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In an effort to offer several different and unique promotions, Ultimate Bet has announced two new features added to its schedule of online poker events. Sniper tournaments and $1 Pro Re-buy Madness Bounty tournaments are two of the latest attractions for players on Ultimate Bet. read more in pokerworks.com

USA Today broke the news that that the World Series of poker is going to move the final table of this year Main Event to November. For many of us this was a baffling move. On the one hand, it was confusing because this news was floating around on a number of blogs over a month ago and officials from the WSOP kept denying that there was any truth to the rumor. Secondly, it is a bewildering move because on the surface it doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Reaction by the players has been mixed. Victor Ramdin and Greg Raymer both told us what they thought of the idea.

Sure, Titan poker offers opportunities for its players to win seats into some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. Obviously, Titan poker is sending its qualifying players to the 2008 World Series of poker in Las Vegas to play in the biggest annual tournament on the planet. But the site is doing itself one better now by offering an Executive Package to the WSOP worth $20,000. read more in pokerworks.com

Team Full Tilt pro Allen Cunningham outlasted one of the toughest fields in the history of the World Series of poker Circuit events to make the final table at the WSOP-C Caesars Las Vegas Main Event, then came from well back...

Casinos are loud, over the top places by design. Theoretically it will make people more excited and help separate them from the contents of their wallets. K-Mart tried this with a flashing blue light. They would put it in the aisle where they have cut the prices on small consumer goods, and people were supposed to flock to the blue light and spend their hard earned cash like Pavlov's dog salivating at the sound of a bell. While you are seated at a poker table in your favorite casino, the sounds going on around you may not be all you have to block out.

The rumors were out that the World Series of poker this year won't end till November, and the confirmation given by WSOP commissioner Jeffrey Pollack on May 1st settles the matter. In an attempt to make the final table of the WSOP more dramatic, the organizers have decided to delay the game until November 9 and 10. While the main event will get started in July, the game will pause once the final nine players are determined...

The man they call the Great Dane has another name to add to the list: author. Gus Hansen, the man who tore up the poker tournament field starting with the first World poker Tour show, recently announced on his blog that his book, 'Every Hand Revealed' is available online at various book stores. The real world copy of the book will hit books stores on May 6th...

The World poker Tour's parent company, WPT Enterprises, Inc, has announced that they will release their financial numbers for the first quarter of 2008 after the close of trading on Tuesday, May 6. The WPT is traded on the Nasdaq (WPTE) and has had ups and downs since they first went public. An investor conference call will be hosted the day the numbers are released at 4:30pm ET by the CEO and President of WPTE, Steve Lipscomb...

The sixth and final suspect in the February robbery of a poker game at a private Delaware country club was arrested during a raid on Thursday. Authorities arrested Manuel L. Gonzalez, 21, at his Glassboro, New Jersey residence...

Europe's Leading poker Magazine Now Available Online Using Flash Software Offering Stunning Visual Reproduction of the Hard Copy Magazine. (PRWeb May 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb905594.htm