2009 May 27 Poker News, Events and Happenings

What with twelve comedians a’laughin’ and eleven magicians a’disappearin’ (not to mention six Cirque du Soleils a’soleilin’), there is plenty of entertainment…

DOVER , Del. (WBOC/AP)- A former Delaware State Police trooper who pleaded guilty to robbing fellow players in a high-stakes poker game has been sentenced to six years in prison.

This week’s edition of the PokerStars Super Tuesday drew 328 players to the online poker tables, with first place set at $68,250, and when the final cards…

DOVER Disgraced former state trooper HyunJin Kim was sentenced Tuesday to spend six years behind bars for orchestrating the gunpoint robbery of a poker game at a Kent County country club.

A man who is facing charges in federal court of robbing a poker establishment on Rota entered a guilty plea yesterday. Wilbur Vic Masga Inos signed a plea agreement with the U.S. government. He pleaded guilty to one count of use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.

With satellite play underway and the 2009 World Series of Poker’s first bracelet events poised to begin, Harrah’s Entertainment has announced that public nominations…

Though Las Vegas casinos are taking a beating — gaming revenue is down this year by double digits — one segment of the gambling industry remains evergreen: high-stakes poker. The WSOP is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a $40,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, surely intended for the recession-proof … or soon-to-be broke. Last year, 58,720 entrants competed for a record $180 million in …