First Annual California Poker Players Conference
On Saturday and Sunday, 0ctober 20th and 21st, I’ll be one of the more than a dozen Featured Presenters at the First Annual California Poker Players Conference, which is being held in beautiful sunny southern California at the Hollywood Park Casino.
The CPPC is being held in conjunction with the […]
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Shawn Sherikan playing in the 2006 NBC Heads-Up National Championship [photo by Flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com]
“We want to see him removed from the United States,” said Virginia Kice, spokesperson for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “ICE has an ongoing initiative called Operation Predator targeting individuals, including foreign nationals, who prey upon and sexually exploit […]
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Borgata Poker Open WPT Main Event Day Three
Atlantic City, NJ, (Sept. 19, 2007) - The Borgata Poker Open Main Event saw the return of 127 players for the remainder of the $10,000 World Poker Tour Main Event for the third day of intense competition. Despite facing another 12-hour work day, players were in good spirits […]
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The Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa , Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic City, NJ, (Sept. 18, 2007) - With a prize pool of more than $5 million, 560 poker players, including some of the top names in the games, anted up Sunday at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa for first day action in the main event […]
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More Lies about Poker
It was Mark Twain who said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Well, no–actually it was the British author and politician Benjamin Disraeli who came up with the line, which Twain quoted in his autobiography. Still, most people attribute it to Twain, because they can’t be bothered […]
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World Series of Poker
LONDON ? September 17, 2007 ? Annette Obrestad became the youngest bracelet winner in World Series of Poker history early today by conquering the Main Event at the first annual WSOP Europe Presented by Betfair.com.
The 18-year-old Norwegian played masterfully over the course of the five-day ?10,000 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold?Em Championship, outlasting […]
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Jordan Morgan Norman, OK - Event Champion
Tunica, MS?The focus at the final table of the WSOP Circuit championship at Grand Casino Tunica was on young Jordan Morgan. Just 23, playing five years and a pro for two, he already had eight cashes and two final tables at the WSOP, a second at the U.S. Poker […]
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2007 World Series of Poker Circuit Grand Casino Tunica
[Tunica, MS] Terry Hawkins, a parts manager with no prior cash-outs, is the leader with 245,800 chips at the end of Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit event at Grand Casino Tunica. The field played down from 27 to the final nine who will return at noon […]
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Borgata Poker Open
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (September 12, 2007) - Monday is often the most dreaded day of the week for most people. Typically ushering in the traditional work week for the majority of the masses, Monday?s ?tractor-beam-like? grip, also affected the Borgata Poker Open players. They showed little hesitation in mixing things up and quickly […]
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2007 World Series of Poker Circuit
Buy-In: $5,000 + $150
Number of Entries: 138
Total Prize Money: $658,300
Day 1 of the Championship event at Grand Casino Tunica’s Circuit tour ended with Steve Hyvonen […]
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