The new chairman of the World Poker Association Board is poker pro “Captain” Tom Franklin, who was recently elected into that position, replacing the founder of the WPA,
Formula One driver Robert Kubica is used to burning rubber and taking turns at high speed, and has announced that in addition to snooker and bowling, the way he prefers to relax when not risking his neck behind the wheel of a race car is by playing poker.
The eight European Poker Awards was recently held at the Aviation Club in Paris, naming some of 2008’s biggest achievements by individual poker players.
Poker Legend Amarillo Slim was recently admitted to the hospital for treatment of a broken jaw, hand and thumb, a result of a beating he suffered while being robbed of cash and jewelry by someone who owed him a debt.
Online poker room Boylepoker.com has announce that their own sponsored pro Peter Murphy is going to open a new account with $100 and attempt to turn it into $10,000 by the end of 11 weeks.
A new World Poker Tour millionaire was crowned, although the poker venue hosting the event had to kick in some extra cash to make that happen. The 2009 Southern Poker Championship