Isaac 'the guru 11' Baron Wins First Event in FTOPS VIII
May 8, 2008
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series VIII (FTOPS) kicked off in style last night when the first event of the series easily surpassed its guarantee and also featured an online poker superstar as its winner. The first event was a $200 buy-in six-max no-limit hold'em event with a $750,000…
Wash. State Governor Candidate Talks About Poker Law
May 8, 2008
Washington Republican politician Dino Rossi lost the closest race in the history of governor's races in the United States when he came just 133 votes from beating current governor Christine Gregoire in 2004. Poker players at the time couldn't imagine what that defeat meant for them there….
Julien Nuijten Works Magic and Wins Latin Poker
May 8, 2008
The Latin American Poker Tour recently concluded their first ever event and the winner was Julien Nuijten, a young poker player from Holland. Nuitjen has a thing or two in common with some other big time poker pros: he is also a pro at another game played with cards called “Magic: the Gathering”. Magic: the Gathering is a fantasy card game that involves spells and mythical creatures, where players construct decks from a huge library and try to outplay and outwit their opponents, skills Nuitjen used to win $223,000…
American Cancer Society and Poker
May 8, 2008
Recently the American Cancer Society Relay for Life got to see the charitable side of poker players as more than 140 went “all in” to help support the organization. These were poker players taking part in the charity poker tourney that occurred at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, and $5,000 was raised. The event was sponsored by Berkshire Poker and the Relay for Life Team known as Rock’s Rockers…
Online Poker Site Cleared of Charges
May 8, 2008
Last year Swedish authorities shut down a live poker tournament, claiming it was illegal. The 2007 European Poker Challenge (EPC) was raided on the first day of play and six organizers were charged with running and advertising an illegal poker tournament. Just recently the District Court in Uddevalla cleared two of the charged, while two others got fines and the last two will get jail time of six and eight months…
Iron Man Challenge on Full Tilt Poker Rewards for Play
May 8, 2008
Full Tilt Poker's popular Iron Man promotion challenges players to play a ton of hands, win freeroll tournaments, and best three elite poker pros, all in a quest to snag boatloads of free cash. No, Full Tilt Poker's Iron Man Challenge isn't based on the recently released, comic-book…
WSOP Academy Ladies-Only Event Set for June
May 8, 2008
The World Series of Poker Academy is bringing back its ladies edition June 6-7 in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace, and Annie Duke is returning as host. The entry fee for the two-day event is $1,699, but attendees will get priceless training from Duke as well as Alex "The Insider" Outhred…
Schuyler Twaddle Wins Borgata $500,000-Guaranteed Event
May 8, 2008
Schuyler Twaddle is $396,095 richer after winding up with the more than 23 million in chips that were in play during the Borgata's $2,000 no-limit deep-stack event, which carried a $500,000 guarantee. The event attracted 775 entrants and generated a prize pool of $1.55 million. When play…
Party at the Playboy Mansion with SpadeClub
May 7, 2008
SpadeClub is giving you the opportunity to Party at the Playboy Mansion. Sign up to become an Exclusive member at SpadeClub.com between May 7-13 and you will automatically be entered into a drawing for one of the two tickets to play in the Vegas at the Playboy Mansion celebrity poker tournament…
Win a Seat in Playboy Charity Tourney on Cake Poker
May 7, 2008
On May 17, celebrities and poker pros will converge at The Mansion to play in the third-annual Playboy Celebrity Poker Tournament to raise money for charity, and there are only two more opportunities for players to win event packages on CakePoker. This Thursday and next Thursday night at 8 p.m….
