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The first event is to be held at Grand Casino Tunica, and coverage of the final table events will begin in November. Play route 66 poker
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The online poker element on the Virgin Games site has big Internet and land crossover plans for 24 to 25 November this year, when the first Virgin Poker Festival will be held in the British city of Birmingham at the Broadway Casino. Read poker blogs
The event will feature live poker tournaments with the added entertainment of Virgin bounties, value added side events and a whole host of fun and games. And the good news for British players is that the main event has a relatively low buy-in of GBP105 for the deep-stack tournament with up to 250 players. Qualification for the tournament will include a number of freerolls taking place this week, as well as satellite tournaments. Play route 66 poker
A Virgin spokesman said: "We want to have some fun and we want you to join us." Bounties will include cases of Virgin wine, Virgin Vouchers, Virgin Experience Days + V Points. Play route 66 poker
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Poker News: Everest Poker has announced the location for its Everest Poker Avalanche, a poker tournament with a $1,000,000 guarantee. The final table will be played onboard a cruise liner in the Mediterranean on September 15. Play online poker
The Everest Poker Avalanche begun months ago, with online qualifiers starting at $3 + .30, and no we are getting close to the final. The no-limit holdem poker tournament has a three-round structure, with different buy-ins on each level. Read poker blogs
The ten final players will board a cruise ship in Athens Greece together with their guests and cruise to Turkey, with stops on islands such as Rhodes and Mykonos on the way. The final table will be played at the casino onboard. The players will compete for a total prize pool of at least $1,000,000 and the winner is guaranteed $200,000. Play route 66 poker
"We really wanted to make the last round of the game special, and this certainly fits the bill," said Jonathan May, Everest Poker's property manager. "I can't imagine a better way to finish a long tournament like this." Play $500 match poker bonus
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Poker News: Of course the really big success story at the WSO Poker Tournament this year was psychologist Jerry Yang winning the Main Event, walking away with over $8 million and the championship bracelet – the most coveted prize in the poker world. Play online poker
While only one of the 8,000 players that paid the $10,000 registration fee can win first prize, thousands are proud to just make it to the championship poker tournament. If they aren’t eliminated in the first round, that’s a success in itself. Read poker blogs
One such player is Robert P., a grocery story manager from northern California. Not an extremely experienced or aggressive player, Robert got lucky one night and won a WSO Poker Tournament satellite tournament hosted by PlayersOnly.com. He could have just pocketed his $12,000 prize that night but he decided to use it to register and play in the Big One in Las Vegas this month. Play full tilt poker
“I was knocked out of the poker tournament after 12 hours of play,” said Robert from his room at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas following his elimination, “But let me tell ya, it was a dream come true!” Play route 66 poker
“I was doing really well. I had about $70K in poker chips at one point, but I lost about 75% of my stack to a bad beat and never recovered. Had I won that pot I would have been near the chip lead. It was definitely an experience of a lifetime.' Play $500 match poker bonus Humberto Brenes
Poker news: No Scotty Nguyen, let alone a Phil (Hellmuth, Ivey, Gordon), but we count two solid pros and a few guys with some experience (or at least some money) in World Series of Poker events. And only two players appear to have day jobs, so they must be doing something right in casinos around the world. Play online poker
The final table, with names are linked to World Series of Poker / PokerNews profiles (occupations from AP report):
Philip Hilm: Poker pro, 31; from Denmark via England. $6,930 lifetime WSOP earnings. Read poker blogs
Jon Kalmar: Poker pro, 34, from England. Almost quit the game. $91,950 lifetime WSOP -- all in this event two years ago, when he finished 82nd. Play route 66 poker
Raymond Rahme: Retiree, 62, from South Africa. No WSOP winnings.
Lee Childs: Software engineer, 35, from Reston, Va. No WSOP winnings. Play $500 match poker bonus
Lee Watkinson: Poker pro, 40, from Cheney, Wash. $1,283,183 (one bracelet) lifetime WSOP; 2006 Pot-Limit Omaha champion; $138,556 in big-money circuit event; 345th in Bluff-ESPN rankings; $1,166,807 on World Poker Tour; works on behalf of chimpanzees.
Jerry Yang: Not the Yahoo! executive. Psychologist, 39, from Temecula, Calif. No WSOP winnings. Play route 66 poker
Alex Kravchenko: Poker pro from Russia. $278,844 (one bracelet) lifetime WSOP, most of it this year; 143rd in Bluff-ESPN rankings. $51,660 on World Poker Tour. Play $500 match poker Humberto Brenes
Poker News: The World Series of Poker’s main event is ongoing at the Las Vegas Rio Hotel and Casino on Flamingo Road.Some day, though, one leg of the WSO Poker tournament may be located on Greyhound Drive in Nitro.The Tri-State Racetrack doesn’t provide table games. (Tough to Texas hold ’em if you can’t hold ’em.) But if the Kanawha County voters approve the games on Aug. 11 a benefit may just be a future bid on a WSOP leg. Play online poker
“It’s in our plans to have poker tournaments,’’ said Tri-State general manager Cathy Brackbill. “Poker would probably be our most popular game. And at some point we’d love to take it to a national level.’’Poker is hugely popular these days. In the ongoing WSOP main event, 6,358 players entered. Last year, 8,773 entered. Read poker blogs
A drop, yes. But the reason for that drop has nothing to do with popularity. It’s because federal legislation pulled the plug on online poker betting. Law now prohibits banks and credit card companies from making U.S. customer payments to online poker sites for any type of gambling.Play route 66 poker
So, the WSOP didn’t take registrations from online poker tournaments this year. In a recent USA Today article, however, poker pro Robert Williamson III said although the legislation may have hurt the game, he’s seen a massive increase in live events. (“People are going to find a way to play,’’ he said, “whether it’s in casinos or online.’’) Play $500 match poker bonus Humberto Brenes
Poker News: World Series of Poker organisers do not seem overly concerned that the player entries for Day 1A of the main event are down 40 percent this year at 1 300 hopefuls. But speculation that the reduced interest may be due to the decision to exclude online poker sponsorships this year may be a little premature. Jeffrey Pollack, the WSO Poker tournament commissioner says the dip may be due to other factors and that there is nothing to substantiate the Internet exclusion theory.
"This year's WSO Poker tournament is the best ever," the official says. "Poker is alive and well based on the great success we've had for the entire 2007 Series. Whether we have three, six, or nine thousand players in the main event, everyone who plays will have a wonderful and thrilling experience." Play online poker
Observers making projections based on Day 1A estimate that if Days 1B through 1D follow the same trend, the total main event field could be as low as 5 000 players - way down from last year's record 8 773 entrants, which included online poker sponsored seats. Registration remains open until the end of Day 1. Read poker blogs
When the first sitting commenced Friday, there were few who had paid the $10 000 entry fee thinking about total numbers, however as George Wallace made the traditional triggering call for the event of "Shuffle up and deal." Play $500 match poker bonus
Among some of the better known names in poker who chose to start in the first section of Day 1 were Doyle Brunson (who received an ovation from the players as he took his seat) Johnny Chan, Mike Sexton, Spiderman Tobey McGuire, Huck Seed Amarillo Slim, Michael Mizrachi, 'Everybody Loves Raymond' star Brad Garrett, Jeff Madsen, David Grey and Barry Greenstein. Play full tilt poker Humberto Brenes
Poker News: Harrah’s has announced the World Series of Poker casino circuit tour for 2007 to 2008. The owners of the top WSO Poker Tournament event have included extra tournaments in this year’s circuit, which begins on August 27th this year. Play online poker
