Poker Items

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		Women's Poker Spotlight: Women Shine at Bellagio Five Star May 01, 2008		Tyner, a very flamboyant player, took out the first two players at the six-handed final table, including WPT ladies champion Van Nguyen. Nancy defeated Vanessa Selbst in the Five Star final, taking just over two hours to come back... more
		Team PokerStars Adds Victoria Coren April 27, 2008		Leading online poker site PokerStars has added another international star to their "Team PokerStars" by announcing the signing of popular British pro Victoria Coren. Coren, often dubbed the "Princess of Poker," has been... more
		PPA Tops Million Member Mark April 23, 2008		The Poker Players Alliance, the self-described "grass roots" lobbying group formed to help forward the rights and interests of American poker players, has reached its long-stated goal of 1,000,000 members. The PPA announced the milestone... more
		Bodog CEO Calvin Ayre Announces Retirement April 22, 2008		Calvin Ayre, the highly visible founder and CEO of Bodog, announced his planned retirement yesterday in a statement issued by the company. According to the statement, found at bodoglife.com, Ayre will also give up operational control... more
		Lee Jones Named New CardRunners Chief Operating Officer April 21, 2008		Lee Jones, the Executive Host for the European Poker Tour, has departed that position to become the Chief Operating Officer of CardRunners.com, the prominent poker-video instructional site. Jones, a poker veteran who gained industry fame... more
		PoolStars Announces WSOP Seat Promotion April 18, 2008		PoolStars is giving poker players a chance to walk away with a seat in the World Series of Poker Main Event in their side pocket. The online billiards Web site, which offers a virtual version of the popular recreational game... more
		Leeann Tweeden Named as 'Poker After Dark' Season Four Host April 11, 2008		Leeann Tweeden, a popular model and show hostess with previous poker credits on her resume, has been named as the host for the fourth season of the NBC late-night hit 'Poker After Dark', replacing Marianela Pereyra in the role... more
		Indictments Handed Down in Borgata Poker Room Sportsbetting Ring Case April 10, 2008		A major sportsbetting ring allegedly being run out of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa poker room has now seen indictments issued against two dozen participants. The ring, which was broken up last November after a 20-month investigation... more
		Poker News Bytes: March 25, 2008 March 25, 2008		The fifth and final initial suspect in the robbery of a country-club poker game that was allegedly orchestrated by a Delaware State Patrol officer has now surrendered to authorities. Timothy Longstreth, 28, of Stone Harbor, New Jersey... more
		University Study: Poker is a Game of Skill March 21, 2008		In a game of luck, instruction and strategy are immaterial. This was the premise that guided Michael Dedonno and Dr. Douglas K. Detterman on their quest to determine if poker was a game of skill. Their paper in the current issue of... more
		Poker News Bytes, March 18, 2008 March 18, 2008		Austria's bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, one of Europe's leading Internet-based gambling services, was disheartened by the German Federal Court of Justice's dismissal of a motion to suspend enforcement proceedings against bwin... more
		Poker Players Alliance Names State Directors March 16, 2008		The Poker Players Alliance has furthered its intentions to continue growing as a "grass roots" organization with the announcement that 50 PPA members have now been selected as State Directors, one for each state. The PPA's... more
		Patrik Antonius Signs with Poker Royalty March 14, 2008		One of the biggest unrepresented pros in all of poker no longer has that status, as prominent agency Poker Royalty has announced the signing of Patrik Antonius for worldwide management. The Poker Royalty deal covers all... more
		Poker Player Shot During San Antonio Game Robbery February 27, 2008		Three masked men fired shots and then burst into the back door of a San Antonio Texas home where a poker game was being held. In the course of robbing the game of approximately $3000 and the players' wallets, a player was shot twice... more
		Poker Professor Offers Players Bonus to Learn February 07, 2008		Learning how to play poker has never been easier or less expensive than with Poker Professor, the new online teaching school. How inexpensive? Just this: Read Poker Professor's 'Getting Started' section, pass a quiz, and you'll... more
		Sweden's Tax Spider Nets Poker Players February 06, 2008		Last summer, Sweden's tax board Skatteverket announced that it was going to start targeting online poker sites and affiliates for tax evasion. At the time, Dag Hardyson, national project leader for the tax board's Internet unit... more
		Opinion: Coke's Super Bowl Ad Irks Online Poker Players February 05, 2008		Who could forget that magical Super Bowl XV commercial moment when Mean Joe Greene tosses his jersey to the kid who gives him a Coke? And what about those playful Coke-drinking polar bears that romp across our television screens... more
		Facebook Forges New Online Poker Alliance February 03, 2008		Inside the social utility Facebook, it's all about networking, and the company has now extended that networking to online poker. Last week it was announced that Facebook had teamed up with online game supplier Ujogo to provide online poker... more
		Betfair Seeks Return of Ill-Gotten Winnings from SNG Software Glitch February 02, 2008		In hopes of recovering funds won in an ill-gotten manner after the discovery of a programming error, the Euro-facing site Betfair has sent emails to approximately 20 online poker players in an attempt to recover money that was quickly... more
		Potter Robbed of $30,000 After Deep Aussie Millions Run January 21, 2008		22-year-old American Jason Potter saw his first-ever trip to an overseas tournament take a major turn to the worse when he was robbed at knife point while walking back from a McDonald's in the early morning hours of Monday... more

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