I'm a big fan of Ante Up For Africa for several reasons. First, it's for a great cause (although I could argue that there are causes that need attention in the United States, but that's one of the great things about our country is we've always gone out of our ways to provide aid to others who don't have it as good as we do). Second, it brings poker to the forefront for at least one day with big names like Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Don Cheadle partaking in the festivities.
The one thing I don't like, however, is the f'in paparazzi. They come in and act like they own the world and they don't care who is in their way, if they have a shot they want to get, they are going to do whatever it takes to get to it. Read full
At Mansion Poker, summer is really sizzling with the super satellite promotion to the Asian Poker Tour Macau! Here is your chance to attend this prestigious live event, taking place in the Sino-Portuguese region of Macau, where East meets West on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta. It’s an opportunity to play the game you love at the point of a true historical landmark in luxury, as the event will be held in the beautiful Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau.
The Asian Poker Tour Macau will be occurring from August 12th through August 23rd of 2009 and you could be there, compliments of Mansion Poker with a prize package valued at $8,000! T Read full
Didn’t win your Vegas Dream package to the World Series of Poker this year? Not to worry, because Ladbrokes Poker has something great in store for you! Here’s your chance to get in on some of the fun and excitement with a mini series of tournaments that could line your pockets with some winning cash!
Because there are many Ladbrokes players who are Vegas Dreamers that got left behind this year, Ladbrokes Poker is offering this unique mini series of tournaments chock full of hundreds of guaranteed prizes. But the best news of all is that you can get in on all of this action and excitement for absolutely free!
This fabulous sizzling hot summer promotion will run through Friday July 5th, so there is no time to waste! Lad Read full
The final play day of the $2,500 Mixed event featured the race for the title coming down to a battle between Jerrod Ankenman and Sergey Altbregin.
The remaining 14 players returned for the final play day of the $2,500 Mixed event and even though Jimmy Fricke ended Day 2 by losing a large portion of his stack, he entered Day 3 in a great manner, picking up pots whenever he could. Soon enough, his short stack of just to 47,400 in chips climbed up to 335,000.
It didn’t take long for the first victims of the day to fall, namely Blair Rodman and the winner of Event #10 Rami Boukai had to pack their bags first.
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Phil Ivey has made a few bets at the WSOP.Sometimes winning and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in WSOP tournaments just isn’t enough.
The seasoned poker pro wants a little more action, something a little more immediate.
Enter the world of high stakes bets at the WSOP.
Every year the top name pros gamble more money than the entire prize pool of a standard $1,500 tournament on various bets throughout the series.
Perhaps the most well-known bet is the bracelet bet.
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Some say that pot-limit Omaha is the next hold’em. While it certainly has a way to go before experiencing that same wide-ranging and global appeal, PLO is growing in popularity with each and every tournament circuit. And the world championship $10K buy-in event at the World Series of Poker brought 295 players out for it, most of them well-known faces in the poker world, but others looking to express their Omaha proficiency.
The field was able to put together a prize pool of $2,773,000 to be shared among the last 27 players standing, though a substantial $679,402 was reserved for the winner to accompany the WSOP gold bracelet. T Read full
The day started out with ten hopefuls waiting to be condensed to the final table of the Deuce to Seven NL Event 23 at the World Series of Poker. Roland De Wolfe was the first to fall which was not much of a surprise being that he was the short stack. Then Justin Smith took the fall, and players were down to the final table.
The day started out with a lot of excitement as two more players were unable to build their chips. Michael Binger was a short stack and moved all in from early position. John Juanda made the call. To everyone’s surprise, Binger opted to draw two cards. This seemed to perplex Juanda as well, and he took a moment to decide how many he was going to draw. H
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Although the WSOP is in full swing, many eyes in the poker world are still fixed on the legendary Card Player Magazine “Player of the Year” honors, which is entering the halfway point of the season. Her
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