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Gus Hansen Sponsors 18 Danish Players's WSOP Main Event

July 11, 2012 at 2:23 PM |

Gus Hansen can score big if one (or more, for that matter) of his 18 sponsored players get into money at this year's WSOP Main Event. Players will have to pay 80% of their winnings to Hansen.

Poker Rooms

InterPoker Pokerlympics and €4,000 InterTwined Race

July 10, 2012 at 8:01 PM |

In July, two extraordinary central promotions are offered at InterPoker. In the Pokerlympics tournaments, you have to achieve a total top finish, while in the InterTwined races you want to aim at the very top rankings.

Poker Players

Prosecution Fears Flight Risk While Bitar Pays $2.4 Million Bail

July 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM |

Ray Bitar paid the $2.4 million bail and will be transferred to house arrest within 48 hours. Meanwhile, Howard Lederer asks for drop of charges.

Online Poker

PokerStars MicroMillions II - Schedule

July 9, 2012 at 7:07 PM |

PokerStars has released the schedule for their micro stakes online series, the MicroMillions II. The event kicks off on 12 July and features 100 micro stakes tournaments until 22 July.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #59 and #60: $1,000 NLHE and $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball NL are Concluded

July 9, 2012 at 2:04 PM |

Only the National Championship and the Main Event itself remains to be played through among the bracelet events after Event #59 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em and Event #60 $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) are over.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #57 and #58: Greg Merson and Viacheslav Zhukov Win Bracelets

July 9, 2012 at 12:39 PM |

Two 4th day WSOP finales ended in the weekend: Event #57  $10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed and Event #58 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better.

Poker Humor

Support Printing Bobby Crosby’s +EV Comic Strip

July 8, 2012 at 1:57 PM |

Bobby Crosby, the renowned writer of the +EV comic strip now aims to raise funds to publish 150 of the best strips in printing. To achieve this, he calls for the help of the international poker community.

Poker Rooms

5050 Poker Ltd Under Liquidation, Players to be Refunded 15% of their Money

July 7, 2012 at 1:06 PM |

5050 Poker Holding AB has officially announced that they are able to refund only 15% of their players’ money frozen on their room accounts. The Holding claims to have been cheated by their subsidiary company 5050 Poker Ltd.

Poker Rooms

Muchos Poker Exclusive €200 Profits Race – 9-22 July

July 6, 2012 at 5:13 PM |

Muchos Poker now offers something never seen before here at Rakerace.com. You can now show off your talent and prove that you are the best! Win as much as you can and claim the first prize! The race leaderboard will be determined on the basis of acquired profit.

Poker Players

Big One Runner-Up Trickett Beaten Up

July 6, 2012 at 1:31 PM |

Just not to let this year’s WSOP pass entirely in the spirit of excitement and fair competition, six thugs attacked and beat up Big One event runner-up British Sam Trickett, most likely out of pure envy.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event#56 - The Czech Tomas Junek Wins Bracelet

July 5, 2012 at 6:39 PM |

22 players started Day 3 of the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em championship. Donald Vogel was the chipleader with 1,297,000, followed by Gianluca Mattia (1,271,000) and WSOP champion Peter Eastgate (1,043,000). Both Eastgate and Vogel made it to the final 9, who were lead by Tomas Junek, followed by Tomas Trampota.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #53 and #54 - Neil Willerson and Will Jaffe Score Big

July 5, 2012 at 5:29 PM |

The WSOP Event #53 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em and Event #54 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Championships have ended with the victory of Neil Willerson and Will Jaffe. Both players won theif first respective bracelets.

Poker Tournaments

PokerStars To Promote Poker in Brazil - Sponsors BSOP

July 5, 2012 at 4:21 PM |

PokerStars intends to promote the game of poker in Brazil; they emerged as the new main sponsors for the Brazilian Series of Poker. The series will feature events in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza és Balneário Camboriú.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #55: The Magician Wins $18.3 Million

July 4, 2012 at 8:04 PM |

Only the 8-handed final table was left for Day 3 of WSOP Event #55 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop, the biggest buy-in tournament in poker history. Antonio ’The Magician’ Esfandiari started in the chiplead, slightly ahead of Sam Trickett. Whoever had been to win the event was bound to jump right on top of the all time money list.