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….
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….
New Tournament Schedule Now Live at UltimateBet
May 7, 2008
The new tournament schedule that was created by Annie Duke for UltimateBet is now in service. Duke rejoined the company as the cardroom consultant and helped develop a new schedule of tournaments that give UltimateBet's players more options. The schedule includes: Sniper tournaments with…
Kentucky Derby Poker Championship Raises $60K
May 7, 2008
Just after the 134th-Annual Kentucky Derby, Phil Hellmuth and Robert Williamson III hosted the Kentucky Derby of Poker Championship at Caesars Indiana, which raised $60,000 for charity. The $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em poker tournament was won by World Series of Poker bracelet winner Layne…
Julien Nuijten Wins Latin American Poker Tour Rio
May 6, 2008
While on vacation from his home in Amsterdam, 19-year-old Julien Nuijten competed in the first-ever PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and outlasted 314 runners to win the largest poker tournament ever to be hosted in the continent. Nuijten entered the final…
