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The Kentucky Derby poker Championship will kick off tonight at 8:30 PM at Caesars Indiana, and this will be a charity Texas Holdem tournament with the purpose of raising awareness of climate change and its impact. The event will have a $2,500 buy in to pull in the funds that will be donated to a number of charities, including the Robby Albarado Foundation, the international Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre and the Health and Climate Foundation. The winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby poker Championship will get a 2008 Aruba poker Classic prize package.Related Articles:Biggest poker event in Florida historyGA poker run fundraiser...

The latest World Series of poker Circuit has ended, and the main event was won by someone who is no stranger to WSOP glory, Allen Cunningham. Down by four to one in chips on Thursday at Caesars Cunningham overcame the deficit to beat Ben Fineman for the win and nearly half a million dollars. In third place was Kelly Samson, followed by Moto Mobuchi, Justin Bonomo, Blair Hinkle, Thomas Hover, Ralph Perry, and Doug Lee...

When Annie Duke commits to a cause and sets her mind to accomplish something, there is no stopping her, and she is deeply committed to Ante Up for Africa, the organization established by actor Don Cheadle and her to raise public awareness and funds for the humanitarian crisis taking place in Darfur, Africa. As part of her care for the organization, she is running the upcoming San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on its behalf. read more in pokerworks.com

Once again an artificial intelligence program will be put to the test in a poker battle versus professional poker player to see who is best at the popular card game of Texas Holdem: man or machine. The first Man vs Machine poker Challenge was played by Phil 'The Unabomber' Laak and Ali Eslami, who narrowly defeated the Polaris poker program. This time the second Man vs Machine poker Challenge will be held at the gaming Life Expo in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in July, and will have a human representative in Nick 'Stoxtrader' Grudzien.Related Articles:Liar liar circuits on fireWSOPE champ bounty in online freeroll...

Parenting has taught me a lot about life. I'm a better person for having kids. I've talked many times about how to be a father or mother to young children and keep poker in your life. I've called this my Boot Camp series. read more in pokerworks.com

Matthew Hilger, poker author, poker publisher, and poker pro, won the Full Tilt poker $750,000 Guaranteed poker Tournament this past Sunday evening giving him over $132K for first place. (PRWeb May 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/internetpoker/pokertournament/prweb914994.htm

On Saturday, May 3, the Party poker Million VI poker cruise gets underway as it leaves for Venice, Italy, and sails around the Mediterranean for eight days. And when the MSC Poesia cruise liner returns to Venice on May 10, it will have crowned a new Party poker tournament champion. read more in pokerworks.com