Huck Seed, winner of the 1996 World Series of Poker, took home the first place of the Main Event of the 2008 Canadian Open Poker Championships in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament took place at The Deerfoot Inn and Casino and the American player defeated Canadian star “Yukon” Brad Booth.

India, one of the most populated countries in the world, is preparing itself to organize the most famous professional poker tourney for the first time, which will be named Indian Poker Tour (IPT).

The first chapter of the Expert Insight DVD series, called Final Table Poker, features fundamental lessons for those players who wish to start playing at a more serious level.

For the entire history of the World Series of Poker, the winner of each Championship Event tournament has been graced with the title of "World Champion" since the inception of the World Series back in 1970, and only thirty men have ever taken that prize home.

The widely commented “Las Vegas Poker Dome” has encountered some legal and bureaucratic barriers. Nonetheless, the construction of the Neonopolis at Las Vegas continues as planned.

The American Gaming Association, that represents American casino owners, wants the Congress to carry out a study to evaluate the possibility of regulating online gambling. The majority of online gambling sites are owned by offshore companies.

A Liquor store is under the surveillance of Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) as the result of an event organized by the store and the WSoP star, Chris Moneymaker.
DISCUS made public its third report of complains over advertisements. Chris Moneymaker was mentioned in a complaint.

Poker fans traveled miles to San Jose, to attend the biggest poker tournament in the history of Northern California, the five-day World Poker Tour’s Shooting Stars event. The more than 500 competitors paid $10.000 dollars to have the chance to compete for $4.5 million in prizes.

Poker.com, one of the world’s best online poker sites, has always offered everything needed to allow people have the most enjoyable experience while playing poker online. Poker.com was created and is operated by Ingenic Ltd., an important gambling company located in Gibraltar.

Poker fans have a poker channel to enjoy. Comcast is advertising Players Network as a gaming channel, however, Poker games and shows are the leading ones. 8 million houses have access to Comcast and would be able to view the original programmes of Players Network.