24 July 2006
Benjamin Lin Wins First Gold Bracelet at WSOP 2006
Benjamin Lin walked into Las Vegas’ Rio as a 31-year-old accountant
from Washington-DC, who liked to play poker in his spare time.
Having won the Seven-Card Stud championship at the 2006 WSOP and
beaten an all-star line-up in the process, Lin walked
Video Added to PokerListings.com’s WSOP Coverage
PokerListings.com is offering its readers coverage of the WSOP
straight from the epicentre of the poker world, the Rio All-Suite
Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The site has gathered a large team of reporters, writers,
editors, directors, produc
The Master Nguyen Endorses DoylesRoom.com
Six times WSOP bracelet winner Men “The Master” Nguyen will endorse
poker legend Doyle Brunson’s DoylesRoom.com.
A four time Card Player Magazine “Player of the Year,” Men “The
Master” has placed in the money in four events so far at this
year
Jesus and Fossilman Join PPA Board of Directors
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization of
29,000 American poker players, has announced that world-renowned
poker and WSOP champions Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson and Greg
'Fossilman' Raymer have joined the PPA Board of Directors.
21 July 2006
WPT Responds to Complaint Filed by Seven Poker Players
WPT Enterprises, Inc. has announced that while it has not received
formal notice of a filing of suit, based on an initial review of a
complaint posted on a website by seven professional poker players
(Chris Ferguson, Andrew Bloch, Annie Duke, Phil Go
PokerStars.com Hosts Largest WSOP Super Satellite in History
On July 16, PokerStars.com hosted a huge WSOP Super Satellite
tournament, awarding a whopping 255 WSOP seats in one night.
7,377 players from every corner of the globe entered the online
tournament, battling for a guaranteed 150 seats.
Musician Aims for Hit at WSOP
Singer and songwriter Brian McFadden will be representing
CelebPoker.com by taking his seat at the 2006 WSOP in Las Vegas
this July.
Having already worked with the 2005 World Music Awards and
American Music Awards shows in Las Vegas, CelebPoker
Star of ACES the Movie Wins Wednesday Free Roll at Aces.com
Lacey Toups, star of ACES the Movie, won the weekly freeroll
tournament at Aces.com, the site which sponsors the film. She
battled it out at the final table with a regular player who
frequently places second in the weekly tournament but never manages
Humberto Brenes Joins Team PokerStars
PokerStars.com has announced that Humberto Brenes has joined their
roster and will put in his first public appearance as a Team
PokerStars player at the 2006 WSOP.
He will also represent Team PokerStars throughout the year at
numerous other pok
20 July 2006
Titan Poker Players Win Big at Million Dollar Tournament
Titan Poker players won huge prizes at the online poker room's
Million Mania tournament, staged on July 16. The top three players
won prizes totalling $525,000, with player jambrose55 beating out
567 other participants for a grand prize of $300,000.