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Back for another year, the ever-popular Full Tilt Online poker Series kicked off Wednesday with Event #1. The first tournament in a series of 24, taking place from May 7th to May 18th, saw WPT Championship winner David Chui as the host. Event #1 was No Limit Hold'em and buy-ins were $200 + $16 with the tables set at 6-Max. read more in pokerworks.com

As the case brought by Renton, WA attorney Lee Rousso against the state of Washington's felony ban against online gambling comes up for an important legal hearing, the poker Players Alliance has announced a rally in support...

The PokerStars Turbo Takedown returns for a shot at $100,000 every month, and not only will you get a shot at the first prize of $100,000, but if you can't win that, you can soothe your raw feelings with a chunk of the $1,000,000 prize pool. read more in pokerworks.com

The man they call Back to Back because of his consecutive victories at a past World Series of poker event has won the first ever Kentucky Derby poker Championship, but the big winner was the charity. Layne Flack won first prize, $13k in cash and a seat in the 2008 World Series of poker Main Event, and three charities will split the proceeds from the tournament, which totaled $60k. The three charities are the Health and Climate Foundation, the Robby Albarado Foundation and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre...

In Tama, Iowa, poker players who have yet to hit their twenty first birthday won't be in violation of the law if they are playing poker at the nearby Meskwaki Casino. A plan has been put forth and approved by the Tribal Council to allow players from as young as 18 to play poker on site. Larry Lasley, a spokesman for the tribe, says this is possible because the casino does not provide the prize pool when poker is played: it is generated by the player's buy ins, and the Tribe will not earn money from these games.Related Articles:Online poker site cleared of chargesNew York poker game shut down...

In January, twenty one year old Josh Sommervold was shot and killed during a poker game, and three men will stand trial according to a recent report. Gilbert Martinez, a Fourth Judicial District Judge, announced that there was enough evidence for the three accused to stand trial. Adrian Works, 27, Bryant Sherman, 18, and Andrew Dickerson, 33, will stand trial in what some are saying was a gang related homicide...

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...

Brand new PokerStars Marketing Code BLUE50 gives new poker players a 100% initial deposit bonus up to $50, as well as access to all the best poker Stars VIP rewards, promotions & freerolls! (PRWeb May 9, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb927944.htm

When the WSOP Ladies Academy made its debut during the 2007 World Series of poker, Annie Duke's instruction was so well-received that one of her students went on to win the WSOP Ladies World Championship event. Needless to say, the academy is set to return for another seminar in Las Vegas on June 6-7, 2008. read more in pokerworks.com

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