2009 September 04 Poker News, Events and Happenings
After what we understand was weeks of beautiful, baking sunshine in the historic and picturesque city of Barcelona, Day 1a of the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona was an absolute washout, as far as the weather went. Rain bucketed down on the city and…
It’s Labor Day weekend. Hopefully you all are taking a break from the felt this weekend (who are we kidding the WCOOP is running). The Nightly Turbo will bring you This Week in Poker on Sunday but don’t look for us on Monday, because we’re taking a…
An AnMed Health team will take part in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Sept. 26. To raise money for the Susan G. Komen organization, the Anderson team will sponsor a Ride for the Cure Poker Run on Sept. 12.
In honor of the impending weekend, PokerNews will be offering up a few ideas that will allow you to spend some of your hard-earned bankroll, because nothing’s better than working hard but playing harder.
The Ultimate Bet-sponsored Aruba Poker Classic is only a month away and the online poker room recently announced a new incentive to persuade players to take a Caribbean vacation come October. As part of the tournament festivities celebrating the site’s tenth anniversary and the eighth year of the Aruba event, Ultimate Bet added a ten-handed Sit & Go in which the winner will walk away with a brand new Mercedes Benz ML-350 sport utility vehicle.
The mid-year financial report is in at PartyGaming and while earnings are up for the company’s online casino, sports betting and bingo ventures its online poker room PartyPoker saw a 29% dip in earnings compared to this time last year. Overall, PartyGaming profits were down 6.5% from 2008, but in a recently issued earnings report the company remained positive about its future in the online gaming industry.
The Local Heroes Poker Run fundraiser is Sept. 12 at locations in Indian River, St. Lucie and Brevard counties.
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