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bwin Poker Up 22 Percent in First Nine Months
by Brendan Murray | Published: Nov 20, '09
… with the launch of the new P5 poker platform meant net poker revenue fell 10.7 percent to €17.7 million between July and September 2009 from €19.8 million the previous year. The number of active poker customers jumped an impressive 102 percent to 419, …
Antoine Saout Eliminated from the WSOP in Third Place
by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Nov 08, '09
… of the short stacks, only Britain’s James Akenhead had less chips than him. But unlike Akenhead, when the main event suspended play in July, Saout had no comparable record to speak of. He hadn’t been playing poker for very long, and was only in the main …
Schaffel Eliminated from the WSOP in Eighth Place
by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Nov 07, '09
… prize, was eliminated in eighth place, for a total payout of $1.3 million. Since all players received ninth place money in July, Schaffel will actually only leave Las Vegas with an additional $40,000. Still, as painful as it must have been, Schaffel was …
PokerStars Announces U.K. and Ireland Poker Tour
by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Nov 02, '09
… em) May 13-16, 2010: UKIPT Nottingham (£500 no-limit hold’em) June 24-27, 2010: UKIPT Killarney (€1,000 no-limit hold’em) July 15-18, 2010: UKIPT Brighton (£1,000 no-limit hold’em) September 9-12, 2010: UKIPT Dublin (€1,000 no-limit hold’em) October 2 …
WPT -- Bellagio Festa Al Lago Main Event Day 1
by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Oct 21, '09
… 21,525 134 Hafiz Khan 21,200 135 David Oppenheim 14,150 136 Tom Schneider 11,475 137 Sam Stein 11,250 138 Jeff Madsen 10,525 139 …
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Cruisin’ With a Draw
by Michael Cappelletti | Published: Nov 13, '09
During our European vacation in July, my wife and I and our two teenage kids went on a four-night Baltic cruise on a huge Royal Caribbean cruise ship called the Vision of the Seas. In between stops in Stockholm; Tallinn, Estonia; and St. Petersburg, …
Hand 2 Hand Combat -- Michael Rocco
by Craig Tapscott | Published: Nov 13, '09
… .4 million in cashes online. Recently, he became the first repeat winner of the pocketfives monthly PLB award, winning it in June and July. In July, he also took down the UltimateBet $200,000-guaranteed event for $44,660, and then in August, he won a Full …
Las Vegas Pot-Limit Omaha: The Future is Here
by Jeff Hwang | Published: Oct 30, '09
On Wednesday, July 22, I walked into the poker room at The Venetian with a plan. I asked to speak to the shift manager, Tracy Mendiola. I gave Tracy a copy of my new book, Advanced Pot-Limit Omaha: Small Ball and Short-Handed Play, and told her that I had …
The 2009 Main Event
by Todd Brunson | Published: Oct 30, '09
… The main event was my last opportunity to accomplish this, and I went into the tournament ready for a deep run. I chose the Fourth of July, as I figured that a lot of the Internet kids would want to party and not play that day. I think it was a good choice …
Billy Baxter: Career Gambler
by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Oct 16, '09
… wrong.” After his release, he decided that it was time to head to Vegas. Gambling Life in Vegas Baxter and his wife, Julie, checked into the Dunes Hotel and Casino in 1975 after their honeymoon in Hawaii. They didn’t check out until nine months later, …
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