2009 November 03 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

ATLANTIC CITY - After a one-year absence, the United States Poker Championship at Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort is returning to national television.

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire - 11/03/09) - The Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night (CPN) announced that ClubWPT.com would be the title sponsor of the November 19 charity event at Commerce Casino benefiting The Decision Education Foundation (DEF). The grand prize of this year’s Annie Duke CPN will be a seat to play in one of the most exclusive televised tournaments on the poker circuit — the 2010 …

MIAMI, FL–(Marketwire - 11/03/09) - This year’s Tournament Leaderboards at UltimateBet (”UB”)and Absolute Poker (”AP”) have combined to go network-wide and for the first time ever delivers a staggeringly rewarding $1,000,000 prizepool directly to players at the CEREUS online poker sites. The million-dollar makeover unveiled earlier this year includes more prizemoney on the table in the weekly …

Former Bear Stearns exec Steven Begleiter aims to make cool $7.2 million with his poker skills, but one poker pro calls him “a loose cannon”

Any list of the top poker players coming out of Denmark must include 27-year-old poker pro Peter Jepsen, who has made a name for himself both online, where he once held the record for winning the largest pot in the history of online poker, and live…

San Mateo, Calif. November 3, 2009 Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced the worldwide availability of its World Series of Poker® Holdem Legend app on the App Store.

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire - Nov. 3, 2009) - HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (the “Company”) (PINK SHEETS:HDUP) operators of the Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) and the World Poker Showdown (WPS) are hosting the Costa Rica Poker Showdown at the Jazz Casino in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica November 6-15th. A series of 17 events will be held with buy in’s ranging from $150 to the $2700 Main Event …