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.

• Women's Poker Spotlight: Betfred Ladies Poker Tour Returns

  March 26, 2009,

  Betfred.com announced last week that they are continuing their support of women's poker with the launch of the third season of the Betfred Ladies Poker Tour. The tour will cover eight legs, starting April 18th at the Alea...

   

• PokerStars Announces Grand Opening at Grand Lisboa in Macau

  March 18, 2009,

  PokerStars has announced the grand opening, on Thursday, March 19, 2009, of the new "PokerStars Macau at the Grand Lisboa" live poker room. The room will be located on the second floor of the Grand Lisboa Casino in central...

   

• Venetian Releases 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza III Schedule

  March 17, 2009,

  The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas has released the schedule for this summer's Deep Extravaganza III series. The 2009 DSE III is one of several mid-price poker series available to players during the first half...

   

• Women's Poker Spotlight: 2009 Women in Poker Hall of Fame Voting Opens

  March 12, 2009,

  The Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHoF) has announced that voting is now open for members to cast their vote for their favorite women poker players into the Hall of Fame. The second annual Women in Poker Hall of Fame Induction...

   

• NBC National Heads-Up Championship Brackets Announced

  March 06, 2009,

  First-round pairings for the 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Championship first-round matches have now been announced, following Thursday's late-night drawing party at PURE at Caesars Palace. One late substitution...

   

• Women's Poker Spotlight: Upcoming Events

  March 05, 2009,

  The ladies will square off on Sunday, March 1st in a $200+30 buy-in event at noon. And for those looking for a change of pace, a half-pineapple / half-NLHE tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, March 4th at 3:00 PM...

   

• Harrah's Announces Sixth Annual Bayou Poker Classic Schedule

  February 27, 2009,

  Harrah's New Orleans has announced the schedule for the sixth annual Bayou Poker Classic, one of the perennial stops on the World Series of Poker Circuit tour. The New Orleans stop runs from May 8-20, 2009, and includes...

   

• Invitees Announced for 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

  February 24, 2009,

  NBC has announced the majority of the players invited to the 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The tournament annually features a power-packed field of big names and returns this March to Caesars Palace...

   

• Dueling Theo Jorgensen: Checking in with Gus Hansen

  February 17, 2009,

  Last week, PokerNews spoke to WSOPE bracelet winner Theo Jorgensen as he prepared for his high-profile, February 21 boxing match with Gus Hansen. It is only fair, therefore, to hear from Hansen, poker's 'Great Dane...

   

• Women's Poker Spotlight: Upcoming Ladies Events

  February 05, 2009,

  The Oklahoma State Championship of Poker will kick off this week, starting with a $100 buy-in Jack and Jill tournament on the 5th. The ladies get to show their stuff on Thursday, February 12th. The $300+40 buy-in...

   

• Second Dream Team Poker Event Slated for Caesars

  February 01, 2009,

  Following the success of last year's inaugural team poker tournament, Dream Team Poker has announced they will be hosting a second team poker event in 2009, to take place at Caesars Palace Las Vegas on March 27th through...

   

• Venetian Announces Event Schedule for April 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza II

  January 30, 2009,

  The Venetian in Las Vegas has announced the schedule of event's for this April's 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza II, the second of four popular poker series catering to the mid-range tournament market. The schedule...

   

• 'Playgirls' Grab APT Manila Celebrity Charity Poker Challenge

  January 28, 2009,

  The initial event of the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Manila series kicked off Tuesday night at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City, Philippines with a celebrity charity event, the RayBan FHM Celebrity Charity Poker Challenge...

   

• PokerStars Launches Australia New Zealand Poker Tour

  January 24, 2009,

  As further evidence of the ongoing global expansion of poker, PokerStars has announced the launch of a new tour, the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT), with the first stop set to take place in Adelaide, Australia...

   

• Women's Poker Spotlight: Recent Newsmakers

  January 22, 2009,

  The Grand Ballroom of the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi hosted the Southern Poker Ladies Championship on January 10th. 205 women played in this year's event which was held in conjunction with the Ladies...

   

• 2008 European Poker Awards Celebrate Europe's Best

  January 20, 2009,

  The 2008 European Poker Awards took place last week at the celebrated Aviation Club in Paris. Every year, the cream of the European poker community descends on this glitzy awards ceremony to drink champagne, celebrate the major...

   

• Poorya Nazari Wins the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

  January 11, 2009,

  The 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure returned to the Atlantis Resort for its Main Event this week, drawing 1,347 entrants, the majority of whom (746) were online qualifiers. The field was jam-packed with online...

   

• Asian Poker Tour Adds PLO Event to APT Manila

  January 11, 2009,

  The Asian Poker Tour has announced the addition of a pot-limit Omaha tournament to the upcoming APT Manila tournament series to take place January 27th-February 1st at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati, Philippines...

   

• Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier Wins PCA High Rollers Event

  January 09, 2009,

  In a field thick with WSOP bracelet winners, EPT champions and assorted superstars, one man stood alone at Atlantis last night. In the same casino where he nabbed $2 million last year as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure...

   

• Team Germany Claims PokerStars' World Cup V

  January 09, 2009,

  Following a very long day of poker in the Bahamas, Team Germany claimed victory at PokerStars' World Cup V on Tuesday, outlasting the New Zealand team sometime after 3 a.m. to take the final table and its accompanying $100,000...

   

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