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Irish Government Set to Regulate Casinos
The Irish government is planning to regulate casinos for the first time according to a weekend report in the Irish Times. Minister Dermot Ahern is quoted as saying existing laws, which date back to 1956 and take no account of casinos or online gaming, were “past their sell-by date”. The report says Ahern will publish […]
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WSOP: Davidi Kitai Wins Event No. 38
After a speedy playdown that saw heads up play begin just over three hours into play, it would take nearly four more hours to finally determine a champion of event no. 38, $2,000 pot-limit hold’em. After a back and forth affair, Davidi Kitai bested veteran professional Chris Bell to claim his first World Series of […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — David Benyamine
Widely regarded as one of the game’s most premier cash players, David Benyamine nixed the naysayers and put all of the rumors to rest here tonight as he outlasted one of the toughest final tables to date, claiming his first gold bracelet and $535,687. Benyamine is no stranger to the tournament trail with two World […]
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Online Poker: Interview with Emil 'whitelime' Patel
Emil “whitelime” Patel recently went head-to-head versus David Singer in the final match of a huge, $25,000 buy-in heads-up tournament on Full Tilt. Patel had outlasted a field of 62 other entrants in what was considered one of the toughest lineups in online poker history. He ultimately fell to Singer, but he still earned $320,000 […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 23
The European contingent had a double celebration on day 23 of the World Series. France took down the $10,000 World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better event, while Denmark played an impressive and victorious role in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em event. The day also saw the next stage of the $2,000 pot-limit hold’em event, […]
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WSOP: David Benyamine Wins Event No. 37
Widely regarded as one of the game’s most premier cash players, David Benyamine nixed the naysayers and put all of the rumors to rest here tonight as he outlasted one of the toughest final tables to date, claiming his first gold bracelet and $535,687. Benyamine is no stranger to the tournament trail with two World […]
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WSOP: Jesper Hougaard Wins Event No. 36
Jesper Hougaard proved to the world once again that when an aggressive player from Denmark is at a final table, every other player at the table should take notice. Hougaard was inspired to play more poker when he first saw Gus Hansen dominate on the World Poker Tour a few years ago. Now Hougaard owns […]
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WSOP: History — 1985 Recap
The World Series of Poker in 1985 featured one of the first prolonged money bubbles in the history of the tournament. Any one of the final ten players refused to go silently into the night and money-bubble action went on for five hours. Part of the reason these players dug in so much on that […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Layne Flack
T.J. Cloutier – Men "The Master" Nguyen – Jay Heimowitz. Add the name Layne Flack to the list of six-time bracelet winners. Flack won his sixth bracelet last night by winning the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha w/rebuys event at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Flack had to beat a tough final table that included Ted […]
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Still Time to Sign Up for Bodog 5-$100K-Seat Overlay Tourney
CardPlayer.com readers still have to register for this week’s exclusive Bodog $100,000-guaranteed tournament qualifier, wherein five $109 seats in Bodog’s Sunday $100,000-guaranteed tournament will be overlayed. The qualifier takes place today at 4:05 p.m. ET and has a buy-in of $10+$1. The $10 buy-in will go into the prize pool and will be awarded in […]
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Win WSOP Main Event Seats Tonight on UltimateBet
Players who have not yet qualified for the 2008 World Series of Poker main event still have a chance, because tonight, UltimateBet’s 50-seat guaranteed tournament takes place at 5:30 p.m. ET. The buy-in is $530, but last minute cheaper qualifiers will run through the afternoon. The prize package is worth $12,000 and includes the $10,000 […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 22
Day 22 of the World Series saw the winners of the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha with rebuys and the $1,500 seven-card stud events. Things heated up as the $10,000 World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better and the $1,500 no-limit hold’em events reached their final tables, and the field of the $2,000 pot-limit Omaha event […]
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WSOP: Michael Rocco Wins Event No. 35
Michael Rocco came into the final table of the $1,500 7-Card Stud final table as the chip leader, but winning was anything but a foregotten conclusion. Down nearly 5-1 in chips heads up, Rocco battled back to reclaim the chip lead, and ultimately his first gold bracelet. Here were the chip counts heading into the […]
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WSOP: History — 1984 Recap
The World Series of Poker experienced another 25 percent spike in growth in 1984, and the field grew to 132 players. The Binion’s managed to commandeer 17 tables that year, so there was plenty of room for both the tournament fields and large cash games on the side. Dewey Tomko won two bracelets in the […]
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WSOP: Layne Flack Wins Event No. 34
In the year 2003, Layne Flack won two gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker. This put his career bracelet total at five, where it stood for five years. Tonight, Flack won bracelet number six and joined an exclusive group. Only 10 players in the history of the WSOP have six bracelets or more, […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Jose-Luis Velador
