2008 WSOP Event #46, $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed: Lyndaker - Poker News

Monday, June 30th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

Ninety-six players spread around 16 tables began Day 2 of Event #46, $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed, and 15 hours later it was down to the final six. They will return to compete for the top prize money of $911,855 and the coveted WSOP bracelet Casino News

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World Poker Association Announces Membership Changes - Poker News

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

As the World Poker Association (WPA) begins a new era under returning founder and current chairman Jesse Jones, the group has announced a series of changes to its membership plan, both to better serve its current 1400-member enrollment and to Casino News

Going into the final table of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Event #46, Richard Lyndaker and Joe Commisso were one and two on the leaderboard. They would be the last two standing. By the end of their grueling, six-hour heads-up match Casino News

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PokerNews Joins Budding Ivey Foundation Charity Poker Tournament - Poker News

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

PokerNews Joins Budding Ivey Foundation Charity Poker Tournament - Poker News
PokerNews has added its corporate name to the growing list of entities supporting the Budding Ivey Foundation, the Las Vegas organization designed to bring educational opportunities to underprivileged students. The special occasion coming up is the
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2008 WSOP Event #47 $1,500 Stud Hi/Low, Day 1: Tang Leads, Traniello - Poker News
What does a player do after busting out in Day 2 of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event? They roll right into the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low tourney, Event #47 on the WSOP calendar. At least that’s what Chris Ferguson, Kathy Liebert, Tony G, Hoyt Corkins
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2008 WSOP Event #44 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys: Max Greenwood - Poker News
This was Alex “Diesel” Bolotin’s third final table at the WSOP and his tenth cash overall. Last year he finished as high as second in a short-handed no-limit hold’em event, though a first WSOP gold bracelet still awaits. On the seventh hand of the
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Tuesday Congressional Hearing for Measure to Block UIGEA - Poker News

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

A hearing is scheduled today in the US House of Representatives for H.R. 5767, the bill proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Sen. Ron Paul (R-TX) to block implementation of regulations called for under the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Casino News

Second in chips going into the final table, Nick Binger started fast right out of the gate. He delivered the first knockout of the day just a half hour in. David Sorger moved all in for 40,500 and Binger reraised to 100,000. It folded around and the Casino News

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2008 WSOP Event #39, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em: Massive Field Reaches - Poker News

Monday, June 23rd, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

In a lightning-quick Day 1, over 90% of the field was eliminated in Event #39, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. 2,720 players signed up for the event, with only 218 surviving to Day 2. Michael Polcari ended Day 1 as the chip leader, outlasting pros including Casino News

The starting Day Two field had to shed 96 player to make it into the money and Daniel Negreanu was among the first to exit in the process. Negreanu got his short stack in against Hasan Habib and Men Nguyen, only to see Nguyen catch a baby flush for Casino News

Just a handful more players than last year signed up, a total of 605, but in that modest crowd were some of the top poker players in the world. Newly minted bracelet winners Dario Minieri, David Singer and Nenad Medic were there along with many early Casino News

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