Biggest Surprises of National Poker Week
pokernewsdaily.com 7/27/2009 — National Poker Week attracted 33 State Directors from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) plus a throng of the game’s elite to Washington, DC. In the end, over 100 meetings were held on Capitol Hill. Poker News Daily was on-hand for the festivities and reviews several of the surprises of National Poker Week. Prepare to Meet with Aides If poker players take the time to visit their Congressmen, they should be prepared to meet with staff members. Being a Congressman means running frenetically ...

Poker News Daily Heads to National Poker Week
pokernewsdaily.com 7/19/2009 — Sunday marks the official start of National Poker Week . The seven day affair features a concerted effort calling for the legalization and regulation of online poker in the United States. Poker News Daily will head to the nation’s capital as part of the Week’s Fly-In organized by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA). Thirty of the PPA’s State Directors and at least a half-dozen poker pros will be in attendance, meeting with Congressmen and Senators on Capitol Hill. The PPA is targeting ...

Linda Johnson Heads to Washington for National Poker Week
pokernewsdaily.com 7/12/2009 — The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) held a press conference at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino during the 2009 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) to announce several of its latest projects including National Poker Week , a national poker petition, and a new website called mypokerstory.com. I hope you will check out some of these projects. Please log into pokerpetition.com and sign the online poker petition that will be presented to President Obama during National Poker Week, asking his ...

Poker Petition Breaks 300,000 Signatures
pokernewsdaily.com 7/14/2009 — The petition put forth by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) as part of National Poker Week currently stands at 300,428 signatures. The measure broke through the 300,000 threshold overnight. Players have turned out in droves to sign the poker petition . The process takes less than 30 seconds and involves a person entering in their first name, last name, e-mail address, street address, city, state, zip code, and a special authentication code. Its text begins, “I am a voter and a fellow poker ...

Mike Sexton, Linda Johnson form Poker Gives
pokernewsdaily.com 2/8/2009 — Two of Poker News Daily’s very own guest columnists have teamed up to form Poker Gives , an organization that aims to raise money for charity through the game. Mike Sexton and Linda Johnson, both monthly contributors, have joined forces with Jan Fisher and Lisa Tenner to name five target charities. The beneficiaries of Poker Gives will receive at least 95% of the funds donated by players. They consist of Special Olympics, Sunflower Children, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, American Cancer ...

PPA Charity Poker Tournament Raises $35,000 for USO
pokernewsdaily.com 7/22/2009 — On Tuesday night as part of National Poker Week , the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) held a charity tournament to raise money for the USO of Metropolitan Washington . In the end, the event generated $35,000, including a generous $25,000 donation by the PPA. The cards were in the air on Tuesday night at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill at 7:00pm ET for a special charity poker tournament sponsored by the PPA benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington. A capacity crowd of 150 players turned out ...

Some National Poker Week Numbers
pokerati.com 7/26/2009 — Many of you often give me a hard time because of my aversion to “statistics” and “data” … and though generally I don’t care about appeasing readers, I found some if this info below on the “interesting” ...

Robert Wexler Speaks at PPA National Poker Week Fly-In Dinner
pokernewsdaily.com 7/21/2009 — On Monday night at the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Fly-In held as part of National Poker Week , a working dinner featured Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato, and PPA Executive Director John Pappas. A host of poker pros were in attendance at the Capitol Room inside the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. They included 2004 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) Main Event Champion Greg Raymer, Full Tilt Poker pros Andy Bloch and Howard Lederer , ...

Annie Duke Comments on National Poker Week
pokernewsdaily.com 7/22/2009 — As part of National Poker Week , Ultimate Bet pro Annie Duke appeared as part of a charity tournament sponsored by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington. Poker News Daily caught up with Duke during the second of two breaks. PocketFives.com: Tell us about your experience at the PPA charity poker tournament benefiting the USO of Metropolitan Washington . Duke: This is really fun. It’s to support the USO. My brother [ Howard Lederer ] and I were ...

Why May is a Month of Celebration by Bernard Lee
pokernewsdaily.com 5/29/2009 — First, I celebrated my 39th birthday with family and friends.  My two wonderful kids helped me blow out the candles (and there are a lot of them now) on my cake. Second, my radio show, “ The Bernard Lee Poker Show ,” is celebrating its second anniversary on the air. The show airs on RoundersRadio.com and 1510 AM in the Boston area on Tuesday nights from 7:00pm to 8:00pm ET and is repeated throughout the week.  It is also available via podcast.  Debuting in May of 2007, this radio ...