January 6th, 2009
Can’t get enough of poker TV? Well, one thing is for sure, you won’t go wrong with NBC. The new batch of Poker After Dark episodes will be definitely be anything but boring as some of the most colorful professional poker characters are expected to liven up the felt. The episodes that will air on [...]
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January 4th, 2009
The year has just begun and what better way to start 2009 than to kick off one of the largest poker events of the year? The PokerStars Carribean Adventure (PCA)’s main event starts January 5, 2009 at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The event will have a now staggering $10,000 buy-in. Last year, the [...]
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December 30th, 2008
It’s every avid poker player’s dream. End the year playing poker—and start the year playing poker (of course, it is already understood that you spent the entire year playing poker too). To answer this pressing need (that only die-hard poker players would understand), the Bellagio is hosting two tournaments on December 31 and January 1.
The [...]
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December 30th, 2008
Everyone was certain that PokerStars would hit the 35,000-player mark it needed to get the latest Sunday tournament into the Guinness World Records. True enough, hitting the 35,000 player cap was so easy that a lot of poker players were left on the waitlist. The Stars’ “Guinness World Record Tourney” is now awaiting certification and [...]
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December 19th, 2008
Mark the date. On December 28, 2008 at 3:30pm ET, PokerStars plans to hold a tournament that will probably be known as the biggest cash tournament of all time—at least when it comes to field size. Wondering if this is all hype? Probably not. PokerStars has contacted the Guinness Book of World Records in anticipation [...]
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December 15th, 2008
After a hard fought battle, Salvatore Bonavena finished on top at the Main Event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Prague. Bonavena’s final table odyssey was a roller-coaster ride as he lost and regained chip lead several times before finally being crowned champion. For his amazing victory versus fellow Italian Massimo Di Cicco in [...]
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December 14th, 2008
A lot of people may end up spending a lot less money during the If you have some extra time to spare this holiday season, you should pay a visit to Bodog onlne poker. The online poker room will run a 45-event series aptly called, the “12 Days of Poker.” The series will run for [...]
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December 12th, 2008
A lot of people may end up spending a lot less money during the World Series of Poker in 2009. WSOP Communications Director Seth Palanksy admitted that organizers are thinking of stopping rebuy events after several players voiced out their concerns. Hanah’s Entertainment and WSOP organizers are weighing the pros and cons of rebuy tournaments [...]
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December 12th, 2008
The It was a star-studded single-table tournament but this time, no one was playing for extra money in their bankrolls. PokerStars.Com Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Tournament of Champions invited APPT winners to come back and compete against each other for their respective charities. In the end, it was Vanessa Rousso who came out on [...]
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November 26th, 2008
The BC Open Poker Championships is one of Canada’s largest poker events. It shouldn’t be a surprise then that it was won by one of the most popular Canadians in the poker world. Daniel Negreanu, who has been playing great poker by the way if you look at his record in recent events, won in [...]
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