With each new month comes yet another chance for you to grab your share of $1,000,000 at Party Poker. That’s because on the first Sunday of every month, you get another shot at a whopping $1Million in guaranteed prize money when you grab a seat in the Party Poker Monthly Million tournament! Claim your independence this July 4th with some hot poker action that offers you the opportunity to pack your pockets with enough cash to be independently wealthy! Reserve your seat now in this colossal cash event by buying in directly for $600 + $40, or go the cheap seat route by getting in the Party Poker qualifiers and satellites for as little as ONE little Dollar! And
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Thanks to the teamwork of PokerStars and PokerWorks, your cash earning opportunities in the world of online poker tournaments just got better, with the Mini-Series of Poker at PokerStars! Starting this Sunday you will have your chance to prove that you have what it takes to best your competition, and while it may not be the WSOP in Vegas, this event has something the real WSOP doesn’t – affordable buy-ins!The Mini Series of Poker will put a total prize pool of $8,000 up for grabs in a series of tournaments having a bargain buy-in of just $5 + $0.50. The
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The man. The myth. The legend. Phil Ivey.
Today started out like any other at the 2010 World Series of Poker, but ended with something special. Phil Ivey captured his eighth World Series of Poker bracelet to put himself in elite company amongst the greatest players to have ever every played the game.
Today started out with 25 world-class mixed games players and although everyone was expecting long day, you had a feeling that today was going to bring something very special. Of course when you come back for a day three with superstars like David Benyamine, John Juanda, Jeff Lisandro, Dan Heimiller, Chad Brown, David Singer and several other previous bracelet winners, it was always destined to be a final table for the ages.
When the field was reduced to 16 players, Phil Ivey was the short stack of the field.
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This year’s WSOP Seniors’ Event—which is open to players 50 and older—set a record for the largest live tournament to ever seat at the same time.
A whopping 3,142 entrants turned out and put up the $1k buy in for a chance to win 487x their investment and a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Whether you believe it or not, there seems to be a perception that the 50 and older crowd makes for a softer tournament field than the typical open event.
“There is a lot of old, dead money in this field,” said L.S. Love, a
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Starting in August Jugarmola will offer online poker. This new poker room will be part of the Entraction network of poker rooms. The Spanish based gambling company will also be launching other online gambling sites, covering casino, bingo and sportsbook betting, but needed a reliable poker network in order to open their online poker room. All sites will open in August. The Entraction network of poker rooms include a number of very popular poker sites, including NoIQPoker.com, Pokerihuone.com, and Pokerdassi.com. It also supports the poker room from popular poker pro Dave Ulliot, DevilfishPoker.com.
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There’s always something exciting happening at Hollywood Poker. There are amazing tournaments running 24/7, including $14 million in monthly Guaranteed Events. Exclusive star-studded tournaments give players the chance to collect bounties for as much as $2,500 while pitting their skills against a host of celebrity players, like James Woods, Vince Van Patten, and Donnie Wahlberg. Hollywood Poker also offers players incredible Main Event Package satellites to big live events such as the World Series of Poker, Irish Poker Open, and Aussie Millions. And now, players have a chance to grab an all-inclusive Main Event Package for the Croatian Poker Series 2010!The Croatian Poker Series 2010 begins on August 20 with the Main Event taking place from August 24 to 28. E
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Republican Rick Barber recently attempted to explain the poker games he hosted at a pool hall. While poker is not illegal in his state in home games, it is in businesses. The DeJa Vu pool hall would run a poker game with about 20 people and a prize pool of around $400. The pool hall provides food and alcohol, which when mixed with poker crosses the legal line in Alabama. Barber defends the games saying that while his pool hall may have profited indirectly through food and drink sales he did not take any money from the poker games themselves. Be a Winner NOW! Start Here
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Vanessa Rousso burst onto the poker scene four years ago and has since proven she’s here to stay. The pro known as ‘LadyMaverick’ online is one of faces of Team PokerStars Pro, and one of the most recognizable faces at the WSOP 2010. Rousso isn’t getting much free time on breaks these days, as numerous fans and fellow players are stopping her in the hallways. PL.com did a get a minute with Rousso during a break from the $2.5k Limit Hold’em Six-Handed event, Rousso’s second tournament of the day. Despite busting from the $1k Ladies Championship earlier in the day, the energetic Rousso was in high spirits. “I decided I wasn’t going to play the event unless I was going to give it my all to win,” said Rousso. ”
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Players typically turn out in force for short-handed tournaments, and the six-handed NLHE tournaments have gained much popularity in recent years. Toss one of those on to the schedule early in the World Series of Poker with a minimum $1,500 buy-in, and players will not hesitate to play. Six-handed events allow players more action, the implementation of a different strategy than nine- or ten-handed tables, and the obvious benefit of more room in their seats.Event 16 brought a total of 1,663 players to the tables in 2010, which filled the Pavilion ballroom and spilled over into a good portion of the Amazon room as well.
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Day 13 of the World Series of Poker saw five tournaments take place, two more bracelets handed out, a plethora of stars appear and the usual razz-a-matazz that accompanies the Series was in full effect. It was a day where fortunes were made and reputations created. Here’s the balla action we witnessed at the Rio. Event 13 – $1k NLHE Two days ago 3,042 players entered event 13 of the WSOP, creating a monster prize pool and after three days of play, nine players returned today to contest the final table. Jared Hamby was the crowd favorite, but he wasn’t able to make it past 8th place and in the end it was Matthew Vance and Stephen Gee who faced off for the title. Vance couldn’t find a way to overcome the chip deficit he took into the heads-up, and he finished in 2nd place, whilst Gee took home the bracelet and $472,479 in hard earned cash.
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