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Daniel 'ziggy47' Bokesch pulled off one of the most unlikely final-table, "worst to first" runs in recent online memory to take down the weekend's biggest event by total prize purse, the PokerStars Sunday Million....

While in some parts of the US it might seem like poker players are on the run from police, in South Carolina a poker Run is being held to help the police, or at least one officer in particular. Lake View Police Officer Michael Jackson was diagnosed with colon cancer and his friends responded with a desire to help. Buddy Michael Barfield, understanding money was going to be a big need for time off and treatment, organized a poker run...

When the World poker Tour first started, CEO and President Steve Lipscomb knew they would not make money right away - first they had to get the name out, get people to fall in love with their format, and then the profits would come. He was right, but now the reverse is happening. It's a publicly traded company, and the recent announcement that the WPT has lost money this year hit the investors hard, and the value of the WPT stock dropped more than twenty percent as confidence dropped...

Online poker players have to try plenty of tricks to stay profitable, including following other player's history, finding those weak enough to make money form. Some online poker sites, have tools for just this purpose, and eight new categories have been added to MarketPulse to aid the cause. Nearly three and a half million online poker players are tracked, with the results up for grabs for the curious...

The spirit of the 29th Olympic Games is alive and well at Titan poker this August with players racing their way to the finish line of Titan poker's Olympic Challenge for a share of $30,000 in prizes. (PRWeb Aug 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1189464.htm

CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, announced today that it has signed a three-year contract relating to Internet casino software with the Gaming Media Group Limited, owner of The poker Channel®, Europe's largest dedicated gaming television network, and PokerHeaven.com, a major European poker room. (PRWeb Aug 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1193504.htm

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TV News: Beijing troopers 'scaring foreigners' in China -- Beijing's poker-faced police have been told to smile more by the authorities, but now they are being taken to task by an Intl. Olympic Committee member for their continuing grim expressions.