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WPT: North American Poker Championship Day 2 Chip Leaders

The prize pool for the WPT: North American Poker Championship has finally been announced.

$1,250,352 CAD

$612,427 CAD

$319,337 CAD

$262,469 CAD

$196,851 CAD

Submitted by Ace King on, Oct/14/2008

2008 World Series of Poker Chip Leader Plays for Multiple Sclerosis

Stakes at the Final Table of the 2008 World Series of Poker® just got a little higher.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/14/2008

Wass Poker - Online Forum Challenge Features Great Cash Prizes

Wass Poker is proud to be hosting Events #42 & #43 of the Online Forum Challenge and this up-coming event is one of the biggest OFC events ever!

Follow the Wass Poker simple step-by-step guide to be part of the No-Deposit $1,000 Freeroll or the Main Tournament by clicking on the This Link.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/14/2008

Poker After Dark to Feature High Rollers Cash Game

The popular late night television show Poker after Dark will feature a lineup of poker superstars when it airs a high rollers c

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/13/2008

UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic Winner Matt Brady Goes on Shopping Spree

Having just won a cool $1 million at this year's Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic (see UltimateBet website for more), Matt Brady has gone MIA.

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Oct/12/2008

Jimmy McSweeney Record Win at Ladbrokes.com Irish Poker Festival

Capacity-busting 832 entrants create a prize pool of €416,000 at Killarney, Ireland tournament - the largest European ranking event ever.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/09/2008

Jason Mercier Takes Down the PokerStars High Rollers Event

Jason Mercier is on a tear.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/08/2008

$750,000 Guaranteed Super Stack Tournament

UNCASVILLE, CT (October 1, 2008) - Straights, pocket pairs and smooth calls will highlight the action in October at Mohegan Sun's new 42-table poker room located in the 64,000 square-foot Casino of

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/02/2008

Russian Players Have Impact on World Series of Poker Once Again

Russia's Ivan Demidov was listed with +425 odds at BetCRIS.com to win the 2008 World Series of Poker.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/01/2008

Daniel Negreanu Tries for First World Series of Poker Main Event Win

It's hard to imagine that one of the poker world's most recognizable faces, Daniel Negreanu, has yet to actually win a World Series of Poker main event.

Submitted by Ace King on, Oct/01/2008

WSOPE Update Has Daniel Negreanu, Johnson Juanda Among Chip Leaders

The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was down to 26 players from 363 entries with some familiar names among the big chip leaders.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/30/2008

WSOPE Main Event Down to 67 Players

The 2008 WSOPE main event was now down to 67 players from 363 entrants. Poker pro Daniel Negreanu was still hanging in there after leading for a while heading into Monday.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/29/2008

WSOPE Main Event Cut Down to 179 from 362

Poker pro Daniel Negreanu was enjoying early success at this year's World Series of Poker European main event. Negreanu was the second biggest chip leader heading into Day 2.

The Canadian - voted one of Gambling911.com Jenny Woo's Top 10 Sexiest Poker Players of 2008 - has total live tournament winnings exceeding $10,400,000, behind Jamie Gold, Joseph Hachem, and Phil Hellmuth and has the most tournament earnings of any individual who has not won the WSOP Main Event.

Jamie Rosen has career winnings of $131,428 in live tournaments.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/29/2008

UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic Gets Into Full Swing

If you thought the world's best vacation spot was already enticing enough, wait until you see the $4 million we've stacked under a palm tree.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/28/2008

NHL Players for Luc Robitaille/Shelter for Serenity Celebrity Poker Tournament

Saturday night, the Avalanche and Kings played a pre-season game at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It's the annual game in Las Vegas and the Avs won the game 4-3 in a shootout.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/28/2008

Bodog WSOP Winner Jamie Gold Just Can’t Win: Barcelona Poker Raid

2006 World Series of Poker winner and one time Bodog representative, Jamie Gold, was scheduled to be the key speaker at this week's Casino Affiliate Poker conference and Affiliate Poker World Serie

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/28/2008

CAP Poker Tournament Raided by Police in Barcelona

According to numerous reports, an online gambling affiliate convention poker tournament has been shut down by Barcelona police.

Police raided the Hotel Princesa in Barcelona Spain this weekend where the Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) poker tournament was taking place.  (see news here)

All gambling equipment was confiscated.  Gambling911.com was also being told that the organizers were detained. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/28/2008

Theo Jorgensen Wins Event #3 of 2008 WSOPE

Danish poker player, Theo Jorgensen, walked away with his WSOP first bracelet and GBP 218,626 ($400,000 USD). Jorgensen's total career tournament winnings so far amount to just under $1.2 million.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/27/2008

Irish Poker Masters, Winter Festival 2008 Poker Tournament

Citywest Hotel, Dublin, is where players have a chance to take part in the Irish Winter Festival of Poker 2008 via the

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/27/2008

Phil Ivey Wins Second Million

It's been reported that at the conclusion of the Full Tilt Poker "Million Dollar Cash Game", Phil Ivey has walked away

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/23/2008

Million Dollar Poker Club is Looking for 50 Stars for WSOP 2009

The Million Dollar Poker Club is taking a radical step in its search for 50 players to represent them at the WSOP.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/22/2008

UltimateBet Lets Players Live out their Wildest Dreams in Aruba

Players in the island poker tournament can use their UltimatePoints to buy food, upgrade their hotel room, hang out with celebrities and take part in several unbelievable Aruba experiences.

Poker players should get ready to feel like a kid in a candy store. UltimateBet today announced that players at the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic will gain exclusive access to a host of sweet merchandise, experiences and adventures while at the Aruba Poker Classic: all it takes is a few UltimatePoints.

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/17/2008

EPT Barcelona Open Poker Winner: Sebastian Ruthenberg

German poker player Sebastian Ruthenberg has won the 2008 EPT Barcelona Open.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/15/2008

EPT Barcelona Open Poker Final Table Decided

The EPT Barcelona Open final table consisted of five poker players who were atop the leader board after Day 2.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/15/2008

Despite WSOPE Sponsorship, BetFair Poker Still Lags Behind Competition

With the second annual 2008 World Series of Poker Europe just days away, one has to question why BetFair Poker continues to lag so far behind the c

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/13/2008

EPT Barcelona Open Day 2 Results: Italy, Germany, USA Lead

It's Italy that led the way followed by the United States at the EPT Barcelona Open. However, there were more players from Germany among the top 10 leaders than any other nation.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/13/2008

UltimateBet Launches Satellites for $3 Million Online Championship Series

Online poker site releases a $3 million Main Event schedule for UBOC that includes two $1 million poker tournaments and a secondary UBOC series

www.ultimatebet.com today released the satellite poker tournament schedule for UBOC 2009, UltimateBet's Online Championship series, and unleashed an impressive Main Event calendar that features 22 guaranteed events, two $1 million tournaments and over $3 million in guaranteed prize pool money.

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/12/2008

EPT Barcelona Open Breaks Records

Day 1B of the EPT Barcelona Open Poker brought in 327 players, raising the tourney's total to 619, which while we're no math majors, based on what we hear that's some kind of new record.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/12/2008

Joe Hachem World Series of Poker Televised Tirade

During the televised coverage of the World Series of Poker Main Event Tuesday night Joe Hachem was, let's just say, not on his best behavior.

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/11/2008

EPT Barcelona Open Poker….And Keep a Tight Grip on Your Handbags

Barcelona is hot for online poker and gaming this month with the EPT Barcelona Open and a series of Internet gaming conferences (The European i-Gaming Congress and Expo and the Casino Affiliate Pro

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/11/2008

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