WSOP November Nine Determined on ESPN

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On Tuesday night, the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine was determined as part of ESPN’s continuing coverage of the tournament. The back-to-back one-hour episodes featured the second half of Day 8, when 18 players remained. Pascal LeFrancois was the chip leader and 14 players were American. Two stacks at the… Read more »

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Jeff Forrest Wins WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals

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The 2010 running of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals, a stop on the World Poker Tour (WPT), wrapped up on Tuesday with 22 year old Jeff Forrest taking down the title for $548,000. He’s now one-for-one in WPT tournaments and told WPT officials during heads-up play, “I keep thinking I am going to wake up.”… Read more »

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Feature Table Set at WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals

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The final table of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals is set. After an abbreviated play down day on Monday, Tom “Kingsofcards” Marchese leads the six-handed finale. Marchese will come armed with plenty of televised final table experience after having won the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Venetian Main Event earlier… Read more »

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Chris Hunichen Leads WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals After Day 3

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Could another online poker player take down a major live tournament? It’s certainly shaping up that way at the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals, where Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen paces the field after three days of action. The tournament will crown a winner on Tuesday, when general elections will occur in the… Read more »

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WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Attendance Drops 31%

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Registration remained open through the first level of play on Friday in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Foxwoods World Poker Finals. When the cash boxes closed for business, 242 players had registered for the $10,000 buy-in tournament, a drop of 31% from the 353 that entered last year. In 2009, Cornel Andrew Cimpan took home… Read more »

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Matt Graham, Michael Binger, Billy Kopp No Longer UB.com Pros

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Parting ways with UB.com recently were Matt “mattg1983” Graham, Michael Binger, and Billy “Patrolman35” Kopp, who no longer appear on the room’s list of sponsored pros. UB.com makes its home on the USA-friendly CEREUS Network along with its sister site, Absolute Poker. Graham’s contract originally ran for one year and the young poker gun was… Read more »

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WSOP Main Event Field Shrinks to Two Tables on ESPN

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The 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event field shrunk from 27 players to 18 on Tuesday night as the tournament aired on ESPN. Two players began with over 20 million in chips and five of the top nine stacks were seated at the ESPN feature table. PokerStars pro Johnny Lodden was the first… Read more »

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Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship Finals Begin

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The finals of the Full Tilt Doubles Poker Championship began airing on Saturday night on GSN. The $50,000 buy-in tournament had worked its way down to four teams, each vying for a $1 million top prize. Every team left standing is guaranteed to take home at least $100,000 for making the final table. Allen Cunningham… Read more »

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Full Tilt Poker Bans Bot Users

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Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker room, sent an e-mail to an unknown number of recipients last week regarding the measures being taken to improve its security, according to PokerTableRatings and other outlets. The e-mail informed players that the site had completed an investigation that found several users in violations of Full… Read more »

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Randal Flowers Wins WPT Festa al Lago

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Randal Flowers, who can be found in online circles under the handle “RandALLin,” came out on top of the field in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago on Wednesday night. Following extended play on Tuesday, the six-handed final table took fewer than 100 hands to complete and Flowers walked away with $831,000. Flowers… Read more »

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Randal Flowers Tops at WPT Festa al Lago Final Table

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Longtime poker pro Randal “RandALLin” Flowers is the chip leader entering the final table of the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago. After extended play on Tuesday, Flowers will come armed to the six-handed televised final table with 40 big blinds. The action picks back up today at 4:00pm PT. Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler was… Read more »

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Annette Obrestad Leads WPT Festa al Lago on Play Down Day

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With 13 players remaining in the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago, a familiar face sits perched atop the leaderboard. Full Tilt Poker pro Annette Obrestad, the winner of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event, is the lone player over two million chips in the Bellagio tournament. The final elimination… Read more »

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