27 June 2008
WSOP Event #45 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2: The Pace Quickens
There was still plenty of play come the end of Day 2 at the $50,000
H.O.R.S.E. Championship event, but for a few the cumulative loss of
pots began to form an insurmountable hurdle.
WSOP Event #43, $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha/8: Klaser Wins, Seidel
Finishes Fourth
We’ve already managed to complete over 75% of the World Series
schedule, and it’s been a particularly successful 2008 for Germany.
Last night saw Martin Klaser win the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Eight
or Better bracelet, making it three for the Germans s
WSOP Event #42, $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold’em: Lacourse Finishes
On Top
Prior to the Seniors No Limit Hold’em tournament in Vegas, Dan
Lacourse had won a grand total of $1,208 in career winnings –
barely enough to meet the buy-in for this event.
Absolute Poker Bad Beat Jackpot Pays Just Under $1m
Absolute Poker has reported that its Bad Beat Jackpot was hit
recently, less than $4,000 shy of hitting the $1 million mark. The
record-breaking $996,115.28 jackpot is the largest Bad Beat Jackpot
ever won in online poker history.
26 June 2008
WSOP #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E: Day 1 Starts At A Canter
The $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship event is the most
star-studded tournament during the Series. This year 148 players
stumped up for the biggest buy-in event in their bid to win the
Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.
Betfair Crown New Pokerfecta Winner
Congratulations to the latest Betfair
Pokerfecta Winner el Timba. By winning 3 MTTs (See details below)
el timba is the new Pokerfecta winner – walking away with the
$6,000 jackpot.
Two Bodog WSOP Chances Left
BodogLife.com has revealed that there are only two remaining
chances for players to take part in this year’s World Series of
Poker (WSOP) as part of its Team Bodog.
The site has two $12,000 prize packages left to give away as
part of its WSOP V
25 June 2008
WSOP Event #40, $2.500 2-7 Triple Draw: John Phan Wins Second
Bracelet of Series!
Earlier in the series, pro player John ‘The Razor’ Phan picked up
his first WSOP bracelet in last week’s $3,000 No Limit Hold’em
tournament. Having got the taste of winning them, Phan continued
his phenomenal series by picking up his second bracelet
William Thorson Joins Team PokerStars
The ranks of Team PokerStars have swollen by one with the
announcement of the online poker room’s signing of Swedish pro
William Thorson. Thorson has already won almost $2 million in
tournament winnings, as well as several creditable finishes in the
Titan Poker Running Satellites To Grosvenor Tour
Titan Poker, the largest online poker room on the iPoker Network,
is launching a weekly series of online Super Satellites, offering
players of all levels the chance to showcase their skill and win
prize packages to one of four major Grosvenor Poker T