Event No. 4 at the L.A. Poker Classic, which was a $300 no-limit hold'em rebuy tournament, had a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000, but the 811 entrants, 1,107 rebuys, and 445 add-ons well surpassed that amount. The prize pool came out to nearly $688,000 with Bud Lavassani from Burbank,…
The first day of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Dortmund Main Event got off to a late start for the best of reasons – too many entrants. With longer registration lines than organizers expected, the tournament started an hour late…
It came as no surprise that the Nevada Gaming Commission has unanimously approved the license for the turnover of Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel. After all, the license application was from Terry Caudill, owner of the Four Queens…
As a tie-in to this spring’s upcoming poker movie, ‘The Grand,’ the Golden Nugget has announced its ‘The Grand Poker Series,’ which will run from June 6 – July 6, 2008. The series is one of several lower-buyin options available…
Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Classic started with 313 players. Despite the slow moving blind structure, 214 players were eliminated during the seven scheduled levels. Only 54 players will walk out of the Borgata convention center with anything to show for their efforts, leaving the…
It's Monday, which means that it's time, once again, for your weekly helping of completely free poker training videos from Card Player Pro. Card Player Pro is a new offering from the partnership of Card Player and PokerSavvy Plus, and Card Player readers and viewers get access to free…
PokerStars Sunday Million Last night PokerStars held the monthly $500 buy-in version of the Sunday Million, and it was a huge success. The $500 buy-in Sunday Millions usually have prize pools between $1.3 million and $1.4 million, but last night's event attracted 3,192 entrants to generate a…
The L.A. Poker Classic kicked off Thursday to an impressive crowd. Taking place in one of the biggest poker cities in the United States, event No. 1, a $300 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, attracted 1,191 participants. The winner was Kimya Williams. He took home nearly $78,000 of the…
The Locale: Heads-up in Monte Carlo for a million dollars, featuring Phil Ivey vs. Paul Jackson. The Blinds: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante. Chip counts: Jackson, roughly one million; Ivey, roughly four million…
The big story of Sunday’s major online tourneys was a long heads-up duel to determine the winner of the Stars Sunday Million. ‘roosterbill’ and ‘SNo0oWMAN’ began their battle after the exit of third-place finisher ‘batoelrob’…
