Members of the Iberia Parish Council decided not to approve the 2 public hearings on April 18th and 25th regarding the video poker machines. The main proponent of the proposal claims that it's unfair for the residents not to be heard.

Raj Pattel is the winner of the World Poker Tour Foxwoods Poker Classic, taking home a total of $1,298,405. Paul Matteo was the runner-up for the WPT event.

The Poker Players Alliance announced that there will be a webcast on their site featuring PPA Chairman, Al DAmato, where registered members can feel free to ask questions.

Former FBI Agent, Joe Navarro, conducted a poker seminar at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 1, 2007. Participants had to pay $999 to join the event.

The National Poker League 2007 Global Circuit will kick off at the Paris Open on May 13, 2007. This poker tournament will attract the best poker players from all over the world.

Friends of the late Lincoln Abraham have organized a poker tournament to raise money for charity. Paul Simmons said that they will donate some of the money to the Kisharon charity.

The Jennifer Harman Poker Tournament will be held on April 20, 2007 at Caesars Palace. All of the profits will go directly to the Nevada SPCA.

One of the suspects arrested by the police officers during a raid in a poker game in Atlanta said that he is from Macon. Officers confiscated the cars and cash of the suspects during the raid.

The Champion of the Irish Poker Open is Marty Smyth. Smyth defeated Roland De Wolfe in the final showdown of the poker tournament.

The officials of the WSOP Main Event are already preparing for an influx of participants of around 10,000 players. They are building a facility right beside the Rio Casino.

The final table for the WPT World Poker Challenge, which began on March 28, 2007, is comprised of David Pham, Juan Alvarado, J.C. Tran, Danny Wong, Mark Seif and John Hom.

The Table Mountain Casino is the venue for the 2007 WSOP circuit tournament. The winner of the event was Sou Moua.

The 700 seats in the Irish Poker Open are almost filled as the April 6th Open approaches. Some of the leading poker players, like Sexton, Tilly and Laak have already confirmed their participation.

In continuation of his winning streak, J.C. Tran, the champion of the World Poker Challenge, takes home a total of $700,000 in cash prizes.

Irish Poker Open officials are expecting to fill the 700 seats before the Easter opening of the event. The prize pool is around 2 million euros.

Phil Ivey will be joining the High-Stakes Poker Game on the GSN Network. Aside from Ivey, other poker pros, like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak and others will also be joining the event.

The DC Brands International will be the main sponsor of the API International Tournament. The tournament will be held at the Binions Horshoe Casino May 4-6, 2007.

Russ Ortiz recently organized a charity poker tournament in Scottsdale. Most of his Giants teammates attended the event, like Matt Cain and Barry Bonds. The winner will win a seat at the WSOP Main Event.

The fifth season of the WPT will be shown on Travel Channel on April 4, 2007. Steve Lipscomb of the WPTE commented that they are looking forward to more fun-filled poker years to come.

Jeffrey Pollack and WSOP officials discussed some of the changes that they have made in the tournament on March 22nd. Some of these changes are the number of chips and others.

The 2007 NPL will kick off at the Paris Open on May 13, 2007 with over 100,000 Euros in prize money and is expected to have players from the US, Spain, Morocco, Asia and more.

Don Cheadle is one of the first round winners of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Tournament. The other participants in the event are Shannon Elizabeth, Michael Mizrachi and many more.