2009 October 17 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Saturday afternoon Beaverton police responded to a robbery call from Richard’s Deli, a video poker stop at 11427 S.W. Scholls Ferry Road in Beaverton. Two males entered the business; one was armed with a gun.
A $345 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament kicked off the festivities at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event stop in Hammond, Indiana. The Horseshoe Casino’s opening attracted 1,412 players, the largest field ever assembled on WSOP Circuit felts.
When the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 was enacted, the goal was to prevent online gaming enthusiasts from financing their accounts. With credit cards unusable and online processors such as Neteller no longer accepting gaming transactions, online poker players looked for other outlets to finance their accounts. In the time since then, PIC Club has stepped up to fill that void.
Online poker room Full Tilt Poker is known for keeping mum when it comes to its legal and business matters, but the company broke its silence to comment on a recent lawsuit by former customers Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotov. Full Tilt issued a statement to the media regarding the case in which the company asserts that the plaintiffs’ accusations are false and there was just cause behind the closure of the two players’ accounts.
This week, the industry learned that World Poker Tour (WPT) Host Mike Sexton would become the 38th member of the Poker Hall of Fame and the lone representative in the Class of 2009. Poker News Daily sought the reaction of some of poker’s greats.
The Bodog Poker Open IV begins November 1 and runs through November 8. Two tournament series will run at the same time: a Contender Series with buy-ins as low as $5, and the Championship Series with buy-ins ranging from $100 to $470 for the…
Day three of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event kicked off with 32 eager players returning to play down to a final table. Leading the way was Auckland resident Jason Brown who started with 632,000. Behind him were fellow…
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