Poker Events

Whether its a player's charity event, or any type of gathering in the poker world, this is the place to find out about it. Conventions, ceremonies, or any kind of special event in poker are all in this category.

• National Poker League Set for London Debut

  July 24, 2007,

  With its August 12th opening date approaching, the inaugural UK Open is poised to introduce its parent tour, the National Poker League, to the poker world. The UK Open will be held at London's famous Loose Cannon Club, starting with several...

   

• The First 'Man-Machine Poker Championship' Begins Tomorrow

  July 22, 2007,

  In what is being touted as the "First Man-Machine Poker Championship," Phil Laak and Ali Eslami will compete for real money against Polaris, a poker-playing computer program developed by a research team at the University of Alberta...

   

• WSOP Academy Announces New H.O.R.S.E Camp

  July 20, 2007,

  The WSOP Academy wants poker players to come to H.O.R.S.E. camp. For the first time ever, the WSOP Academy will offer an instructional poker camp devoted to the increasingly popular mixed game, H.O.R.S.E.. From November 2–4, 2007, at Caesars...

   

• EPT Announces 2007-2008 Schedule

  June 13, 2007,

  The PokerStars-sponsored European Poker Tour has announced its 2008 Season 4, expanding on last year's highly successful run. The 2006/2007 EPT featured record-breaking, sellout stops in places like Barcelona, London, and the EPT...

   

• PokerStars Joins 'Ocean's 13' Cast in Darfur Fundraising Cause

  May 17, 2007,

  Efforts to halt the ongoing human tragedy in Darfur received a boost from the poker world on Tuesday when PokerStars announced that they had signed on with the cast of the upcoming Ocean's 13 film in a major fundraising effort...

   

• Women Team Up with Charities for WSOP

  May 09, 2007,

  For the second year in a row, notable women will be taking on the WSOP Ladies event to benefit the American Heart Association. The 2007 Queen of Hearts Team, co-captained by actress/player Mimi Rogers..

   

• Jennifer Harman Nevada SPCA Poker Tournament a Success

  April 21, 2007,

  There was a red carpet outside the poker room at Caesar's Palace on Friday morning. Pokernews.com was there to catch all the celebrities as they streamed in to the First Annual Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament...

   

• Jennifer Harman SPCA Poker Tournament This Friday

  April 16, 2007,

  What does it take to pull off a really successful charity event? How about: poker, really cute animals, lots of poker stars, a great auction of some really cool items, a $10,000 seat in the WSOP, and a whole bunch of very dedicated volunteers....

   

• Phil Hellmuth Brings you Poker on Your iPod

  March 13, 2007,

  With his record of 10 World Series of Poker bracelets in Hold 'Em on his long list of poker feats, few people can argue that Phil Hellmuth Jr. is one of the most skilled and accomplished players to ever play the game....

   

• NBA All Star Weekend Promises to be Full of Poker

  February 15, 2007,

  These days, nearly every big media event has some type of poker tournament build into it. Recently, Doyle's Room hosted a celebrity poker tournament at the Sundance Film festival recently, and Pharrell Williams had a big poker bash at the Superbowl...

   

• First Duplicate Poker Event Ever Held in Oklahoma

  February 14, 2007,

  OK, let's get this out of the way right up front. What the hell is duplicate poker? Here is how it works. The cards are set-up so that each table and each seat at each table gets exactly the same cards. Duplicate hole cards...

   

• Pharrell Williams Hosts Celebrity Poker Event Amid Super Bowl Festivities

  February 02, 2007,

  The third annual Dewar's 12 Celebrity Poker Challenge, hosted by award-winning producer/rapper Pharrell Williams, returns tonight with a star-studded lineup of 100 celebrity poker players...

   

• Three Reasons Why Poker Women Should Head West

  January 30, 2007,

  If you thought you heard the poker siren's song, it was probably emanating from Caesars, Binions, and the Commerce, who all are giving women good reasons to travel to the west coast next month....

   

• Fossilman Challenge II Set For Baltimore

  January 25, 2007,

  One of the most popular parts of the recent history of poker has been the multitude of "poker camps" that have come into being. In some cases, you can spend upwards of $3000 to attend some of these camps...

   

• WPBT and ESCARGOT: Two Seriously Fun Events

  November 30, 2006,

  I'm not sure exactly when, but at some point poker became more serious. Bucking poker's sobering trend, two upcoming events have built reputations for reveling in the joy of the game....

   

• Phil Hellmuth To Host Charity Poker Tournament For Fallen Officers

  November 21, 2006,

  Poker champion Phil Hellmuth will be the host of a tournament in December that not only will demonstrate the ability of poker to be used as a fundraiser...

   

• Binion's to Host Inaugural World Poker Dealer Championships

  September 18, 2006,

  Poker dealers play the game, too. Usually very well --- the ranks of pro players who began as card dealers includes Johnny Chan, Scott Fischman, Mike Matusow and Layne Flack. And now, Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel in downtown Las Vegas....

   

• University of Richmond Brings Poker Into the Classroom

  September 11, 2006,

  We've always thought that poker was a prime topic for those 'continuing education' curricula at colleges and universities. After all, poker understanding weds the hard science

   

• Poker World Comes Together For 'Baby Hannum'

  September 07, 2006,

  The recently concluded Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles was hotly contested, but poker players still found time before the conclusion of the $10,000 World Poker Tour Championship Event...

   

• Niagara Falls Warms Up For WPT Event With Celebrity Tournament

  September 04, 2006,

  Thousands upon thousands of newlyweds have celebrated their Honeymoons in the Niagara Falls area. Next month, when the World Poker Tour comes to town, the Honeymoon will definitely be over for top local poker players...

   

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