Massachusetts Woman Takes First Place In Ladies Event at Borgata Winter PokerEmily Flax of Provincetown, MA, was the last lady standing at 4:00 AM, taking home $30,927 in first place in the the Ladies Event which began with 390 players.
PokerTek Announces Five New PokerPro InstallationsPokerTek, Inc. the innovator of the world's first automated poker table, PokerPro, announces five more poker rooms where poker players can experience the added fun and excitement of PokerPro tables.
2007 CEO Poker Tournament Date AnnouncedThe Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas will host a 2007 CEO Poker Tournament where players will battle over the green felt of the poker table for an exclusive Tiffany Championship bracelet, cash, trophies, prizes, and bragging rights.
LA Poker Classic Ladies No Limit Tourney Around the CornerThe winner of the tournament will get both a spot in the WPT Celebrity Invitational from March 3-5 and a seat in the WPT World Championship in April. That's a chance at two for the price of one $1,060-buy-in.
'World Heads Up Champion' to be Crowned at Crystal CasinoL.A.'s Crystal Casino & Hotel hosts poker's elite vying for big bucks and bragging rights. On February 5th - 8th, 64 of the world's top players will compete in a $10,000 buy-in series of heads-up (one-on-one) Texas Hold'em matches, as players represent one of four international regions in their quest to be crowned the 'World Heads Up Champion'.
Everest Poker Sponsors 'Direct Poker' on French TVEverest Poker has taken France by storm by signing a sponsorship deal with a new poker TV show Direct Poker. The show will be aired weekly on one of France's most popular free digital TV channels Direct 8.
Jose Gomez Wins $129,386 at Borgata Poker EventWhat began with 619 players came down to ten players. In the end, Jose Gomez of New York, NY, emerged as the champion taking home $129,386 and his first Main Event Championship at the Borgata Winter Open.
'Kamikaze' From New Jersey Captures First Title at 2007 Borgata Winter Poker OpenIt was electric inside the Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa on Thursday. The forty remaining players from Event 1 ($500 buy-in event) returned to battle. The field that began with 1,370 players had been whittled down to three. Tae Baik of Leonia, NJ, knocked out the remaining two players to capture the first title of the 2007 Winter Poker Open and the $152,960 in first place prize money.
Ho-Chunk Casino Reopens Poker TablesMore than 2 years after packing away the chips, Ho-Chunk Casino north of Baraboo reopened its poker tables at 10 a.m. Sunday with 40 players filling four tables and more excited gamblers waiting in the wings.
Borgata Winter Poker Open Breaks Record as Largest Tournament in Atlantic City HistoryThe poker action was hot inside Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa during the first day of competition at the 2nd annual Borgata Winter Poker Open taking place January 17-30, 2007. There were 1,370 poker players participating in Event #1, now the largest poker tournament in Atlantic City's illustrious history.
Heartland Poker Tour Kicks Off at Hooters Casino in Las Vegashe Heartland Poker Tour (HPT), one of the top three televised poker productions in the country, will kick-off its 2007 season at Hooters Casino/Hotel, January 25-29, in Las Vegas.
Grad Student Wins $1.5 Million in PokerStars Caribbean AdventureWhen 22-year-old, Ryan Daut arrived on the shores of Paradise Island, he had no idea that he would return to New Jersey as a millionaire. Last night, Daut, a Ph.D. candidate in Mathematics at Penn State won $1.5 million at the Fourth Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) that began January 4th at the Atlantis Resort and Casino.
Cindy Margolis Plays Poker with Fans at Tropical PokerFans of Cindy Margolis will be available to play poker and chat with her online at Tropical Poker every Wednesday and Saturday. Times are set for 6-7;30pm
Card Player Magazine Crowns Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi as 2006 Player of the YearMichael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi has won the 2006 Player of the Year award. Mizrachi dominated tournament poker in 2006, winning $2.3 million, making 11 final tables, and capturing his first World Poker Tour title.
Everest Poker's Nordic Summit to be Held in SpainEverest Poker has announced a series of satellite tournaments that are exclusively open to players from the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark leading to the first Nordic Summit tournament to be held in Spain.
830,000 Players in World's Largest Freeroll Poker TournamentAfter five months of exciting online qualifying rounds the Moneymaker Millionaire tournament concluded at the Atlantis Resort and Casino. A field of over 830,000 people participated in the world's largest free online poker tournament which featured a grand prize worth one million dollars including an Aston Martin DB9.
South Carolina may Consider Poker Law Revisions
A state lawmaker wants to revamp South Carolina's gambling laws to legalize in-house poker games and to update the state's 200-year-old gaming laws.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
World Series Of Poker 2007 Schedule ReleasedHarrah's Entertainment has released the the 2007 World Series of Poker schedule and feels it will offer the most diverse event schedule in the tournament's illustrious history.
Paradise Poker Looking for Canada's Best Poker PlayerCanada is a hotbed of great poker players and Paradise Poker is in search of the best one to crown him or her King of Canada with a $50,000 prize.
Canadian Graduate Student wins Moneymaker Millionaire Poker TourneyAn Ottawa graduate student won $1 million US in a the Pokerstars Moneymaker Millionaire poker tournament at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.
Gabe Kaplan, 'Mr. Kotter', to Play on TV's High Stakes PokerGSN's High Stakes Poker (HSP 3) kicks off its third season on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM ET as the 2006 World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold and others face the best cash game players.
WPT (World Poker Tour) Returns to Atlantic City for 2007 Borgata Winter OpenTop professional and amateur poker players will arrive at Borgata in January from all over the world to compete for the prized WPT Title held in Atlantic City.
Online Poker Tour Releases 2007 Event DatesThe Online Poker Tour has announced their 2007 plans and to start the year out they have created the New Year Bash. This promotion has them working with their sponsors to give away four trips to the Playboy Mansion and five trips to the Ultimate Poker Challenge.
Pokerstars Hosts Moneymaker Millionaire Poker TourneyPokerStars, the world's largest poker website, announces the grand finale of the largest, free online poker tournament in history, the Moneymaker Millionaire. The conclusion of the Moneymaker Millionaire will take place on January 6th at the Atlantis Resort and Casino.
Sharks in the Water At PokerStars Caribbean AdventurePokerStars the world's largest poker site, will kick off the New Year with the fourth annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) beginning January 4 at the famed Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas' Paradise Island.
























