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2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship Day 1D: Second Largest Main Event Field in History

All the overflow areas were in play at the Rio for Day 1D of the WSOP Championship Event, as 2,461 players took the field. With registration officially closed for the event, the total number of 2008 WSOP Championship entrants climbed…

Sexton’s Corner, Vol. 52: Jennifer Harman, Part 1 - Poker’s Only ‘Big Game’ Lady

There are literally millions of poker players who can only dream of doing what Jennifer Harman has accomplished in the poker world. To be sure, she is the most successful lady poker player in the world in high-stakes cash games…

Poker Room Review: Isle of Capri Casino, Pompano Park, FL

I drove right from the Miccosukee poker room in Miami to The Isle (as it’s known) in Pompano Beach just about thirty minutes north. Both are large, impressive rooms, offering many different types of low-limit poker…

Reminder $17,000 Weekend with Daniel Negreanu Freeroll this Saturday!

PokerStars host a $17,000 Weekend with Daniel Negreanu Freeroll this Saturday, July 12 giving players the chance to spend a weekend with the poker legend, plus $2,000 cash for travel

2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship Day 1C: Granstad Breaks 200,000

Day 1C of the WSOP Championship event saw 1,928 players take the field, making it the largest Day 1 flight thus far. Amazon Room players were treated to the world-debut performance of ‘It’s All About the Money’ by country recording…

PokerStars.tv Officially Launched

Near the end of a continuing beta-test period which saw increasing levels of content added to the site, PokerStars interactive video portal, PokerStars.tv, officially launched this week. The site’s features, which center on…

2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Main Event Day 1B: Ben Sarnoff Tops Busy Session

While most Americans were firing up their grills and gazing skyward at Independence Day fireworks, 1,158 players filtered into the Amazon Room for Day 1B of the WSOP Championship event. In honor of the occasion, country singer Andy…

NBC’s ‘Poker After Dark’ Season IV Begins July 14

NBC’s popular ‘Poker After Dark’ series returns with its fourth season of episodes beginning July 14th. Season IV of "PAD" promises to break the tradition established by the highly popular late-night series in its first three seasons…

Johnny ‘World’ Hennigan Wins ‘Ante Up For Africa’ Fundraiser

The final standings for the ‘Ante Up for Africa’ poker fundraiser, held on July 2nd as part of the WSOP, have now been released. The funder, co-hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, drew a sizeable field of professional…

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