03.31.08
Posted in Poker at 1:34 am by Administrator
The World Poker Challenge in Reno wrapped up late Friday March 28th with Lee Markholt coming out on top of the $7,500 buy-in championship event. The World Poker Tour victory was the first tournament win for Markholt since April 2005 when he won the Professional Poker Tour event at the Five Star Poker Classic.
The win was worth $493,815. The runner-up, Bryan Devonshire, earned $271,625 for finishing in second place.
The next WPT event, the Foxwoods Poker Classic is scheduled for April 4-9 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
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03.18.08
Posted in Poker at 11:08 pm by Administrator
There’s a new Poker Champ in the Nguyen household.
Van “The Blaster” Nguyen took down the WPT Celebrity Invitational on Monday, March 3rd, 2008., continuing her husband’s (Men “The Master” Nguyen) tradition of dominance at the L.A. Poker Classic.
With her husband watching from the stands, Nguyen defeated a final table that included Poker Hall-of-Famer Billy Baxter as well as heads-up opponent Ethan Ruby to become the first woman in WPT history to capture a title in an open tournament.
“The Blaster” received $100,000 in prize money as well as the opportunity to show off her skills at the WPT World Championship at Bellagio in April.
The event drew 445 players, and is one of the more exclusive World Poker Tour events on the circuit. The final table was taped and should be televised on GSN within the next few months.
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03.16.08
Posted in Poker at 9:48 pm by Administrator
Michael Schulze, a 40-year-old stock trader from Schleswig in Germany, has won 2,154,000 PLN (€609,782) and the EPT Polish Open title, beating 358 other players.
The second place winner was Portuguese pro Ricardo Sousa, for a grand sum of 1,220,600 PLN A total of 359 players entered the four-day, 20,000 Polish Zloty event.
The Polish Open, a four-day Texas Hold’em No Limit tournament was held at Casinos Poland in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Warsaw from March 11-15, 2008.
The next EPT event is in San Remo, Italy April 1-5, 2008
03.14.08
Posted in Poker at 4:45 pm by Administrator
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, has announced the launch of Latin America’s first major poker tour, the LAPT. The tour is set to bring world-class poker action to some of the most beautiful destinations in the world.
Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful European Poker Tour and Asia Pacific Poker Tour, the LAPT promises to bring together some of the biggest names in the game, playing for massive prize pools in the region’s most vibrant destinations. Season 1 of the tour is scheduled to make stops in Brazil, Costa Rica and Uruguay.
The Latin American Poker Tour kicks off in the beautiful beach city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from May 3-5, 2008. This three-day, $2,500 tournament will be the largest poker tournament ever held in Brazil, with players competing for a total prize pool of over $600,000. Among the players will be Team PokerStars Pros and international poker stars Andre Akkari from Brazil and Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica.
Qualify for the LAPT at PokerStars now
PokerStars will be running satellites for LAPT Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from March 10, 2008, with buy-ins starting from just $2.20. This means everyone has a chance to take part in the exciting action.
To enter an LAPT satellite: open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’, and then ‘LAPT’.
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03.08.08
Posted in Casino News, Internet Gambling, Slots at 1:41 am by Administrator
Microgaming’s Mega Moolah progressive jackpot has just kept growing and growing! It’s now OVER $5,000,000!
Mega Moolah is Microgaming’s first four tiered progressive and offers players a massive four tiered jackpot to aim at. Mega Moolah isn’t the only Microgaming jackpot waiting to be hit! Roulette Royale is at nearly $800,000 and King Cashalot is over $500,000.
These jackpots are waiting to be won at any online casino using Microgaming software including: Crazy Vegas Casino, 7 Sultans Casino, All Slots Casino, Music Hall Casino, and Wild Jack Casino.
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03.01.08
Posted in Poker at 3:08 pm by Administrator
Phil Ivey won the Final Table of the LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino on Thursday February 28, 2008.
Ivey finally broke through and won his first World Poker Tour title, besting Quinn Do in heads-up action and taking down the $1.6 million dollar first place prize. He was also awarded the $25,000 entry into the WPT Championship later this year.
This was Ivey’s eighth trip to a World Poker Tour final table, and his first victory. .
Phil Ivey is part of Team Full Tilt at Full Tilt Poker
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