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Doyle Brunson gives Tips for the 2008 WSOP

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

With the 2008 WSOP here, Doyle Brunson is offering players an advantage at the poker tables.

With the 2008 World Series of Poker upon us, all of these ‘’professional’’ poker entities have become relentless in telling all ya’ll why you should trust them to earn that coveted seat for the WSOP main event.
This [...]

Full Tilt offers $10 million for the 2008 WSOP

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Full Tilt Poker is offering $10 million for the coming 2008 WSOP.
You read it poker fans, top poker site Full Tilt poker is taking WSOP qualifiers to the next level by offering an astonishing $10,000,000 to the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
That is if they win their Main Event [...]

UltimateBet to Give Away Record Number of Free Seats to Poker’s Biggest Main Event

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Players invited to compete in month-long contest for multiple shots at free WSOP seats
They say you can’t put a price on the World Series of Poker experience. UltimateBet.com is taking that sentiment a little too literally by handing out a large number of Main Event seats for free. UltimateBet.com today announced a new promotion that [...]

World Series of Poker headed for Europe

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

With the 2008 WSOP upon us, people are already planning to take the WSOP brand to Europe.
Harrah Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive, Gary Loveman, says he’s looking at taking the World Series of Poker and making it the premiere online poker brand of the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
”If you take a look at the legal [...]

The Bodog Poker Open Kicks Off On March 3

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Bodog Poker is hosting the inaugural Bodog Poker Open from March 3. The BPO will comprise of five preliminary events which lead up to the Main Event on March 9. The $500 buy in event means that online poker lovers can compete for serious money - and the winner can walk away with a cash [...]

Michael ‘Timex’ McDonald Is PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open Champion

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Michael ‘Timex’ McDonald started the final day of the PokerStars European Poker Tour German Open as the chip leader, and after a few hiccups along the route, finished the same way, claiming his first EPT title and the €933,600 first prize. The young Canadian played strong technical poker throughout and also earned a seat into [...]

Michael Pickett is WSOP-C Main Event Champion at Harrah’s Rincon

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Michael Pickett comes from behind to win WSOP-C Rincon Main Event.I
n a repeat of Day 2’s fast-paced play, it took less than six hours for Michael ‘Mickey’ Pickett to come from far back in the pack to claim his first major poker tournament victory at the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s [...]

Full Tilt Poker Pro Howard Lederer wins $1.25 Million at the Aussie Millions

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Full Tilt Poker Pro Howard “The Professor” Lederer is really one of the most skilled poker players out there, having accomplished some incredible poker achievements, such as winning WSOP bracelets and all sorts of other poker tournaments. Another achievement you can add to Howard Lederer’s distinguished list of poker accolades is the $1.25 million he [...]