Gowen’s suit against Full Tilt is dismissed, and poker at the Olympics. Get up to date on the pokerverse in today’s PTPN Hit and Run.
So much for the much talked about lawsuit of Clonie Gowen against Full Tilt Poker — a judge dismissed the case, saying it was without merit. She had been sueing for millions of dollars in the breach of contract suit. Gowen had alleged that she was offered a 1% stake in the online poker giant.
Interesting story out of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Apparently poker rooms in British Columbia are expecting a huge turnout during the two week sports festival, including a new poker room at Edgewater Casino, which is right next door to the opening ceremonies.
Some of the field for the 2010 National Heads Up Poker Championship is set, with the tournament’s automatic bids already known and a couple of celebrities in the mix now — Jennifer Tilly and Jason Alexander. The story runs through the automatic bids, if they are accepted, and you’ll see a lot of the usual suspects, like Phil Ivey and Phill Hellmuth.
A preview of the upcoming season of “High Stakes Poker” from cardplayer.com below, including an interview with new co-host Kara Scott. And a story on HSP from the Las Vegas Sun here.
Story here about the new U.S.-facing poker site “Victory Poker,” part of the Everleaf Network, which has seen some good numbers in its first few weeks of existence.
Some video of Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho playing for the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters — the poker-playing women were on the television show “The Amazing Race” with two members of the Globetrotters.
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