Daily news from poker and online poker world http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Fri, 09 May 2008 05:49:04 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/i/logo-pn2.gif http://www.pokernews.com/news/ en-us Copyright 2003-2008, PokerNews.com http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/guide-side-games-wsop.htm With the World Series of Poker fast approaching, players are getting ready to make their annual trek to Las Vegas. However, for many players (myself included), the World Series of Poker is not about the tournaments, but the side... poker/news/Poker Events Fri, 09 May 2008 08:01:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/wsop-ladies-academy-june-las-vegas.htm The growing World Series of Poker Academy series, offering intensive poker-instruction stars taught by many of the world's best players, will be offering its second annual "ladies only" Las Vegas camp on June 6th and 7th. This year's... poker/news/Poker Events Thu, 08 May 2008 23:54:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/bodog-josh-arieh-part-ways.htm While Bodog's signing of young phenom Justin Bonomo made headlines this week, another change in the works was Bodog's decision to end its long-running endorsement deal with Atlanta native Josh Arieh, the two-time WSOP bracelet winner... poker/news/Poker Business Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/womens-poker-spotlight-what-women-want.htm Last week Caesars Palace hosted the latest WSOP Circuit series of events. I attended and played the ladies event for a buy-in of $330. 169 players, including name pros such as J.J. Liu and Barbara Enright, participated. Barbara... poker/news/Poker Events Thu, 08 May 2008 08:23:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/mansion-upcoming-freerolls.htm PokerNews teams up with Mansion Poker to let you win a share of $18,000 worth of prizes – one of which includes a seat to the World Series*! The first freeroll begins Sunday May 25 at 12:00 GMT... poker/news/2008 WSOP Thu, 08 May 2008 08:22:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/FTOPS-VIII-starts-mystery-events-announced.htm Full Tilt Poker has now released the formats for three 'mystery' events in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) VIII, which begins today and runs through May 18th. The three now-disclosed events are these... poker/news/Online Poker Wed, 07 May 2008 19:53:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/comprehensive-look-wsop-final-table-delay-two.htm Yesterday, in part one of our look at the WSOP final table delay, we examined the differences to the schedule this change would cause. In addition, we looked at the opportunities available and challenges presented to the 'November Nine'... poker/news/2008 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic3432/ Wed, 07 May 2008 13:42:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/wpte-first-quarter-loss-widens.htm There were few bright spots for World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) in the first quarter of 2008. For the quarter, the company's losses widened by almost 25% over the losses posted for the same quarter last year. WPT lost $2.83 million... poker/news/Poker Business http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic3438/ Wed, 07 May 2008 10:08:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/comprehensive-look-wsop-final-table-delay-one.htm By now, everyone in poker has heard about the new format for this year's WSOP Main Event. The final table will be delayed several months to be shown "nearly live" on ESPN. It's a bold and controversial proposal, surrounded by rumors.... poker/news/2008 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic3426/ Tue, 06 May 2008 08:46:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/julien-nuitjen-wins-lapt-rio.htm From final table chip leader to champ, Holland's Julien Nuijten went wire to wire at the final table of the first ever PokerStars.com Latin American Poker Tour event, held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil... poker/news/Poker Tournaments Tue, 06 May 2008 08:31:00 -0700