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Online Poker News
Magnus and the Main Event
18 Jul 2007
Magnus Karlsson, the general manager of GPWA sponsor PokerHost, was one of the 6,358 players who bought a seat in the WSOP Main Event this month to vie for the second largest prize in poker history.
Yang wins 2007 WSOP Main Event
18 Jul 2007
Amateur Jerry Yang, a 39-year old former Laos refugee who came to America, graduated college and sired six children, prayed every time his chips went into pot. And his words were answered.
WSOP too close to call
17 Jul 2007
Unlike a year ago, when the outcome of the world poker championship seemed like a foregone conclusion, any of the nine players going into today's final table in the 2007 World Series of Poker has a chance of winning the game's ultimate title and an $8.25 million payday.
CelebPoker welcomes female players
17 Jul 2007
CelebPoker is welcoming an unprecedented number of female players and actively encouraging more and more to get involved.
Different paths to survival
16 Jul 2007
Paul Spitzberg and Billy Baxter were a stark contrast in both style and experience Friday at the World Series of Poker.
Hilm holds chip lead, Nguyen falls short of final table (baby)
16 Jul 2007
Scotty Nguyen, the biggest star left in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, exited the building in 11th place early this morning when he failed to hit a flush draw.
UltimateBet launches Heads-Up Smackdown
16 Jul 2007
UltimateBet today announced the launch of Heads-Up Smackdown, a 64-player one-on-one tournament that's turning the popular online poker site into a true heads-up headquarters.
High Stakes Poker offers richest game
16 Jul 2007
GSN's High Stakes Poker continues to be the richest cash game in history on television and
the last seven episodes in season IV have up to and over $5 million on the
table.
Caesars Palace hosts WSOP event
16 Jul 2007
Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace is set to host the Official Launch Party of the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com on Monday, July 16th at 9 p.m.
Asian Poker Classic returns
16 Jul 2007
The glittering Asian Poker Classic will be back in 2008 and attracting a bigger field than ever.
Bluff Europe goes nuts for poker
16 Jul 2007
Europe’s #1 poker publication Bluff Europe has signed an exclusive distribution deal with the NUTS Poker League.
Yeah baby! Nguyen is position to claim Casino City WSOP Player of the Year title
15 Jul 2007
With just 36 players remaining in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, Scotty Nguyen, who entered the Main Event third on the Casino City World Series of Poker Player of the Year leaderboard, is still alive and can claim the title if he makes it into the top-15 today.
Tipping points
13 Jul 2007
In this week's mailbag, Mark answers questions about why you should occasionally tip your blackjack dealer, which version of blackjack is his favorite to deal, and what happens to the blinds in Hold'em poker when nobody calls the opening bet.
Players wins Bad Beats jackpot
13 Jul 2007
An online poker player who goes by the name of Calvinhobbes won the over $464,000 Bad Beats jackpot by losing quad Aces to a Royal Flush in a friendly game of Texas Hold'em at Absolute Poker.
STPT Pro Am event today
13 Jul 2007
The Small Town Poker Tour Pro Am will take place Friday July 13, at 12:00 PM at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, in Las Vegas.
Women top Japan Cup qualifiers
13 Jul 2007
Everest Poker has announced that two of the June Everest Poker Japan Cup qualifying tournament winners were women.
Bubble bursts at the Main Event; 337 left in hunt for $8.25 million
13 Jul 2007
The bubble burst at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker last night, and 284 players finished the day with at least $20,320 in winnings. The remaining 337 players are eying the $8.25 million first-place prize as play resumes today at noon PST for Day 4.
Shoot 'em Poker released for handsets
12 Jul 2007
Best Direction reports the latest in a series of creative games, with the availability of their new application, Shoot’em Poker, developed for worldwide distribution on BREW and JAVA handsets.
Titan Poker stages World Challenge Tournament
12 Jul 2007
Titan Poker is staging a World Challenge Tournament series, culminating in a Main Event with a top prize of a Porsche Cayman S sports car and $50,000 in guaranteed cash prizes.
From the WSOP rail: Lucky ladies, Moses and chip counting lessons
11 Jul 2007
The action might be on the felt, but the fun is on the rail. Here's a quick look at the sights and sounds from Day 2B of the World Series of Poker.
WSOP rail - Chad gets married, Negreanu is charitable and Hasan Habib makes a friend
11 Jul 2007
Casino City reporter Ryan McLane is roamed the Amazon Ballroom in search of interesting stories from 2007 Main Event Day 2B.
Series feels effects of online poker crackdown
11 Jul 2007
Jeff Haney explains the 27 percent drop-off from last year in entries to the main event of the World Series of Poker when a record field had been expected.
Past champs get early exits
11 Jul 2007
Two of the past four world poker champions busted out following the four-day opening round of the $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas hold 'em event.
Poker Evolver offers new tools
11 Jul 2007
Poker Evolver introduces a complete all-in-one solution for online poker players and the beta program is now open for applications at Pokerevolver.com.
WSOP rail - Scotty being Scotty
11 Jul 2007
These notes from the rail from the WSOP Main Event include Scotty Nguyen, massage therapy and Norman Chad.
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