Some famous names in US poker will be on hand to play in the grand final event of the Great British Poker Tour, which will be taking place November 5th through November 11th at the Gala Casino Harbourside. Jennifer Tilly and beau Phil Laak will be on hand, as will buddy Antonio Esfandiari. 2006 World Series of Poker champ Jamie Gold will be on hand, as will Robert Williamson III…

When Richard Lee finished in the top ten of the 2006 World Series of Poker, he earned $2.8 million. Soon after his residence was raided by San Antonio police investigating an illegal online sports betting operation. Money and assets were seized, and Lee maintained his innocence…

The online poker site that ran the World Championship of Online Poker has recently announced that everyone is going to make more money than what they earned from their finish in the main event – except for the winner. The player known as Thev0id has been disqualified due to a breach of their terms of service. As a result second place winner Ka$ino will now get first prize money, and everyone will move up one place in the pay scale…

The small theatre in Berkeley is offering up a number of prizes for the winners in a six hour poker event sponsored to raise money for the arts. Impact Theatre and art director Melissa Hillman are putting on this event Saturday, October 20, to be held in the basement of La Val’s Subterranean, 1834 Euclid, Berkeley. Pizza and beer will be on hand, as will the tables, chips and cards, for “Full Houses: A Poker Tournament to Benefit Impact Theatre”…