L.A. cash game pro Jose-Luis Velador came into the final table with a massive chip lead and with relatively ease took out most of his opponents to claim his first WSOP bracelet. Velador had a bit of trouble putting away second-place finisher Anthony Signore, but ultimately his big stack prevailed as he took home the […]
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Win a World Series Main Event Seat On SpadeClub
SpadeClub.com, the innovative online poker community, offers a risk-free way to win at poker with no deposits and no buy-ins. Click here to find out more. There is a little more than one week left to start sharpening your poker skills for SpadeClub’s World Series $40K Giveaway tournament on June 29, wherein the first- and […]
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Hard Rock to Open Vegas' First Poker Lounge
Identifiable by its signature larger-than-life guitar, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas embodies everything that is rock ’n’ roll, and soon, the always-innovative gaming destination will rock the poker industry with the opening of a new concept called the Poker Lounge. Set to open in early August, the Poker Lounge will throw […]
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Strip Poker: Vegas Poker Rooms Fighting for Tourney Players
The World Series of Poker is like a magnet that pulls poker players from around the world to Las Vegas, so poker rooms on and around the Strip are trying to take advantage of that and are competing against one another with their own tournament series. The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza (May 29-July 16) made […]
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Five Exclusive Seats in Bodog Poker $100K for CP Readers
Card Player readers are no strangers to getting exclusive opportunities from Bodog, and now the poker site has decided to make the exclusive overlay tournaments a regular offering. Every Saturday CardPlayer.com readers will have exclusive access to an $10+$1 buy-in tournament awarding five $100,000-guaranteed tournament seats as an overlay. That means the top five finishers […]
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Everest Poker Sponsors German Bar League
The World Poker Store, which provides the intellectual property for running poker tournaments, is expanding its Bar Poker League worldwide. The first league to be established is the German Bar Poker League. Everest Poker, with over 11 years of online gaming and marketing experience, will sponsor the league which launches the first of its live […]
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British Poker Tour Docks in Bristol Today
The £500 + £50 buy-in main event at the Gala Casinos British Poker Tour gets underway today. The event £5,000 added by the sponsor. In addition to cash payouts, top placed finishers also receive: First: VIP Package to 2008 GCBPT grand final (expenses to cover travel & accommodation) Second/Third: Liverpool GCBPT festival main event seat […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 21
Day 21 at the World Series of Poker saw the start of the $10,000 World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better and the $1,500 no-limit hold’em events, day two of the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha with rebuys and the $1,500 seven-card stud event, as well as the denouement of the $5,000 World Championship Stud Eight-Or-Better […]
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WSOP: Sebastian Ruthenberg Wins Event No. 33
Sebastian Ruthenberg had a tall order to start the day. On just a few hours of sleep he had to run the guantlet at a final table that included Steve Sung, Marcel Luske, and Annie Duke. After he accomplished that feat, waiting for him was the toughest heads-up match of the summer against Chris "Jesus" […]
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WSOP: Jose-Luis Velador Wins Event No. 32
L.A. cash game pro Jose-Luis Velador came into the final table with a massive chip lead and with relatively ease took out most of his opponents to claim his first WSOP bracelet. Velador had a bit of trouble putting away second place finisher Anthony Signore, but ultimately his big stack prevailed as he took home […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Dario Minieri
Dario Minieri has been crushing the online poker world for some time now, but a first live win in a major tournament kept eluding him. He came close on the European Poker Tour twice, but in both cases he finished in third place. One of these finishes came during Season III, where he came close […]
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Coming Soon: Free WPT Boot Camp Seats From SpadeClub
SpadeClub.com, the innovative online poker community, offers a risk-free way to win at poker with no deposits and no buy-ins. Find out more. SpadeClub recently gave away a free WPT Boot Camp seat to the winner of the Profile Completion tournament. Denys “Winndealer” Danley took first place and has chosen to participate in the two-day […]
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UltimateBet Guarantees 50 WSOP Seats Saturday
UltimateBet is holding a tournament Saturday wherein 50 seats to the 2008 World Series of Poker main event will be won. The 50-Seat guarantee takes place Saturday, June 21, at 5:30 p.m. and has a buy-in of $530, although many will get in for much less through qualifiers that are running right up through Saturday […]
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Strip Poker: Tournaments to Play This Weekend in Vegas
It’s almost the weekend, and with multiple tournament series currently running, there is no shortage of poker action. Here is a heads up on what events are taking place over the weekend: The Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget Friday: $330 buy-in no-limit hold’em Saturday: $550 buy-in no-limit hold’em Sunday: $550 buy-in no-limit hold’em […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 20
Day 20 of the World Series saw another European claim a gold bracelet in the $2,500 no-limit hold’em six-handed event. Fields were further narrowed on day two of the $1,500 no-limit hold’em and the $5,000 World Championship Stud Eight-Or-Better events, and play began in two new tournaments; the $1,500 seven-card stud and the $1,500 pot-limit […]
