02.28.08
Posted in Casino News, Poker at 2:51 am by Administrator
The list of players who were invited to compete in the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship has been released. The event takes place at Caesars Palace from Feb. 29-March 2.
Each player, except two players who will qualifiy through NHUPC promotions, will buy in for $20,000 and will play for the grand prize of $500,000. One player will qualify via an online qualifer on FullTiltPoker and another will qualify on PokerStars
The following 60 players, in alphabetical order by last name, were invited to compete:
1. Alexander, Jason
2. Antonius, Patrik
3. Bellande, Jean-Robert
4. Benyamine, David
5. Brown, Chad
6. Brunson, Doyle
7. Brunson, Todd
8. Chan, Johnny
9. Cheadle, Don
10. Clements, Scott
11. Cloutier, T.J.
12. Cunningham, Allen
13. Deeb, Freddy
14. Duke, Annie
15. Dwan, Tom
16. Edler, Bill
17. Elezra, Eli
18. Elizabeth, Shannon
19. Esfandiari, Antonio
20. Farha, Sam
21. Ferguson, Chris
22. Fischman, Scott
23. Forrest, Ted
24. Garrett, Brad
25. Gold, Jamie
26. Gowen, Clonie
27. Greenstein, Barry
28. Grizzle, Sam
29. Hachem, Joe
30. Hansen, Gus
31. Harman, Jennifer
32. Hellmuth, Phil
33. Hershiser, Orel
34. Ivey, Phil
35. Juanda, John
36. Kaplan, Gabe
37. Laak, Phil
38. Lederer, Howard
39. Lindgren, Erick
40. Little, Jonathan
41. Matusow, Mike
42. Mizrachi, Michael
43. Negreanu, Daniel
44. Nguyen, Scotty
45. Pham, David
46. Raymer, Greg
47. Rousso, Vanessa
48. Schneider, Tom
49. Schreiber, Daniel
50. Seed, Huck
51. Seidel, Erik
52. Singer, David
53. Smith, Gavin
54. Tilly, Jennifer
55. Townsend, Brian
56. Tran, J.C.
57. Tran, Kenny
58. Wasicka, Paul
59. Williams, David
60. Yang, Jerry
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02.24.08
Posted in Poker, Internet Gambling at 3:42 pm by Administrator
Congratulations to Tim Vance, a player we’ll certainly be hearing from again at future EPT events.
After a nearly five-hour heads-up battle, 46-year-old Tim Vance from St. Louis, Missouri come away with his first major poker title.
“Yes! Yes! I did it, Nanzi!” cried Vance, as he looked lovingly at the photo of his three-year-old daughter that has been taped inside his red baseball hat for the duration of the tournament.
In addition to winning 6,220,488 DKK (over $1.2 million USD), Vance also earned a seat in the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, which kicks off on April 11.
Runner-up Soren Jensen walked away with 3,521,429 DKK ($699,724 USD)
The next event in the European Poker Tour is the EPT Polish Open in Warsaw March 11-15, 2008
For all EPT 2008 Results to date click here.
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02.23.08
Posted in General, Poker at 6:27 pm by Administrator
Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise operator, has week announced its 2008 Carnival PokerPro Challenge, a series of No Limit Texas Hold’em poker satellite tournaments taking place on dozens of “Fun Ship” voyages, culminating in a Grand Final Playoff during the Carnival Fantasy’s October 4, 2008 voyage.
The preliminary tournaments will be held on select cruises now through June 30, 2008 with winners of the preliminary tourneys facing off for a cash prize of $45,000 in the “Grand Final Playoff”.
Tournaments will be played on recently installed state-of-the-art automated PokerPro tables, which clearly and quickly display players’ commitments and table stakes, pot amount and community cards. PokerPro tables also identify the winners at the end of each hand and immediately add the winnings to the player’s table stakes.
Tournaments will be held on all voyages on the following ships from now through June 30, 2008 (with limited exceptions, as noted):
Carnival Pride (excluding June 15, 2008 sailing)
Carnival Spirit
Carnival Conquest
Carnival Legend
Carnival Glory (excluding May 10, 2008 sailing)
Carnival Valor
Carnival Liberty
Carnival Fascination
Carnival Victory
Carnival Miracle (excluding the April 23, 2008 sailing)
You can book your cruise online at The Carefree Traveller
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02.22.08
Posted in Poker, Internet Gambling at 5:19 am by Administrator
The 39th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP 2008) will take place at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from may 30th to July 16th.
The Main Event - the World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’Em - is a 13 day event beginning July 3rd 2008. You can win your seat to the WSOP 2008 Main Event by playing in one of hundreds of satellite tournaments offered by online poker rooms.
If you can’t afford to pay the massive $10,000 buy-in, playing in a WSOP satellite is the best way to qualify for the 2008 WSOP. Doyle’s Room, Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars all offer online satellites. All three accept US players.
View the full WSOP 2008 Schedule here.
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02.17.08
Posted in Poker, Internet Gambling at 5:48 pm by Administrator
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - AsianLogic Ltd has entered into an agreement with Singapore based Capital Events Pte to acquire and take over the running of the Asian Poker Tour (APT).
Under the agreement, AsianLogic will manage the running of the APT’s online and land-based tournaments and control APT’s brand and URLs.
The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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Posted in Poker, Internet Gambling at 5:31 pm by Administrator
From CardPlayer Feb15,2008
DoylesRoom.com announced Friday that hotel heiress Nicky Hilton and award-winning actress of the hit television series
The Sopranos Jamie-Lynn Sigler are going to play in the
Celebrity Bounty Poker Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.
