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Peter Feldman Wins 2006 WSOP Circuit Event at Harrah’s New Orleans
Peter Feldman captured his first major poker torunament victory on May 29th, defeating Gavin Smith for the title at the 2006 WSOPC New Orleans tournament. Smith came into the final table with a sizable chip lead, and looked poised to steamroll his way to victory. Feldman bided his time, though, and managed to make the [...]
Bodog Announces 2006 WSOP Team Bodog Celebrity Players
Bodog has announced the celebrities that will be joining Team Bodog for the 2006 WSOP Main Event.
Team Bodog’s celebs, including comedian Brad Garrett, celeb DJ DJ AM, actors Mekhi Phifer (ER, 8 Mile), Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo), Roger Cross (24), Paul Johansson (One Tree Hill), Dax Shepard (starring in the upcoming film Idiocracy with Luke [...]
Stan Weiss Wins 2006 Mirage Poker Showdown
Stan Weiss outlasted Harry Demetriou in a marathon heads-up battle to take home first place at the 2006 WPT Mirage Poker Showdown. Weiss collected $1,294,755 and a seat in the WPT Championship for his efforts, with Demetriou pocketing a cool $673,272 for his second place finish.
Devin Porter finished third ($332,937), David Williams fourth ( [...]
Venetian to Offer $500,000 Freeroll
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is offering a variety of promotions to announce the opening of its new poker room, including plans for a $500,000 freeroll poker tournament, one of the largest ever offered by a casino.
Players who complete 50 hours of play in May, June and July (or a total of 200 hours of [...]
Sabina Gadecki Named New WPT Hostess
Actress and model Sabina Gadecki has been named the new hostess for Season 5 of the WPT, taking over for Courtney Friel. Friel had replaced Shana Hiatt for Season 4, but failed to make much of an impression on viewers and fans.
Gadecki is a relative unknown at the moment, and is reportedly a native of [...]
WPT Mirage Poker Showdown Down to Final Table
The final table is set for the 2006 WPT Mirage Poker Showdown, with six players remaining in the chase for the $1,294,755 first prize.
Below are the final six players, along with approximate chip counts:
Stan Weiss - $2,400,000
Robert Mizrachi - $2,000,000
Devin Porter - $965,000
David Williams - $920,000
Harry Demetriou - $820,000
Steve Frederick - $550,000
John Spadavecchia Wins WSOPC Caesars Palace
John Spadavecchia has won the World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars Palace.
Spadavecchia beat a field of 209 players, including poker pros Erick Lindgren, John D’Agostino, Ted Forrest, Scotty Nguyen, and Dan Harrington to claim the $648,320 first prize and the championship gold and diamond studded ring that event winners in the series get.
Spadavecchia [...]
Inaugural $50,000 HORSE Event at WSOP Rescheduled
Originally scheduled for July 25th, the $50,000 HORSE event at the WSOP has now been moved to July 12th, 2006 and turned into a three day event, with the final table being played out on July 14th, 2006.
The move reportedly came at the request of ESPN, which hopes the scheduling change will ease the scramble [...]
WPT Expands to Canada
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Tour has announced plans for its first stop north of the border at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. The WPT has selected Canada’s luxurious new gaming hotspot as the site of its third annual North American Poker Championship, scheduled for October 25-29, 2006.
The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort has more than [...]
Snoop’s Poker Tourney Cruise on Hold
The Snoop Dogg hosted Rapper’s Challenge Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament, a single-day $2 million prize pool event scheduled to run on a cruise ship leaving Miami May 5th, has been postponed.
The tournament’s organizers, Hold ‘Em Productions, announced that the ship they planned to hold the tournament on is no longer certified and licensed and that [...]
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