Poker Launch

The City Doubles Handball Tournament will start Feb. 27 at the Butte Elks courts. Sign up at the Elks by Feb. 25. The state doubles tournament is March 14-16 in Billings.

The 330 player tournament was sold out for the second straight weekend.

Sometimes all it takes is a fresh set of eyes. And when John Maroon was approached by the president of Sandy Hillman Communications to help her represent the World Series of Poker, that fresh set of eyes saw an opportunity.

Poker players take part in a tournament at Wheeling Island Casino that will help them qualify for a national competition. INSIDE: See Chandi Lowry's report

Casinos are illegal in Kentucky but a high stakes poker game is well under way in Frankfort. Billions are already on the table. Strategies are forming. Cards are being counted. Bluffs have been made. Who will blink first?

PokerNews and Poker770 http://www.pokernews.com/poker-770/ join forces to give away two freerolls to two major poker events in 2008 -- the *World Series of Poker and the PokerNews Cup Austria http://www.pokernews.com/pokernews-cup-austria-2008/. Do not miss your chance to qualify for these fantastic events! (PRWeb Feb 23, 2008) Read the full story at ...

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow brings experience, personality to online poker instruction. (PRWeb Feb 21, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb710713.htm

When my two daughters were still young and innocent, they thought the Phil Rizzuto riff in the middle of Meat Loaf 's classic ''Paradise by the Dashboard Light'' really, truly was all about baseball.

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow brings experience, personality to online poker instruction.

I Am Not Tiger Woods.

Baltimore may be nearly 2,500 miles from Las Vegas, but two local public relations agencies will be dealing the cards for the World Series of Poker.

I Am Not Tiger Woods. This has been apparent to golfers since the world's No. 1 player cut his famous Nike commercial 12 years ago. Although the ad played to his connection to galleries diverse in age, ethnicity and social and economic backgrounds, golfers of all stripes quickly discovered they can hardly associate their games with his.

Old-timers will tell you that one of the best weapons they had at the poker table was their mouth. Talking a player into a call or out of a hand was part of the game.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. said today it is swapping dates for two events at the 2008 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light.

Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack hosted its first World Series of Poker satellite qualifier tournament on Sunday with overwhelming success, officials said.

Old-timers will tell you that one of the best advantages they had at the poker table was their mouth.

Members of the local business community attended a poker tournament Wednesday at Horseshoe Casino, 2701 23rd Ave., in preparation for a world series of poker circuit event this Sunday.

The Grizzly Scholarship Association and Century Gaming are holding the first statewide poker tournament in Montana. The grand prize is a $10,000 seat at the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Qualifying tournaments will take place around the state.

Tue, Feb 12, 2008 (9 a.m.) Throughout the final day’s play at the 1997 World Series of Poker , Stu Ungar periodically reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a photo of his daughter, Stefanie.

PokerListings.com's exclusive freeroll series at Titan Poker for the 2008 WSOP is now open for qualifying, with $180,000 in private events on the schedule over the coming months. Six $30k events in total will be played, starting Feb. 24, with twelve $12,500 prize packages for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event to be won. (PRWeb Feb 12, 2008) Read the full story at ...