Poker News: A mystery Swedish poker pro made a great call recently when he placed a $100 bet with www.partybets.com on Jon Kalmar to make the final table of the World Series of Poker main event at odds of 250/1.
"I read in a poker forum that PartyBets.com was offering odds on making the final table at the main event and that some Swedish players were over 150/1," explained the lucky punter who won $25,000 on the bet. "I decided to have a look but ended up backing John Magill, who made the final table last year, and Jon Kalmar. I recognised both from being great multi-table tournament players online and had $100 on each of them. I never even saw Kalmar in the chip counts until day four or five when he was in the top five. Up until that I had only been able to find Magill, who had a good start but went out before the money. Play online poker
"I count myself as having been really lucky a lot of times but this must be number one. I don’t even bet that much at all. I have never met Jon but I will buy him a drink! Judging from the blogs I read during the WSOP, he seems to like beer so it might be a hefty bill but I guess I can afford it thanks to him!" Read poker blogs
The 22-year-old from Skane, Sweden doesn’t bet on sports frequently and wasn’t in Vegas at the time. He wishes to remain anonymous. Play route 66 poker
When told of this bet, Jon was amazed. "I still cannot believe that someone from a different country was willing to put $100 on me to make it that far. It feels great," he said. Play $500 match poker bonus Jamie Gold
Poker News: Bluff Magazine (http://www.bluffmagazine.com/), America's leading poker magazine, announced today that voting is now open for the Magazine's Annual Readers Choice Awards. Play online poker
Categories for the 2007 Bluff Reader's Choice Awards include: Most Entertaining Player to Watch, Favorite Pro Poker Player, Best Poker Broadcast, Best Live Tournament, Best All-Around Online and Live Poker Room, and Best WPT/WSOP Satellite. Read poker blogs
"The first Bluff Magazine reader's choice awards were a tremendous success and gave the readers clout and a say in shaping the future of poker. We've expanded the categories this year based on readers' input including 'Best Poker Blog' which will make this year's voting that much more compelling for the poker fan," said Eric Morris, Co-President of Bluff Magazine. Play route 66 poker
Bluff Magazine readers and poker fans worldwide can participate in Bluff Magazine's 2nd Annual Readers Choice Awards by visiting http://www.bluffmagazine.com/ or directly by visiting http://www.bluffmagazine.com/readersChoice/. All voters will automatically qualify for a chance to win one of five World Series of Poker Academy entries. Instructors this year at the Academy include former WSOP Main Event Winners Phil Hellmuth, Greg Raymer, and Joseph Hachem. Play $500 match poker bonus
Bluff Media is the publisher of BLUFF magazine, America's leading poker publication, and publisher of newly launched FIGHT! magazine, a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) publication. Bluff Media pioneered poker on the radio by broadcasting final table play-by-play of 2006 World Series of Poker events on satellite radio. Bluff currently owns the digital rights to the 2007 World Series of Poker. Bluff Media continues to be a leader in covering the world of competitive poker through its various print, internet, and broadcast media properties. Play full tilt poker Jamie Gold
Poker News: Poker Alerts, one of the leading Online Poker portals, today announced a new partnership with Betfair Poker where they will work together to promote the well known sportsbetting, poker and casino brand to their audience of existing poker players. Play online poker
Poker Alerts is destination site for poker players providing them with reviews of all the top poker sites on the net. The site also has updated news from the world of poker as well as a host of player profiles, strategies for playing online poker and much more. Users can also download the completely unique poker alerts software, for free, directly to their desktop. This will keep them up to date with all the latest poker offers, promotions and tournaments from the leading poker operators. Poker Alerts is the only site on the internet that can make sure poker fans never miss out by alerting them to all the best offers, freerolls and bonuses as and when they happen. Read poker blogs
Betfair Poker has been around quite a while now, but they have recently updated their software and site, and it proves to be a great place to play online poker. They have recently been designated as the presenting sponsor of the European leg of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) which runs from 6th September – 16th September 2007. The confirmation of Betfair’s sponsorship of this prestigious event has been celebrated by offering players the chance to take part in Betfair’s biggest ever free poker tournament - the $250,000 WSOPE Freeroll Giveaway. Jamie Gold
Poker News: It was Déjà Vu at Absolute Poker this past weekend as the popular online poker site's new Bad Beat Jackpot was hit twice in just under five hours.
"Talk about a double rush of adrenaline," stated David Clainer, senior vice president for Absolute Poker. "We handed out nearly $250,000 between the two tables last Saturday and we're gearing up to make even more people very rich." Read poker blogs
We handed out nearly $250,000 between the two tables last Saturday and we're gearing up to make even more people very rich. Play online poker At 12:38 on Saturday, July 21st, JOE JETS lost quad 9s to SHORT_SHYT's quad Jacks and walked away with $97,650.85 for losing the hand. Play route 66 poker
Within just a few hours of the jackpot being reset, history repeated itself. At 16:55 ET, JBAND277's quad 10s were no match for GOLFCOFFEY's quad Jacks. Another $26,890.35 made its way into JBAND277's account for his losing hand. Play $500 match poker bonus
If a poker player loses a hand holding four 8s or anything better at a Bad Beat Jackpot table, they'll win a piece of the Bad Beat Jackpot. A percentage of the poker jackpot is shared amongst the players where the bad beat occurred and a fraction of the jackpot is placed back into the pot for the next jackpot. Play strip poker Jamie Gold
Poker News: With the 2007 World Series of Poker coming to an end, some might think the poker world will slow down a bit. If you were saddened by the fact that you did not make the pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the WSOP this year, have no fear. Read poker blogs
Full Tilt Poker is giving you a chance to travel halfway across the world to compete in the very first events of WSO Poker tournament Europe. The tourney is set to take place in jolly old London, England on September 6th, 2007, and will feature $5,000 HORSE and $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments. Play route 66 poker
FullTilt Poker knows how to offer a top-notch deal and has once again proven itself to be a leader in online poker promotions. It’s now offering two different package deals for the WSOP Europe directly to its members. Play strip poker Jamie Gold
Poker News: A 39-year-old psychologist from Southern California won the first hand as play began today in the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas. Read poker blogs
Jerry Yang also won the second hand as an eclectic group of nine relatively unknown poker players began vying for an $8.25 million top prize. Play began shortly after noon -- after last year's winner, Jamie Gold, called "shuffle up and deal." Play online poker
The final table was expected to continue for many hours. Play Strip poker
The finalists range in age from 22 to 62, and come from five nations: the U.S., Canada, Russia, England and South Africa. By birthplace, players also come from Laos, Vietnam and Denmark. Play full tilt poker
Poker news: Jeff Banghart has been having a great go of it at this year's World Series of Poker. The native Nebraskan has been atop the poker chip leader board on and off for the past two days. Play online poker
Banghart's total wins to date equal $61,120. Hardly anything to write home about especially since this amount has extended over a three year period. However, it appears he has really been honing his poker skills of late. read poker blogs
His big win came with the 2007 WSOP Circuit poker Tournament - Horseshoe Council Bluffs No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event where he won a nice $54,216, coming in 4th place. This was back in February. He also placed 47th in a previous event the month before, taking home a few hundred dollars. This could be Jeff's year and surely women poker players would envy him. Play $500 match poker bonus. Jamie gold
