entertainment - "event"

David Daneshgar has the sort of resume that most poker players would like for themselves. His lifetime earnings top the 1.5 million mark. He has gotten paid in over fifty of the tournaments he has entered, five of those being first place finishes, and in cash games he has been a consistent money maker. After a while players seated at the casino table with him submissively wet themselves when he makes a bet. The only thing missing from his credentials was a high profile tournament win. In short, there was a bracelet sized hole in his resume that he was looking to fill at this year's WSOP. event #52 was his best chance to finally attain this prize.

The 2008 World Series of Poker is wrapping up in Las Vegas right now, but the TV show hasn't yet started. The ESPN coverage of the 39th annual World Series of Poker has been going on from the beginning, but there is a lot of work to be done putting the shows together, and as such the first show won't air until Tuesday, July 22nd. From there every Tuesday night will have coverage running up through November, when the final of the main event will begin...

Yankee Stadium, a building that has been the home to more All-Stars than any other in baseball history, will serve as the perfect backdrop for the 79th edition of the Mid-Summer Classic. Of course, adding even more intrigue to the event is the fac...

Redway (California), USA - On Saturday, July 19th, the Mateel Community Center will revive Reggae on the River as a single-day, roots reggae and world music celebration at Benbow Lake State Recreation Area in southern Humboldt (California). A transitional year for the event, with issues still unresolved in the festival’s ongoing legal dispute, Reggae on the River 08 will be an in-house production offered in a keep-the-name-alive-forever spirit, with hopes to return the festival to 3 day event that will again support the work of both community non-profits and the Mateel Community Center. In keeping with the paired down theme, the festival will eschew top heavy headliners to feature a deep and top class billing of international talent including The Wailing Souls, Culture with Kenyatta Hill, Katchafire, Warrior King, Sister I-L...