2009 August 02 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Say what you will about gambling as a vice, but one nice reason to root for Darvin Moon as he tries to win the World Series of Poker: You sense he’s not juiced up on steroids like them million-dollar athletes.
August 3 - Phil Hellmuth says that poker at Absolute and Ultimate Bet will never be the same again, thanks to the introduction of the new game, but then Phil does say an awful lot of things doesn’t he?
The International Private Members Club in London will play host to the first ever Paradise Series of Poker (PSOP). A total of 12 live poker tournaments will play out in the historic European city and Paradise Poker will serve as the sponsor of the festivities.
Visitors to the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in November won’t find themselves headed to the Sapphire Pool. The topless pool was shuttered due to prostitution and drug arrests, according to the Las Vegas Sun.
Appropriately called the Poker Pack, this group of six Asian players has become the face of the APT and they are helping to spread the game across this fledgling market in the same manner as their US counterparts.
By the end of the debut of Face the Ace I was jumping around the room, cheering for Don Basement Dweller Topel as he ran through Erik Lindgren and Howard…
A charity poker run to benefit a Westland girl seriously injured in a lawn mower accident is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 9.

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