13 September 2007
WSOPE Leaders and Losers
The second day of play of the World Series of Poker Europe Main
event saw the field narrowed down from 111 players to only 40.
“The Brat” Hellmuth knocked Chris “Jesus” Ferguson out of the
running when they went all in together.
Betfair – Not Just Fair, but Generous with £1m WSOPE Prize
The World Series of Poker Europe main sponsor, online poker room
Betfair.com has guaranteed a £1million first prize for the main
event winner by adding £57,000 to the existing prize.
12 September 2007
Poker Players Alliance Reaches Out
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In America, a senior member of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has
announced that he would like to appoint a member of the 2+2 online
poker playing community to the lobbying group’s Board Of Directors.
PlayersOnly.com’s Million Dollar Series
Online poker room PlayersOnly.com has announced its first Million
Dollar Freeroll Tournament Series, with ten monthly finals and the
winner of each taking away $75,000.
Part of the Sportsbook.
CarbonPoker’s First Caribbean Stud Winner
Online poker room CarbonPoker.com has announced that it has given
away its first Caribbean Stud jackpot of over $20,000 to a player
from Belgium.
The player, ‘Yvetje’, won $20,318.
11 September 2007
GamedayPoker.com Goes Racing in Australia
International poker site GamedayPoker.com has announced a
multi-year partnership with Australian V8 Supercar Championship
team PWR Racing.
The deal will see the cars of PWR Racing's Cameron McConville
and Paul Dumbrell carry the logo of the Lon
Great Dane Goes Mobile and Cashes in on Fame
Gus Hansen the Danish player legendary for his high stakes online
play and subtlety at the live tournament tables, is not only the
face of the new poker game ‘Million Dollar Poker’ from Gameloft,
but has had a hand in designing it too.
10 September 2007
PacificPoker.com’s Rugby Promotion
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Online poker room PacificPoker.com has announced that its latest
promotion, Rugby Comes To Paris, is just like the famous game in
that participants play, score and win.
The Gibraltar-licensed site is gearing the rugby-themed event
toward Italia
Historic Europeans Win First WSOP Europe Bracelets
Two European players have got the World Series of Poker (WSOP)
Europe, sponsored by Betfair, off to a flying start by becoming the
first people to win a recognized WSOP bracelet outside of the US.