'Thunder in the House', a fundraising event at Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation, will be opened by a poker run in Casa Colina. Proceeds will benefit military personnel, veterans, police officers, firefighters and other civil servants in need of financial assistance for rehabilitation services.

The Lake County chapter of the American Bikers Aimed Towards Education of Florida (ABATE) will hold the 8th annual Waggin' Tails Poker Run on Saturday, October 28th in an effort to benefit the nonprofit, no-kill South Lake Animal League.

Canadian Jason Sagle displays impressive play at the North American Poker Championship by earning the chip leader spot by Day 1B. On the only Canada stop of the WPT, Sagle will be joined by fellow Canadians, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Smith and Isabelle Mercier.

Harrah's Entertainment has announced the dates for the 2007 World Series of Poker. The 2007 WSOP is slated to open on June 1st, with the main event beginning on July 17th.

Power Play Development Corporation launches a new tournament series called Pigskin and Poker. Over $35,000 will be awarded at the tournament, plus a $10,000 seat at next year's WSOP.

The North Dakota State Championship Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament is set to name a winner on January 2nd. The 600-strong tournament has been taking place at Minots Las Vegas Motel.

Borgata Casino Hotel and Spa is set to host the Borgata Winter Open once again. The second annual Winter Open will take place from January 17-30, 2007 and will feature a World Poker Tour event.

The European Poker Tour will make poker history as it stops in Germany for the first time ever. The 5,000 Euro EPT event will take place at the Casino Hohensyburg in Dortmund, Germany from March 8-11, 2007.

The Trump Taj Mahal will be hosting the East Coast CEO Poker Tournament. Buy in for the tournament will range from $500 to $5,000 and allow players to compete for the title of Chairman of Poker.

2006 was both a good and bad year for female poker players. Although they did not win the major events, their play made them a force to be reckoned with in 2006. Victoria Cohen, for example, became the first woman to win an EPT event.

The Small Town Poker Tour will be holding its 2007 Pro Am Series on January 17th in Lafayette, Louisiana. Proceeds from the event will benefit the United Way of Acadiana.

Binions Gambling Hall and Hotel will host the inaugural Poker Author Challenge. Players are welcome to register for the event, which will take place on January 21, 2007, and try their luck at beating their favorite poker author.

Over $21,000 was raised for the Western Nevada Community College baseball team by a recently concluded poker tournament in Reno. A large part of the proceeds will go to the team's travel expenses as they travel for their games.

In a bid to establish The Indian resort-state of Goa as one of Asia's premier gambling destinations, Goa will host the Asian Poker Classic in March 2007. The APC will be the biggest event the resort-state has ever seen.

The list of venues for the poker satellites of the 2 million Euro guaranteed Irish Open 2007 has been released. The Irish Open main event is scheduled to take place from April 6-9, 2007.

The final table for the WSOP Circuit Event and the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Championship will take place simultaneously. The contenders for the tournaments are poker legend, Daniel Negreanu, and tournament circuit newcomer, Alex Gomez.

Harrah's Casino Hotel is committed to releasing additional details for this summer's WSOP in January. This year's WSOP is slated to begin on June 1st, in order to avoid schedule conflict with post-season major league baseball.

PaddyPowerPoker held its second annual Christmas Cracker Tournament. The event saw 117 players competing at Dublin's Sporting Emporium for a portion of the 63,500 Euro prize pool.

The 2007 Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure is being held from January 5-10, 2007. Poker professionals and amateurs will be battling it out for a slice of the competition's estimated $6 million prize pool.

A poker clinic and tournament in one is set to be held at the Fairmont Southampton from February 8-11, 2007. The event will be hosted by poker professional and TV host, Mike Sexton.

Canadians dominated in the final tables for the inaugural World Poker Tour (WPT) Canadian Open and the WPT North American Poker Championship. Out of the combined 12 final table players for both tournaments, 10 of them were Canadian.

The Amateur Poker League is slowly making its mark in Hutchinson as it schedules 2 APL tournaments every week. Players can play their favorite game at 7:00 am and 10:00 pm each Wednesday at the Grand Slam Sports Bar and Grill.