Archive for August 17th, 2008Aug 17 2008 2008 California State Poker ChampionshipThe 2008 California State Poker Championship is coming at the turn of the month, with some estimated $7 million in total prize pool for the series. Starting on September 2nd, 18 events will take place at the Commerce Casino in Los … More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Deep Stack Poker Payout Quadruples GuaranteeWhen the recent Deep Stack Tournament at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City announced a guaranteed prize pool of $500000, it drew nearly a thousand players. The 956 players that each paid $2000 + $150 to play meant a final … More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Poker Players Alliance to Raid the DNCWhen the Democratic National Convention for 2008 takes place around August 25th, the grassroots organization known as the Poker Players Alliance plans on being there. The PPA will hit the DNC on August 26th, and plans on bringing some … More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Stud: Playing for fun and playing to winby Adam “STUDstood” Roberts. I am a consultant for PokerStars in the stud section. I oversee the 10-20 and 30-60 limit Stud high, Stud Hi/Lo, and Razz games. For those of you who do not know me, I have been a highly ranked player for … More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Illegal Gambling Machine Bust In Philly Nets $270000Two men who were running an illegal operation through gambling machines were arrested in a bust on Thursday, the bust had the police confiscate $270000 from one of the man’s homes. More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Plaza Hotel Casino Project On Hold In Las VegasThe casino industry is taking some beating from the economy these days, not only are existing casinos being hurt, but also casino projects are being delayed. More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Two in a Row for Online Poker PlayerIt has never been done before: a single player won two back to back events at the famous FTOPS online poker series, he did it in under twelve hours, and he won more than $170k doing it. Yuval Bronshtein won FTOPS Event # 14, … More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Fox Poker Club in the ParkThe Poker in the Park celebration is going full steam in London, delighting poker players and visitors at Leicester Square. Plenty of poker action is going on in the park, including The Fox Poker Club, a new poker club that is planning … More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Poker Pro Men The Master Wins PrelimsThe poker pro known as Men The Master has won two preliminary events during the 2008 Legends of Poker tournament series. Men Nguyen, no relation to fellow poker pro Scotty Nguyen, won the two events in three days, picking up $86k to add … More: continued here Aug 17 2008 Minority Senate Leader Believes Florida Should Have More GamblingThe minority leader of the Florida Senate, Steve Gellar, believes that the way to fix the rift with the Seminole Indians in the state is to allow their expanded casino gambling, and also bring the same to Miami-Dade and Broward … More: continued here |
