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Nevada Jurisdiction News
23-year-old wins WSOP lowball title for $294,314
12 Jun 2010
David Baker won the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball championship at the World Series of Poker in the early-morning hours on Saturday to claim a WSOP gold bracelet and $294,314.
From fourth to first: Buchman wins $203K and first WSOP title
11 Jun 2010
Eric Buchman — who finished fourth in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event last year, won the $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #18) on Friday night.
26-year-old wins $818,959, WSOP title
11 Jun 2010
Jason DeWitt won the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #17) for $818,959 at the World Series of Poker on Friday morning. It is his first career WSOP gold bracelet victory for DeWitt, an Indiana native now living in the Atlanta area.
World Series of Poker launches newest iPhone app
11 Jun 2010
The 2010 World Series of Poker features the WSOP schedule, structures, and results customized for mobile platforms.
Bertrand Grospellier wins WSOP TOC playoff
11 Jun 2010
Frenchman Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier won a seat into the World Series of Poker's Tournament of Champions by winning a "sudden-death playoff."
21-year-old wins WSOP title, $482,774
10 Jun 2010
Carter Phillips won the $1,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em tournament at the World Series of Poker on Wednesday night, claiming $482,774 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Sacramento pro wins $472K, WSOP title
10 Jun 2010
Steve Gee won the second $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker to collect $472,479 in prize money on Wednesday night.
Vegas businessman wins WSOP stud high-low title, $447,446
9 Jun 2010
Frank Kassela won the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship for $447,446 at the World Series of Poker in the early-morning hours on Wednesday, defeating an all-star final table lineup that included four former WSOP gold bracelet winners, including John Juanda, Steve Zolotow, Jennifer Harman, and Dario Minieri.
WSOP to hold playoff for final TOC seat
8 Jun 2010
The World Series of Poker Academy will hold a single table "sudden-death playoff" tournament for nine players to fill the final seat in the Tournament of Champions.
Lowball specialist collects $92,817, WSOP title
8 Jun 2010
Yan R.Chen, a professional poker player from Irvine, Calif., won the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball title at the World Series of Poker on Monday night to collect $92,817.
WSOP players ante up for charity
8 Jun 2010
World Series of Poker spokesman Seth Palansky said if all players donate one percent of their winnings, the tournament could raise $1.75 million for charity.
New York poker pro wins $189K in WSOP victory
7 Jun 2010
Matthew Matros won the $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Championship at the World Series of Poker early on Monday morning to claim $189,870 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Watt beats Dwan, claims $614K and WSOP bracelet
7 Jun 2010
Simon Watt beat noted professional poker player Tom “Durr” Dwan heads up to claim the third $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship (Event #11) at this year’s World Series of Poker to win $614,248 and a WSOP gold bracelet early Monday morning.
"The Master" wins seventh WSOP bracelet
7 Jun 2010
Men "the Master" Nguyen won the Seven-Card Stud World Championship at the World Series of Poker, his first bracelet since 2003.
English online poker pro win $197,470, WSOP bragging rights
6 Jun 2010
James Dempsey, one of England’s top online poker pros, topped a field of 650 players to win the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em Championship (Event #9) at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night to take home $197,470 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Men "the Master" Nguyen wins seventh WSOP bracelet
6 Jun 2010
Men “the Master” Nguyen topped a field of 150 of the world’s best poker players to claim the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship (Event #10) at the World Series of Poker for his seventh career WSOP gold bracelet and $394,807 in the early-morning hours on Sunday.
Montreal college student "goes wild," wins $568,974
5 Jun 2010
Pascal Lefrancois, a 23-year-old college student from Montreal, Quebec, won $568,974 and the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #8) at the World Series of Poker in the early morning hours on Saturday, then promptly removed his shirt in celebration.
22-year-old Hungarian Collects $180,730, WSOP bracelet
4 Jun 2010
Peter Gelencser, a 22-year-old professional poker player from Budapest, Hungary, won $180,730 and the $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball Championship (Event #7) at the World Series of Poker in the early-morning hours on Friday.
Casino licensees told to stay clear of Internet gambling companies
4 Jun 2010
A member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board said casino licensees should keep their distance from Internet gambling companies that accept wagers from Americans.
Chicago poker pro banks $441,692 and WSOP shootout title
3 Jun 2010
Joshua Tieman won $441,692 and poker’s most coveted prize — a WSOP gold bracelet — with a win in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (Event #6) on Thursday.
Canadian business analyst collects $625,872, WSOP bracelet
3 Jun 2010
Aadam Daya, a 31-year-old business analyst from Mississauga, Ontario, won the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #3) at the World Series of Poker to collect a whopping $625,872 and his first WSOP gold bracelet. Daya topped a huge field of 4,345 players in the tournament, played over Memorial Day weekend.
English poker pro collects half-a-million at WSOP
2 Jun 2010
Praz Bansi, a 32-year-old professional poker player from London, England, won $515,501 by claiming the title in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #5) at the World Series of Poker on Wednesday.
Hawaiian poker pro wins $237,463 at WSOP on birthday
2 Jun 2010
Michael Chow, a poker pro from Honolulu, Hawaii, won $237,463 and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low Split tournament (Event #4) on the day of his 33rd birthday early on Wednesday morning.
Mizrachi claims WSOP Poker Players Championship, $1.5 million prize
2 Jun 2010
Just three weeks after the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel wrote a story about Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi’s tax troubles, the well-known professional poker player captured one of the most coveted titles in poker and claimed a prize of more than $1.5 million.
Poker dealer wins Casino Employees Championship
30 May 2010
The first gold bracelet of the 2010 World Series of Poker was won by Hoai D. Pham. Pham, a 43-year-old poker dealer who lives in San Diego, Calif., won the 2010 Casino Employees Championship.
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