Ben Affleck, poker players group go all-in (Denver Post via Yahoo! News)
About a half-hour into Tuesday night's charity poker tournament at Coors Field, actor Ben Affleck shoved all-in with a flop of Ace-Nine-King and two diamonds.

Baseball Star Ozzie Smith to Play in Joyner-Walker's Par & Poker Celebrity Challenge for Charity (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The Joyner-Walker Foundation today confirmed that Baseball Legend Ozzie Smith is returning to play in the Par and Poker Celebrity Challenge for Charity held during Super Bowl week on January 29, 2009 in Tampa, Florida. The second annual tournament hosted by Former NFL Super Bowl Champion Seth Joyner and NCAA Champion Andy Walker, consists of two parts: an 18-hole golf tournament and a No Limit ...

Poker run will benefit Alloway family (Kearney Hub)
KENESAW — A poker run to benefit the family of Roger Alloway of Kenesaw will start in St. Paul Sept. 13.

FBI investigating cash seized from poker machines (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
WILKES-BARRE — The FBI is investigating the Luzerne County Court system's handling of confiscated gambling proceeds from illegal poker machines, courthouse sources said Tuesday.

JHCC Poker Run to benefit Special Olympics Oklahoma (The Norman Transcript)
Joseph Harp Correctional Center will host its fifth annual Poker Run to benefit Special Olympics Oklahoma this Saturday.The ride will begin at Santa Fe Cattle Company Restaurant on Interstate 35 Service Road in Norman, with the first bike out at 9 a.

French and Italian Players "Lap Up" the Special Promotions at Titan Poker (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Titan Poker will award a skilled online poker player with a new Sony laptop in its Exclusive Laptop Freeroll promotion.

$500 Video Poker Shootout Tournament (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
$500 Video Poker Shootout Tournament and Happy Hour every Thursday at the Tahoe Biltmore Casino. 5 p.m.– 6:45 p.m. is registration; tournament begins at 7 p.m. until approximately 9 p.m. See Club Biltmore for rules and details. Must be a Club Biltmore member to participate.

Record Turnout in Cork as Rob Taylor Wins Irish Poker Classic (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Rob Taylor tops record field of 169 to collect €46,000 and the title of Irish Poker Classic champion at the Macau Sporting Club, Cork, Ireland.

Gang leader killed during poker game (The Scotsman)
ROMANIAN police have deployed about 600 officers in a southern city where a gang leader was killed during a poker game.

Norman Horowitz: Politics and Poker (HuffingtonPost)
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