2009 June 12 Poker News, Events and Happenings

There’s no question as to Dario Alioto’s favorite form of poker. The man lives for pot-limit Omaha. If there’s a major PLO tournament…

It’s not the poker face you’d expect playing a hand at a Las Vegas table at the World Series of Poker. It’s a local veterinarian.

With John Juanda* making a deep run in 2009 WSOP ** Event #23, $10,000 World Championship No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Single Draw…

7:30 p.m. Thu., June 11 Palms Weary of an American professional poker craze that’s already hit its zenith? Then get out now, when there’s no better way to blow your last smidgen of interest than by catching the world premiere of director Douglas Tirola’s new documentary on one of the nation’s oldest games, the reasons for this past decade’s renaissance, and the promise of American Dream …

Day 3 of Event #21, $3,000 HORSE, was a very long day for the players who made the final table…

John-Paul Kelly scored one for the Brits, becoming the first English WSOP champion in nearly two years…

Day 2 of Event #22, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout, started with 100 players returning for a chance…