2009 October 25 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Poker players Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho posted their highest finish to date in the CBS reality series “Amazing Race.” The duo arrived at the Pit Stop in second place at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Marion City Council has denied a permit for a business interested in operating some video poker machines.
Some bikers hit the road Sunday to help other families around the Valley.
One of the major poker headlines this week was the news that Party Gaming Cofounder Anurag Dikshit would divest himself of nearly 114 million shares of the company’s stock, which is traded in London under the symbol “PRTY.” Now, the industry has had a chance to react.
It seems that the poker world never tires of debating tournament structures and the most recent World Poker Tour (WPT) event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is no exception. In a unique experiment, the tournament staff decided to forgo multiple starting days for the Festa al Lago and instead allowed players to register any time during the first eight levels.
The 2009 installment of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago began on Wednesday and ultimately sported a field of 275 runners after an extended registration period. Now, just 11 remain, led by Jason “StatusUp” Lavallee, who boasts a stack of nearly 4.1 million.
In the poker run, motorcycles visited several checkpoints Sunday with proceeds going to the family of the fallen Tampa police officer. Watch the story Previous stories
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