2009 June 26 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Hundreds are expected to turn out Saturday in Parker for a poker run being held in honor of Turner County Deputy Chad Mechels.
Hearings on legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) seeking to overturn provisions of the unpopular Unlawful Internet Gambling…
Portsmouth’s James Alexander won a $10,000 buy in to play in the multi-million dollar World Series of Poker next month in Las Vegas.
Isaac Haxton was born in suburban New York City and grew up in Syracuse, where his father was an English professor. Haxton was introduced to skill…
The acclaimed WSOP Academy is once again offering its once-a-year Main Event primer for players who want to improve their chances at poker’s most famous tournament. The instructors include two Main Event champions – Phil Hellmuth and Greg Raymer, – bracelet holders Annie Duke and Mark Seif, pro Phil Gordon, tell expert Joe Navarro and other noted instructors. Annette Obrestad has also been mentioned as a possible instructor for the Main Event Primer, an excellent option considering she won the first WSOP Europe Main Event in 2007.
After staying out of the battle for sponsoring players for the entirety of their existence, PartyPoker has entered into the fray by signing three players to begin a team of sponsored players. These players come from their online ranks and have shown outstanding skills on the online poker site and in international competition.
After three days and 244 eliminations, there was finally one man standing at Event #45…
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