Jimmy Fricke Grabs Event 3 at Aussie Millions

Posted on January 7, 2008

Jimmy Fricke, better known online as Gobboboy, finally won an event at the Aussie Millions. Last year, Fricke finished heads up in the main event to Gus Hansen, but this year Fricke was sitting alone at the end after winning the seven card stud/stud hi-lo/razz event.
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Chris Chronis Wins Event 2 At Aussie Millions

Posted on January 7, 2008

Chris Chronis, a fashion designer from Australia, took down event number 2, a pot limit holdem event with an 1100 AUD buy-in.
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Vincent Wan Wins Event 1 at Aussie Millions

Posted on January 7, 2008

Vincent Wan, a Melbourne native, claimed event 1 at the Aussie Millions for a cool AUD $142,302, besting opponent Michael McDonald heads up.
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Day 1a and 1b in the Books at PCA

Posted on January 7, 2008

Both Day 1a and Day 1b have come and gone at the European Poker Tour's Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure, and day 2 is beginning in the sunny Bahamas.
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Irish Poker Championship Kicks Off

Posted on January 5, 2008

The PartyPoker Irish Poker Championship started today in Ireland. The event features a €2,000 buy-in, which attracted 298 players to the event. The total prize pool is €542,380.
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Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure Begins Today

Posted on January 5, 2008

The Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) began today in the Bahamas at the beautiful Atlantis resort and casino. The field is one of the toughest in poker, with a lot of the top online under 21 players attempting to prove their mettle in the live poker arena.
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Win a Seat to NBC Heads Up Championship

Posted on January 4, 2008

You can win your seat into the NBC Heads Up Poker Championship for only $500 at Caesars Palace on February 17th.
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Orleans Adds Player of the Year Promotion

Posted on January 3, 2008

The Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada has added a point system to their daily no-limit texas holdem tournaments in order to determine the player of the year.
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Massachusetts Governor Adds Pressure for Casinos

Posted on January 3, 2008

Governor Deval Patrick is considering including projected casino licensing revenues in his budget proposal for the next fiscal year, a risky political maneuver designed to increase pressure on the House to approve his plan for three resort casinos in the state.
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Gary Loveman to Lead Harrah's Into Future

Posted on January 3, 2008

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. announced today it has extended the existing employment agreement with Gary Loveman, the company's chairman, chief executive officer and president.
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Chad Batista Starts 2008 Off Nicely

Posted on January 3, 2008

Chad "lilholdem954" Batista has started off 2008 with a bang, taking down the $300 New Years Resolution tournament on Full Tilt Poker for $46,000.
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Cape Cod Businesses Against MA Casinos

Posted on January 2, 2008

The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce board of directors has taken a position against casino gaming in Massachusetts, saying that gambling facilities could exacerbate an already severe labor shortage on the Cape.
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Vietnam Considers Legalized Casinos

Posted on January 2, 2008

Vietnam is considering the possibility of legalizing different forms of gambling to better manage the activities and get bigger funds, its news agency VNA reported Monday quoting a local newspaper as saying.
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2008 GUKPT Schedule Released

Posted on January 2, 2008

The schedule for the 2008 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour was released today, and we're poised for another year filled with texas holdem goodness in England.
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Ziigmund Loses $3,000,000 in NLHE

Posted on January 2, 2008

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies, the cash game specialist, is probably experiencing one of the largest downswings of his young career. After playing and losing a huge pot to Tom "durrrr" Dwan heads up at $300/$600 No Limit Holdem, Sahamies claimed to be a $3,000,000 loser.
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Bodog 100k Guaranteed Has Overlay

Posted on January 1, 2008

The Bodog $100k guaranteed tournament featured its usual overlay. The tournament got 756 entrants, meaning Bodog ponied up over $24,000 in prize money for the players registered, creating plenty of extra value in the tournament.
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Matadoren7 Wins Ultimatebet 200k Guaranteed

Posted on January 1, 2008

The UltimateBet $200,000 guaranteed tournament broke 900 entrants last night, but there was still a $16,000 overlay in the tournament, creating extra value for the players that registered.
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ygga69 Wins Full Tilt 750k Guaranteed

Posted on January 1, 2008

The Full Tilt Poker $750k guaranteed tournament had a prize pool of over $837,000 on Sunday night. The tournament had its largest number of entrants ever, 4,185, and first place would take home over $150k.
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