2010 July 27 Poker News, Events and Happenings
What’s in the lineup for tonight’s Nightly Turbo? Poker Table Ratings has discovered an issue on the Cake Poker Network, the ESPN Inside Deal team is bringing you another episode, this time, David Williams joins them, and we’ve got a little eye…
With the regulation of online poker a hot topic on Capitol Hill this week, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) chairman Alfonse D’Amato was eager to voice his opinion in support of poker players in the United States. In his piece titled, On poker, are politicians listening? on politico.com, D’Amato spoke out on subjects such as the taxation of online poker, the government acting on behalf of U.S. banks, and the intentions of our Founding Fathers.
One of the major players in the Canadian poker scene, Heads Up Entertainment – which owns the Canadian Poker Tour and will host the upcoming Canadian Open Poker Championships in August – is the subject of good news on the financial front in a time when such reports are rare for various poker tournament schedules and companies.
Although technically, we’re more than halfway through the calendar year, the second half of the poker year really begins when the World Series of Poker is completed in mid-July. It’s time to gaze into the crystal ball to see what we can expect on…
Tiffany Michelle joined us at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, a day after she had concluded her Day 1A. A sponsored pro at UB.com, Michelle was a reporter doing on the floor interviews for a news site before she made her own splash at the tables. Her main claim to poker fame was her historic run at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, as she finished in 17th place. She did not participate in the Main Event in 2009 because she was part of the cast of the CBS reality hit show, The Amazing Race. Her partner was her long time friend and fellow poker pro, Maria Ho.
Las Vegas is home to some of the best poker rooms in the world and all are competing for their share of the Sin City player pool. In this monthly column, PokerNews is bringing you updates on the biggest news, promotions, and tournament series…
PokerNews and Betfred Poker have teamed up to bring you an exclusive freeroll series throughout the year. The next one coming up will see $1,000 added to the prize pool and distributed as per Betfred Poker’s standard payout structure.
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