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July 4, 2009
The PokerNews Cup event will once again be taking place in the fall, from September 27th and running through October 5th, 2009. The event will be held again at one of the largest and most dazzling gaming facilities in the Southern Hemisphere known as the Crown Casino, Melbourne.Titan Poker, in a special promotion with PokerWorks, will be awarding one skillful and lucky winner their very own opportunity to attend and play in this treasured event for FREE!
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June 26, 2009
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) recently revealed that its membership has grown to more than 1.2 million members, and there is no better time than during the World Series of Poker to get the organization’s base involved in a very important process. And with its constant presence at the WSOP in Las Vegas, poker enthusiasts are learning the importance of communicating with their political representatives to express their interest in pushing pro-poker legislation through Congress this year.
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July 3, 2009
Pretty much every poker room does a decent job of laying out what tournaments will be taking place at their site over the course of a few days. But it can be bothersome to scroll through the lobby every time you want to play in a tourney, and some of the poker tournaments you might like to participate in aren’t always listed. That’s why Bodog Poker has gone to great lengths to ensure that tourneys are extremely easy to find with their tournament toolkit.
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June 26, 2009
Where are They Now is a series of an in depth look at all poker players - not just the pros - as they travel through one long game. Some of the players profiled are deceased but not forgotten.When Chip Reese died at the young age of 56 he left a void in the poker world that may never be filled again. Reese was neither the most recognizable player nor the most flamboyant player, but many agree he was the best player. Like many professionals, they didn’t find the game of poker, rather the game of poker found them.
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July 4, 2009
It was a sad day for the poker community when it was discovered that Lee Munzer died on June 26, 2009 at the age of 66. The well-known poker writer and friend to many in the poker world seemed to have succumbed to cancer and left the world too early.Munzer was born on May 3, 1943, and found his way to poker where his words were published in hundreds of magazine columns, including some for CardPlayer, and websites like PokerPages. But he was also known for his photography, especially of women in poker, and his wit that accompanied all of his work.
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December 4, 2008
If you enjoyed the All In water and energy drinks aplenty at the 2008 World Series of Poker , it will come as good news that All In has signed a multi-year deal with the World Series of Poker to be the official energy drink and bottled water supplier.The news won’t come as much of a surprise if you read about the 2008 WSOP final table, because the official announcement was made by Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan just before the dinner break on Day 1 of the tournament. But released in writing on December 2, more details came with the new statement.
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July 4, 2009
It was a spectacle. The Rio Convention Center was ready for the throngs of people in every way possible, from the staff prepared to conduct registrations to the signage that boasts of numerous sponsorships. Televisions in the hallway played previous WSOP final tables in a loop, security was ready for any potential breaches of rules or space, and vendors were stocked with all the snacks and supplies that poker players and their guests might need.The 40th Annual World Series of Poker was ready for its Main Event.In truth, the WSOP had been underway for just more than five weeks already.
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April 15, 2009
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is quickly becoming a player favorite, with its past two years’ events drawing players from around the world and receiving media coverage from outlets like ESPN. And as the WSOP in Las Vegas quickly approaches, Harrah’s Entertainment has released the schedule for the September 17 to October 1st Europe tournaments to give players plenty of time to plan their flights and accommodations for the big London events.
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