PPA to Rally Outside Hearing on Wash. State Poker Law

Lee Rousso, the Washington State attorney and former candidate for governor who is suing the state to try to eliminate the law that makes it a Class C felony to play online poker there, will get his day in King County Superior Court on May 15. In conjunction with the hearing, the Poker Players...

Thursday May 08, 2008

published 1 day ago

Wash. State Governor Candidate Talks About Poker Law

Washington Republican politician Dino Rossi lost the closest race in the history of governor's races in the United States when he came just 133 votes from beating current governor Christine Gregoire in 2004. Poker players at the time couldn't imagine what that defeat meant for them there....

Wednesday May 07, 2008

published 2 days ago

New Tournament Schedule Now Live at UltimateBet

The new tournament schedule that was created by Annie Duke for UltimateBet is now in service. Duke rejoined the company as the cardroom consultant and helped develop a new schedule of tournaments that give UltimateBet's players more options. The schedule includes: Sniper tournaments with...

Wednesday May 07, 2008

published 3 days ago

Schuyler Twaddle Wins Borgata $500,000-Guaranteed Event

Schuyler Twaddle is $396,095 richer after winding up with the more than 23 million in chips that were in play during the Borgata's $2,000 no-limit deep-stack event, which carried a $500,000 guarantee. The event attracted 775 entrants and generated a prize pool of $1.55 million. When play...

Tuesday May 06, 2008

published 4 days ago

Bodog Offering $12,000 Players Choice Packages

Bodog Poker is now offering satellites for $12,000 prize packages that can be used to enter most major land-based poker tournaments, whichever the package-winner wants. Feeders for the $270 (plus rebuys) Players Choice qualifiers, wherein the $12,000 packages are awarded, start for as little as...

Tuesday May 06, 2008

published 4 days ago

Borgata $500,000 Guarantee Ends Today

The $2,000 Borgata Deep Stack tournament with a $500,000 guarantee will conclude today. The event attracted a whopping 775 entrants, building a prize pool of $1.55 million. The winner will receive $395,095. Play resumes at 11 a.m. ET. Players started with 30,000 in chips, and the structure was...