2009 June 17 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Real estate mogul Donald Trump has made an offer to buy Trump Entertainment out of bankruptcy. Trump had relinquished operational…
Roland De Wolfe’s stunning victory in the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better event at the WSOP has put the “Triple Crown” on the collective brain…
Mike Eise’s Hobby Pays Off Big In less than 24 hours, a plumber from Troy, Missouri, went from being laid off, to being paid off. Mike Eise is a pipe-fitter who picked up playing cards when he was a kid from his grandfather. That hobby led Eise all the way to the final day of the 2009 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Sailors Cap collapsed and died in his stall at Belmont Park on Wednesday morning, three days after winning the Poker Handicap (G3). The cause of death was not immediately known. An autopsy will be performed at the University of Pennsylvanias New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
In a surprise move, a hobby website operated by one man is hosting a contest geared towards hundreds of online poker sites.
Ultimate Bet, one-half of the CEREUS Network, has signed World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Brandon Cantu to become the newest member of Team UB. He can be found playing under the screen name “brandon_cantu” on the USA-friendly site.
The $10,000 World Championship Heads-up No-Limit Hold’em went to a fourth day, and the best-of-three…
RSS feed
