legalized video poker.