Archive for the 'Casino Poker' Category

Thomas Bihl Wins Historic First World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Bracelet

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

If you’re into poker, you know it’s not the first time that you’ve ever heard of a World Series of Poker bracelet. In fact, those WSOP bracelets have been around quite a long time. Take a quick trip into a Las Vegas poker room like in The Bellagio, and you might spot a couple of [...]

USA wins PokerStars World Cup of Poker IV in Barcelona

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

The PokerStars World Cup of Poker IV just finished at the Gran Casino, Barcelona, with Iceland, Canada, Romania and the USA vying for the prestigious PokerStars World Cup of Poker trophy as well as a bonus prize of $100,000 to be shared among the team members.
After it was all done, all the chips were piled [...]

Iceland, Romania, Canada and USA Play in Finals of PokerStars World Cup of Poker IV

Friday, September 7th, 2007

The PokerStars World Cup of Poker IV kicked off a few days ago in the Gran Casino in Barcelona, Spain with eight countries qualifying on-line at PokerStars and earning a ticket to play live poker for the finals. The World Cup of Poker IV finals saw 5 heats played out with each of the 8 [...]

Dan Harrington Wins 2007 Legends of Poker Main Event

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Dan Harrington is 2007 Legends of Poker Champion
485 Poker Players paid the $10,000 for the World Poker Tour event at the 2007 Legends of Poker Championship Main Event in The Bicycle Casino near sunny Downtown Los Angeles, California. The prize pool was pumped up to $4,642,500 in this No Limit Hold’em freezout tournament with only [...]

Brett Parise: PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour - Manila Champion

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Brett Parise is the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (Manila) Champion and $180,000 richer.  
PokerStars.net recently brew up a storm in Manila by hosting the Asia Pacific Poker Tour. One of the highlights of the tour was a Main Event, which was a three-day No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament with a buy-in of $2,500 and a prize [...]

Grndhg25 Wins FTOPS V Event #12 & $390,000

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

On-line poker specialists Full Tilt Poker recently held a one-of-a-kind on-line No Limt Texas Hold’em tournament, which featured a two-day format. For a buy-in of $2,500 (+$120), this on-line tournament hosted by Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey was the biggest buy-in tournament ever held on the Full Tilt Poker site. Not only that, it’s [...]

Being a Student of Poker Legend Doyle Brunson

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

I’m pretty sure that it wasn’t World Series of Poker Champion Doyle Brunson who was the first to say it, but Texas Dolly has often used the expression — “Poker… it takes a few minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master.”
Even with 10 WSOP Championship bracelets wrapped around Doyle Brunson’s wrists, he will be [...]

Annie Duke, Don Cheadle Lead Ante Up for Africa Tournament

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Don Cheadle - celebrity pokerTop female poker player, Annie Duke, teams up with actor Don Cheadle for the Ante Up for Africa, a fund raising poker tournament to help the survivors of the Darfur crisis. It will be part of the World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) list of events.

The event is scheduled on July 5, 4pm in the Amazon Room at the Rio. The event carries a $5,000 entry fee, with participants also invited to a private party held at the Rio’s rooftop Voodoo Lounge the same night.