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The poker Advocacy Booth is a carefully crafted interactive stand at the end of the hallway near the Amazon Room and the doors leading out to the poker Kitchen, and it has been set up to serve the needs of poker fans and players who are visiting the largest poker tournament series in the world. While the main goal is to distribute information about the PPA and involve poker enthusiasts in the lobbying cause, the booth also serves as a tool to communicate with elected officials. read more in pokerworks.com

One of the most interesting and popular European poker players in the world today is David Ulliott of the UK, better known as the Devilfish. Recently his company, Devilfish gaming Plc, put out a press release about the success of its online poker room, DevilfishPoker.com. The announcement had to do with a relaunch of the room on a new network, the Entraction network, on May 19, as well as a new step for the room, signing up affiliates...

The first final table of the 2008 World Series of poker featured some of the most recognizable names and faces in the poker world, from one of poker's most beloved ambassadors to one of the most colorful characters in the poker world...

The 2008 World Series of poker is just getting underway and already new records are being set in attendance, which is good news for the organizers of the event and the players themselves. Two years ago the poker boom was at its zenith, and then last year the attendance dropped off. With Event number 2, the first No Limit Texas Holdem event, the first day had more than two thousand players, and the second day close to the same number...

The biggest poker tournament ever to be held in the state of Florida will was held over the weekend, adding to the poker fever sweeping the USA while the World Series of poker ramps up across the country in Las Vegas, Nevada. The poker tourney in Florida was a $3k buy in No Limit Texas Holdem event held at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The tourney is unique in other ways as well: instead of the typical three to eight percent of the entry fee going to the house, a whopping twenty percent, or $600, of the buy in went to the Casino.Related Articles:New Asia Pacific poker TourSecond European Championship of Online poker running good...

PokerStars today announced an endorsement deal with veteran tournament pro Kathy Liebert, who began the 2008 World Series of poker in grand fashion by final-tabling the important opening event of the series, $10,000 World Championship...

Celebs for Kids comes out swinging with a new line-up of stars at the inaugural Launch Party at The Sutton Place Hotel starting on June 6th at 6pm! Following the Launch Party will be Vancouver's premier celebrity charity golf and poker tournaments August 14th and 15th, 2008. (PRWeb Jun 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb991184.htm

Asian gaming Ventures (AGV), a leading Asia focused gaming company and owners of the World Mahjong Tour announced today a new documentary film entitled "Holdem China", which investigates the Texas Holdem poker phenomenon spreading across China. AGV also announced the addition of Todd Steele to its Board of Advisors. Mr. Steele is the former Chief Financial Officer of WPT Enterprises, Inc., creators of the World poker Tour (NASDAQ: WPTE). (PRWeb Jun 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb989544.htm

Records are already being set at the 2008 World Series of poker. Event #2, the first $1,500 no-limit hold'em of the Series, has broken a record for most entrants with 3,929, making it the fourth largest poker tournament ever held. (The separate totals were 2,048 on Day 1A and 1,881 on Day 1B.) The new number also destroys last year's record of 3,151 in a $1,500 no-limit event. read more in pokerworks.com

Believe it or not there are poker players who have never played online poker. The reasons they have not made the plunge vary, from fear the software will be hard to figure out all the way to security and cheating concerns. read more in pokerworks.com