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888.com launch two $5,495 PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls awarding a package to this coveted event, as well as entries into other exciting tournaments.

3LD announced today their 2008-09 season of events.

Speaking of summer travel, as noted at the end of the last column, Mark London Williams is back from the San Diego Comic Con. In some ways, there's not a lot to say about the Con anymore. This is because everyone else is already saying it. Which is to say: It has apparently become the mainstream America media/pop culture event of the year.

Ben Affleck was one of the first big name celebrities to hit the poker tables and hold his own, and he is going to be showing just how much of his skill he had held on to when he plays in the charity tournament this August 3rd at Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, California. The event will also feature Montel Williams, Norm MacDonald and Colin Quinn, and will raise money for the One Step Closer Foundation (OSCF) which supports the fight against cerebral palsy. The OSCF will get half of the proceeds from the charity, which will have a $500 buy in with rebuys.Related Articles:Pussycat Dolls to Play on Poker Island National Deaf Poker Tour...

Art galleries in and around Old City stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Here's a rundown of local exhibits and First Friday arts events:

'Water Lilies' is about two teenage best friends and their very important discovery: Sex. But on this occasion, it's not an 'OMG' event. The reaction is a lot more like, 'Hmm, that's weird: Boys like me.' Or: 'I like girls.' The writer and director, Céline Sciamma, appears to be going for some kind of lightly artistic social critique. She sets ...

The United States softball team has dominated the competition since softball became an Olympic event, and the women from the U.S. are heavy favorites to do so once again....

Organizers say this year the event has cast off long-standing financial woes plaguing festivities

(Gaming And Casinos News and Information) From the moment the first cards were dealt at the 2008 World Series of Poker to the final days of the Main event Team Bodog enjoyed a terrific run this summer in Las Vegas And tonight poker fans will be able to see one of Bodogs very own capture the ultimate prize a WSOP bracelet when ESPN airs its coverage of event No 2 1500 buyin No Limit Holdem The twohour final table coverage begins at 8 pm ETDuring tonights ESPN broadcast viewers will witness Team Bodog player Grant Hinkle a 27yearold marketing manager from Kansas City Mo bust a talented final table featuring poker legend Chris Jesus Ferguson young gun Theo Tran and tournament ace David Bach Along with his impressive victory in an event that drew 3929 players the largest nonMain event field in WSOP history Hinkle took home a lifechanging 831462Hinkles early bracelet win proved to be momentous for Team Bodog Just a day later the team was back in the spotlight with Bodog pros David Williams