Inside the WSOP: Investigating the Curse of the Day 1 Chip Leader - Poker News

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

Inside the WSOP: Investigating the Curse of the Day 1 Chip Leader - Poker News
Like the Sports Illustrated cover curse or the Chicago Cubs’ ‘Curse of the Billy Goat,’ poker tournament players often refer to the curse of the Day 1 chip leader, referring to the idea that he or she who has the chip lead after Day 1 tends not to
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2007 WCOOP - Poker News
This is the place for complete event by event coverage of the Poker Stars World Championship of Online Poker. In this category you can find event by event recaps, including stories on some of the real people behind the screen names. WCOOP – Event
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Golden Nugget Announces ‘The Grand Poker Series’ - Poker News
As a tie-in to this spring’s upcoming poker movie, The Grand , the Golden Nugget has announced its ‘The Grand Poker Series,’ which will run from June 6 – July 6, 2008. The series is one of several lower-buyin options available during this summer
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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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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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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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2008 WSOP Event #35 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Day 1: Pappas, Barbieri - Poker News

Saturday, June 21st, 2008 by casinogamblersguide | No Comments »

Seven-card stud was expected to bring an experienced and star-packed field, and this event did not disappoint. Phil Ivey, David Sklansky, Dewey Tomko, Eskimo Clark, Huck Seed, John Juanda, “Miami” John Cernuto, Sam Grizzle and a host of others all Casino News

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