2008 October 01 Poker News, Events and Happenings - Page 2
The Bicycle Casino in California, better known simply as “The Bike”, has started their Big Poker Oktober tournament series, which will run through October 12. The main event, which starts on October 10, has a $500 buy in, is a No Limit Holdem championship event, and is boasting a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. The preliminary events have buy ins ranging from $50 to $300 and incorporate a number of poker games, from No Limit Holdem to Omaha Eight or Better, a Seven-Card Stud tournament and a NLHE with rebuys.
Hit NBC poker TV show Poker After Dark typically has six pro poker players pay $20k of their own money to form a $120k winner take all prize, but this week the show is dropping an amateur at the table. This will be the second “Dream Match” week, where a qualifying amateur got to pick five of their favorite poker players to play against. This time it is Paul Featherstone of Woodland, California, who chose Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Sexton, Jennifer Harman, and Gavin Smith.
The World Series of Poker Europe main event is coming along and many top pros are holding out as chip leaders after the first two days. The biggest chip leader is a big name in poker, Andy Bloch, with more than 300k in chips. Right behind him is online poker pro Brian Townsend (sbrugby) with about 290k, Erick Seidel, John Juanda and Daniel Negreanu are all in the top ten…
Two-time World Series of Poker finalist, Late Night Poker Champion, writer, broadcaster, and raconteur, inks sponsorship deal with BoylePoker.com
While the small-stakes games offered in Colorado casinos have served as a training ground for many players – Kathy Liebert, among others, honed her skills there – economic pressure has grown on the state to offer pricier games. Amendment…
Poker Phenom Brandon Adams Talks About Novel Based on Poker-Playing Experiences. [PR.com - October 01, 2008]
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