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Online Poker News
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.
California casino continues to roll out poker tournaments
4 Jun 2010
The Pala Casino Spa and Resort's poker room celebrated its first anniversary over the weekend and is offering a number of tournaments this month.
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.
Foxwoods offering WSOP Main Event satellites
3 Jun 2010
The Connecticut casino is offering players the chance to qualify for the World Series of Poker Main Event during the month of June.
PokerStars announces return to Brazil
3 Jun 2010
The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour will be return to Brazil in August for an event in Florianopolis.
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.
Swiss court say no to poker tourneys
2 Jun 2010
Swiss Federation of Casinos retain exclusive rights to hold poker tournaments.
Joe Sebok to host fundraiser on UB.com
2 Jun 2010
Team UB’s Joe Sebok will host the Second Sundays Fundraiser on June 13 to benefit the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association.
California moves to legalize online poker
2 Jun 2010
State Sen. Roderick Wright moved to amend Senate Bill 1485 which would authorize the state’s Department of Justice to award contracts for intrastate online poker.
UIGEA regulations keep my money off PokerStars, but nowhere else
1 Jun 2010
The June 1 deadline for regulations of the UIGEA to go into effect has arrived, and the result for Aaron Todd was that he could deposit money on every Internet poker room he tried - except the biggest site: PokerStars.
PPA releases statement in Washington case
1 Jun 2010
Poker Players Alliance Chairman Alfonse D’Amato said the PPA is "pleased that the Washington State Supreme Court agreed to hear" the case of Rousso v. State.
PokerStars gears for LAPT Lima event
1 Jun 2010
The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour is making its first trip to the Peruvian capital with the Main Event starting on Tuesday.
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.
World Team Poker to broadcast on Fox Sports Net
28 May 2010
A teaser episode World Team Poker's Inaugural Event, which was held at the Golden Nugget on May 19, is scheduled to be broadcast on July 14.
WSOP offering more low buy-in events
28 May 2010
The success of last year's special $1,000 buy-in no limit hold 'em event prompted World Series of Poker officials to include eight such events this year.
Joe Cada is back for more
28 May 2010
Joe Cada won the World Series of Poker's Main Event last November at the ripe age of 21. With the WSOP kicking off Thursday, the 22-year-old Michigan native is more mature and ready for this year's event.
The Gang talks the WSOP Player's Championship
26 May 2010
Casino City's Dan Igo and Aaron Todd discuss Victory Poker's latest promotion, Andy Rooney's views on gambling, the WSOP Player's Championship and make their best bets.
UB.com offering 25 WSOP packages
26 May 2010
The online poker room is giving out the packages on June 5 in the "World Series of Poker 25 Package Guaranteed Super Satellite."
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