2009 July 15 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The state of Illinois is betting that video poker machines will help fill a 9 billion dollar budget hole. But not everyone is ready to ante up. Lilia Chacon takes a hard look at the real deal.  

Incoming US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and European Union Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton met last week in Washington D.C., later…

AP Photo | LAURA RAUCHPhil Ivey talks to other players at his table during Wednesday’s play at the World Series of Poker. All but nine players, who will make up the final table in November, were to be eliminated by…

The first Justin Bauer Bikes and Rods Poker Run and USO Show is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. It will be dedicated to Bauer, who was killed in Iraq earlier this year.

The last woman left in the World Series of Poker main event was eliminated on Wednesday as players begin a final stretch to determine the tournament’s final table.

DUBLIN, July 15 /PRNewswire/ — Full Tilt Poker announced today that it will attempt to break the official Guinness World Record(TM) for Largest Online Poker Tournament by attracting more than 35,000 players to the table on July 19th at 15:05ET.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The last woman in the World Series of Poker main event has been eliminated as players begin a final stretch to determine the final table.