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The winner of the latest World Poker Tour event, this time held in Venice, is one Sven Ragnar Astrom. Astrom took down the post – WPT Championship event of Season VII in this brand new event which had a €4,400 buy in. The victory was worth €397,960 for Astrom. The rest of the top five winners were Per Martin Jacobson for €238,840, Vincent Pasdeloup for €159,740, Michael McDonald for €109,540 and Michele Slama for €86,720. Considering the turn out and the popularity of the WPT series and the Venice event in particular, it is a safe bet that this event will replay next year.

Sit&gos are constantly being reinvented by poker sites eager to cash in on their popularity and provide new formats to customers who enjoy a turbo-charged tournament format. We have seen all sorts of innovations, from heads-up, six-max and two table formats to Steps, Matrix and large formats catering for up to 180 players.

A popular newcomer is PokerStars’ Double or Nothing sit&gos, which as the name suggests, see 10 players enter and five receive twice their entry fee back as winnings. These are also available on a number of other sites under various different names such as the ‘Coolers’ on Virgin. Curre

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The Florida Legislature has approved further expansion to the state of poker. The expansion includes the abolition of a maximum buy-in for No Limit and bets per round for Fixed Limit.

The $100 maximum buy-in for no-limit poker games in Florida has been eradicated as the state updates its gambling legislation; there is now no maximum buy-in now. Also gone is the $1000 tournament buy-in ceiling, opening the door for the possibility of high stakes WSOP poker.

Bill SB 788 was the subject of contentious negotiations this week between Florida’s State Senate and House. Once a consensus version had been hammered out, the Senate first passed SB 788 by a vote of 31-9, while in the House, the vote was 82-35. <

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The Soroptimist International of Santa Clarita Valley (SISCV) is putting on an evening of poker with celebrities, prizes, food and drink on the agenda. The event will run Saturday, June 6 at the Westridge Horizon Clubhouse, where players will face off against poker pros and celebrities in a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament to raise money for the SISCV. The SISCV seeks to help women and girls locally through their Community Outreach Program. Some programs include Single Mother’s Outreach, Domestic Violence Center, Senior Center, and the Betty Ferguson Foundation. The Buy-in is $100, with three re-buys at $40 each and a final add-on of $60.

Ultimate Bet Poker’s very own Poker Brat, Phil Hellmuth is inviting all players to take him on and knock him out! And when you do, not only will you earn bragging rights, but you will earn a seat in a Guaranteed Tournament. And this is not just any tournament; this one will send at least 50 players to the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event!

Hellmuth’s 2007 World Series of Poker win brought with it his 11th career WSOP title. In addition to this unsurpassed 11 bracelet score, he has set amazing records for earning the most World Series cashes (with a total of 68) as well as making the most final tables at a total of 41. In 1989, Hellmuth became the youngest person ever to win the World Series of Poker Main Event at the age of 24. This record stood for an amazing 19 years. Then in 1993 he set another record when he won three bracelets in a single year, not counting a 2nd place finish that same year!

Now that you know just how good Hellmuth is, do you think that you have what it takes to take him on? If you do beware, because Hellmuth has been known to effectively dodge bullets and he believes that he can also dodge you! Here’s your Ultimate chance to prove him wrong, because if you manage to take down this 11-time bracelet winner, Ultimate Bet Poker will put you one step closer to your ultimate goal – a seat in this year's World Series of Poker Main Event!

To take on this task and prove your poker savvy, all you need do is to look for Phil Hellmuth in the Ultimate Bet Poker $30+3 No Limit Hold 'em tournament. He will be there every Tuesday in May at 9:30 pm ET, so you only have three more chances to bust him! Your goal of course will be to knock him out of the game, and when you do, you have secured your much coveted seat in the June 21st 50-seat WSOP Guaranteed tourney! In this event, at least 50 lucky players will grab their very own $12,000 prize package that will send them to the 2009 WSOP Main Event – in glamorous Las Vegas! The prize package includes your very own reserved seat in the Main Event, where you could end up being a millionaire and snagging the prestigious 2009 WSOP Championship title too!

To bust “the Brat” Download Ultimate Bet Poker and get an unbelievable deposit bonus of 150% up to $1,600! Then log-in to Ultimate Bet Poker and directly register for the next Tuesday tournament for $30+3! Want more choices? Ultimate Bet gives them to you! Another option is to win your seat in the Tuesday tournament starting for as little as $2 in a daily qualifier! Or, you can choose to trade 550 Ultimate Points for your opportunity to play in a daily qualifier!

The choice is yours, but time is running out and you don’t want to miss your opportunity to knock out the brat and move on to the next step – in your journey toward Las Vegas!

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Throughout the history of poker you can only name a few people that have literally helped change the way the game was played.  The way the game has been changed has been through things like extensive research (such as David Sklansky) and those who have contributed books to the poker world that were truly unique (such as Doyle Brunson, who also is arguably the greatest ambassador the game has ever had).
 
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