| Norwegian Wins EPT Event |
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09/17/2006 |
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Bjorn-Erik Glenne of Norway outlasted 480 players to win the European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona, Spain. Glenne beat Phil Ivey heads up to become the champion in a field that included 118 players who qualified on the internet.
Top prize was 691,000 Euro, with the top 45 being paid off.
| Kenna James to form poker league |
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09/30/2006 |
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Professional Poker Champion Kenna James and SunPoker
have announced the start of a brand new poker league, The
Kenna James Bounty League. This new league will start by
rewarding a total of four SunPoker members with $10,000
seats at the main event of the L.A. Poker Classic, an additional
$2,500 for hotel and airfare, and a personal training session with
Kenna James.
The newly formed Bounty League will feature a $22 buy-in
tournament every Thursday where SunPoker members will
have the opportunity to play against Poker Superstar Kenna
James. The lucky SunPoker member who knocks out Kenna
will receive $500 in prize money as well as extra bounty points.
Bounty points are given out for participating in each tournament,
for knocking Kenna James out of a tournament, and based upon
the players' tournament performance. The more tournaments
members' play, the more points they will be able to accumulate.
Point totals will be refreshed each month, allowing every player
a new opportunity to play and win.
The final table at the end of each month, determined according
to the top 10 bounty point holders, will award one winner a place
in "The James Gang", as well as one of the four monthly grand
prizes. This prize package will be available during October,
November, December, and January, with the L.A Poker Classic
starting in February.
| Late night poker show annouced by NBC |
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10/13/2006 |
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"Poker After Dark" is a new late-night poker show set to debut on NBC January 2nd. The hour long show will air weekdays at 2:05 AM, with a recap show of the same length every Saturday.
Top poker pros such as Daniel Negreanu, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Gus Hansen, Erick Lindgren, Chris Ferguson, Doyle Brunson, and Phil Ivey will compete for a $120,000 jackpot. The show will be hosted by Shana Hiatt, formerly of the World Poker Tour.
| World Poker Tour Ladies Night II |
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10/18/2005 |
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Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California, will once again played host to the WPT with a return engagement of one of its most popular events, Ladies Night.
Defending champion, the lovely and ever-popular Clonie Gowen, along with four of today’s top female poker players and one newcomer squared off in a no-limit Texas Hold ‘Em shootout to stake a claim to the winner’s bounty - a single coveted $25,000 seat at the season-ending WPT Championship at Bellagio.
So don't miss out - Wednesday Oct 19, 2005.
For more information please visit: www.worldpokertour.com
| Jamie Gold is the 2006 WSOP Champ |
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08/12/2006 |
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Jamie Gold is $12 million richer. He entered the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event with a huge chip lead, and never gave it up.
In the end, everyone left a millionaire. Here are the results of the final table:
1. Jamie Gold $12,000,000
2. Paul Wasicka $6,102,499
3. Michael Binger $4,123,310
4. Allen Cunningham $3,628,513
5. Rhett Butler$3,216,182
6. Richard Lee $2,803,851
7. Doug Kim $2,391,520
8. Erik Friberg $1,979,189
9. Dan Nassif $1,566,858
| Ivey the favorite heading into WSOP 2006 |
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05/30/2006 |
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The main event of the 2006 World Series of Poker is set to be the biggest ever. It is anyone's guess who will win as someone almost always comes out of nowhere to take the annual No Limit Texas Holdem tournament. With an unrivaled field and prize pool it is one of the most unpredictable major sporting events.
Nevertheless there are many trying to guess who will be the eventual winner. Phil Ivey is the favorite according to almost all online sportsbooks. Betfair has him at an amazingly low 30-1 while you can take him at a much more reasonable 125-1 at bet365. Other favorites are Daniel Negreanu, Howard Lederer, Gus Hanson, Johnny Chan and Phil Hellmuth.
Last years champion Joseph Hachem is a long shot to repeat. The last time it was done was by Chan in 1987-88. Hachem can be found anywhere from 100-1 to 500-1.
The World Series of Poker is set to take place at the Rio in Las Vegas in August.
| Hollywood gets ready for National Championship of Poker |
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10/18/2005 |
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| AGA calls for study of internet gambling |
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04/29/2006 |
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The latest action by the American Gaming Association (AGA) likely hinders efforts in Congress to ban Internet gambling. The AGA represents major real-life casinos in Las Vegas and throughout the United States. Its board of directors agreed unanimously this week to call for a one-year study of Internet gambling. The study is to conclude whether online gambling should or should not be legal in the United States.
President Frank Fahrenk maintained his association is neutral on the online gambling question. Bob Goodlatte, a Republican from Virginia, has led an effort to outlaw Internet gambling in the past several months. Goodlatte's bill to prohibit Internet gambling has 131 co-sponsors in the House but could have greatly benefited from the full support of the AGA.
“There have been great technological advances in the last 10 years, so we think it is important for a commission to be appointed to take a look at this and see if Internet gambling can be properly regulated,” said Fahrenkopf who also estimated there will be between $12 billion and $15 billion bet on the Internet this year (60 percent from U.S. citizens). “Something has got to be done about this, and we need to know if technology exists that can protect young people, pathological gamblers and prevent money laundering.”
| Arizona Women Look To Become State Champions |
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09/08/2006 |
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Casion Arizon will host the first ever Arizon State Ladies Championship of Poker on September 16th. Over 400 women are already registered to play in the No Limit Holdem tournament. The prize pool is expected to be over $100,000, with the top 40 getting paid off.
"I think that the average of all our tournaments, 10 percent are women," said Dave Smith, tournament coordinator. "Five years ago, that . . . was probably 1 percent."
Now they have their own tournament.
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