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Professional poker player Carsten Joh gave Germany its first World Series of Poker champion since Sebastian Ruthenberg's 2008 win, when he won the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Event (#51) Monday evening. [...]
June 2009 Archive
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Carsten Joh Wins WSOP Event #52; $50,000 HORSE Reaches Final Table
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European Commission Rejects Belgium’s Online Gaming Nationalization Plan
After receiving the proposed legislation of online gaming that the nation of Belgium planned to enact, the European Commission yesterday rejected their plan due to language in the proposed laws that appears to be a nationalization plan rather than acceptable regulation and legislation. [...]
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Poker Petition Nearly at 200,000 Signatures
The petition organized by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) calling for the legalization of the great American pastime is at nearly 200,000 signatures. Overnight on Sunday, an additional 6,000 players lent their names. [...]
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Greg Mueller Wins Second Bracelet of 2009 WSOP
With only scant days remaining until the start of the $10,000 Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the race for the remaining bracelets is heating up in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. [...]
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Brandon Cantu Defeats Lee Watkinson for WSOP PLO High-Low Title
Two of poker's stars clashed in a heads-up match for the ages in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event Saturday evening. Brandon Cantu and Lee Watkinson were the first bracelet winners of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) to play heads-up for a title and the large crowd that [...]
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Bahador Ahmadi Wins WSOP $2.5K Mixed Hold’em Event
Bahador "Baha" Ahmad careened his way through a field of 527 players, including a tough final table that included Barry Greenstein and Ylon Schwartz, to win the $2.5K Mixed Hold'em Event (#47) Friday evening. Ahmadi, an Iranian-born poker pro now living in Canada, earned his biggest career payday of [...]
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High Stakes Omaha Games in Las Vegas
Since the inception of the World Series of Poker 40 years ago, one of the biggest attractions wasn't the tournament series itself but the side games that occurred after people had busted out of their tournaments. [...]
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Jeffrey Lisandro Interview with Poker News Daily
Jeffrey "Iceman" Lisandro accomplished a feat that many thought would be difficult to achieve in the post-Moneymaker era of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)—win three bracelets in a single year. Lisandro did just that, taking down Stud, Stud Hi/Lo and Razz events to make him the undisputed Stud ga [...]
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WSOP Academy features Annie Duke, Phil Hellmuth to teach in Main Event Primer
The acclaimed WSOP Academy is once again offering its once-a-year Main Event primer for players who want to improve their chances at poker's most famous tournament. The instructors include two Main Event champions – Phil Hellmuth and Greg Raymer, – bracelet holders Annie Duke and Mark Seif, pro [...]
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PartyPoker Enters Sponsored Players Wars, Signs Three Top Pros
After staying out of the battle for sponsoring players for the entirety of their existence, PartyPoker has entered into the fray by signing three players to begin a team of sponsored players. [...]
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Lisandro Wins Third Bracelet at 2009 World Series of Poker
Jeff Lisandro became only the fifth player in World Series of Poker history to win three gold bracelets within a single year by winning the $2,500 Razz Event (#44) Wednesday evening. [...]
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JC Tran Interview with Poker News Daily
Professional poker player and California native J.C. Tran is renowned for his success in the industry. The Asian Poker Tour (APT) sponsored player just added a new title to his long list of accomplishments, which already include a World Poker Tour (WPT) event win, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bra [...]
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Mike Sexton Reviews the 2009 World Series of Poker
It's once again time for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) – the 40th edition. For poker players, the WSOP is the ultimate in "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat." It's where dreams come true and also where dreams are shattered. Many of us dote about the bracelets, the history, and the tr [...]
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Judges for iMEGA UIGEA Challenge Announced
The three judge panel from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that will hear the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) argue why the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is unconstitutional has been named. The Third Circuit will hear the case on July 7th at 10: [...]
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Michael Davis Wins 2009 WSOP Seniors World Championship
Michael T. Davis barreled through a record-setting field in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors No Limit Hold'em World Championship (Event #43). Davis earned $437,000 for the win. [...]
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“Miami” John Cernuto Collapses During WSOP Razz Tournament
After collapsing at the table during the Day Two play at the $2500 Razz tournament at the World Series of Poker and being wheeled away on a stretcher, professional poker player "Miami" John Cernuto is reported to be in stable condition and undergoing tests at a Las Vegas hospital. [...]
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Poker Author Jerrod Ankenman Crowned Mixed Event Winner
Fourteen players returned for the final day of play in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $2,500 buy-in Mixed Games event, but it took less than twelve hours for only one to be left standing as the latest bracelet winner. [...]
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WPT Announces Season 8 Schedule
With the Bellagio Cup V only three weeks away, officials from the World Poker Tour (WPT) released the schedule for Season VIII. A dozen tournaments will be held, including the brand new Hollywood Poker Open, which will debut from the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. [...]
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Peter Traply (Belabacsi) Wins WSOP $5,000 No Limit Holdem Shootout
A total of 280 players took to the field in the $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event #41) at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). In the end, Hungarian poker player Peter Traply, who goes by the name Belabacsi online, took home the bracelet and $348,000. [...]
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WPT, Slovak Poker Sport Federation Create WPT Slovakia
Continuing in its expansion and promotion of poker around the globe, it was announced yesterday that the World Poker Tour has joined forces with the Slovak Poker Sport Federation to create the WPT Slovakia, a tournament that will be held in August in the nation's capital of Bratislava. [...]
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Poker Players Alliance Announces National Poker Week
Mark your calendars now for the first ever National Poker Week, which kicks off on July 19th and runs through the 25th. The grassroots initiative is the brainchild of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the industry's one million member strong lobbying force. [...]
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Matt “mattg1983″ Graham Wins Second WSOP Bracelet
Matt Graham prevailed over a 9-1 disadvantage to Vitaly Lunkin to win the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship Event (#40) early Tuesday morning. [...]
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Ray Foley Defeats Brandon Cantu in WSOP $1,500 No Limit Holdem
Chrysler Financial employee Ray Foley became the newest World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner on Monday night, defeating a field of 2,715 players in a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event (#39). Foley outlasted Brandon Cantu heads-up. [...]
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More Guilty Pleas in BetOnSports Case
Neil Scott Kaplan, Lori Kaplan-Multz, and Penelope Tucker have all pled guilty to U.S. District Court Judge Carol E. Jackson, according to an article published by Bloomberg on Tuesday. Now, BetOnSports Founder Gary Kaplan faces trial on September 21st. [...]
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Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act Introduced by Moran, Terry, Wolf
Last week, Congressmen Jim Moran (D-VA), Lee Terry (R-NE), and Frank Wolf (R-VA) introduced bi-partisan legislation to curb problem gambling in the United States. The bill, HR 2906, is dubbed the Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2009. [...]
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