Joining the A-list celebrities as bounties are online poker pros Jim “P0KERPR033” Campbell and Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis, as well as Doyle Brunson himself. A player who knocks out three bounties will receive a cash prize of $25,000. For eliminating two bounties, it is an award of $5,000, and one bounty is worth $500.
The buy-in to the tournament is $27.50, but DoylesRoom.com is giving a 100 percent rebate to first-time entrants. Registration is already under way. Click here to sign up.
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02.14.08
Posted in Internet Gambling, Slots at 2:40 am by Administrator
The International Slots League proudly brings you the $150,000 Masters Slots Tournament - Fortune Lounge’s largest online slots tournament to date.
Starting in February 2008 and running for 13 weeks, the Masters tournament boasts a first place prize of $50,000 in cash.
You don’t have to spend anything in order to stand a chance to win. There are two freeroll slots tournaments every week and winners will have the opportunity to win a seat in the quarter finals and then progress on to the semi finals and the final. VIP players will be treated to two additional exclusive slot freeroll tournaments every two weeks.
You will also get an additional chance to win a place into the quarter finals by taking part in a weekly $15 buy-in slots tournament. All qualifying freeroll tournaments will be available 24/7.
Fortune Lounge is a group of eight casinos: Royal Vegas, 7 Sultans, Platinum Play, Vegas Palms, Vegas Towers, Dessert Dollar, Vegas Villa and Poker Time.
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02.10.08
Posted in Poker at 6:17 pm by Administrator
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour German Open, held in Casino Hohensyburg, Dortmund, has been won by 18-year-old Canadian Mike “Timex” McDonald, making him the youngest ever victor on the tour. McDonald collected €933,600 for his victory over 410 opponents in the €8,000 buy-in event.
The former University of Waterloo student beat 26-year-old German Andreas Gülünay heads up with A-K versus 10-7. The Canadian flopped a pair and turned trips and sent Gülünay to the rail to collect €528,500 for second place.
McDonald recently made the final tables of three Aussie Millions events and won a €10,000 seat to the EPT grand final in Monte Carlo from April 12-17, 2008.
The final table payouts for EPT German Open, Dortmund, were:
1. Mike McDonald (Canada) — €933,600
2. Andreas Gülünay (Germany) — €528,500
3. Torsten Haase (Germany) — €307,000
4. Diego Perez Marco (Spain) — €234,200
5. Claudio Rinaldi (Switzerland) — €193,000
6. Johannes Strassmann (Germany) — €152,000
7. Thibaut Durand (France) — €120,200
8. Christian Harder (United States) — €85,500
The EPT Season 4 German Open at the Casino Hohensyburg was a four-day Texas Hold’em No Limit tournament from January 29 - February 2, 2008. Casino Hohensyburg is one of the most modern and successful casinos in Europe.
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02.08.08
Posted in Internet Gambling, Slots at 6:17 am by Administrator
Online gambling software developer Microgaming has release five new video slots From Mardi Gras to Chinese New Year – this month’s selection covers a wide range of gamestyles and themes.
Marking the start of the Year of the Rat on the Chinese calendar is HAPPY NEW YEAR – a 3 reel, 5 pay-line video slot, designed to bring good fortune to Asian players. Featuring the traditional loud fireworks, lanterns and knots, together with an emphasis on the lucky colour red, this game comes with high quality graphics on a fast, smooth and well proved slot platform. Bet for as little as 1.00 or as much as 125.00 for action-packed fun and generous rewards when Chúxì (year change) good fortune strikes!
BIG BREAK is a 5 reel, 15 pay-line video slot with the strong pull of the beach and the magic wave of wins that gives this fun new game its title. Playing this one is as exciting as catching a thrilling ride on a monster breaker in Hawaii…and there’s the possibility of scooping up rewards as high as 75 000.00 on the way in! This ocean full of action is wrapped in a comical surfing simians theme carried by vivid and colourful graphics depicting a tropical paradise surfing spot.
Colourful parrots and a bag of birdseed are the order of the day in Microgaming’s zany video slot SHIVER ME FEATHERS! This Treasure Island can yield up to 150 000.00! The comedic theme for this new 5 reel, 25 pay-line quality video slot is piracy with an avian twist as Captain Jack Parrot and his brilliantly plumed crew join players in a hunt for the best treasure chests, free spins and games.
Microgaming’s fourth release for February takes the player to New Orleans with MARDI GRAS FEVER, a big 5 reel, 20 pay-line video slot that salutes the city of elegant wrought iron balconies, riverboats and jazz. Mardi Gras is all about music, parades, picnics, floats, excitement … and one big holiday in New Orleans. Everyone wears purple, green, and gold; adorned with long strings of beads caught from the massive and beautifully decorated parade floats. Outstanding graphics catch the fever of Mardi Gras.
The final game for February, K9 CAPERS, a 5 reel, 30 pay-line video slot in which players help a dog called Butch to find his Parisienne poodle mate Fi Fi. Players can boost their bet 100x, and the total winnings on the game can be doubled or even quadrupled on a color and suit Gamble feature. Adding to the possibilities is a special expanding Wild, triggered when Butch appears on the 3rd reel.
Try these games out at your favorite Microgaming Slots Casino
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02.01.08
Posted in Poker at 9:02 pm by Administrator
Thursday, January 31, 2008 09:03 PM PST WPT News
Gavin Griffin won the historic poker Triple Crown, a title that no one else on the planet can lay claim to.
Gavin Griffin, one of the brightest young stars in the game, achieved his first World Poker Tour title by winning the 2008 Borgata Poker Classic, adding this title to his impressive list of poker wins. World Series of Poker gold bracelet (2004 pot-limit hold’em), and the European Poker Tour (2007 Grand Final). No other player in poker can claim a title in all three major poker tours. Keep up to date on WPT Final table results at WPT Season 6 Results
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